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Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www.xataka.com)

submitted 5 months ago by i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I don't understand why discord is so popular for communities. There is 0 permanence, and google does not index it so not even organic growth.

Discord is a black hole of knowledge except for the ai training companies.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 5 months ago

It's s great fit for people with goldfish memory span.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It has a terrible privacy policy.

https://tosdr.org/en/service/536

This is Lemmy’s for comparison.

https://tosdr.org/en/service/9267

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Whoa, that’s a really fucking cool website, thank you for sharing with us

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No problem! I’m a big fan.

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It attracts a different audience, so in aggregate it seems like your community is suddenly bigger because 1+1=2 right? What you don't realize is that you've divided your community into two separate groups with possibly different wants, needs and cultures.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because its very easy to use and does stuff no other platform does (make it extremely easy to voice/video chat with multiple people streaming screen and essentially make a forum in 2 clicks)

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

That's all good but those features are not what makes a good discussion forum. This, what we're typing on, is an example of a good forum.