Being a linux user, i typically shy away from software like Discord but would love to engage with the community more. I made note that Discord seems to be the primary way users chat about the project. (i recall some conversations that Matrix presented some challenges that made Discord a better option)
I have made note of communities (https://atl.chat/ for example) that have an IRC bridge so that discord can be accessed via IRC without having to download discord and set up an account. Would something like this be possible for the bazzite discord as well?
Yeah, the moderation issue is bad. Like really bad. There are many communities that gave up on it – even something like Brodie Robertson’s server, which naturally has a more laissez-faire policy than most official development channels even without accounting for the creator’s own preference for neutrality, had to just disable it because it’s just impossible to moderate.