We in the Istio community have been working to find the right medium for users to engage with other members of the community – to ask questions, to get help from other users, and to engage with developers working on the project. We’ve tried several different avenues, but each has had some downsides. RocketChat was our most recent endeavor, but the lack of certain features (for example, threading) meant it wasn’t ideal for any longer discussions around a single issue. It also led to a di...