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Regaining Focus Jun 20, 2018 5:51:54 GMT

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Post by dogpolygonrt66 on Jun 20, 2018 5:51:54 GMT

Jun 20, 2018 2:17:07 GMT senshisun said:

Finding lost media is niche. It can be aggravating when you put in a ton of work and it doesn't seem to go anywhere. It can be disappointing when you run into nothing but dead ends. On the other hand, finding something previously thought to be lost is a rush.

I'm generally attracted to working on things that
a) I have heard of
b) have a topical interest in or
c) have some unusual facet

I'll also take a look at threads if they don't have any replies to see if I can help out a newbie.

This thread was originally about the Discord. I haven't been on much, but I think it suffers from a couple additional problems. First, it and the Chatango seem to serve identical functions. Second, that function hasn't been defined very well in my opinion. They're real-time lost media chat sessions... for what? Sharing advice and tips? Speculating about media? Things like the "bot games" and "music bot" just seem to be extras.

I see the forum as being more formal, the Discord as being more casual, and the chatango as being "why do we have this, again?" You can see it on every page, and it's so rarely active.

The main reason most people aren't attracted to the chatango is because it's reminiscent of group texts, where there isn't really a central theme, just people talking. I use it from time to time, but there really isn't any reason to use it other than sending announcements that something's been found, or to attract attention to a search every now and then. I think we should keep it because it's important to notify people of the goings on for those of us who don't use the forums (which I'd imagine is a majority of the LMW).