redleaf on 8/5/2023 at 15:06
Same!
redleaf on 8/5/2023 at 15:08
:p ... :laff:
Yandros on 9/5/2023 at 17:53
:D Hey redleaf!
Yeah, Discord can take some getting used to, but even then it's a place to ask for answers from live people, not search for them. Searching for anything on Discord is, well, not its strong suit. This is still the best place by far to search for answers to Dromed questions if that's what you're wanting to do, and the 20+ years of knowledge here isn't going anywhere.
R Soul on 9/5/2023 at 21:28
I think the Discord chat would benefit from a system where the user has to type some sort of (very short) summary of what they want to discuss, maybe even just the general subject, along with another input field where the question or comment is written in more detail. Once the user is happy with what they have, they can submit these things to be listed. In order to help other poeple see things that interest them, or what they think they could contribute to, only the summaries would be listed, expanding to show the rest of the content when clicked on. Users wanting to add their own comments will be free to do so, but it would all be kept within this secondary window/page. This would allow the discussion to remain focussed. When the user has finished viewing this list of related comments, they can go back to the main list of discussion summaries and see if there's anything else they'd like to read (or start their own).
Furthermore, if someone adds a comment to one of these topics, it would be best to then move the whole thing to the top of the page so that people can see that it's been updated. This would be especially useful after a long time has passed: Another person may need assistance related to this subject, or may have had some insight that's worth drawing attention to. Having the chat comments sorted into subjects would also make it easier to use a search function which could give the user the option of viewing just the subjects that match the search terms, or snippes of the general comments within (like a preview).
With the main screen only showing the summaries, the more popular topics will remain prominent without crowding out other discussions which were started around the same time.
What do you think? Could it work or would it be impractical to hide all the comments?
redleaf on 14/5/2023 at 14:57
Quote Posted by Yandros
:D Hey redleaf!
Yeah, Discord can take some getting used to, but even then it's a place to ask for answers from live people, not search for them. Searching for anything on Discord is, well, not its strong suit. This is still the best place by far to search for answers to Dromed questions if that's what you're wanting to do, and the 20+ years of knowledge here isn't going anywhere.
Whew! Thanks for that, Yandros! lad this isn't going away. Teaching someone how to create a mission this afternoon, and he'll need this place, too.
I can't even get into Discord. It keeps asking me if I'm human in a loop! I'm sick of identifying bears and dogs and things. The one time I did manage to get in, I coudn't find any Dromed group. :grr:
Marzec on 22/6/2024 at 21:36
Quote Posted by R Soul
I think the Discord chat would benefit from a system where the user has to type some sort of (very short) summary of what they want to discuss, maybe even just the general subject, along with another input field where the question or comment is written in more detail. Once the user is happy with what they have, they can submit these things to be listed. In order to help other poeple see things that interest them, or what they think they could contribute to, only the summaries would be listed, expanding to show the rest of the content when clicked on. Users wanting to add their own comments will be free to do so, but it would all be kept within this secondary window/page. This would allow the discussion to remain focussed. When the user has finished viewing this list of related comments, they can go back to the main list of discussion summaries and see if there's anything else they'd like to read (or start their own).
Furthermore, if someone adds a comment to one of these topics, it would be best to then move the whole thing to the top of the page so that people can see that it's been updated. This would be especially useful after a long time has passed: Another person may need assistance related to this subject, or may have had some insight that's worth drawing attention to. Having the chat comments sorted into subjects would also make it easier to use a search function which could give the user the option of viewing just the subjects that match the search terms, or snippes of the general comments within (like a preview).
With the main screen only showing the summaries, the more popular topics will remain prominent without crowding out other discussions which were started around the same time.
What do you think? Could it work or would it be impractical to hide all the comments?
This is exactly what
threads are doing on Discord.
In more... expensive Discord servers (those with paid subscription) you can also have special view for those threads that is closely similar to forums like this one. But even on a free server, newest threads are accessible as a submenu, and older are continuously hidden, and accessible from a special button.
PsymH on 23/6/2024 at 06:43
Another topic, just out of curiosity: What happens if a Discord server gets hacked? It wouldn't be the first time. Of course, this can also happen with a regular forum, but there are backup options and, above all, you have more control over the data from the admin's point of view. Are there backup options in Discord?
pukey brunster on 22/4/2025 at 03:44
I miss when making missions was more about making missions, and not about social media.. which this place is slow to learn. Let's be honest.. the "Discord Server" is just a 4chan outlet. I would like to humbly ask the moderators here to resurrect the Editors Guild. A place where both potential authors, and those who are curious about what we do, to come back here. A transparent place where people don't meme all the time. We have a humble fire here. With good, tasty meat. And great, original stories.
Tannar on 22/4/2025 at 03:51
I couldn't agree more! I also find the Discord channels to be cliquish and off putting at times, akin to social media, yes. I can't help but wonder if that discourages new authors from participating.
I would love to see the Editors Guild more active, and love to see new authors make use of it. As Pukey said, it's a transparent place focused solely on authors helping each other and usually welcoming to new authors.
Renault on 22/4/2025 at 05:33
Not sure what you're asking for here, it isn't like this place has closed down, and you can't force people to post here. There's plenty of productive Dromed talk on the Dromed Discord, as long as you're in the right channel and paying attention. So check it out, or start posting new stuff here. Something.
How many times have you posted in this forum in the past 5 years?
(Don't answer that, I already searched).
