On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:40:51 -0400, Emily Gonyer wrote:
Newcomers to the project may rarely stumble onto openSUSE-chat as their first point of contact any longer, but I'm sure it still happens.
There are still millions of people out there with crappy Internet connections, for whom things like voice and video chat are still cumbersome and IRC are still fast and easy.
I would also argue that just because new users don't use it doesn't mean that it shouldn't be moderated to the same standard as any other space. I agree, though, that it's probably untrue that "nobody young uses IRC" - one person's anecdotal evidence is not sufficient to make that kind of declaration. I knew someone at Google who loved to say "the plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'" - and he was right. Creating a double standard for enforcement of the CoC doesn't do anyone any favors, and just creates confusion about what's acceptable and what isn't. I also think that saying "only old people use IRC" creates two issues: 1. It says "old people cannot adapt to new standards", and 2. It says "old people cannot be held to the same standard as everyone else" Both of which are, IMO, nonsensical positions to hold. -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits