Re: IRC (was: Re: Meta-History of Atlantean)

Lars Mathiesen wrote:
->> From: taliesin the storyteller <taliesin@...>
>> * Lars Henrik Mathiesen said on 2001-07-10 12:56:55 +0200
>> > ObConlang: Are there any conlang-related channels around that are
>> > active? Maybe Conlang Day would be a good time to set up an IRC
>> > rendezvous...
>>
>> There used to be, #conlang on both ircnet and efnet (I'm on ircnet
>> when I'm logged in btw.) but there were so little traffic they
>> died away. Taking timezones into consideration that's not
>> surprising since irc is oh so very real time :)
>
>Yes, timezones are a problem --- even spanning 7 of them, from Denmark
>to New York for instance, can be a problem on a Wednesday.
Yes, timezones are a problem.  The other night at 11PM (US Eastern Daylight
Time = New York) my NPR station broadcast the BBC news, which gave London
time as 3 AM.    I've always thought London was at least 5 if not 6 hours
ahead of NYC; so perhaps they were tape-delaying the program?

>
>We can always try, though. Perhaps a recurring rendezvous, every four
>hours from 00 to 24 UTC on #conlang on ircnet... that should enable
>everybody to get on at a convenient time, depending on where in the
>world they are, but still concentrate people enough that there's a
>real chance of meeting.

As Irina wrote, "I Don't Chat"... but in my case because I don't have the
vaguest idea how.  Any help? (Off-list might be best!)

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