Merge pull request #6545 from svlandeg/feature/discussions [ci skip]

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/03_request.md

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----
-name: "\U0001F381 Feature Request"
-about: Do you have an idea for an improvement, a new feature or a plugin?
-
----
-
-## Feature description
-<!-- Please describe the feature: Which area of the library is it related to? What specific solution would you like? -->
-
-## Could the feature be a [custom component](https://spacy.io/usage/processing-pipelines#custom-components) or [spaCy plugin](https://spacy.io/universe)?
-If so, we will tag it as [`project idea`](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/labels/project%20idea) so other users can take it on.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/04_other.md

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+---
+name: "\U0001F4AC Anything else?"
+about: For feature and project ideas, general usage questions or help with your code, please post on the GitHub Discussions board instead.
+---
+
+<!-- Describe your issue here. Please keep in mind that the GitHub issue tracker is mostly intended for reports related to the spaCy code base and source, and for bugs and enhancements. If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question here:
+
+- GitHub Discussions: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions
+- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy
+-->
+
+## Your Environment
+
+<!-- Include details of your environment. If you're using spaCy 1.7+, you can also type `python -m spacy info --markdown` and copy-paste the result here.-->
+
+- Operating System:
+- Python Version Used:
+- spaCy Version Used:
+- Environment Information:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/05_other.md

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----
-name: "\U0001F4AC Anything else?"
-about: For general usage questions or help with your code, please consider
-  posting on Stack Overflow instead.
-
----
-
-<!-- Describe your issue here. Please keep in mind that the GitHub issue tracker is mostly intended for reports related to the spaCy code base and source, and for bugs and feature requests. If you're looking for help with your code, consider posting a question on Stack Overflow instead: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy -->
-
-## Your Environment
-<!-- Include details of your environment. If you're using spaCy 1.7+, you can also type `python -m spacy info --markdown` and copy-paste the result here.-->
-* Operating System:
-* Python Version Used:
-* spaCy Version Used:
-* Environment Information:

README.md

@@ -59,16 +59,15 @@ much more valuable if it's shared publicly, so that more people can benefit from
 it.
 
 | Type                            | Platforms                               |
-| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
 | 🚨 **Bug Reports**              | [GitHub Issue Tracker]                  |
-| 🎁 **Feature Requests**  | [GitHub Issue Tracker]                                 |
+| 🎁 **Feature Requests & Ideas** | [GitHub Discussions]                    |
-| 👩‍💻 **Usage Questions**   | [Stack Overflow] · [Gitter Chat] · [Reddit User Group] |
+| 👩‍💻 **Usage Questions**          | [GitHub Discussions] · [Stack Overflow] |
-| 🗯 **General Discussion** | [Gitter Chat] · [Reddit User Group]                    |
+| 🗯 **General Discussion**        | [GitHub Discussions]                    |
 
 [github issue tracker]: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/issues
+[github discussions]: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions
 [stack overflow]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy
-[gitter chat]: https://gitter.im/explosion/spaCy
-[reddit user group]: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacynlp
 
 ## Features
 

website/UNIVERSE.md

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ suggest it by submitting a pull request to this repository. The Universe
 database is open-source and collected in a simple JSON file.
 
 Looking for inspiration for your own spaCy plugin or extension? Check out the
-[`project idea`](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/labels/project%20idea) label
+[`project ideas`](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions?discussions_q=category%3A%22New+Features+%26+Project+Ideas%22) 
-on the issue tracker.
+discussion forum.
 
 ## Checklist
 

website/docs/usage/spacy-101.md

@@ -915,9 +915,10 @@ via the following platforms:
   questions** and everything related to problems with your specific code. The
   Stack Overflow community is much larger than ours, so if your problem can be
   solved by others, you'll receive help much quicker.
-- [Gitter chat](https://gitter.im/explosion/spaCy): **General discussion** about
+- [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions): **General 
-  spaCy, meeting other community members and exchanging **tips, tricks and best
+  discussion**, **project ideas** and **usage questions**. Meet other community 
-  practices**.
+  members to get help with a specific code implementation, discuss ideas for new 
+  projects/plugins, support more languages, and share best practices.
 - [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/issues): **Bug
   reports** and **improvement suggestions**, i.e. everything that's likely
   spaCy's fault. This also includes problems with the models beyond statistical

website/meta/site.json

@@ -44,20 +44,23 @@
             "items": [
                 { "text": "Usage", "url": "/usage" },
                 { "text": "Models", "url": "/models" },
-                { "text": "API", "url": "/api" },
+                { "text": "API Reference", "url": "/api" },
-                { "text": "Universe", "url": "/universe" }
+                { "text": "Online Course", "url": "https://course.spacy.io" }
             ]
         },
         {
-            "label": "Support",
+            "label": "Community",
             "items": [
+                { "text": "Universe", "url": "/universe" },
+                {
+                    "text": "GitHub Discussions",
+                    "url": "https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/discussions"
+                },
                 { "text": "Issue Tracker", "url": "https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/issues" },
                 {
                     "text": "Stack Overflow",
                     "url": "http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/spacy"
-                },
+                }
-                { "text": "Reddit User Group", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/spacynlp/" },
-                { "text": "Gitter Chat", "url": "https://gitter.im/explosion/spaCy" }
             ]
         },
         {