Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back again

Re:Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back a... by d--b on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @08:00AM (#14701672)

The other problem with IRC is that it's not very user friendly: there are many different networks, which implement different rules. Your IP may be banned for some reason. People can steal your nickname, etc.

While this is totally fine for internet-savvy people, I can see why regular people who just want to chat turn to alternatives.

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Re:Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back a... by mercurysmessage on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @08:26AM (#14701812)

I feel that most 'regular' people don't even know about IRC.

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Re:Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back a... by ekianjo on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @09:35AM (#14702247)

Indeed. I remember even back in the mid 90s I was talking about IRC and most people around me who were already connected had no idea what that was.

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Re:Stopping the Internet of Noise – A useful internet back a... by imauld on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @01:35PM (#14704483)

My cousins, who are not tech people at all, moved to Ecuador in the 90's and apparently everyone there used mIRC over AOL. It seemed to be the default messaging platform for most people in their country at the time.

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