On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 8:23 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:

On 12/12/2022 18.34, Erica Peterson via talk wrote:
> Re: discord -- perhaps, in the interest of supporting open protocols, we could create a Matrix space on element.io? It is free.

This would be preferable. Discord creates a large moderation burden
(I've had to moderate a channel during events, and it is no fun at all),
and the whole content is hidden behind walled-garden links

That's been my experience too in the setup of the GTALUG discord server (and others).

My own comms preference at this point would be:

- Getting our mailing list manageable again using existing tools (mailman is fine)

- Re-thinking how we build and maintain the website (self-hosted wordpress, anyone?)

- Using a Signal group or Mattermost (FOSS version of Slack) for those who prefer chat over mail

- Ditch Discord

- Evan