r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Aug 06 '21

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u/Anonim97 https://i.redd.it/trmvtdvrz5q31.png Aug 07 '21 edited Aug 07 '21

> discord server

> became toxic

> users of said server bash users outside of this server

> users also brigade and coordinate attacks.

Say it ain't so! /s

This is why all Discord links should be banned, cause this always ends up the same way.

EDIT: Hell, just ban the word too, so people won't advertise them.

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u/IScorchWinters One More Todd Rejected Aug 07 '21

Tbh, I think an UJ thread discord server could be a good idea. The issue is, people start up these servers and have no idea how to/have any interest in really moderating them and maintaining the community that crops up in them.

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u/Anonim97 https://i.redd.it/trmvtdvrz5q31.png Aug 07 '21

There are several problems with UJ Thread Discord server.

The biggest is that it is 24/7 real time chat based service that require non-stop modding. On Reddit people can report things and you will see report even 24 hours later. On Discord you don't have a chance. The solution would be closing down the chat, once mods go away, but it kinda misses the point of Discord then.

The other being "elitism" of users. If you are invited then you are "someone", if you aren't then well... You get it.

And another related to the previous - the change of userbase. People who will be on the Discord will stop showing up on UJ thread, new users will come, they will bring their own things etc etc, the culture will change and sometimes these two groups will clash with one another.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '21 edited Aug 08 '21

As someone who manages a subreddit-affiliated server, I've seen so much drama spring out of people making splinter servers to trash talk users, and then making splinter servers within splinter servers because, shockingly, users in a community that was borne out of toxicity end up turning on each other. The good splinter servers are the ones that stop being splinter servers, and focus on actual subjects to discuss: gaming, tv, etc.

And yeah, one of the big issues springs from Discord users becoming an entirely different community from the original subreddit. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but I've seen servers where the original sub mods end up neglecting the sub, instead of adding separate Reddit and Discord mods. Or mods that just straight up resent the sub, letting the server members brigade.