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Talrias
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 Posted: Jan 08, 2005 8:43am Post subject: IRC News |
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I'd like to see IRC-related news articles appearing on SearchIRC, like IRC-Junkie's excellent site. I'd also like to see some kind of submission system for news articles, where interesting articles could be edited and accepted by chosen community members (such as SearchIRC staff).
I don't really think it serves the community that well to have a great database of IRC networks and forums on one website and another website having all the news with a seperate forum. What do people think of some news competition or even the two sites cooperating further?
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GreyMouser
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2005 9:58am Post subject: |
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Talrias
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2005 10:04am Post subject: |
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You missed the point of the post. Please re-read it.
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GreyMouser
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Well I did misread your post, however I'd have to disagree with you. This sites name is "SearchIRC" not "EverythingIRC" or "IRCnews and more".
I think this site is quite complete as is. I feel that even in the absence of SIRC's forum, it would still be a complete site that does exactly what it is named. A website doesn't have to include everything to be a good asset to a community.
I guess one could say that a good convenience store can serve it's community very well, but it's probably not a good idea to call it if your house is on fire. You would call the fire department and allow them to do their part to support the community. |
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Talrias
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2005 12:46pm Post subject: |
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I do agree with you about the focus of the site, and I agree with you that SearchIRC is good at what it does. But people are more likely to take advantage of other aspects of IRC such as news if they are all part of the same website rather than one website for each.
It's why supermarkets are more popular than individual grocers, butchers and other such specific vendors. It's much easier to get what you want when it's all provided together.
Your analogy is rather flawed as a shop isn't related to an emergency service, however IRC network statistics are related to IRC news.
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GreyMouser
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It's why supermarkets are more popular than individual grocers, butchers and other such specific vendors. It's much easier to get what you want when it's all provided together. |
I bet the butcher don't stock shelves though, neither does the baker .. that's what stockers are for.
I'm agreeing that a collective, centralized IRC site is a good idea. I'm sure it would be better to simply link to other sites. Stats link, network search link, news link, clients link than to provide every single aspect of IRC alone. That's a huge task to handle by yourself. My point is that it'll take more than 1 website to cover everything efficiantly and maintain good quality.
After all that is why malls are popular, several types of stores in one location, but you still go to the clothing store to buy clothes and a music store to buy music.
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Your analogy is rather flawed as a shop isn't related to an emergency service, however IRC network statistics are related to IRC news.
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I don't see the flaw, IRC stats are just that .. stats and news is news. I doubt that the local census department is run by your local TV news station.. They are completely seperate topics. Just like providing milk at 3am isn't related to a grass fire. However, both the store AND the fire depertment contribute to the same community to make it better and safer, each in their own way.
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ed
SearchIRC Staff
Joined: 25 May 2003
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2005 1:23pm Post subject: |
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| GreyMouser wrote: | | This sites name is "SearchIRC" not "EverythingIRC" or "IRCnews and more". |
Oh really? We are EverythingIRC, as a matter of fact. Check out the footer, then check out EverythingIRC 
I digress though, I agree with Talrias on expanding SearchIRC in that way. Google has done the same, and is now a leading news reference/search site. (Along with Image searching, Groups, and Shopping) . |
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GreyMouser
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Ed, that's just a coincidence, you could replace the term "EverythingIRC" with "everything-under-the-sun-including-the-kitchen-sink-about-IRC" and my point would still be the same.  |
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| Posted: Feb 07, 2005 4:08am Post subject: |
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Your all blind. (most of you)
SearchIRC is a IRC search website for channels networks and the like.
IRCJunkie is a news website.
Lets keep it this way. |
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Jason
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| Posted: Feb 07, 2005 7:19am Post subject: |
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We don't have any interest in taking over IRC news, as IRC-junkie does a good job and Asmo is a friend of mine :)
We do have a headline syndication section that can post news on the front page in place - it was supposed to list whats going on in IRC, such as online interviews, and anything major enough to cover, but no one submitted any info to us, so it kind of died. |
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