[members-discuss] Promote the use of IRC

Helli Michael,

> Ripe does have a IRC server used for meetings and discussions, but it would be good to have a social channel there for all ripe partners and people working with ripe to connect and discuss in.
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> Its on irc.ripe.net.

Yes, i know, I try to follow meetings on the IRC.

Its a single server with no services (nickname, channel registration, etc).

If we can get a good IRC network (with few servers linked to a hub 
server (the ripe one, for example) and a good services (for not to be 
supplanted) I think it can work.

> I agree though it would be good to have general IRC rooms for those of us wishing to chat instead of using a mailing list.

Mailing list should be used for what they are meant, but there are a lot 
of discussions, chit chat, etc... that can be done in IRC and then 
embodied (<-- not sure if is the correct word) on the Mailing List as 
"official".

>
> Kind regards,

Regards,