Running a discord server for an open source project, I very much echo this feeling. I came after the discord server's creation, and the best I can do is help keep the IRC open and advocate that we keep the server on the lowest security level so people without accounts can join (in the odd case that feature actually works - it's very strictly behind captchas and IP rangebans, and desktop-only). Getting people off the platform and moving elsewhere is not an option, even if I had full decision-making power.

But it's a question that constantly weighs on my mind. There's a lot of knowledge and information archived in the server, and it's really not easily findable without knowing to look in the discord server. Opening a second Q&A site would mean nobody would ask there, as the barrier to entry and use would be too high (even if it had a discord login). Using github discussions binds us even closer to github (they can't be exported), and I'm not comfortable with that either.

I would love to see a service appear that allows us to publish discord forums on the net. I feel this is the closest thing we can do to something that would actually spark change. Discord's forum system is absolutely rancid compared to everything else, but my biggest priority is getting the information out there and at least slightly ordered. I feel this would encourage the most people to actually use it.