- From: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:31:03 -0600
- To: Brian Gilman <gilmanb@pantherinformatics.com>, "Ralph R. Swick" <swick@w3.org>
- Cc: public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org
>At 04:59 PM 1/18/2006 -0500, Brian Gilman wrote: > >>Hello Everyone, >> >> Here is a great IRC tutorial: >> > > http://www.ircbeginner.com/ircinfo/tutorials.html > >"great" as in "big", apparently :) > >One of the things that distinguishes communities is in how they >use the tools available to them. > >In the W3C community we don't tend to use irc abbreviations or >colored irc text. We use plain language (well, plain Web geekeze :). FWIW, IMO, FAQ and ASAP are used, and Ive seen the occasional LOL. >We have developed over time some additional conventions One of the handiest, IMO, is +1 meaning "I hereby go on record to say that support/agree with/endorse what was just said/written", and -1 to record the opposite. This is often used for strawpolls, etc.. It allows for things like +0.5 and -1.5 to express nuanced opinions and strong views without shouting. Pat >that >help to make the log of an irc channel more useful as a permanent >record of a conversation. We've tried to document the [1]important >irc conventions. > > [1] http://www.w3.org/Project/IRC/#TeamIRCConventions > >-Ralph -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- IHMC (850)434 8903 or (650)494 3973 home 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office Pensacola (850)202 4440 fax FL 32502 (850)291 0667 cell phayesAT-SIGNihmc.us http://www.ihmc.us/users/phayes
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