For example, many posts were frequently flagged and hidden simply because some users disagreed with the opinions shared. This issue was raised multiple times by the community as a source of frustration, but rather than being addressed, discussions were often just locked, and we havenāt received any updates since.
The community is more than just the people who have left for the Discord and I donāt hear many people complaining at all. Iāve joined the Discord myself but have no intention of deleting my account and posts here - thereās too much valuable information that people have posted which will be absent on the Discord.
Yes - the community is the membership here and it seems a bit insulting to those members who post regularly but not as frequently to refer to the people who have gone over to Discord as āthe communityā.
This thread is making me chuckle because a change to this forum can make a bunch of people go anti (e.g., removing themselves from the forum, etc.). Itās like the worldās ending!
(Maybe as Iām not a regular poster I donāt see the big issue with the changesā¦)
I have no issue with the imposed changes to the forum.
I have no issue with people leaving in numbers to start another community.
It will however, cause dilution and there will be an unavoidable us-and-them feel at some point. Itās happened before. And maybe, just maybe, by staying put but voicing massive dissaproval to the changes, the users who left may have helped sort things out here.
Which will be a shame. Because it really shouldnāt have this feel.
Real talk: I havenāt banked with Monzo properly since 2020. I stopped using them completely around this time apart from brief dalliance in 2023 for a whole day.
But I still come here. Thatās because I quite enjoy the range of topics. I donāt regret starting the thread that mightāve accidentally started this journey - getting frustrated at the increasingly overzealous use of the content filter, but I would regret it that causes this place to close.
I think it will change, and thatās not bad thing. Monzo is first and foremost a business which has legal obligations, itās not setup by a fanboy in their mums bedroom.
My hope is that we donāt really lose the sense of community that I feel coming here. Fellow banking nerds that may, or not, bank with Monzo.
So I wonāt be deleting this account and intend to keep using it. Hopefully that can continue.