# Write.as/WriteFreely Community Discord! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 4, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831 "2021-05-04T17:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/davidblue/32/258_2.png) [@DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/u/DavidBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/1 "2021-05-04T17:10:56Z")
Hello, Community! I’m here to pull the trigger on the Discord server I’ve wanted to create with you for just about as long as I’ve been around. This project [means a lot to me](https://write.as/community/chat-with-david-blue) and I’d like to contribute in a substantial way. I also know that I’m almost certainly going to need help doing so, so the primary purpose of this first post is to ask that anyone interested in moderating/administrating/otherwise contributing please contact me here, via [Email](mailto:davidblue@extratone.com), or even by phone if you’d like: +1 (573) 823-4380. My apologies if you came to this post looking for an invite… It shouldn’t be very long at all (as in, two weeks at most.) In establishing this buffer period, I am working to avoid the common mistake (which I have made) of distributing invites to a space which is still being configured. If you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, Discord themselves have published [a handy landing page](https://discord.com/open-source) about their platform as a collaborative space for open source communities. If you’re familiar with Slack, I wrote [a brief explanation](https://bilge.world/discord-slack-comparison) of why I chose to use Discord in its place for my little media company. For the record, I want to do this with as close to _zero_ labor required from the team as possible. I intend to contribute as much or as little as the community decides I should. (Also, I did run this by Matt today, if you were wondering.) I hope to hear from you soon! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/davidblue/32/258_2.png) [@DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/u/DavidBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/2 "2021-05-15T09:47:09Z")
# Invites Well folks, that didn’t work hehe. I’m going to go ahead and open the server to invites. - [**Hyperlink**](https://discord.gg/eBVrcBaaHp) - `https://discord.gg/eBVrcBaaHp` - [Shortlink](http://bit.ly/dscrdas): `http://bit.ly/dscrdas` ---
**Author:** ![DeaconPatrick](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/deaconpatrick/32/135_2.png) [@DeaconPatrick](https://discuss.write.as/u/DeaconPatrick)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/3 "2021-05-16T00:07:44Z")
@DavidBlue , I apologize, but I am unclear: what is there that isn’t here? With abandon, Patrick ---
**Author:** ![DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/davidblue/32/258_2.png) [@DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/u/DavidBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/4 "2021-05-16T00:48:06Z")
Please don’t apologize! I actually can’t think of a better question to ask. I suppose the fundamental difference between these forums and a Discord server is _a sense of real time_, if that makes sense. Ultimately, it’s a chatroom where people can just _be_. I’m not sure if it’ll help but I can tell you my personal motivation for launching a WriteFreely community Discord server centers around a desire to be in a live space with other users. Exploring the rationale of that desire is a bit too existential of a task, but I hope that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![DeaconPatrick](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/deaconpatrick/32/135_2.png) [@DeaconPatrick](https://discuss.write.as/u/DeaconPatrick)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/5 "2021-05-16T01:17:34Z")
Thank you, @DavidBlue. It funny, because I like this for it’s not being real time, so it’s more akin to analog letter writing. Grin. Enjoy! With abandon, Patrick ---
**Author:** ![karenwhite](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/6bbea6/32.png) [@karenwhite](https://discuss.write.as/u/karenwhite)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/6 "2022-02-10T16:26:42Z")
Thanks! This is exactly what i have been searching fopr. Thank god someone made a discord server where i can discuss my problems openly without having to post on this discuss page. The closest thing to this discord server i had was from discordserverlists but im so glad someone finally made a discord for writefreely. ---
**Author:** ![DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/davidblue/32/258_2.png) [@DavidBlue](https://discuss.write.as/u/DavidBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/write-as-writefreely-community-discord/2831/7 "2022-02-11T16:15:24Z")
Karen, I appreciate your excitement, but unfortunately I’ve more or less abandoned the Discord due to lack of activity. I was about to try a Telegram group instead. (My arguments for Telegram over Discord can be found [here](https://bilge.world/telegram) if you’re willing.) Let me know what you think.