[GLLUG] IRC channel

[David Lee Lambert]

I would agree with those sentiments.  One can catch up to e-mail a few days
later;  IRC feels ephemeral (even if some people are keeping logs and
archive them).  If anyone does get into a back-and-forth discussion,  that
can be taken off-list to a phone-call or chat (on any network that
gaim/kopete/etc. support).  Or,  someone could propose a meeting at a
certain time over IRC, on an established service like freenode.

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On 17 September 2010 23:01, Clay Dowling <clay at lazarusid.com> wrote:

>  On 09/17/2010 10:39 PM, Phil Smith wrote:
>
>   I am not sure what the gllug.org website is served from, but I don't
> think an IRC server would take up all that much in resources if it was just
> running a #gllug channel and not linked in with a large network of other irc
> servers.
>
> gllug.org is hosted from a shared hosting server.  An irc server is not
> appropriate there.
>
> Honestly, if somebody wants to try starting an irc channel, they're welcome
> to do that, but past experience has shown that we lack critical mass to make
> an irc channel a useful tool for anybody.
>
> If you have trouble using an email program, I suggest taking the time to
> learn.  Something approximating proper grammar and punctuation go a long way
> to making this medium easier to use.  We aren't hard cases about it, but in
> email it's eqivalent to mumbling when speaking in person.
>
> Clay
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