I frankly think a conversation about everything would have made the most sense, but I understand the rationale honestly. By the end of things I felt like it was kind of hard to figure out what made the most sense or how to make the server work, but ultimately I think the discord server being gone is for the best. I do think a some of the conversation on the forums weren't necessarily honest or accurate to the state of the discord server, since there wasn't a lot of overlap between users here and users there. The main overlap between the two were people that were banned complaining about it on the forums, and making things look worse than they really were.
Either way, it was a wild ride and I made some pretty great friends from the experience, so I don't regret it. I appreciate just being able to be a part of the legacy of a website and community that has meant a lot to me for years. No real hard feelings on my end, and I hope all is going well for you Spike