Public Discord Proposal (Patreon)

Our Discord has been a haven of good conversation, nerdy memes, new content development -- it's been a huge success. Getting to know everyone through the discord has been really brought our little community together and given the Digits a comfortable place to hang out when we're not working on new material.

There's a big option we've been considering, rife with pros and cons, that I'd like to propose to you: We can make the Discord public.

The pros are obvious: more people from our community can come by, whether or not they're subscribed patrons, which can build our little group into a much larger one. We'll have an easier time meeting folks locally and online for games, and we'll be able to bring the rest of our gaming friends on board, without additional cost to them.

The negatives are also pretty clear: a free discord lowers a barrier that might prevent unsavory types from hanging around, and it also removes an exclusive Patreon reward and makes it public instead (though we'll make sure to keep some of the channels exclusive to patrons.)

So this is a conundrum, but it's not my conundrum, it's yours. As patrons that keep the lights on around here, the Discord is very much a place that you own. It belongs to you more than it ever could to us, so I think it's fair that democracy weigh in.

Should the Discord be made public, with some channels reserved only for patrons? (Note that this poll is non-binding, but it will inform our decision on the matter.)