# Why is Homey Forum so hostile?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317>\
**Category:** Off-Topic\
**Tags:** forum\
**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317 "2024-03-29T13:43:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![CoonHouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/coonhouse/32/2764_2.png) [@CoonHouse](https://community.homey.app/u/CoonHouse)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/22 "2024-07-13T20:51:52Z")

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My experience is that most people are very helpful on this forum.

But I think it would be beter if there was a separate section for each individual app. Then question would be separated in thread’s.  
Now a thread for an app gets really, really long and makes it hard to find the answer for a specific question. Probably resulting in questions asked multiple times.

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/23 "2024-07-14T13:42:37Z")

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Split this topic on July 14, 2024, 1:42pm UTC

9 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Homey Community Structure (Categories/Topic’s)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-community-structure-categories-topics/112884/2)

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/24 "2024-07-14T05:16:50Z")

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“To discuss with fellow community members”. It doesn’t say that anything will be done with the ideas, or that it’s the official way of asking Athom for support.

[The Welcome thread](https://community.homey.app/t/welcome-to-the-forum/31) states that:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/6/56e7421dd8d4f5055c3d8e3680941afb9d883b83.png)

In any case, it’s confusing.

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/32 "2024-07-14T09:07:34Z")

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Have you read the linked announcement?

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> If you need support from Athom or find an issue related to Homey

I didn’t write this sentence, but “Support” and “Issue” certainly don’t mean “Suggestions” and “Ideas”.

Nevertheless, I agree that some things are confusing and many things can be improved. Every user is welcome to make suggestions.  
However, I would like to point out that the forum is based on Discours and that the moderators are not administrators, which means that we can’t make any major changes.

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/33 "2024-07-14T09:25:40Z")

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> [@DirkG](#):
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> I didn’t write this sentence, but “Support” and “Issue” certainly don’t mean “Suggestions” and “Ideas”.

Fair enough, I guess we won’t have to tell new users anymore that their suggestions and ideas most likely go unanswered if they require support from Athom to be implemented 🤷🏼‍♂️

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/34 "2024-07-14T10:10:46Z")

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This is what I asked in the [Ten years of Homey - AMA](https://community.homey.app/t/ten-years-of-homey-ask-me-anything/110598/71) topic and on Slack btw…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/7/d77f8c73b318eb1c583cc9227fce571a5758af74.png)

Sadly no answer received…

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/35 "2024-07-14T10:15:08Z")

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> [@DirkG](#):
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> Sadly no answer received…

They Don’t Read The Forum! 😂

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**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/36 "2024-07-14T11:00:21Z")

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😂😂😂

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/37 "2024-07-14T14:15:11Z")

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As the Topic Starter already thanked after ~ [Why is Homey Forum so hostile? - #3 by Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/t/why-is-homey-forum-so-hostile/107317/3) and I think it is the most complete answer I marked it as solution / Topic Question Solved.

Also split a part of the other discussion to here: [Homey Community Structure (Categories/Topic's)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-community-structure-categories-topics/112884)

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