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Does TWT have a discord to join?
Not that I know of, but there is a Facebook page with some activity.Does TWT have a discord to join?
Does TWT have a discord to join?
I think our "voice chat" with each other is when we get together for rides.It's not a forum , more like a voice chat. I use it when gaming
Perhaps.It's possible others might like that option of communication, just throwing out ideas
I know nothing about the pie run , when is that?
I know nothing about the pie run , when is that?
ETA: this strikes me as leading into the "do we want to be a Facebook only" group kind of conversation again
It's free unless you want higher quality audio all anyone would need to do is create and account and a server, I believe discord runs the servers.yea you can talk and maybe stream your webcam if that's what you wanna do.I wasn't suggesting that everyone leave here and join that . It's just a different media platform that you could instead of typing things out long form you could use your voice to communicate the previous day's ride or upcoming events. I didn't know lots of people would be against the ideaWhether I like it or not, TWT folks congregate on FB as well has here. It is just the way social media works now
At one time, we had a relay chat setup that folks could use. Only about three people ever used it, so I got rid of it. There is the chat feature on FB though if anyone wants to use that. I've never really thought about setting up some kind of audio/video arrangement where folks could talk. I don't know how many folks might use it. Might be interesting to experiment with if it is not expensive. Do they have things like chat rooms where you can join and talk/see people? It would have to be something that doesn't run on my server because it probably would not be able to handle heave video streaming traffic.
Yea you create the channel and post a link for people to join if anyone is interested really with no maintenance neededSo I was just looking at the Discord website. It is unclear, but would I be able to create a TWT channel that is present for people to join any time without me having to be there keeping the channel active?
@Tourmeister , If you decide to set up a Discord channel, I recommend adding multiple sub-channels (text and/or audio). I could see a 'use case' for TWT having separate sub-channels that are allocated by specific regions. Each region would then be a sub-channel that allows regional TWT members to communicate via audio or text (synchronously or asynchronously).
I can see Discord offering a bridge between the forum's asynchronous nature and actual voice communication during group rides. Example, Let's say I'm in the mood for a spontaneous ride... I can either 1) post on the TWT forum and hope I get a quick response, or 2) jump into the a TWT Discord regional sub-channel to see if anyone is currently there... 'Hey, you up for a ride? Lets go!', or 3) post a message in Discord and people using discord will receive an alert on their phone's Discord app, or 4) use Facebook or a phone to call someone specifically (no Facebook for me though).
The Discord platform is pretty robust and configurable. It works on a phone and/or computer. But like any technology, there is a small learning curve to initially connect, create various channels, and set member permissions. All in all, it's pretty manageable.
The brief Discord insight I provided was only meant to help others understand the tool; and, every tool has its use. I believe most communities would be hard-pressed to adopt Discord for a variety of reasons. If it isn't broke, there's no need to fix it... and I'm certainly not looking to move anyone's cheeseThanks for the info. I am neck deep in real life issues at the moment, but will try to check it out in more detail.
instead of typing things out long form you could use your voice to communicate