Post AjCLHzIP0LFdorIBs0 by thelastpsion@bitbang.social
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 (DIR) Post #AjBmSlvzWeWFAYDVU8 by thelastpsion@bitbang.social
       2024-06-22T14:52:05Z
       
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       @Kroc I'm determined to set up a Psion forum at some point. Something that can be archived by the Wayback Machine. Discord serves a purpose, but forums and wikis are 100% not it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjCLHxm6evp76PAstM by hackbyte@friendica.utzer.de
       2024-06-22T20:59:10Z
       
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       @thelastpsion So what should it be in your opinion?
       
 (DIR) Post #AjCLHzIP0LFdorIBs0 by thelastpsion@bitbang.social
       2024-06-22T21:22:19Z
       
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       @hackbyte I guess it depends on an admin's use case. I think Discord wikis and forums are fine if an admin wants their content to be restricted only to members of the server, e.g. for a secret project or behind a paywall.For me in the retrocomputing community, I want as many people to have access to the information we collect as possible. This means it can be crawled by a search engine and archived by the Wayback Machine, not inside a walled garden where the garden could disappear at any time.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjCLwI1SnXZ1TzaRuq by thelastpsion@bitbang.social
       2024-06-22T21:29:39Z
       
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       @hackbyte Note that I do use Discord for my retrocomputing stuff, but more as an alternative to Slack or IRC. For getting people together and chatting, it works really well. We've had a few projects start in our Discord server. I just don't believe it's suitable for long-term storage of information.
       
 (DIR) Post #AjD9wQvGhepgnHx23c by hackbyte@friendica.utzer.de
       2024-06-22T21:59:21Z
       
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       @thelastpsion I'm a bit baffled about you saying "forums and wikis are 100% not it" ....Forums and Wikis work well, still. And with some few additional IRC channels, you not only have a good equivalent to a "discord server" but it is absolutely open and totally archive compatible.Yeah i see the convenience to have a chat integrated right into the forum ..... so .. why don't actually do that?Getting rid off "documentation by chatlog" is just a premium on top. ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #AjD9wS8QCEwqYN73CK by thelastpsion@bitbang.social
       2024-06-23T06:49:55Z
       
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       @hackbyte I think we might have our wires crossed.I am definitely pro forums and wikis. I meant that I don't like the idea of forums and wikis that are built into Discord, a non-open platform.Sorry, I can see how that might not have been clear in my original post.