On 10/23/07, Phoenix wiki phoenix.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
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?
Transparency; no permanent record; encouraging cliqueishness; tends to encourage precipitous action and "echo chamber" style encouragement; leaves users/admins in other time zones out of the loop. Among others.
-Matt