onpon4 {l Wrote}:Discord is also a proprietary program that people are becoming way too dependent on. IRC does the job just fine without any proprietary dependencies (#supertuxkart on irc.freenode.net), so what do you need Discord for?
The hoops you have to jump through to be able to read messages that were posted while you were offline are ridiculous.
onpon4 {l Wrote}:1. Go to http://webchat.freenode.net/
2. Pick a nickname, any nickname
3. Type "#supertuxkart" in the "channels" boxThe hoops you have to jump through to be able to read messages that were posted while you were offline are ridiculous.
What? No, that's by design. IRC is a method of instant chat, for the here and now. You're not supposed to keep and read archives of every conversation that's ever happened. It's like talking in a room, if you're not in the IRC channel, you're not supposed to see it.
Long-term communication is what mailing lists and forums are for. Or if you want to keep it in short snippets, micro-blogging services like GNU Social.
MTres19 {l Wrote}:For #supertuxkart, logs are at http://irc.wxm.be/logs/.
MTres19 {l Wrote}:For #supertuxkart, logs are at http://irc.wxm.be/logs/.
Nice. Unfortunately horrible compared to having the ability to see history in the exact same UI and being able to search from that same UI though.
Sounds like you did not try Discord or not long enough to see the benefits (search, somewhat useful UI) or have a really spartan set of needs.
j1646935@nwytg.com {l Wrote}:onpon4 {l Wrote}:1. Go to http://webchat.freenode.net/
2. Pick a nickname, any nickname
3. Type "#supertuxkart" in the "channels" boxThe hoops you have to jump through to be able to read messages that were posted while you were offline are ridiculous.
What? No, that's by design. IRC is a method of instant chat, for the here and now. You're not supposed to keep and read archives of every conversation that's ever happened. It's like talking in a room, if you're not in the IRC channel, you're not supposed to see it.
Long-term communication is what mailing lists and forums are for. Or if you want to keep it in short snippets, micro-blogging services like GNU Social.
Sounds like you did not try Discord or not long enough to see the benefits (search, somewhat useful UI) or have a really spartan set of needs.
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