OK, from previous posts on here about the IRC channel for MARP, it's pretty obvious that EFnet is a pain in the ass and moving elsewhere would be a good idea.

Gameboy9 suggested starlink, and I agree. It seems like a pretty good network. The thing is, we need to have a channel owner, and 7 supporters. I would have to be the owner, because of the bot that announces uploads and tracks our users (bots need to be owned by the channel owner). This isn't a problem for me at all, I'm familiar with IRC garbage, and I've been helping out with the channel for quite a while now :)

So, I need 7 supporters for this move - send your nickname and email address to me at seymour@iname.com, and I'll set things up, and announce it here when things are done. And if anybody actually has any objections to this move, voice them here. Overall, I think more people will be pleased with the move.

I apologize to Gameboy9 for going ahead and posting this message without waiting for his reply to my email :) But since not everbody on #marp regularly reads this message board, spread the word! I don't want anybody's opinion to be left out.

...hoping for a better irc experience...

-- Seymour (seymour@iname.com), April 05, 2001

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I disagree. EFnet does have its periods of instability, but it's still a fine network.

Also, since I'm an op in a certain other channel, I'd need to have two mircs open to be there and #marp - which means I'd never come to #marp.

Moving to a no-name irc network won't help much on the quality of the experience, and it certainly won't encourage other people to come aboard.

-- Tech Knight (techknight@techknight.com), April 05, 2001.

I almost always have two mIRC windows open at the same time anyway... one to EFNet and the other to OpenProjects. Why not move to OpenProjects instead?

-- Matt Denham (peng@demongate.ath.cx), April 05, 2001.

Hmm... I never even thought about OpenProjects - I go there a lot myself. That could work. Maybe we should have a discussion about where to go, if anywhere.

As for not leaving EFnet, there are some people that can't manage to get on any servers, which is obviously a problem. Having 2 copies of mIRC open isn't too big of a deal. I wouldn't be leaving EFnet totally myself, being an op in another channel there as well.

-- Seymour (seymour@iname.com), April 06, 2001.

I went ahead and registered #marp on OpenProjects (irc.openprojects.net) in case that is where we end up. Things are easier to get done on this network, too.

I change my recommendation to move to this network instead of starlink :)

-- Seymour (seymour@iname.com), April 06, 2001.

Hi

I can't find that OpenProjects server. It is not listed on my mIRC program. Please help.

Bye.

-- Frankie (frankie@image.dk), April 06, 2001.

Connect to irc.openprojects.net and get a server list.

-- Seymour (seymour@iname.com), April 06, 2001.