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Re: The need for chat server - a dissenting opinion
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:25:16 GMT
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Hi
( 01.01.12 03:32 +0000 ) Matthias Jetleb:
> Sorry, but I for one have to vote against the idea.
No need to be sorry for a well thought out opinion.
> "The cost", as I see it, is this: IRC discussions would not appear in
> the Lugnet newsgroups (please correct me if I'm wrong). If it did, I
> would think we would end up drowning in chatter and that would detract
> from the true usefulness of Lugnet.
I have a feeling most of what would go on would be "chatter" [which is
OK]. You are right, that any useful content that appears in a chat room
would probably not be archived. However, maybe someone in the chat room
would remember what was said there and could post a meaningful reply to
one of the email lists.
While chat and email can work side by side, they most often are
complementary rather than overlapping.
> The fleeting nature of IRC means that the only people who will benefit
> from discussions are the people where are there at the time.
Not so. As I mention above, someone *could* remember something from the
chat group and then use it to construct and answer [or a pointer] to
someone with a question on the mailing list.
I'm all for it.
I also am doing some work at my company with chat servers, and while I
don't have the hardware to host it, I could possibly help in some way
[java applet client- secondary op].
--
\js
Life isn't about the breaths we take, it's about the moments that take our
breath away.
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