Unverified bots should be able to use App Directory

[DenverCoder1]

Problem

App directory is currently only available to verified bots.

Why this is really bad

App directories are how most people discover new bots (eg. top.gg among others).

If Discord decides to make their own convenient directory of bots, it will likely be used instead of other sites.

This makes it nearly impossible for new bot developers to emerge.

If a bot developer creates a new public bot, they need a platform that will allow them to share their new creation otherwise it will go mostly unnoticed.

I'm not saying this because I want to use this for unverified bots (I have a verified bot), but rather on behalf of all bot developers, this is a major drawback and should be reconsidered.

Possible solution

A solution could be to display a warning on directory pages for unverified bots.

That way, new, useful bots can still be discovered, but users will be aware of the risks when adding a bot that is not yet in over 100 servers.

Here is a mockup I made showing how this warning could be displayed:

[JABirchall]

This will become a problem, if the app directory becomes the standard for server owners to find bots.

If unverified bots get no exposure then they will not grow and the developer will just abandon the bot and stop using the discord API all together.

I have 1 verified bot and a few unverified. (1 being a backup bot for my verfied incase that has any downtime).
unverified bots take a while to grow as it is.