Forum:SH:Discord Proposal

Opener
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Hello everyone, I am CIA391, most well known from a wiki called Halopedia. I am here to propose Discord for use with(or instead of) IRC, as I believe it may be very beneficial to the progress of Wookieepedia, and be easier for new users to use and discuss stuff with other users and admins.

I will be clear when I say I can help out if a discord is to be created. Just saying that in the proposal so its there. Thanks for listening to my proposal though.-CIA391 (talk) 23:06, January 1, 2018 (UTC)

What is discord
"Discord is a proprietary freeware VoIP application designed for gaming communities. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Linux, and in a web browser. As of May 2017, Discord has over 45 million users." - Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord_(software)

But the community doesn't need to be gaming related. Several other communities based around sci-fi and people themselves have popped up.-CIA391 (talk) 23:06, January 1, 2018 (UTC)

Things to consider

 * Discord has recently had a wide adoption rate. So it wont be hard to find users who would use this.
 * Some users may prefer Discord over IRC. And vice-versa some users may prefer IRC over Discord. But in my experience the old IRC's were abandoned near completely, but hey always a first time for everything.
 * If the IRC is kept then it may split the chatting community. Picking one is best in the long run. It could work out, but a lot of effort would need to he had.
 * If Discord is picked, you would have the benefit of existing communities being able to help the Discord grow. For example I could use what I learnt on the Halopedia discord to help the potential Wookieepedia discord.
 * A Discord is easier to share on twitter and Facebook. So this may draw in users who dont usually edit on Wikis, and help expand your userbase.
 * This IRC vs Discord may help in getting some points I missed

Existing wiki discords
This is a few discords that have done quite well for being wiki discords just to show a few that have had benefited to the discords existing. This is merely me showing that discords based on Wikis can work. And I am sure there is many more.-CIA391 (talk) 23:06, January 1, 2018 (UTC)
 * Halopedia Discord Server Basics
 * Halo Nation Discord Server Basics
 * Nukapedia Discord Note this is a discord invite so click with caution if you dont wanna join one yet
 * Destinypedia Discord Server Basics This is the sister site to Halopedia so take me using this as an example as you will
 * Runescape Discord basics

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Comments
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If you have a comment on this proposal please post it here to keep the votes and comments separate so its easier in the long run to go through.-CIA391 (talk) 23:06, January 1, 2018 (UTC)