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Re:Open source P2P alternative to Slack and Discord built on... by executesorder66 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:22AM (#37480793)
If you really wanted a (I am assuming free AND 0 setup) web forum, why not use reddit instead? It is at least an actual forum, that is also web searchable. And like discord, it is free and you don't have to bother with the hosting/setup.

What does discord offer that reddit doesn't? (In terms of being a web forum)

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Re:Open source P2P alternative to Slack and Discord built on... by robinsonb5 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:01AM (#37481426)
That's a good question - I suspect the answer might be "trendiness".

(My only experience of Reddit is from Boogle searches landing there [an immediate point in its favour over Discord] and it appears to be pretty heavyweight, loads down the browser even more than Discord, and has ads everywhere - maybe the experience is better if you actually create an account and log in?)

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