Like, a forum?
Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
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Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#22The big problem Discord solves is that nobody wants to create YetAnotherForumAccount.
do people really consider this that much of a hassle takes 1 minute to do and no need to make/remember passwords with a password manager
> do people really consider this that much of a hassle
Yes, I consider this a huge hassle
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#23The big problem Discord solves is that nobody wants to create YetAnotherForumAccount.
TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls.
My ideal project forum is one where anyone on the internet can read the forum, but contributing to the forum requires some bare minimum effort of creating and verifying a new account. Both of those are the opposite of what Discord does.
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#24[flagged]
You advertise yourself as Discord
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#25The big problem Discord solves is that nobody wants to create YetAnotherForumAccount.
TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls. My ideal project forum is one where anyone on the internet can read the forum, but contributing to the forum requires some bare minimum effort of creating and verifying a new account. Both of those are the opposite of what Discord does.
> TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls.
It doesn't stop spam and trolls though, that will always exist, it stops real users who can't be bothered with yet another account.
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#26Just one correction that Discord does not have to be downloaded as it works in the browser also. And you don't even need to provide an email address at first. As such, the barrier of entry is quite low.
You will quickly get flagged/banned and/or asked for a phone number/email address for verification. I've lost 2 accounts to this.
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#27What do you mean by complexity? How is using any other solution less complicated?
Discord's UX feels quite bad. It's overwhelming and readability is bad. That'd be my biggest complain when it comes to "complexity".
My thoughts exactly. It's one of the most overloaded and confusing UIs I've seen
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#28The big problem Discord solves is that nobody wants to create YetAnotherForumAccount.
TBH I consider that a feature, to guard against spam and trolls. My ideal project forum is one where anyone on the internet can read the forum, but contributing to the forum requires some bare minimum effort of creating and verifying a new account. Both of those are the opposite of what Discord does.
Idk if I have ever seen a spam account on a tech support forum. Like not a single spam post.
Edit: on a discord*
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#29Zulip is a pretty nice option https://zulip.com/
i tried contributing to a community on zulip and its a devastating borderline disfunctional user experience compared to discord
Re: Ask HN: User communities that aren't Discord?
#30Like, a forum?
Why not both? Zulip!