About a month ago, a server admin reached out to me asking if I’d like to partner with their Discord community. They were branching out from reddit (like a lot of us here did) so I took a look to see if it was something I could recommend and, uh, yeah. It is.
GayWave
It’s a safe-for-work social server for gay and queer men, ages 18+, operating since 2017. This is a relatively mature space for guys to connect and share in a wonderful gay community. We’ve got
- Regular voice & video chat
- Community gaming events
- Limited-time social games
- Topical, serious, and boilerplate channels to discuss anything and everything
Also very much an inclusive community. Trans and non-binary folks are welcome and racism, transphobia, and bigotry in any form, as well as drama-mongering, are bannable offenses.
Interested? Come check it out! Invite Link!
In my past month I’ve met people who are interested in the weirdly specific shit I’m interested in as well as met people who have told me about things I’ve never heard of. There are members from America and Canada, of course, but also just the world over. The mods and admins are solid. They don’t overuse powers but they’re also quick on the ball and will gently remind people.
I am not super active on Discord in general but I’ve been more active there than anywhere else. Excluding my DnD groups. Due to all of my experiences, I have nothing but love to give to the server, its users and the admin/mod team for setting such an incredible tone.
Seems odd to me to advertise for a closed platform🤔
Server owner here - we’re open to other chat platforms, and I’ve investigated Matrix - but right now, the features just aren’t there for what we want. Voice & video chat, multi-channels, rich media integration, bot integration, etc. We wouldn’t be able to support the current community on another chat platform afaik.
Yeah, I am sadly aware and meant no offence. But Discord seems to me on a downturn (VC wants its money after all).
Yes for sure. We’re noticing they’ve passed the inflection point of the enshittification cycle. Fewer valuable features rolling out, more monetization and ads than ever. I wager we have 2 years before it’s surpassed by some other platform with better overall service.
I am not aware of any Matrix or open platform community that has the same vibes, features, active users and moderation. I was invited to other locations over the past couple years on Lemmy. This is the only one that rose to a level where I felt personally comfortable advertising.
