I’ve had this idea once or twice of developing an always-active IRC web client to help the newer generation of users join networks and channels that they’d most

I’ve had this idea once or twice of developing an always-active IRC web client to help the newer generation of users join networks and channels that they’d most identify with. Mostly in an effort to get more people in these said channels and keeping discussions flowing. Given what a more accessible Internet has done in general, I’m not sure if the IRC idea would be better or worse…