Here's a random Forum Awards thread. 
Basically they're a once-a-year event where you can vote for your favorite and most hated users.
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I don't know how active the Discord is, but I think it would be in the forums best interest to maintain a sense of unity. As such, Google Hangouts would only be used for the purpose of hosting any Pen & Paper games we might play, with the intention that everyone returns to the forums rather than veer away. Of course, if Discord offers the same features, we could use that as an alternative platform, especially if there's already an OWF presence there, or Skype, or whatever everyone agrees upon.
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Discord is definitely more active than the forums (that doesn't mean it's very active, still), due to the shoutbox nature of it, plus someone apparently posted a link to it on oddworld subreddit, so newcomers come here. The general rule is that all OWF Discord users have to have an OWF account first, so far each new member made one with no complaint.
As for how it works, well, there are channels for text and channels for voice, you can upload pics and stuff, so I think it has at least everything that Hangouts app has.