So it's been almost a month since it was decided to compromise the Shoutbox issue with replacing it with Discord so I think it'd be a good idea to give our thoughts as to how this compromise is turning out.
My take...
I only use the forums and on that perspective I would say it's been a positive experience since then. The forums have been quite active with consistent, high quality discussions. Even after the initial Switch stuff has fizzled out we're still discussing things. It's also not just posting on the Social Thread or Random Posts thread. We could use some new members but that's an unrelated issue. My only issue is that there is a definite split in the community which is why in my original proposal I alluded to the Shoutbox being replaced with a replacement that'd be more loosely affiliated with the forums than what ended up being decided on. In my mind, I thought that part of the community could have been spun off as its own community that could blossom independently.
How about everyone else? I'd like to hear people's thoughts and especially from the people who mainly use Discord since I don't use it.
My take...
I only use the forums and on that perspective I would say it's been a positive experience since then. The forums have been quite active with consistent, high quality discussions. Even after the initial Switch stuff has fizzled out we're still discussing things. It's also not just posting on the Social Thread or Random Posts thread. We could use some new members but that's an unrelated issue. My only issue is that there is a definite split in the community which is why in my original proposal I alluded to the Shoutbox being replaced with a replacement that'd be more loosely affiliated with the forums than what ended up being decided on. In my mind, I thought that part of the community could have been spun off as its own community that could blossom independently.
How about everyone else? I'd like to hear people's thoughts and especially from the people who mainly use Discord since I don't use it.