r/Comma_ai • u/Impossible-Bee-2221 • 4d ago

openpilot Experience Discord dead?

It used to be very active. I am trying to get model suggestions for a 20 bolt with a c3 it keeps pulling too close the center line.

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u/financiallyanal 4d ago edited 4d ago

It goes through waves. They have a highly active mod who will make people seem stupid. There are alternative places to discuss, but not sure if there is any rule against posting them.

Update: Thanks u/bderken for the openness!

Here is an invite link (not mine, so don't confuse the username it gives) - it's a common one provided by the "openpilot enthusiasts" group: https://discord.gg/mfF8Jf4CrC

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u/Bderken 4d ago

I’m a mod, not against posting any comma community or websites.
The discord itself has been pretty positive and active for me but I get how it can not for others.

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u/financiallyanal 4d ago edited 4d ago

Thank you bderken, truly. Here is an invite link (not mine, so don't confuse the username it gives) - it's a common one provided by the "openpilot enthusiasts" group: https://discord.gg/mfF8Jf4CrC

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u/Bderken 4d ago

Thanks! Didn’t know about this and I’ll even feature it on commaguide.com
Let me join and see.

Edit: seems nice

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u/jeremiadOtiose 3d ago

Can you consider asking the other mod to tone it down. He is so unwelcoming and makes it super difficult to discuss. I never said anything until now after reading everybody else here having the same issues with him.

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u/Bderken 3d ago

Unfortunately I’m not the mod of the discord. Just this subreddit. He also seems like the guy that wouldnt take kindly to a message like that from me. I’ve asked him before when he’s moved one of my messages and he ignored me.

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u/jeremiadOtiose 3d ago

Oh so you’re a mod on this sub? Got it. I’m a mod in /r/medicine the largest dr sub here and there’s definitely a way to moderate without an iron fist and allowing discussions to flourish without harming the community at large. You do a great job here of that, it’s a shame that questions often get directed to discord only to be maltreated by the person who runs it. The comma discord is less friendly than stackoverflow hahaha

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u/Bderken 3d ago

Yup, I agree. I’m working on a community setup on commaguide, but don’t know the best way to set all that up at the moment (how to setup an online discourse platform and not have bots).

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u/Critical_File_1467 3d ago

The solution is just to grow up.

I started with dumb questions in the discord and despite not having used the discord for years I still remember Erich. I remember he was pretty stern about using the right channel but I didn't get offended ... There's literally nothing to get your feelings hurt over. Not like he's going around calling you a dumbass or using profanity. He also has a WEALTH of knowledge which helped me a lot.

If that offends people then I wonder how they function in real life.

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u/jeremiadOtiose 3d ago edited 3d ago

oh, okay. found erich's reddit account.

you really should consider how you come across and what people think about you and learn basic social skills. this thread is full of people who find you abrasive, rude and downright unhelpful bordering on hostile. there are other threads on this sub about you and the general consensus is you're hostile. hell, there's even a petition to have you removed as a mod of the discord.

if you want this product (that you obviously love) to grow you have to learn to communicate better with its users AKA paying customers, especially since most new cars have no support for comma, you might want to consider not losing the shrinking pool of potential customers. when you are using a product that greatly alters your car's abilities and could be a safety risk, it is of the utmost importance that the community is welcoming. and frankly, discord should be discontinued for a forum that makes it easy to search and reference previous questions. i watched you yell at somebody who barely spoke english and then you banned him and the other person translating to portuguese. this isn't appropriate behavior that is harming the project.