I heed jaytea's say. IRC chat is not as popular as before. The only people I've seen that continue using IRC or commenting on IRC related topics are those we call enthusiasts or nostalgic fans who refuse to give up on IRC and stick with it this long.
No one knows what's going to happen, say, 5 to 10 years from now. It's hard to say of the actual fate of IRC communities, as nowadays people move on to adapt their online communication, as hixxy pinpoints, to facebook, messengers, tweeter, myspace, just to name a few...
Now you've come to mIRC's forum and made a comment with your concern as to why it seems "dead" lately; that tells me you're still quite fond of mIRC, aren't you? You're one of the people that make this place possible.
