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To: ericvh@gmail.com, 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] the futility of #plan9 on irc
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 18:12:16 -0600
From: andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
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> What's the solution then?  Having a more interactive venue to
> coordinate development activities is a really nice thing, particularly
> with such a sparse group.  For individuals folks have personality
> conflicts with, /ignore is a wonderful thing.  Of course that doesn't
> help the newbies.
> 
>       -eric

people seem to have found a solution by creating smaller channels with
a particular purpose.  the v9fs developer channel is an example, do
you think it works?  others have made attempts to diffuse flamewars to
an off-topic channel too, but i have no idea how well that worked out.
nobody goes to #plan9 anymore expecting to do any serious work either,
so the problem kind of fixed itself, except, as you say, for the newbies.

#plan9 == #plan9advocacy (and if you mention browsers there you get nuked!)