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Xin Chào, Guest.

So. Should we have our own chatroom of some kind? OR should we use MB's unofficial Discord?

Either way would work, but one or the other might be preferable. To gain a little more perspective, I've put up the two scenarios with a simple listing of pros and cons. If there's something I've forgotten, please write a comment in this thread or send me a PM. Also, I want your opinions.


Using MB's Discord

Pros:

• There's more people to chat with
• It might be an arena for recruitment to SCD

Cons:

• We don't control it, who they ban, etc. We might not all have access
• We're locked into Discord (although that might be fine)

Making our own chatroom

Pros:

• We can choose whatever service we want (IRC, Slack, Discord, Facebook messenger, whatevs)
• We control it and access to it

Cons:

• There'll be fewer people
• It is unlikely to be an arena for recruitment

I say we just launch a coup of the musicbanter discord.

I don't really go into chat so I'm fine with anything you do with this.

I'm with RS. Less chat, more hat. Or something. No, I used to be an IRC-addict but I'm better now. I simply don't have the time for or the interest in chatting, so yeah, whatever you decide to do I don't have an opinion really.

since i'm banned at the unofficial one i definitely prefer starting a new one

also i think this site should start separating itself from music cancer and maybe some of you should stop talking about me over there

maybe you should stop lurking over there

Quote from: Marie Monday on Jan 23, 2023, 09:54 PMmaybe you should stop lurking over there

amazing the toxicity over there - try some yoga or something

Alright OH, I'll keep your request in mind if I'm posting over there.

Quote from: Trollheart on Jan 23, 2023, 06:54 PMI used to be an IRC-addict but I'm better now.

Yeah, me too from like the mid 90s to the early 00s. My interest in the Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop RPG landed me in an online community full of goths. They taught me about Bauhaus, Siouxsie and Sisters of Mercy.. and Squirrel Nut Zippers for some reason.

I've set up the server. Channel recs would be great and then over the weekend I'll do some more shit in it and hopefully next week it will be ready to send invites.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 05, 2023, 04:28 PMI've set up the server. Channel recs would be great and then over the weekend I'll do some more shit in it and hopefully next week it will be ready to send invites.

can you set it up so grown men that ain't never got none need to go out get some before logging in - make them get their log in before they log in if you know what i'm saying -

Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 05, 2023, 04:46 PMcan you set it up so grown men that ain't never got none need to go out get some before logging in - make them get their log in before they log in if you know what i'm saying -

Well it won't be public like the MB one was. I was thinking TH and Guy would have the link and anyone on here can get it.

Thoughts?

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 05, 2023, 04:51 PMWell it won't be public like the MB one was. I was thinking TH and Guy would have the link and anyone on here can get it.

Thoughts?

discord is fun but this community is so small i'm a little concerned about any distraction

My only reservation with it is that discord chat is so much more addictive and distracting for me; I already spend a lot of time on the forum and if a lot of people hang on discord more often I'll be more likely to spend time there as well and inevitably get wrapped up in chatting rather than this forum where I can kinda set and forget with my posts.

But that's just a personal thing, I'm all for it if the community wants it.

I had a similar experience at a very old forum where everyone added each other on Skype and the activity at the forum significantly dropped. They were more after the chatting aspect though so idk if the same applies here. It would undoubtedly have some effect though maybe in a much smaller way here. Those are my half baked thoughts.

Because @jimmy jazz ' expertise with running Discord servers came up in a different thread, I thought it might be good to reignite the discussion on whether or not we should have our own chatroom for SCD.

What do you think?

By the way - added a poll!

One of the pros of the Discord server is that there will be no lurking so it could be more personal. You can control who can see it, with the MB one it was public so anyone could get the link and join, I was thinking of making this one private and if members want to join then they can get the link off the admin or me. You can also time the invites so they become invalid after a while. If you guys think public would be better then I'm ok with the also. Just an idea.

Decrease in forum activity has been mentioned. I can see the logic but I dunno if it would cause a decline.

Speaking for myself, all I want from this is an old school forum experience. Pre-social media, pre-skype, before hate speech became a social taboo, that kind of thing   

I love the idea of an old style forum experience too, but I am not with you on the hate speech. We can preserve the good things about that experience without the bad.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on May 07, 2023, 12:56 AMI love the idea of an old style forum experience too, but I am not with you on the hate speech. We can preserve the good things about that experience without the bad.

Same. I don't understand why anyone would want that.

I was mostly joking yet the sheer meanness of the early internet (esp before most members of society knew what a "troll" was or have developed the defensive reflexes that come with years of being on social media) was a thing of beauty. Can't be recaptured today (I tried in my earlier days on MB, didn't feel right) 

So? Voice chat tonight?

Quote from: degrassi.knoll on Jul 08, 2023, 12:08 AMSo? Voice chat tonight?

I'd love to if I weren't sharing a room with my kid in a cabin in Denmark.

Definitely up for it some other time 🙂

I can't tonight, dinner's on for 6:30, the mister and I have our weekly check-in meeting at 8 and after that my presence has been requested for movie night.

I'd also love to voice chat with you all sometime though!