Names really weren't my priority here. I'll be happy to link -offtopic to another channel with a different name if someone thinks of a better name somewhere down the road ^_^.
On Feb 17, 10:15 am, Chas Emerick <cemer...@snowtide.com> wrote: > +1 > > I actually think that #clojure is very active. Of the channels I > frequent/lurk in, only #git regularly surpasses #clojure in number of > messages per (my) day. Maybe that says more about my irc interests, so > take that as you will. > > #clojure-offtopic doesn't have much poetry to it, but I'll keep out of > naming stuffs. > > - Chas > > On Feb 17, 2009, at 8:23 AM, Rayne wrote: > > > > > A week or 2 ago, Lau_Of_DK asked me very nicely to stop talking so > > off- > > topic in #Clojure. I mentioned that we should have an Off-topic > > channel for people who would just like to talk, because just about > > every other language's channel on freenode has an off topic channel > > (#haskell-blah for instance). He said it has been discussed and > > because of the low volume of #clojure (which isn't so low if you think > > about it), it would not be a good idea. I just went along with that. > > But today I thought about it, and I haven't seen it discussed and if > > it has been discussed here before I'm sorry, but I'd like other > > peoples input on this. I feel that making an off topic channel for > > Clojurists would not effect the volume of #Clojure in any way. In fact > > I feel that it would remove any current, or future extensive off topic > > chatter in #Clojure and help to keep things on tract. If people want > > to talk off topic they can come to the off topic channel, and if they > > don't want to talk about #Clojure, they probably wouldn't be there in > > the first place. How would it effect #Clojure's volume? I personally > > think having an off topic channel is a great idea, but it's not my > > language and #Clojure isn't my channel. > > > I have made a channel on freenode called #Clojure-Offtopic for now it > > is explicitly marked as unofficial and waiting for Rich Hickey's > > approval. If for some reason, you guys /really/ don't want an off > > topic channel, I have respect enough to remove the channel for you > > guys. I will not announce this channel in #Clojure until I have the > > communities approval. It seems I've attracted durka to the channel > > somehow though :p. > > > I'm sorry if this topic isn't right for this group, but I'm not sure > > where else I should discuss it. > > > -Rayne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
