[address-policy-wg] Promote the use of IRC

On 2015-08-13 09:15, Garry Glendown wrote:
[...]
> IRC has its uses,

Indeed, like for "real time stuff" and information which is *not* relevant for
a longer time and/or doesn't benefit from having a trail or log or documentation.

> but for anything coming even close to be used for official use,

IMHO there isn't such a thing as "official use", or "close to", as (usually)
there's no trail or documentation.

And, while I certainly would be the last one to prevent people from flocking
together and chatting, or even professionally discussing issues, physically or
in cyber-space, I do see the danger of *not* having the relevant contributions
*again* on the mailing list, and thus by design also in the archive for later
review.

For that reason I am *against* "promoting" the use of IRC as a WG-affiliated
or endorsed tool.

Wilfried

> it's useless ... I wouldn't want to set up a server/client
> to stay constantly connected, logging 99% junk just to keep up with
> anything that MAY come up that's important ... could you imagine the
> turmoil around 2015-1 if IRC had been used for part of the official
> discussion?
> 
> -garry