IRC: Run it or use it, but try to avoid doing both

Re:IRC: Run it or use it, but try to avoid doing both by chatfreely on Thursday May 27, 2021 @09:44AM (#27303004)

Wow, I couldn't possibly disagree more with this. I have operated a small chat community of old friends and acquaintances for five years and I hang out and chat all the time, and it has become the most valuable community in my life, and blows regular social media completely out of the water.

Has it been completely without drama? No, but it costs a non-trivial amount of time and money to operate, and my only motivation is that we can be masters of our destiny and know we aren't being spied on

So no, I'm sorry, but my personal experience says that this article is completely incorrect on all counts

Maybe Rachel shouldn't participate and operate, but we're doing fine in my community

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Re:IRC: Run it or use it, but try to avoid doing both by packetlost on Thursday May 27, 2021 @09:51AM (#27303111)

I think the author is talking more about running a public community with mostly strangers. I also run my own IRC server, but I would hardly call it an IRC network because it's just me and a few close friends. The author is clearly talking about something on a different scale and purpose than a privately owned and operated server.

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