Shaihulud can set IRC up on a Wikimedia server when nobody is against it.
Well, actually I am dead against it.
The rationale against is overwhelming; it increases the complexity of the Wikimedia serverpark. The timing is bad; in the middle of a big outage requiring restore..
Brion Vibber is against it; it puts too many eggs in the same basket. When the servers are down, the IRC goes with it.
So, reading the message threat _please_ do not set it up even when you can.
Thanks, Gerard
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