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by nilslice 989 days ago
hear ya loud and clear -- and we use multiple forms of communication.. GitHub issues and discussions are actively suggested when we find that a conversation is turning into something that would benefit others and move from Discord.

Discord is really advantageous for us to have real-time conversations with people though.
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esafak 989 days ago
Note to other maintainers: GitHub does have a nice Q+A feature. Use that, not Discord!

https://github.com/features/discussions

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justinclift 988 days ago
Not really a real-time chat replacement thing, so it's not a suitable replacement.
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esafak 988 days ago
That's a feature. Promote discussions, not chit chat.
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nilslice 988 days ago
we also like Discord _for_ the “chit chat” though. getting to know the community that’s growing around your project is one of the most enjoyable aspects of open source IMO!
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andybak 988 days ago
My point is that people WILL use your Discord as a forum and it WILL accumulate valuable knowledge.

This knowledge should be mirrored to the web so it's discoverable and archivable. And to do that you need consent - you should notify users now even if you don't implement it now.

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