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= Notice = | |||
Editor's Note: All these links link to Discord's website. | |||
https:// | Discord is an instant messaging platform, serparate from the Consumer Rights Wiki. It has its own [https://discord.com/terms Terms of Service] and [https://discord.com/privacy Privacy Policy] agreements, with elements that may be considered a violation of consumer rights including its [https://discord.com/terms#16 forced arbitration and class action waiver] terms. | ||
== So why the Discord link? ==<!-- This is very basic. While I have previously been active on Discord, I have never been on the CRW's and thus this may be inaccurate. --> | |||
Discord is a common platform used by many people to connect and collaborate with each other in real time, and many people already have accounts on it. While the consumer rights drawbacks are real, a more suitable platform that can replicate its instanteous collaboration and organized interface has not yet been agreed upon.<!-- From Drakeula: Some of the things I think it well to address: | |||
Why discord? | |||
Is anything being done to move to a more consumer friendly platform? (e.g., What other platforms are being considered? What platforms rejected? What are desiderata? What is anticipated time frame?) | |||
Is there a project to mirror the public parts of the discord to the wiki, or to a web page? (I haven’t found a tool to do this. If I were doing it, I would try starting with something like DiscordChatExporter. [not an endorsement, I haven’t tried it]) A discord client for wiki (i.e., lets wiki users post on the discord) would be even better. (However, with the direction discord company is going, this is probably not worth the effort.) | |||
Any other questions such an explanation should answer? --> | |||
Revision as of 17:34, 20 October 2025
Notice
Editor's Note: All these links link to Discord's website.
Discord is an instant messaging platform, serparate from the Consumer Rights Wiki. It has its own Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreements, with elements that may be considered a violation of consumer rights including its forced arbitration and class action waiver terms.
So why the Discord link?
Discord is a common platform used by many people to connect and collaborate with each other in real time, and many people already have accounts on it. While the consumer rights drawbacks are real, a more suitable platform that can replicate its instanteous collaboration and organized interface has not yet been agreed upon.