Discord Starts To Roll Out Reddit-Like Forum Channels For Dedicated Topic Discussions

Source: Discord

Discord is starting to roll out Forum Channels. These new channels are designed to be dedicated spaces for discussions around specific topics.

Users entering a Forum will see the latest conversations with large, bolded titles and relevant tags. Each one will have its own set of permissions and guidelines.

“Like Threads and Text in Voice before, Forum Channels let focused conversations thrive without hogging a channel. No more watching an interesting discussion get drowned out, hijacked, or abandoned because it went stale for a few hours. More than ever, every conversation has a place on Discord now,” Discord said in a blog post.

Forum Channels are reminiscent of Reddit communities as they provide a space for users to have organized, controlled conversations. Depending on how large a Discord server is, it can be difficult for users to keep track of everything that is going on. Users benefit from Forum Channels since they can keep track of conversations and contribute without interrupting them since they are organized according to specific topics.

More creators and brands are utilizing Discord to build communities. With some servers as high as hundreds of thousands of users, new tools like this are critical to helping moderators provide user-friendly experiences for members.

What is interesting about Forums is that real-time chat experiences like Discord killed them and now Discord is bringing a revamped version of them back.