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Wait wait wait. People STILL use IRC?

 

What's next AIM and ICQ?

 

Newsgroups? :jump:Making a come back?

MySpace? 

Geocities????

 

Ok, jokes aside. Why do people still use it???  Whatsapp or Telegram channel is better, no???

 

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Or even Discord... actually theres a Discord <-> IRC connector isn't there?

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Why not shut down the IRC server and make the Neowin Discord server official?

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On 09/02/2024 at 07:53, Frank B. said:

Why not shut down the IRC server and make the Neowin Discord server official?

Great idea! We'll invite everyone from IRC to join the discord once we get IRC back up!
 

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I let Dave know about it this morning but he said he can't fix it till this evening.

Neowin doesn't have an official Discord server.

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On 09/02/2024 at 08:05, Steven P. said:

I let Dave know about it this morning but he said he can't fix it till this evening.

Appreciated!

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On 09/02/2024 at 08:05, Steven P. said:

I let Dave know about it this morning but he said he can't fix it till this evening.

Neowin doesn't have an official Discord server.

He's talking about making the unofficial one the official one lol

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On 10/02/2024 at 02:11, DentedAphid7 said:

Why?

Well, granted I might be in a tiny bubble and I'm not seeing the full picture but I don't know a single person using IRC but I know a lot of people using Discord, and I'm not some kid playing games, there's an extremely diverse series of topics catered to on there today.

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Holy post resurrection. IRC still is a thing? Talk about a flashback! Isn't it like the most outdated, insecure way to chat, when who does that anymore? Another vote for a discord.

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On 09/02/2024 at 23:18, Obi-Wan Kenobi said:

Holy post resurrection. IRC still is a thing? Talk about a flashback! Isn't it like the most outdated, insecure way to chat, when who does that anymore? Another vote for a discord.

Yes...IRC is still a thing.

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Theres an effort to modernize IRC as well @M2Ys4U was briefly involved in that.

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On 10/02/2024 at 07:41, Matthew S. said:

Theres an effort to modernize IRC as well @M2Ys4U was briefly involved in that.

Is there a project on github?

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On 10/02/2024 at 07:44, cacoe said:

Is there a project on github?

it's IRC v3 protocol.  You can read the spec and how far it's come over at https://ircv3.net/

More modern, 'discord like' clients, include https://thelounge.chat/ 

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and https://convos.chat/ - both have githubs links on their sites.

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Depending on which way you wish to go, protocol itself with existing clients or newer clients that take thing in a different direction.

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