+1 I actually think that #clojure is very active. Of the channels I frequent/lurk in, only #git regularly surpasses #clojure in number of messages per (my) day. Maybe that says more about my irc interests, so take that as you will.
#clojure-offtopic doesn't have much poetry to it, but I'll keep out of naming stuffs. - Chas On Feb 17, 2009, at 8:23 AM, Rayne wrote: > > A week or 2 ago, Lau_Of_DK asked me very nicely to stop talking so > off- > topic in #Clojure. I mentioned that we should have an Off-topic > channel for people who would just like to talk, because just about > every other language's channel on freenode has an off topic channel > (#haskell-blah for instance). He said it has been discussed and > because of the low volume of #clojure (which isn't so low if you think > about it), it would not be a good idea. I just went along with that. > But today I thought about it, and I haven't seen it discussed and if > it has been discussed here before I'm sorry, but I'd like other > peoples input on this. I feel that making an off topic channel for > Clojurists would not effect the volume of #Clojure in any way. In fact > I feel that it would remove any current, or future extensive off topic > chatter in #Clojure and help to keep things on tract. If people want > to talk off topic they can come to the off topic channel, and if they > don't want to talk about #Clojure, they probably wouldn't be there in > the first place. How would it effect #Clojure's volume? I personally > think having an off topic channel is a great idea, but it's not my > language and #Clojure isn't my channel. > > I have made a channel on freenode called #Clojure-Offtopic for now it > is explicitly marked as unofficial and waiting for Rich Hickey's > approval. If for some reason, you guys /really/ don't want an off > topic channel, I have respect enough to remove the channel for you > guys. I will not announce this channel in #Clojure until I have the > communities approval. It seems I've attracted durka to the channel > somehow though :p. > > I'm sorry if this topic isn't right for this group, but I'm not sure > where else I should discuss it. > > > -Rayne > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
