Jabber/IRC/etc (was Re: "JABBER" on the list Can't we keep it down?)

[John Mosier]

At 02:50 PM 11/29/01 , you wrote:
>is this not JABBER?

Yes, I think it is, but discussion needs to take place in order to generate
a solution.  If everyone concerned could agree immediately on IRC
or jabber solution, the discussion could be taken there.

It looks like i stirred up something.  I am sorry if I offended anyone.

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Derek Neighbors" <derek@gnue.org>
>To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
>Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:06 PM
>Subject: Re: Jabber/IRC/etc (was Re: "JABBER" on the list Can't we keep it
>down?)
>
>
> > > Perhaps IRC/JAbber/whatever might be useful for those times when you are
> > > trying to get something to work and need more instant feedback than you
> > > could get here on the mailing list (thought I *would* request that if
> > > the problem or solution look like something useful for the general
> > > PLUGger that a summary be posted to the mailing list).
> >
> > I can tell you from experience its MUCH more useful for real time fixing.
> > However I can also relay from past experience things rarely get posted
> > back to a list. :(  Thus the pros and cons. ;)
> >
> > > Another way it might be useful would be to enhance the 'community'
> > > aspect.
> >
> > It will enhance community more than any email list will.  As the offtopic
> > discussions grow and grow, but thats how you get to know people.
> >
> > > But I also remember the days when *I* was the only plug member,
> > > and I can tell you the silence on the mailing list was deafening ;-)
> > >
> > > So I hope that any solution we come up with does not reduce the
> > > PLUG mailing list traffic to the point that we look dormant again...
> >
> > Sadly a good irc community can sometimes kill a list. :(  I suspect in a
> > case like PLUG you will have certain people that dont irc and thus the
> > list would probably not become extinct.
> >
> > Derek
> >
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