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Originally Posted by dav
Wouldn't setting up an IRC channel be discrimitory in some way against those who are less technically adept? I don't think we need to take this in the direction of the more net savvy users at the expense of the users whose less technical concerns are those we are trying to court.
Ease of input and engagement for all should be a prime concern and not all forum members with something valuable to contribute to the list of questions may be able to join an IRC chat. This is why I suggested a private forum area. It is a format everyone here is comfortable with and capable of easy access.
In addition, people posting from work (like me) will more often than not have IRC chat blocked.
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Ok thats fair enough. You raise some good points especially vis-a-vis those not technically adept and the IRC blocked at work issue.
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Originally Posted by AlexanderHanff
Naaaah there is a good web based client on mibbit.com seems to work for most people at work as it is ajax based and all done over http. And you don't need to be a geek to use irc.
But I don't mind to be honest, whatever most people are comfortable with.
Alexander Hanff
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Not only that but there is chatzilla as well which is a firefox addon. Maybe we could do both? A chat channel on IRC for those able and willing to do it and also a private forum. The main reason I suggested IRC was that it does give us more control. We could more easily ensure that Phorm were not able to join and gain an advantage.