I'll admit that there's a lot of gaps in my knowledge of how RobustIRC works, I tried to make that clear in the post. I was just enumerating the obvious problem

I'll admit that there's a lot of gaps in my knowledge of how RobustIRC works, I tried to make that clear in the post. I was just enumerating the obvious problems with using strong consistency with IRC, RobustIRC being the most prominent implementation, and explaining how working around those problems ultimately leads to something only marginally better than what IRC currently is. (I apologize for the admittedly sensationalist title.)