User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/The Official Discord Server for Fandom and Gamepedia Editors/@comment-168424-20190708182214/@comment-24006128-20190708182555

Nobody is being forced to Discord.

We're presenting it as an option for people who want more real-time comms with other editors and staff. If that's not something you're interested in (or don't like Discord), no worries.