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There used to be whole websites dedicated to archiving IRC channels. Last time I tried to find one, I couldn't. It's a shame, really. It used to work as a forum
by cassianoleal 2y ago
There used to be whole websites dedicated to archiving IRC channels. Last time I tried to find one, I couldn't. It's a shame, really. It used to work as a forum you could go back to and find answers.
- theshrike79 2y agoYea all major channels used to run logger bots for themselves at least. Then there were a few "unofficial" ones that just came in and lurked without telling anyone they were logging everything and publishing it on the internet. A bit of a breach of trust IMO.
- cassianoleal 2y agoThese had always been public channels. Saying it's a breach of trust that an unofficial archive exists feels a bit heavy-handed. It's like complaining about the web archive.
- theshrike79 2y agoI'm not talking about a massive channel like #c++ or something, more like a ~40-50 person channel, where someone just joins and appears to lurk. Unknown to everyone they're logging content, grabbing URLs and posting it all online. It's like archive.org logging in to a private forum with an account and scraping the content for public sharing.