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I already layer things ontop of IRC such as typing notify, recent chat on channel join etc...
IRC is a simple, solid chat protocol. It's about as ugly and broken as HTML IMHO.
You don't get users by forcing them to use some swanky new protocol/system off the bat. That's a recipe for quick failure.
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I already layer things ontop of IRC such as typing notify, recent chat on channel join etc...
IRC is a simple, solid chat protocol. It's about as ugly and broken as HTML IMHO.
You don't get users by forcing them to use some swanky new protocol/system off the bat. That's a recipe for quick failure.