Board Thread:Wiki Management/@comment-27150398-20180127073403/@comment-29403514-20180203005306

In my opinion, I think two decisions can possibly be made here to effectively resolve the issue regarding the Discord chat.

1. We delete the chat altogether. The majority of people have voted they don't want it around (the calculation have 83% for yes and 17% for no based on the "52 for yes & 11 for no" vote). Majority overrules in this scenario, and we're already adding the features the Discord has into chat or at least the useful ones (group dms and such). This is probably the scenario that is the easiest given the fact it only requires a heads up and the simple deletion afterwards. The other scenario is also there.

2. We could try to set new rules and such for the Discord with them being more enforced. This is the scenario I'd like to believe could happen for a plethora of reasons to be frank. First is the fact that the Discord server has already amassed such a being amount of people that it might be hard to delete it. Next, it could be prevented if we just set new standards. I know that sounds a lot more simple on paper then it does in action, but we could probably just stop a lot of the problems more effeciently this way. By addressing the problem and putting it down, it doesn't become such a big deal. Lastly, I would say that most people aren't just going to accept chat right away. Chat hasn't been doing as well as expected, but you can't exactly force its success by deleting the server. Doing something rash like that will only make the scenario with Chat and the Discord much worse if anything. We can't enter the hypothetical realm so abruptly just based off "What If?" scenarios.

My most important reason would be for older users. When an older user leaves, they usually include the tidbit of them being on Discord still. It seems odd to just cut that connection from the people who still want to talk to old friends. Not everyone stays on the DBF because they get bored of it, they find DeviantArt's system to be easier to use, etc. Older users usually say they will still be on Discord. If we can improve the Discord's current state by suppressing the problems, it might be possible that older users at least will return to it. The whole grudge or whatever it is between the new and old users is honestly just dumbfounding. That issue can just be minute if we just make the standards better. Striking a balance is hard, but I do think there are a lot of other alternatives and ways of going about this rather than just simple deletion.

I know I said earlier that I thought the Discord chat should be deleted, but I do think it just depends on what staff really wants to do as a whole. If the Discord server's moderators want to put in that effort, then that's their decision honestly. We can debate this all day, but it honestly just hinges on how they want to confront the issue. That is all.