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Originally Posted by npcomplete
IRC = leeching or quick PM style msgs
forums or mailing lists = discussion
I've used IRC on and off, not expertly and just for chatting (no dcc or advance usage) since the mid 90's and still find chatting on it difficult because you must respond immediately. It also makes multitasking difficult. Well, any realtime online chat format is difficult for me. Something like twitter would drive me nuts. I like a buffered format where you can track and respond to invidual posts or a combination of posts. It's also available at my workplace but I'd rather just pick up the phone or walk to someone's office and use the whiteboard, etc for anything meaningful.
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not really true to be honest. I've responded to many chats hrs or days later. Just depends on your buffer and highlight settings. And a discussion is generally a real time thing to begin with. To discuss something means to talk about a certain subject. Why would it need to be in a forum format?