2ge232bh4 in the post "I gave in. We now have an official Discord server."

2017-10-15 21:47

i would argue that the people who post those little questions on the subreddit do so because they're not paying close attention to the subreddit itself, after all, most of the questions we get are right there on the faq, which is on the front page. i doubt said people would even notice the tiny 'oh, and we also have a discord' message you put up, but seeing how there's hundreds of people there already maybe i don't know what i'm talking about.

you do bring up a very good point about community, though. sad as it is (and i may be exaggerating here, i've only been hanging around for a month or two) most people who decide to use drawabox as a starting point give up halfway through, or at the very least don't post anymore. i imagine that's why most of the replies on posts are 'good job' rather than actual constructive criticism (we do have some very knowledgeable regulars though, and you're really good about not leaving any question unanswered.) my point being, maybe discord is exactly what we need, as it might encourage the more knowledgeable bunch to lend a hand to people, as the questions asked there are less time consuming than full blown critiques.

all in all, i don't really have anything against this idea in particular, i'm happy to see that so many people are into it, too, i just figured i'd say something since it seems like you're really spreading yourself really thin. best of luck.

2ge232bh4 in the post "I gave in. We now have an official Discord server."

2017-10-15 20:32

hi uncomfortable. if i recall correctly, we've, on 2 occasions in the past, had people start up discord servers. i don't know if this is one of those, or a new one, but i was never interested in joining them because i didn't see the point. the artfundamentals community is good because what you need here is people to patiently look at your work, then write you a critique (the longer the better) so that you may improve. it doesn't fit a system designed for immediate replies, it fits reddit. to clarify, i'm not against the idea, especially if you're in favor of it, but i was wondering what exactly are the benefits of it.