Re: IRC channel update

Tony Morris <tmorris@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi everyone,
> I am just writing to provide an update on my progress with the Scala IRC
> channels. Unfortunately, both the #scala and ##scala channels are owned
> by a user who seldom visits the network, so discussions there are not
> progressing at all. Nickname expiries generally take 60 days of non-use
> (it's a manual expiry done by admins upon request) and the owner was
> last on the network 33 days ago. Therefore, this avenue is on hold for
> at least another 27 days or until I can contact this person somehow (if
> you're on the list, email me!).
> 
> I have also filled out a group registration form representing the Scala
> community (with Martin's permission) in an attempt to gain
> acknowledgment by freenode of our (Scala community) interest in using
> freenode for IRC. Unfortunately, the processing of these forms takes a
> long time - probably longer than another 27 days.
> 
> Therefore, our best avenue, as I see it, is to wait it out for at most
> another 27 days and in the meantime, use the ##scala channel on
> freenode, since you will notice that the #scala channel is unusable.
> 
> irc://freenode.net/##scala
> 
> I will post another update if anything changes with regard to this.

Thanks for digging into this Tony!!

Would it be possible to change the title of #scala to point to
##scala, so that people can find the live channel?

If not, I wonder how hard it would be to write a bot that tells
everyone joining #scala to move over to the good channel ?

-Lex