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Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by adrian17 »

These look like a weird mix of Slack threads (temporary (though not enforced in Slack), written in sidebar) and Zulip threads/topics (named, available in the channel list), though... with downsides compared to both (for example, you can't forward messages to original channel like you could on Slack). Feels a bit awkward, but time will tell.

My main concern right now is with discoverability and moderation - it seems a bit difficult for moderators to see recent activity across all threads, unless I missed something.

Other than that, I'm cautiously neutral.

Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by Fishkins »

FalconSensei wrote: post #22
ferdowsi wrote: post #6

Is there really no better design for "aside" conversations than this? People lean on Slack threads too much, leading to a confused flow of conversation that makes it extremely difficult to piece together how the discussion was ended or resolved.

I love having threads on Slack, but I absolutely hate that it always open in the right corner, instead of showing in the center. I always have to drag the border all the way to the left so it's not just a small column on the side

I agree. The Slack thread UX is not ideal, but the flow of conversation is so much better than it was pre-threads. I always end up closing the side bar and navigating to the thread in the "Threads" view. They should make it easier to maximize a thread.

Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by SECProto »

MarcelOlsz wrote: post #27

I don't know how it's possible, but I cannot wait for the day where I don't have to deal with "chats". Telegram, iMessage, LinkedIn, emails, discord, this app, that app. I simrace with a 60 year old man and no matter how much we try, he cannot wrap his head around how to use discord.

I don't think that's reasonable and it's very unlikely that "chats" are going away. I've been using chat apps since that person was in their mid-to-late 30s. Newsgroups were around a decade before that. The relatives I have in their 90s know how to use Hangouts. Being 60 isn't an excuse in my opinion

Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by wellthisisgreat »

ferdowsi wrote: post #6

Is there really no better design for "aside" conversations than this? People lean on Slack threads too much, leading to a confused flow of conversation that makes it extremely difficult to piece together how the discussion was ended or resolved.

Zulip is the only decent implementations of threaded chat I could find, although it’s solution to “aside” conversations is that all conversations are “aside” (or none are), since you are using channels. It does wonders for discoverability though

Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by bool3max »

unstatusthequo wrote: post #12

Cool. Still waiting for proper / modern / real parental controls. My 13 y/o nephew wants to chat with his buddies but there’s no real way to make sure he’s not getting weirdos contacting him.

There is already a setting which prevents people not on your friends list from contacting you, as well as a setting limiting who can request to add you as a friend. What more do you need?

Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by vnchr »

TheJoeDonger wrote: post #5

Threads suck!

I know this is being downvoted, but I find it genuinely interesting how much negative fervor there is towards threads. So it's a useful contribution to me!

I use Slack threads everyday. I've only heard of one person in our org (or in any org I've been in prior that used slack) who had strong opinions about threads.

Thanks for the very genuine opinion. Perhaps I'll start refining my own opinions about chat app threads.

Re: Discord Launches Threads

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Post by wvenable »

jedberg wrote: post #31
FalconSensei wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The lack of threads is something that made me not use Discord before (before they had the replies). There was simply no way to know who someone is replying to, or part of which of the multiple conversations in the channel is that message a part of

That's because it was designed to be a real time chat. When you're having a group conversation, there are no threads. You just keep track in your head what the topics are and who said them and then figure out how the next sentence applies. Discord was modeled after this interaction (and IRC, which was modeled after this interaction).

None of the Discord servers/channels I'm involved in are that active so that sort of real time chat aspect is much less significant.

I agree with that you're saying but it's also not the only way one interacts with Discord. I might only visit a server once a week and try and catch up on the messages posted in that time.

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