***UPDATE (SAKAROS)***: By a vote of 13-0-0*, the proposal is adopted by the community. Boomdodger will take the lead in the actual mechanics of setting up the Discord, guided and assisted by the admin team as appropriate; please refer all questions to him, and if you have any special expertise in Discord, please let him know that, too.
*Only the following votes count: OOM-21, Admiral Caon, Zeon1, Revan180193, East6, Mustafar29, Blyatman1, GrandChewbacca, Anakin Nakamura, Captain Ricky, TrueSoren, General B.H., and Boomdodger himself. Read the Voting Policy, people. (◔_◔)
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Hello all! My name is Boomdodger, I've been a member of this wiki since July 2012. Recently, I've noticed that the wiki lacks some social interaction between its members, to the point that sometimes it feels like everyone is isolated in their own corners of the site, writing their own stories. The only times those boundaries are crossed is in occasional crossovers, which can be rare. In short, I believe the wiki has begun losing its sense of community in recent years.
I would like to propose the idea of starting up a community Discord server. If you are unfamiliar with Discord, it's a (third party) program where its users may chat live with each other, over text or voice. I believe creating a Discord server would help bring the community together in a number of different ways. To list off a few:
Users may share ideas without having to write a whole blog post on it, and receive feedback on those ideas.
Users may interact far more directly than through message wall conversations.
Users may organize collaborative projects with much more ease through means of private messaging and the ability to link files, documents, etc.
I also recognize some downsides to this proposal, particularly the fact that it's a third party program, outside of the wiki. Furthermore, a public Discord server could be prone to trolls and sockpuppetry, although I have some solutions to work around that.
Ultimately, this proposal is for you, the community, to decide. Personally, I believe this would be a momentous step forward for the wiki, allowing the community to come together more so than before. Please comment your thoughts below!
Begin your messages with "FOR" if you agree with this proposition, or "AGAINST" if you disagree. These will count as votes. If your post is just to discuss the proposition, then begin it with "COMMENT" or "DISCUSSION". This way, I can easily tally your votes to determine the final verdict!