#synth-diy

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Good points, also, I've read that IRC poses security risks.  
An email list server can create an archive and members
can save emails that are of particular interest to them.  But the
timing issue is probably the best reason why this won't work
well.  After all, we are a totally international list with
members all over the world, which is quite pleasant.  And those
who pay by the hour for internet access would be less inclined
to participate as well.  Email can be downloaded and read leisurely
offline.  IRC requires one to be connected for the entire session.

My $0.02.

Magnus Danielson <cfmd at swipnet.se> wrote:
>From: "walter carpenter" <t02e at hotmail.com>
>Subject: #synth-diy
>Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 21:56:31 PDT
>
>> has anyone ever considered a synth diy chat room, possibly on irc?
>> just a thought..
>
>YUCK!
>
>I personally think it would to some degree deteriorate the list. The nice
>property of the list is that you are not really bound timewise to the list
>but is able to follow all threads anyhow. We do see rather interactive mail
>bursts also, but those not being waken, reading mail or migth even be out for
>work may follow the discussions. With IRC (and I have seen this happend)
>things goes more fluently passed by (which to some degree would be good for
>the list) but I would hate to see that good valid technical discussions happend
>in the IRC world just to be refered to in the email list. Thus that was not
>able to participate will become locked out. Also, logging of the IRC discussion
>is also not a very good option since IRC tends to lend itself to more noise
>than an email list. Some people think that Synth-DIY allready have too much
>noise.
>
>So, for thuse of us that does not have a blue-tooth operated into our mouths
>for 24 hour constant Internet access I think the IRC idea is a bad one.
>
>This is naturally only the humble opinion of yours truly.
>
>Cheers,
>Magnus
>
>

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