What's more, IRC is a Chat protocol and we are sticking with that view
...and the reasons behind it are not 'bunk', as IRC being a chat protocol is not the sole reason, it is one of many.
i've been gone for quite a while, so i understand if you don't want another discussion (because we're not even allowed to talk about helping people with things that aren't strictly "communication"), so before you lock this thread, can you point me in the direction of the previous conversations?