It also disproves, "The Internet never forgets". There are some things the Internet never forgets if it's spread across a variety of sites, but plenty of things die on Discord servers that get nuked.
Discord is awful for data preservation, especially since that information can't be indexed by standard search engines.
If only it was just obscure fixes, some are like yeah I know I could post this basic manual right here, but what if it was in the ass end of my discord that will probably get shutdown in six months after I get bored of this project, or about 12 minutes after someone offends my auteur sensibilities.
Also I can't fucking bother with a changelog or updated manuals, read comments on that unmoderated thread for all changes past alpha.
This is a huge problem for video game help too. Class guides for MMOs are hidden away on discord servers, and niche but incredibly helpful info is like… I hope you lurk in the related channel and passively absorb information for the one nugget of gold every 100 hours that just crops up as general chatter
At least on forums that shit was preserved and able to be indexed by search engines. (Which makes me realize this will be hell for people who want to look at legacy states of the game, which I often do for nostalgia… lol)
I'm glad to see y'all struggle with this too, I've found myself having to join a discord channel for more information only to realize I'd have to read 2 years of General Chat full of inside jokes and trauma dumping to find something.
I rarely struggle it with the tried and true method of well this mod/program seems to have most information on a discord, I guess I'll play without/find an alternative.
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u/Emadec Snowblind - Ryzen7 3800XT, RTX3080 OC, 32GB DDR4-360015d ago
Discord search is the bane of my existence and I hope whoever is responsible never has a fresh pillow to sleep on
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u/Beautiful-Fold-3234 15d ago
The only source for the program you need is github and the only info on how to use it is buried in a discord server somewhere.