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[jwalt]

I created a Discord Account and tried to find Anim8or stuff. What I found seemed chaotic. Other than the possibility of online chatting and/or direct voice communications, I see no real advantage over what Steve had going on with this Forum. Clue me in, if you can. Currently thinking I'll stick with this Forum. Not that anyone is going to miss me.

[countrycat]

I think for (mostly younger) modelers who are used to using Discord, it's out of convenience. They already have Discord, so they just it instead of having to register to the forums. The "instant messaging" feature is probably a big draw as well... sometimes it takes a while to get a response on a forum. I posted sentiments relevant to this a few days ago on another thread:

I don't do 3D modeling very often, but when I do, I always use Anim8or. Sometimes I come here to read if I need help remembering how to do something. Due to forum registrations being closed at the moment, that is the biggest hindrance for would-be new users to start some fresh discussion or introductions. However, I understand they've been locked down for a bit due to high volumes of spam.

I was able to create this account by contacting Steve, but I think many (possibly younger) newcomers will not want to go through the effort of registering an account here when they can join a Discord server. This is no fault of the forum, but a side effect of the Internet's current state of affairs. Stepping away from forums as a whole - or any sort of discussion boards where guests can read without requiring an account - restricts information from being easily accessed, disseminated, or archived. It's concerning for the long-term health of the Internet, especially when you factor in that a Discord server (which are either seldomly archived or difficult to) can be closed or deleted at any time. That means hundreds upon thousands of messages and files can be made inaccessible or lost in an instant. At least with Wayback Machine or other archival sites, you can view past pages here or save copies if need be. A lot of people learn by simply lurking and reading. When you answer a question here, you aren't just answering one person, but countless silent readers that wondered the same thing. If people want to use Discord or similar messaging apps, that's their choice... but I'd highly recommend archiving things on there if you value them!

Occasionally I have come across people discussing their distaste with Discord and wanting to move back to forums, so perhaps old things are becoming new again.  I'm sure we'll be back in style before you know it.

[CoriDavis]

As the one who created the Discord server, I admit I haven't been as active as I should be. The truth is, when the server became overrun with kids, Baldi stuff, toxicity, and drama, I became severely disenchanted with it. I don't want to delete it because there's somewhat of a community of its own there, but it truly did not become what I hoped it would.

What was interesting was the server was practically dead for almost 5 years after I created it and then it suddenly exploded with Baldi fans, so I kinda owe it to them that the server is active at all, but it's nonetheless frustrating. I don't have anything against Baldi, but it's moreso this generation of children who are just insufferable when it comes to interpersonal drama. It's turned into a place I just genuinely don't want to be and half the time I'm literally afraid to open it and see what everyone is up to.

I wish there was some way I could just reboot the whole thing with the culture we originally had on these forums, and the creativity of people making their own creative works. I miss it dearly.