Talk:IRC subculture

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This article has been bastardized by a submoron. I'm going to delete the crap about #philosophy, but he'll most likely return and ass it up some more in order to spam us with it.

I'm not sure where the above came from... I feel that this article does not represent the "IRC subculture" from a global perspective. The author has only applied his experiences from one or two IRC networks, which is definitely not an accurate representation of IRC as a whole. TNLTRPB 11:24, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I think this article needs an overhaul. As stated above, it doesn't represent a worldwide view (perhaps it represents the IRC subculture of that user's country) - Anon

[edit] IRC operator

Many people, especially on smaller IRC networks, sometimes try to become very friend with IRC operator, in order for themselves to become IRC operator. Because it is status.

[edit] Status

Being a channel op (+o) or voice (+v) or on some networks a halfop (+h) can be seen as a status symbol.

[edit] Can I have a crack at it?

Maybe I should try my hand at cleaning this up a bit and try to provide a broader view on the social side of IRC. As an IRCop, I do see people do some things mentioned here, but is more in the minority than what our friend states. If I'm stepping on anybody's toes here, please let me know here or on my talk page. Thanx --Brenton Scott 17:05, 29 December 2006 (UTC)