On 2/8/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Good reason to avoid it! The problem with chat rooms is that they are geared toward people with short attention spans who think is one-line bites. The kind of thoughtful discussion that Marc envisions does not fit in that kind of environment. In some cases I prefer to wait a day or two to think about my answer before replying.
In any case, IRC and email lists are not compatible choices. IRC doesn't suit me. Email doesn't suit others. We can't just send those that want to discuss some topic to IRC, unless something about the medium itself is particularly relevant.
But seriously, I am all for splitting this list. A single list that deals with issues as diverse as "Why did I get blocked", "Check out this cool article", "Interesting report about Wikipedia", and "Where should Wikipedia go in the next 5 years" just doesn't really gel.
I'd like a seriously moderated list where only serious discussion is tolerated. Without depriving the freshly blocked of a forum to rant in.
Steve