Funny this is the worst possible IRC network to use - so many channels are overly restrictive which leads to a crappy user experience. The usual claim is to "combat spam" but most other networks (OFTC) don't implement these policies and have little to no trouble with spam.
For example, to join #django you have to be a registered user (+r), so you have to learn about NickServ and how it works before even being able to ask a question on a channel.
When there is a connection hiccup (once every couple months) and you get tossed to your backup nick then, in many channels, you can't send. What's worse, you can't re-nick while still in the channel. So you have to /part all such channels, re-nick, then /join them again. Often I just don't bother rejoining. It's extremely frictional.
Funny this is the worst possible IRC network to use - so many channels are overly restrictive which leads to a crappy user experience. The usual claim is to "combat spam" but most other networks (OFTC) don't implement these policies and have little to no trouble with spam.
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