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We can't grant the ability broadly without also granting destructive abilities, as another answer says. If any community wants more channels under its section, admins can create them -- just let u...
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#2: Post edited
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Monica Cellio
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2022-12-26T16:22:04Z (almost 2 years ago)
revised part about Discord threads based on info in a comment
- We can't grant the ability broadly without also granting destructive abilities, as another answer says. If any community wants more channels under its section, admins can create them -- just let us know.
I haven't used Discord threads much, but when they first showed up, they weren't durable: threads would be auto-deleted after some period of inactivity. I don't know if that's still true. Maybe that makes sense for big servers with hundreds of channels and threads, but personally, I prefer that deletions be intentional. We can create new channels, so that's probably a better approach than Discord threads.Threaded comments can be an option -- probably not workable if you expect hundreds of comments (at some point rendering is going to slow down), but I've seen threads with a few dozen comments that had no problem. You'd need to think about where to attach that comment thread; you want the thread to be discoverable by the people who care and not flood an innocent bystander with pings. Strategy for a specific KotH challenge? That challenge sounds like the right place. Strategy for KotH in general? Maybe there's an applicable meta post.- Because Codidact comments are threaded and don't all pile up right under the post, I don't think we should particularly care if a constructive thread is long or long-lived. It's not in the way, so if it's in an appropriate place and it's serving the needs of the participants (and not degenerating and attracting flags), I don't personally see a problem. (I haven't consulted other team members or moderators; that's just my own opinion.)
- We can't grant the ability broadly without also granting destructive abilities, as another answer says. If any community wants more channels under its section, admins can create them -- just let us know.
- I haven't used Discord threads much, but when they first showed up, threads would be auto-deleted (or auto-hidden?) after some period of inactivity. I have been told in a comment that this isn't true now and that older threads are archived in a visible place. I believe anybody can create threads in Discord, so you could try that as another answer suggests. Within Discord, I'd suggest channels for more enduring topics and threads for more transient topics. But also consider on-site comments.
- Threaded comments can be an option -- probably not workable if you expect hundreds of messages (at some point rendering is going to slow down), but I've seen threads with a few dozen comments that had no problem. You'd need to think about where to attach that comment thread; you want the thread to be discoverable by the people who care and not flood an innocent bystander with pings. Strategy for a specific KotH challenge? That challenge sounds like the right place. Strategy for KotH in general? Maybe there's an applicable meta post.
- Because Codidact comments are threaded and don't all pile up right under the post, I don't think we should particularly care if a constructive thread is long or long-lived. It's not in the way, so if it's in an appropriate place and it's serving the needs of the participants (and not degenerating and attracting flags), I don't personally see a problem. (I haven't consulted other team members or moderators; that's just my own opinion.)
#1: Initial revision
by
Monica Cellio
·
2022-12-26T04:11:55Z (almost 2 years ago)
We can't grant the ability broadly without also granting destructive abilities, as another answer says. If any community wants more channels under its section, admins can create them -- just let us know. I haven't used Discord threads much, but when they first showed up, they weren't durable: threads would be auto-deleted after some period of inactivity. I don't know if that's still true. Maybe that makes sense for big servers with hundreds of channels and threads, but personally, I prefer that deletions be intentional. We can create new channels, so that's probably a better approach than Discord threads. Threaded comments can be an option -- probably not workable if you expect hundreds of comments (at some point rendering is going to slow down), but I've seen threads with a few dozen comments that had no problem. You'd need to think about where to attach that comment thread; you want the thread to be discoverable by the people who care and not flood an innocent bystander with pings. Strategy for a specific KotH challenge? That challenge sounds like the right place. Strategy for KotH in general? Maybe there's an applicable meta post. Because Codidact comments are threaded and don't all pile up right under the post, I don't think we should particularly care if a constructive thread is long or long-lived. It's not in the way, so if it's in an appropriate place and it's serving the needs of the participants (and not degenerating and attracting flags), I don't personally see a problem. (I haven't consulted other team members or moderators; that's just my own opinion.)