On 10/23/07, Phoenix wiki <phoenix.wiki(a)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