Starting today, new support threads that are created on discord will be indexed and be easily findable with search engines thanks to Answer Overflow. Right now, existing threads are being indexed.
The dedicated community link is here: https://www.answeroverflow.com/c/812703221789097985
I think this is crazily important. My biggest issue with Discord is that they have become the default hubs for issues and fixes. Over days, weeks, months and years those fixes get buried and harder to find, but the worst offender is that they are unindexable by default.
Its lovely to see someone doing this. I wish everyone would do this.
As ever, if you don’t know Heroic, you can find their website with this link here
FOSS enthusiasts - “we need more open access to information! Stop locking information up in walled gardens!” -based, valid
Developer - replants all their best stuff outside the walls of their walled garden
FOSS overenthusiasts - “Not like that!”
Seriously, if a developer wants feedback and to foster community, they have to go to the players. They can’t expect players to come to them. I think this is exactly the type of solution that helps us move away from walled gardens. Letting your project die because you refused to enter the walled garden on principle… that isn’t going to break down any walls.