full-disclosure - Why is IRC still around?

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Message-ID: <017e01c4ce81$a2f0ce50$0200020a@jamesnew>
From: hackerwacker at cybermesa.com (james edwards)
Subject: Why is IRC still around?

> Sorry to offend those that use IRC legitimately (LOL - find something
> else to chat with your buddies), but why the hell are we not pushing
> to sunset IRC?

It is not IRC that is the problem, it is the people on IRC that cause
problems.
Guns don't kill people all by by themselves; people kill people.

>
> What would IT be like today without IRC (or the like)? Am I narrow
> minded to say that it would be a much safer place?
>
> ...D

I would be lost w/o freenode.