https://facilitation.aspirationtech.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Collaboration%3AIRC 2026-09-21T23:58:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.1 https://facilitation.aspirationtech.org/index.php?title=Collaboration:IRC&diff=124&oldid=prev 2016-01-11T19:26:11Z

<p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left diff-editfont-monospace" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:26, 11 January 2016</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Using Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to Create <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“Back Channels” </del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Using Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to Create <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Back Channels </ins>==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>IRC is a text-based internet communication standard that allows users to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“chat” </del>online. For complete information on the use of IRC, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>IRC is a text-based internet communication standard that allows users to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">chat </ins>online. For complete information on the use of IRC, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Some participants may want to utilize IRC to talk to other participants during the day, especially when wireless internet is available. This establishes a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“back channel” </del>where not all participants have visibility into what is being said. While it is difficult and unpopular to discourage use of such  tools, they can become a distraction, especially if something funny or noteworthy happens on such a chat channel and random participants laugh or disengage from the group. Such online tools take whoever is using them <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“out </del>of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">moment”</del>, fragmenting the group energy and reducing the participation of the tool users. It is recommended to discourage use of IRC, at least during sessions and in other group settings.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Some participants may want to utilize IRC to talk to other participants during the day, especially when wireless internet is available. This establishes a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">back channel </ins>where not all participants have visibility into what is being said. While it is difficult and unpopular to discourage use of such  tools, they can become a distraction, especially if something funny or noteworthy happens on such a chat channel and random participants laugh or disengage from the group. Such online tools take whoever is using them <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;out </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">moment&quot;</ins>, fragmenting the group energy and reducing the participation of the tool users. It is recommended to discourage use of IRC, at least during sessions and in other group settings.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In situations where IRC use can not be avoided (e.g., highly technical events), it is advisable to create a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“dedicated” </del>IRC channel (e.g., #eventname) on a well-known IRC server, such that access to conversations can be made uniformly available to all participants, and then encourage all participants to use that channel. If compelled to establish an IRC channel, two reliable free sites which enjoy <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“geek credibility” </del>are irc.freenode.net and irc.oftc.net.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In situations where IRC use can not be avoided (e.g., highly technical events), it is advisable to create a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&quot;dedicated&quot; </ins>IRC channel (e.g., #eventname) on a well-known IRC server, such that access to conversations can be made uniformly available to all participants, and then encourage all participants to use that channel. If compelled to establish an IRC channel, two reliable free sites which enjoy <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">geek credibility </ins>are irc.freenode.net and irc.oftc.net.</div></td></tr> </table>

Miriam https://facilitation.aspirationtech.org/index.php?title=Collaboration:IRC&diff=65&oldid=prev 2016-01-08T23:58:36Z

<p>1 revision imported</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Using Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to Create “Back Channels” ==<br /> <br /> IRC is a text-based internet communication standard that allows users to “chat” online. For complete information on the use of IRC, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC.<br /> <br /> Some participants may want to utilize IRC to talk to other participants during the day, especially when wireless internet is available. This establishes a “back channel” where not all participants have visibility into what is being said. While it is difficult and unpopular to discourage use of such tools, they can become a distraction, especially if something funny or noteworthy happens on such a chat channel and random participants laugh or disengage from the group. Such online tools take whoever is using them “out of the moment”, fragmenting the group energy and reducing the participation of the tool users. It is recommended to discourage use of IRC, at least during sessions and in other group settings.<br /> <br /> In situations where IRC use can not be avoided (e.g., highly technical events), it is advisable to create a “dedicated” IRC channel (e.g., #eventname) on a well-known IRC server, such that access to conversations can be made uniformly available to all participants, and then encourage all participants to use that channel. If compelled to establish an IRC channel, two reliable free sites which enjoy “geek credibility” are irc.freenode.net and irc.oftc.net.</div>

Miriam