(Suggestion) Five platform updates that could explode Discord (in a good way).

Moony

Five features that could shake up Discord as a social media platform:

 

  • I use Discord for professional work, and something I find inconvenient is not being able to send voice messages as easily as WhatsApp. Honestly, that is one of the only reasons I use WhatsApp - voice messaging. It makes life a lot easier than having to type up paragraph after paragraph of text or having to schedule a call.
  • In addition to point 1: Adding a feature to schedule meetings on Discord with timezone conversions (Or integrating applications like Calendly and Google Meet). Other business tools like a checklist/to-do list and scheduling/reminders could be incredibly useful as well.
  • I've used Discord for 5+ years and have more memories than I can recall or save. I'd love it if Discord could add a way to archive chat/server history (including pictures and files) before deleting the server/channel. This feature could also be via saving channels as files (even if 10 GB+) and storing it somewhere safe. Discord could also offer the ability to archive an entire server (with messages and files) for a monthly fee. This feature is also applicable to users when there is an incident of mass banning/ raid where multiple members are kicked/banned, and you have no option to retrieve/re-invite everyone without having to individually message and unban everyone; A retrieving service.
  • The ability to copy one server's template to the other server without having to delete existing channels (I have to format the server and build from scratch when I use Xenon, and all my current chat and server history is lost). Another cool idea could be to use 
  • I work with a lot of people and usually find myself scrolling through my friends list to be able to add new people (I max out at 1000) and realize that I've had "friends" that I've never communicated with for the past couple of years. The same happens with servers where I don't remember opening a particular server for ages. Discord could add a feature that reminds you about inactive friends (every other week/other week) and servers on your account to help you with the cleaning-up process.

 

Thank you for going through my mini TED talk, and I look forward to hearing back from you, the community, and the Discord development team <3

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