The discord thing I fully agree with. I really raised my eyebrows when I joined and seen that aoki rejected the implementation of a shoutbox yet there was an official discord server. Any live chat dominates over regular posting in terms of convenience so it's to no surprise that HQ people just use the chat, while leeching bastards shitpost to up their credit count.
Though I can't really be the one to talk, I lurk here and in discord.