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Internet forums are disappearing because now it's all Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www.xataka.com)
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[–] MentorKitten@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Because it shouldn't be used as a discussion forum. It's more similar to an irc and teamspeak

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

You can actually make forums inside of channels now if you are a community discord. But search is still shit lol

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

People who use discord don't want to use it like a forum. They want instant interaction.

If you think about it a lot of forum banter is just that, just because it's slower and persistent doesn't guarantee a higher signal to noise ratio.

If Discord were to add wikis so people can add persistent FAQs and guides it would cover 99% of its user needs.