Yes, It is possible to Double your productivity in Discord with Half the time spend on it
I got exited after learn that I could get plenty of information in Discord Server. It is a new jargon for me as I never know what that "Discord" is about. As a beginner who just learn to use Discord , you would like get carried away by its complexity ( it the admin designed it that way ) and lost in between your moving around the powerful yet supposed to be user friendly chat or messenger apps.
Some of the obvious reasons for you to spend more then required in Discord are perhaps indicated in the following list :-
- Not sure where to start
- Channel set up is too general for the topic
- No Guide line within the Channel
1. Not sure where to start
It is unfortunate that some admin of Discord assumed users know how to use discord and hence obvious guideline are neglected. While there is always room for improvement, you should look around the dashboard of Discord for indicative title in each Channel.
Oh...btw, Channel is a name used to identify a category or topic. It is also similar to a folder in computer filing system. If the title is clear and concise, then it should serve its purpose.
For example: A channel with the title " #start-here-first ", then first time user should click the channel and read what is available in this channel.
Well, some admin may argue for its necessity but my opinion is that you can save lots of time because you never go to the wrong place ( channel )
Another example :
A channel with the title " #self-promotion "
It is quite obvious this channel is set up to allow members to list their post link for the purpose of promoting their article.
2. Channel set up is too general for the topic
As the boundary of Steemit topic is very wide, it is quite amazed that you will find time to browse the list of Channels for the topic or category you want to look for. Therefore you may assume your topic is inside a particular channel and you click on it. Perhaps half the time you found what you want in the clicked channel. What about the other half the time ?
Unless you have a valid reason, some admin of Discord will summarize the topic or category into lesser channels so that it is easier to administered.
While it is understandable why some admin chosen that way to manage the channels set up , you need to find a balance approach that allow user for easy search while not too burden for you to managed them
I quote some example of Channel
3. No Guide line within the Channel
Sounds obvious right ? But do you see a guide in the channel you visited ? Maybe some and not all ? That's right , some admin argued that user should be able to read the title of the channel and understand the content in that channel. While there is no right or wrong approach, it is a matter of choice perhaps or the thinking process of an admin
There is one hint though for you to improvement the user-friendly aspect of your discord. That is consider all the feedback or difficulties faced with users and develop and fool-proof method to avoid recurance of the same problem.
Disclaimer:
The about write-up is my personal experience as a user as well as an admin for my own Discord Server. It is solely my point of view and it should be taken as a reference only.
Source: All images above are screenshots from my Discord account. Discord is a trademark of https://discordapp.com/.
Hey @digitalmind, great post! I enjoyed your content. Keep up the good work! It's always nice to see good content here on Steemit! Cheers :)
@exxodus wow your kind word make my day man.. I really appreciate you find this persnal expereince article meaningful anyway, thanks for your compliments
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@thank you digital mind for this post, honestly i agree with you about it's complexity, i would like to know how to join group chats on discord?
Hi @jordanlove thanks for the comment. It is quite easy to join discord though. For my case, I received an invitation code from a friend who already in one of the Discord Server ( not sure why it is called server ).
Once you get the code,. just click on it and follow instruction thereon
On the other hand, I have not explore how to find a discord group though..
Good luck
oh... I just did a google search for "steemit discord in Australia" there is a post on it Most likely an invitation link is available or comment on it
Well done, discord like steemit has quite a learning curve but once you get it, its quite awesome to have.
Yes @alvinauh, I agreed with you it is quite a learning curve for me to use Discord but I found it extremely useful when you have new member who joined in and he is able to read old posts.
However, it is quite a hassle for newbie to move around the discord server especially there are many similar wording in different channels. Worst part is some of them are restricted.
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Thanks for sharing, eventually I also start learning of Steemit info and tips via Discord which recommended by you during sharing class. Once again, thanks for it.
you are most welcome @kenclickrich
since i have discord and steemit .. new friends get connected and more informative things i learned.. 😁 really useful .. btw the way i enjoyed your post.. something new i learn for today
Great post, you bring up some good points. There seems to be a need for some better guidance for new people and even some who have been around for awhile, seem to be lacking in a full understanding of the system. There is a need I believe for some collaboration to setup some guidelines and pointers so all can benefit. I did post an item about Post2Profit which helped me greatly.
Sorry @techguy56 just read your input in this post. Have been very busy for home chores as well as attending discord live classes. Anyway, there is no excuse.