Hi, On 5/23/22 21:15, Emily wrote:
OK. But if we're talking about/to new users and contributors, people who are just trying to get involved and/or find help and support, IRC is not likely to get you the fastest responses. Discord, Telegram and Matrix are all far more active than IRC is today.
Discord is more active but there is still a number of new users asking questions on IRC the culture between the two places is very different so it doesn't supprise me that some poeple prefer one and others the other. So maybe IRC is less active but its certainly not or close to Dead. (As someone who's a regular in both). I'm guessing the state of https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Communication_channels is mostly from historical reasons, that change was done back in 2018 back then the Discord presence was much smaller. Since it is an admin locked wiki page and I have access I have reworked the Instant Chat section to include our common platforms as far as i'm aware. There is still an extra paragraph on IRC if anyone would like to suggest similar paragraphs for other platforms or further changes feel free to let me know. Thanks Simon
On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 7:27 AM Per Jessen <per@opensuse.org> wrote:
Emily wrote:
It's interesting to note that https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Communication_channels doesn't mention Discord, Matrix, Telegram, or the Bar (which doesn't appear at all) till the very, very bottom... They all are listed as mere 'Other methods' - as afterthoughts as it were, though they have become some of the main ways that people chat today. Perhaps we should move them closer to the top. IRC, while still used, is hardly the most popular form of communication that it once was, and it is still listed as though it continues to be...
Which methods are popular and which are less popular is a matter of one's perspective, I would suggest. Many times the best method depends on who you want to talk to. You want to talk to me, I'm on mailing lists and IRC :-)
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