[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia and IRC

[Matthew Brown]

On 10/23/07, Phoenix wiki <phoenix.wiki at 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