Like a dandelion up through the pavement, I persist

Discord is very much that double-edged sword, in that it provides a lot of the good told for a fandom space and for moderating a fandom space, but it is also equally as ephemeral as many of the fan sites and presences in the early Web that were not, for the most part, archived or preserved. It's a difficult thing to square, respecting someone's desire to no longer be associated with their work with the reality that the work has most likely been important to more than the creator while it's been out in the world.