Discourse was at Toronto Community Week - learn all about it!

Thanks for kicking this off, @tobiaseigen!

Most interesting question about migrations? Honestly, the questions that stuck with me weren’t really about the technical stuff - they were about handling resistance from long-time community members. Multiple people asked variations of “how do I convince my power users that this change is good for them?”

That section on “problematic attachment” during our talk actually got the biggest reaction. People really connected with that idea that members aren’t just being difficult - they’ve genuinely formed an attachment to the old platform. It’s part of their identity and routine. When you frame it that way, suddenly the resistance makes sense and you can address it with empathy instead of frustration.

Weather? Classic Toronto fall—mild and pleasant, but we got some light rain both days. At least we were nice and cozy inside. Still great weather for the conference, though!

Discourse socks? As @Saif mentioned, the socks were a huge hit!

@jpishgar - I’m glad the “Long form is my love language” stickers resonated with you. That’s exactly the vibe we were going for :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

And thanks for the shoutout during the day 1 exercises - your mention definitely drove more people to the booth wanting to learn more about us!

What is Discourse?” came up often. A lot of people had heard the name but weren’t clear on what we actually do. And yeah, we heard from several community managers who were frustrated because they wanted to migrate but leadership was too attached to their current platform. Sound familiar? :sweat_smile:

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