So if one person does something wrong and someone else goes and reports them to Discord for whatever reason (instead of going to server admins etc), the whole server and its admins are punished, even if they resolve the issue properly as soon as they're made aware of it? That's not just unacceptable, it offers another avenue for vindictive people to exploit. One problematic response form Discord staff was something to the effect of "People wrote in to us about someone doing a bad thing on your server" which was their justification for a complete revocation of Partner status an being unwilling to return - that's a problem. They have finally come forth with a "porn ban" for Partner servers and that's okay, but even (as detailed in Polygon) Discord reps themselves said it wasn't properly publicized - another reason not to simply remove Partner status in this case. Regarding permitted or prohibited content, they need to generally relax - especially when it comes to things like language. Furthermore, I think in all but the most grievous offenses there should be a chance to remedy a problem rather than simply going right to Partner termination. From Partner server requirements, the apparent lack of a grievance process outside of a swift revocation, what kind of NSFW content is permitted if any and who makes the call about even things like language, potentially biased or uneven application of policies, and the broader issue of "lolicon" ( drawn erotica of underage-looking female characters.) drawing being targeted specifically beyond other sorts of drawn or even real life porn.ĭiscord needs to make their policies much more clear and evenly applied, for all Partners. On the specific issue discussed here there's a bit to unpack. Others saying "just go to another service" is good advice - and I'll get to that later - but since Discord has become so ingrained into the gaming community going away means losing access to things like avenues of communication with developers or potential for certain contests and whatnot, not unlike Facebook and Twitter etc. All of this is very similar and related to other monolithic, proprietary platforms like Twitter and (especially) Facebook. Discord has become too central, to official, too quickly and there are many ramifications for everyone from individuals through communities and even game publishers/devs etc, this being one of them. Though Discord has some clear benefits, I've long warned that a transition for gaming messaging and VOIP from a community of user owned/hosted independent servers, to one massive centralized monolith - worse, one that offers all this stuff "free" yet has heavy venture capital investment - is a problem.
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