> I hope this spreads to all of the internet.

It is. Unfortunately, its not happening with open platforms. Communities are migrating to private discord servers, and less is discussed in public/in the open.

I think we should still separate "working in the open" from "allowing or not outside contributions." Outside contributions are fine to be denied, however I think work and discussions should still more or less happen in the open for the benefit of all.

One day discord will cease to be, and there will be years of institutional knowledge and lore lost.

I much prefer the old school forum style. Forums could be locked down to be invite only to contribute, but for the most part were still world readable.