On 23/10/2007, 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?
Phoenix 15
I participated on IRC regularly for some time a number of years back. I came to the conclusion that yes, it was great discussing things in real-time with other editors, but it wasn't always that sensible or useful. In the end, I found it too distracting to be logged on while doing other things, and because of my not considering worthwhile enough, thus I stopped logging on. I have similar reasons for no longer being as active an editor on Wikipedia - the concerns I have about the project aren't enough to stop me being involved, but are enough that I can't justify devoting much time to it.
The mailing list is pretty good, as it requires very little effort to skim through threads and discussions, particularly using the interface of Gmail. I really appreciate keeping track at least of what kind of things are discussed here on the mailing list now that my personal activity on Wikipedia is lower.
Zoney