On 29/03/2016 21:20, Tom Hughes wrote:
On 29/03/16 20:52, Martijn van Exel wrote:
I find this a really worthwhile conversation to have. IRC is still great
for some but it’s hardly inclusive.
In what way is it not inclusive?
Because IRC works in real time. Contributors have to be in the same time
zone (or stay up really late/ get up really early). It's biased towards
densely populated zones ie Northern Europe or East coast if North America.
As it has no record facility it turns into the equivalent of little
groups huddling away secretively in the corner of the room to have a
whispered conversation; something that only teenage girls usually do.
Who does it exclude that is included by Slack?
If Slack keeps a record that can be contributed to by others at a later
date then that would be an advantage over IRC.
Dave F.
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