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> I understand spam is a problem From what I've seen in numerous channels for software projects on freenode, spam is not a problem on IRC. A project choosing

> I understand spam is a problem From what I've seen in numerous channels for software projects on freenode, spam is not a problem on IRC. A project choosing to use discord/slack/etc instead of IRC is a real disappointment.

crb3 7y ago
IRC lacks backscroll. Even if you park a bot in your channel to act as recording secretary, there's no low-friction means of getting at that history without going out of band. This means that spam doesn't persist... but neither does consideration and consensus.
- catalogia 7y ago
  These are properties IRC loosely shares with traditional face-to-face discussion. I honestly don't see it as a significant problem.
- detaro 7y ago
  There are several client options that make it low-friction if you want.
detaro 7y ago
It's occasionally. Freenode has a few days a year when someone is running a big spam campaign and everyone scrambles to get up defenses against it until it dies down.
- catalogia 7y ago
  I can count on one hand the number of times I've noticed it, and I've been on freenode for the better part of two decades. Sometimes people spam, but it's such a minor problem that this cannot possibly be a rational reason for people to avoid freenode.