On 05/07/06, Jeremy Boynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Jul 5, 2006, at 11:10 AM, haleh mahbod wrote: > IRC has been a useful tool for timely community brainstorming to > handle > issues that need quick attention. > Right. That was the basis for saying IRC should be an impromptu, consensus building mechanism - there's no need to wait for a scheduled time to have these types of discussions. However, if we're using IRC that way, what do we get from a scheduled weekly session?
Scheduled spontaneity of course! ;-) IRC should be used for short notice urgent discussions. If I can schedule a topic for discussion one week (or even a few days) in advance then I should use the mailing list and get a whole week's (or few days) worth of airing. I'm also not inclined to book an hour out of every week (at an inconvenient time) on the off-chance that something might be discussed that is interesting. -- Pete
