On 27/02/2008, WJhonson(a)aol.com <WJhonson(a)aol.com> wrote:
IRC was this very early (and evil) way for people to communicate "Internet
Relay Chat".
It still lives (and should die) and admins have their own channel to
talk to
each other.
It's not considered an "official" part of Wikipedia but might as well be.
I would much prefer all-admin-talk talk place on-Wiki where we can all see
what is and was said.
To me that transparency is very important for the project. I am very
pro-transparency.
Will Johnson
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Transparency is a great thing, but not everything should be (or needs to
be). The reason the admin channel was set up was to have a private channel
for trusted users when dealing with sensitive issues such as BLPs and OTRS
tickets. I agree also that IRC is a pretty backward forum, but it's
bearable. Frankly though, people who complain loudly about how awful IRC is
don't get any sympathy from me, ever.
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Alex (Majorly)
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