On 3/24/21 17:08, Phineas wrote:
Chiming in as a somewhat-younger network engineer here (19) - I think
that Discord should be more widely considered and approved as an
option across the board here. I’m active on mailing lists, and while
they work, at the end of the day I’d much rather be using an app like
Discord, and I know this is true for a lot of the next generation of
net engineers.
The costs (main one is federation/lock-in?) outweigh the benefits
entirely:
- Clear and organized channels of communication
- Threads (coming soon, which will help a lot for communities like NANOG)
- Moderation bots
- Roles that allow people interested in certain topics to join the
channels they care about
In terms of platform lock-in; I know some of the higher up team there
pretty well and I know they’d welcome us with open arms and be happy
to answer any questions or solve issues we’re having. There are also
bots that allow you to export entire channel histories live or for
archive.
As much as my life would be over the day this happens, I completely
accept that this is where it has to go, if we want to engage with the up
& coming blood.
Ultimately, our main interest is to keep this thing going, long after
we've all ran through the vineyards on our way to eternity :-).
Mark.
