The process of reading IRC scrollback, when you weren't involved in the conversation, is not particularly enjoyable. It is interesting how true that is. If yo

The process of reading IRC scrollback, when you weren't involved in the conversation, is not particularly enjoyable. It is interesting how true that is. If you're there in real-time, the timing of the various messages and interactivity provides a lot of context to what is being said. You're also not reading everything all at once in a blast of data, instead you have time to read and consider each one appropriately.