It goes much farther than that I think the most interesting use of its API i've seen was using the dumb little reaction "press icon to add to the counter thing" as a way to opt in or confirm stuff.
I remember one server where the #welcome channel just have a bunch of "categories" to choose from and depending on which one you clicked you got assigned a role that unlocked a bunch of channels related to the topic. Some also used it to the new user onboarding where you got access once you read the rules and accepted it by clicking the reaction.
> So in a sense announcement only channels are much less useful because users cant find them (not to mention lack of history if you dont have a bouncer).
That's my issue with projects or corporations using discord for generic chat - it is entirely undiscoverable to outside world, can't just google a question.
I remember one server where the #welcome channel just have a bunch of "categories" to choose from and depending on which one you clicked you got assigned a role that unlocked a bunch of channels related to the topic. Some also used it to the new user onboarding where you got access once you read the rules and accepted it by clicking the reaction.
> So in a sense announcement only channels are much less useful because users cant find them (not to mention lack of history if you dont have a bouncer).
That's my issue with projects or corporations using discord for generic chat - it is entirely undiscoverable to outside world, can't just google a question.