At it's most basic level, Discord is a free chat application. We use it as a way for Homesteaders who may or may not be on Steemit to chat with each other, and share content they create. Most members (if not all) are on Steemit, but we don't exclude anyone who may not (yet) be on the platform. :)
We have several chat channels that are specific to homesteading topics where we can do Q&A with each other to learn ad-hoc. We have a mentoring channel where new Steemit members can ask for a mentor and other more seasoned members will volunteer to specifically help out, too.
The newest item we've added to the site is a community-sourced knowledgebase of homesteading articles written, submitted, and approved by the community members. This knowledgebase is a permanent page on the homesteaders-online.com website that links directly back to the community member's post. This gives us a static page to reference items from while still funneling all the credit to the original creator and helping to bring outsiders to Steemit.
We use the discord community as an enhancer to Steemit and find it fits the social gap that Steemit can sometimes leave agape.
Hopefully I helped explain it better and not just confuse more! :-)
Thanks!
Wow, thanks for such an in-depth description. This makes a whole lot more sense, especially as Steemit doesn't have a chat function at this point. The knowledge base is also a great idea since it is so easy for posts to get lost on here after a few days.