Er, yes - it's certainly true you can't use something you're unaware of. Noting that I'm on lots of channels with lots of people that have never registered the

Er, yes - it's certainly true you can't use something you're unaware of. Noting that I'm on lots of channels with lots of people that have never registered their nickname - agreed that it's seen as a necessity by many though. I assume you mean the discords saw much higher levels of engagement. Just looking at numbers joined isn't the best comparison, I've seen many with huge member counts but only a handful of people interacting there (not that IRC is any different in that respect). No scoffing or eyerolling here, I'm not suggesting it's easy.