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The first startup I worked at used IRC - well before slack etc. I hadn’t touched it since I was a teenager and think I managed to violate just about every inter
by cogogo 1y ago
The first startup I worked at used IRC - well before slack etc. I hadn’t touched it since I was a teenager and think I managed to violate just about every internal channel guideline. Took me a minute to understand what “echan” meant.
- NackerHughes 1y agoFor the rest of us, what does “echan” mean? Searching online for “irc echan” wasn’t much good. edit: some wider-range searching suggests it might be Spanish for “kicked”.
- noahjk 1y ago"Echan" = "empty channel" - IRC slang for joining a channel, seeing no recent activity, and immediately leaving. It's considered bad etiquette because IRC channels are often quiet but still active - you're supposed to stick around and just ask your question directly rather than bailing when you don't see instant chatter.