You still use IRC?
Question: Do you still use IRC?
Choices:
Always! - votes: 781 (5.4%)
Only sometimes - votes: 1166 (8.1%)
Only to download stuff - votes: 2388 (16.6%)
Used to, but not anymore. It's dying - votes: 2194 (15.3%)
Have never used IRC before - votes: 3438 (23.9%)
What is IRC? - votes: 4397 (30.6%)
There were 14364 total votes.
The poll ended: December 24th 2011
Last edited by lambchopsil at 12:55 am, Dec 24 2011
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3:32 am, Dec 17 2011
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3:38 am, Dec 17 2011
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Never learned how...
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3:59 am, Dec 17 2011
Posts: 310
All the time.
Pity it's taken a hit, because I still prefer it over forums and other ways of communicating. Nice and minimal + lots of downloads.
Pity it's taken a hit, because I still prefer it over forums and other ways of communicating. Nice and minimal + lots of downloads.
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Member4:12 am, Dec 17 2011
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I only use irc to download stuff... It's so much better than ddl, although I still prefer torrenting.
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4:56 am, Dec 17 2011
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4:56 am, Dec 17 2011
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only to download stuff
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5:19 am, Dec 17 2011
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Yeah, only to download stuff, although that's quite rare. Only if the group only releases their scanlations via IRC, or they release first on IRC and then host it on their site after a waiting period. IRC isn't so hard to use but I find it tedious opening up the client, connecting to server, connecting to channel, then looking up bot names and pack numbers... if there's a choice, I'd rather DDL.
I suppose it's dying as a chat client, but for file sharing, particularly in scanlation, it remains fairly convenient and discreet. I don't know anyone who's ever used it for chatting, there are so many alternatives which are more accessible to the average internet user. It's not the most user-friendly interface. I remember I deliberately avoided it for several years because I thought it was too complicated for me to learn to use.
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I suppose it's dying as a chat client, but for file sharing, particularly in scanlation, it remains fairly convenient and discreet. I don't know anyone who's ever used it for chatting, there are so many alternatives which are more accessible to the average internet user. It's not the most user-friendly interface. I remember I deliberately avoided it for several years because I thought it was too complicated for me to learn to use.
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Member5:45 am, Dec 17 2011
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Yeah, I use it more for chatting than downloading.
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5:53 am, Dec 17 2011
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Quote from mogiks
It's not the most user-friendly interface. I remember I deliberately avoided it for several years because I thought it was too complicated for me to learn to use.
same, i only learned how to use it because you could not get some releases otherwise
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hmm~
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6:13 am, Dec 17 2011
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downloading stuff from THORA irc at the moment ...
nope, it's not going to die anytime soon
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nope, it's not going to die anytime soon
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6:39 am, Dec 17 2011
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6:39 am, Dec 17 2011
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I use it since some streaming sites use it for the chats. It is still one of the most popular chat platforms when you want large channels.
Oh and I occasionally use irc bots to download stuff. I probably use it ~3 times a month instead of always having it running as I used to.
Oh and I occasionally use irc bots to download stuff. I probably use it ~3 times a month instead of always having it running as I used to.
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6:48 am, Dec 17 2011
Posts: 566
can someone explain what irc is?
Site Admin6:58 am, Dec 17 2011
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Haven't been using IRC for a while now since I haven't been into manga lately to DL from #lurk
You know, using google yourself to search for these things would be easier and go a lot faster than waiting for someone to answer in a forum thread.
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can someone explain what irc is?
You know, using google yourself to search for these things would be easier and go a lot faster than waiting for someone to answer in a forum thread.
Member8:47 am, Dec 17 2011
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Used to be always, now only sometimes so I can stop by and say hi to friends.
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9:18 am, Dec 17 2011
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Rarely. Unfortunately, I'm just another leecher so I only use it for downloads...
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Member9:48 am, Dec 17 2011
Posts: 3457
Hardly ever on, and if I do go on, it's just to the scanlation team's IRC that I work with. I don't even use IRC to leech. I usually just lurk XD
