I think most people would have considered the "not official" discord the official one because it WAS when they joined it.... especially considering most of the moderation team behind it was the same team running this new "official" one.

The entire narrative of "oh well it's not the official one so we wash our hands of it" is incredibly weak to anyone who isn't trying to find excuses for the project considering it was the official one until recently and tons of people were shocked to find out it wasn't the official one anymore.