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That’s one program out of many needed to engage with your community, yet it seems to be the default these days. I’m curious how many Slack orgs and Discord servers are you in currently? New blog post idea brewing." <a class="external text" href="http://janairis.com">@janaboruta</a> July 27, 2022</li></ul></li> <li>Criticism: <a href="/login_wall" title="login wall">login wall</a>, thread: <a class="external free" href="https://twitter.com/ChrisDeLeon/status/1544796625369026560">https://twitter.com/ChrisDeLeon/status/1544796625369026560</a></li> <li>Criticism: do not use a Discord to replace a forum: 2023-05-02 Kotaku: <a class="external text" href="https://kotaku.com/discord-forum-messageboard-amazon-lost-ark-new-world-pc-1850393695">Stop. Closing. Forums. For. 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