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> Anecdotally, a VERY LARGE percentage of my Google searches end in “site:reddit.com” these days.

Compared to platforms like Discord they have the advantage that their content is actually discoverable by search engines. I hate the push to Discord since that basically makes you invisible. I get that it is convenient, but it has a lot of negative side effects that aren't obvious at first.

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Which also one of the reasons I loathe the move from open BB forums to Facebook on the niche/ hobby communities.

That we are repeating the mistake with discord, is very unfortunate.

Reddit really has the possibility of integrating Discord's functionality into the site if they make their chat product less shit.

That would be the best of both worlds in my opinion.

And in addition even if you're in the server and find what you're looking for, it's very hard to concentrate all the responses to a specific post, so you might find the question but need to scroll for ages to see if someone answered.

Not that either of these issues deterred people from using IRC.

There are solutions to problems hidden in these chats that will never be found. Personally, I've been using Discord as a powerful search engine. Luckily, the search functionality works well enough to where I can often find what I'm looking for. But this might only be a short term solution to an issue that needs an archive.

How?

> I hate the push to Discord since that basically makes you invisible.

That can also be a feature going forward given today's climate. Many people have lost jobs or not been hired after prospective employers did a simple Google search.

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