• roombobcat@lemmy.roombob.cat
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    1 year ago

    a indie game i support refuses to use a forum, only discord. i hate searching thru threads in discord when a forum would be easier.

    i wish people wouldn’t shun the idea of a forum just because it’s a “old idea.” good on the jellyfin folks for doing this.

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      1 year ago

      Sadly this is very common for small game developers (and even large ones) to move entirely to Discord to avoid paying or managing a dedicated forum

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        1 year ago

        exactly. it’s not hard to install SMF or PHPBB on a small web server, however actually maintaining/managing a forum is a bit harder.

        it’s easier to round up Discord moderators, but good luck finding anyone with forum moderation experience.