Module 2: IRC
Thursday, March 15, 2007
I was curious as to what type of communications IRC offered, after being quite comfortable with instant messaging I was ready to try a new type of synchronous communication.
I read about IRC in detail in Chapter 13 of The Complete Reference: Internet, (Levine Young, 2002) and felt that this type of chat is not something I would feel comfortable doing. Levine Young (2002, p. 313) gives the first of many warnings on inappropriate messages that other people can send to you, especially if you choose a feminine type nickname.
Still not totally put off trying out IRC I downloaded mIRC and browsed through a list of channels - however no one channel appealed to me and I decided to call it off.
I guess IRC differs from other forms of instant messaging because of the privacy issues - everything seems to be very unpredictable (although there are private channels on IRC) the majority of new users on IRC will start chatting with a bunch of strangers - something that doesn't sit comfortably with me.
- Mary
References
I read about IRC in detail in Chapter 13 of The Complete Reference: Internet, (Levine Young, 2002) and felt that this type of chat is not something I would feel comfortable doing. Levine Young (2002, p. 313) gives the first of many warnings on inappropriate messages that other people can send to you, especially if you choose a feminine type nickname.
Still not totally put off trying out IRC I downloaded mIRC and browsed through a list of channels - however no one channel appealed to me and I decided to call it off.
I guess IRC differs from other forms of instant messaging because of the privacy issues - everything seems to be very unpredictable (although there are private channels on IRC) the majority of new users on IRC will start chatting with a bunch of strangers - something that doesn't sit comfortably with me.
- Mary
References
Levine Young, M. (2002). Internet: The Complete Reference, Second Edition. California: McGraw-Hill/Osborne.
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