[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia and IRC

[Majorly]

On 23/10/2007, Phoenix wiki <phoenix.wiki at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I've noticed that a lot of wikipedia users don't like irc. I was wondering
> why. Is it just because it's not as transparent?
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Oh my. It's lots of reasons. Have a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Friday/OOB and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Geogre/IRC_considered for starters, and
relevant links coming from them. Also have a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_channels/Personal_views_regarding_IRC

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Alex (Majorly)

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