07-17-2021, 09:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-17-2021, 09:52 AM by crimsonghost747.)
I've spoken with several people who have tried to join and some of them have been lurking and waiting for over a year now. So it's pretty apparent to me that if this community is to survive, we need to migrate so we can start accepting new members again.
Two topics that come to mind.
1. When
I think we should agree on a timeline. It's possible, though unlikely, that Kerim will see the messages sooner or later. But I don't think running away today is the solution. How does everyone feel like about waiting until the end of the month, and then if we still haven't heard from Kerim we jump over to another platform?
2. Where
Options please. What do we want?
-Eric already has a forum we could probably use. - https://dgiforthediy.com/community/
-Divmenow has also stated that he would be willing to buy & setup a new forum for us.
-I've got the backup discord server running - https://discord.gg/f74yKtWg37
I'm ok with any of the above solutions. And I get that people might prefer the forum format, that is what we have been using all these years and it has worked well.
Personally I see discord as a good opportunity for a smaller community like this, it's so much more versatile than a forum. I get that it has the "quick messaging feel" but it does work for "slower" chat just as well. Bonuses from discord are zero fees, and basically zero setup time unless we want to configure some bots into there. The big downside is that it doesn't show up on google, so basically new members will be by word of mouth.
So lets hear you opinion on the subject.
Two topics that come to mind.
1. When
I think we should agree on a timeline. It's possible, though unlikely, that Kerim will see the messages sooner or later. But I don't think running away today is the solution. How does everyone feel like about waiting until the end of the month, and then if we still haven't heard from Kerim we jump over to another platform?
2. Where
Options please. What do we want?
-Eric already has a forum we could probably use. - https://dgiforthediy.com/community/
-Divmenow has also stated that he would be willing to buy & setup a new forum for us.
-I've got the backup discord server running - https://discord.gg/f74yKtWg37
I'm ok with any of the above solutions. And I get that people might prefer the forum format, that is what we have been using all these years and it has worked well.
Personally I see discord as a good opportunity for a smaller community like this, it's so much more versatile than a forum. I get that it has the "quick messaging feel" but it does work for "slower" chat just as well. Bonuses from discord are zero fees, and basically zero setup time unless we want to configure some bots into there. The big downside is that it doesn't show up on google, so basically new members will be by word of mouth.
So lets hear you opinion on the subject.