Vectrex fans unite!…

[Dieter Laser]

…should move to Discord.

[+jgkspsx]

I mean, the problem is that the people have to move there too. I am on a bunch of Discords including Vectrex ones and AA, and I just never check them, because I don't have time for IRC anymore. Asynchronous communication is best for me.

[uczmeg]

I don't get the love for Discord, isn't t just like a chat room?

 

I know you can search it and people can be very helpful if around, but it just seems like a difficult mess for finding information.

 

Or am I missing something?

[Lord Innit]

1 hour ago, uczmeg said:

I don't get the love for Discord, isn't t just like a chat room?

 

I know you can search it and people can be very helpful if around, but it just seems like a difficult mess for finding information.

 

Or am I missing something?

Whatever your missing, I must be missing it too.

[BigO]

It  seems like, according to my email notifications, I miss everything. I've been in a couple of times and there was no visible activity. But I get emails that tell me what i missed.

 

Then i read the emails of disjointed pieces of conversations and realize I'm still not missing anything.

 

Gotta figure out how to shut down those emails so I don't know about what I'm not missing.

Edited February 25, 2021 by BigO

[+LS650]

14 hours ago, Dieter Laser said:

…should move to Discord.

Explain.

[Dieter Laser]

On 2/25/2021 at 3:17 AM, jgkspsx said:

I mean, the problem is that the people have to move there too. I am on a bunch of Discords including Vectrex ones and AA, and I just never check them, because I don't have time for IRC anymore. Asynchronous communication is best for me.

Asynchronous communication is a solid point. But that can be done with Discord too with an announcement channel for example. It shouldn't really be about trying to keep up with everything that happens on there. I remember trying to do that with my RSS feed in the beginning, but then got used to just let the information fly by which kinda cured my OCD

 

The channel thing on Discord makes it feel like a curated messageboard (always loved messageboards) with the ability to exchange ideas and get answers quickly. And I actually met some people on there with similar interests that I'm talking to more frequently. Which is especially good at times of a WW Pandemic. For example, I got a Vectorblade PCB from a kind user and didn't have to wait for it. I'm also sharing stuff I did and get good feedback

 

I'm on a few Discords, but the ones related to gaming are:

 

Rockin' the Classics to get good info about Hackchi and modifying my classic snes mini, with the makers involved 

The official Unity Discord if I need help or inspiration with the Unity engine, with the makers involved

VEXTREME where I got the Vectorblade PCB, with lotsa DIYers

Retro Game Handhelds made me a specialist about handheld Retro Game Devices and emulation. Always up to date, with the makers involved

Duke4 for everything BUILD engine related, since I love my Duke Nukem, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage modding/porting                          

 

I just think it's a great place and it's used by lots of interesting groups. So it would be cool (for me at least) to have everything at the same place

 

On 2/25/2021 at 3:05 PM, ls650 said:

Explain.

 

I would rather have someone explain, why they are still on Facebook. I can kinda understand, why it might be hard to move but I'm glad I left some years ago. The only two things which would make me register again are: stupid Oculus Devices will need it after 2021 and the Vectrex Group which is why I started this thread. So please everyone get off Facebook so I don't have to come back. OK tanks! :3 

 

Maybe I'm not missing anything from the group, since I'm mostly interested in DIY stuff and tinkering, but I can't even say, because I can't look at the group posts. I can just see that it's definitely the biggest Vectrex group on the internet. On Facebook. Bummer

Edited February 26, 2021 by Dieter Laser

[Albert]

I don't really consider Discord a serious alternative to forums like this.  Discord is much nicer than IRC, and more organized in that you can split a server up into multiple channels, but conversations are short-lived as they scroll off into the temporal distance.  And searching through Discord channels is tedious.  It can be handy if you need an answer Right Now, but for prolonged discussions on particular topics that you might want to reference at a future date, to say nothing of managing files, it's just not very good, in my opinion.  Facebook is only marginally better on that front.

 

So, you basically started this conversation to try and get people to talk about Vectrex on Discord and abandon AtariAge?

 

 ..Al

[Thomas Jentzsch]

12 minutes ago, Dieter Laser said:

I would rather have someone explain, why they are still on Facebook.

I am neither on Facebook nor Discord (etc. pp.), because I value my privacy and do not provide my data to companies who will use it to manipulate me.

[+jgkspsx]

2 hours ago, Albert said:

So, you basically started this conversation to try and get people to talk about Vectrex on Discord and abandon AtariAge?

I think he wants people to abandon the giant Vectrex Facebook forum where all the heavy hitters post so he doesn’t have to sign up for Facebook again. My problem is that I have relatives and friends around the world who use Facebook. I’d love to ditch it, but it’s not practical for me to do so right now. And while I’m on there I might as well have SOMETHING fun to do

 

That said, the Vector Gaming messageboard is pretty active, and most of the heavy hitters are there too. I wish more people would post in this subforum, though.

[Albert]

16 minutes ago, jgkspsx said:

I think he wants people to abandon the giant Vectrex Facebook forum where all the heavy hitters post so he doesn’t have to sign up for Facebook again.

You're probably right given the group name is the same as the title of this thread.  I'm in that group although I've only rarely posted in it, just don't have that much time to be active on Facebook (or Discord). 

 

 ..Al

[Dieter Laser]

6 hours ago, Albert said:

So, you basically started this conversation to try and get people to talk about Vectrex on Discord and abandon AtariAge?

 

6 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said:

I am neither on Facebook nor Discord (etc. pp.), because I value my privacy and do not provide my data to companies who will use it to manipulate me.

 

Well, I also wish more people would use this subform. Like I said, I like messageboards. I'm also on the Vector gaming messageboard. Doesn't have to be Discord as long as it's not Facebook, but I'm starting to repeat myself ?

Edited February 27, 2021 by Dieter Laser

[Albert]

21 minutes ago, Dieter Laser said:

Well, I also wish more people would use this subform. Like I said, I like messageboards. I'm also on the Vector gaming messageboard. Doesn't have to be Discord as long as it's not Facebook, but I'm starting to repeat myself ?

I'm not going to argue with that, I'm not a big fan of Facebook myself and primarily use it for AtariAge-related tasks.

 

 ..Al