View Full Version : Why chat on IRC if you get MSN


imported_CrazyGirl
14th November 2004, 01:03 AM
LIke the topic, msn or irc?

Martine
14th November 2004, 01:08 AM
Too many 12 year olds on MSN. I like IRC a lot more.
But then again. I do not IRC a lot.

imported_Daniel P
14th November 2004, 01:10 AM
IRC is better for staff meeting, online conferences and whatnot. Plus, I like it more text based. All those nifty graphics and all that in MSN bug me.

Disjunto
14th November 2004, 01:13 AM
MSN is good for 1-on-1 conversations and personal junk :P mIRC is just great for ranting and talking to big groups :)

teamrocketman
14th November 2004, 02:04 AM
IRC hands down. I would rather hold all my staff meetings on IRC

CowZelda
14th November 2004, 11:46 PM
i hate msn so much @!$!%(&*@#(%*&@ !!!

imported_Shippou-Chan
16th November 2004, 12:58 PM
IRC MSN pisses me off no decent privacy modes on it

nowadays i have it blocked by my firewall unless i need to contact someone in a rush

imported_cabber
16th November 2004, 02:21 PM
Ehm,... i am stuck to MSN because i have K-line on ircnet :(

CowZelda
16th November 2004, 04:45 PM
mm don't you know some opers that can fix this up for ya?

imported_cabber
16th November 2004, 07:55 PM
mm don't you know some opers that can fix this up for ya?
Ehm,...actually not, lol. Someone i knew from chat already tried to help me with it but still no luck :| If you know someone who actually can help.... bring him/her on ! :D

Mephisteus
16th November 2004, 08:17 PM
Why'd you get k-lined? That might help us solve your problem :p

imported_Daniel C
16th November 2004, 08:20 PM
MSN is kinda boring.... not a lot of my friends are on it... most of them actually are on irc and with irc anyone can join in so its always surprising to get a new person or get a person you haven't talked to in a very long time.

imported_cabber
16th November 2004, 08:39 PM
The problem getting on irc is this :


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You (*@ip503ca219.speed.planet.nl) are banned from this server: Blacklisted Proxy found. Visit openrbl.org/lookup?i=80.60.162.25 for info.
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[19:37] Closing Link: cabber[maf@ip503ca219.speed.planet.nl] (Kill line active: Blacklisted Proxy found. Visit openrbl.org/lookup?i=80.60.162.25 for info.)
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[19:37] * Disconnected


I got that ban because of a "spambot" on this pc i am afraid, that bot is gone now but i am still k-lined, grrrr :)

Floris
16th November 2004, 08:41 PM
Too many 12 year olds on MSN. I like IRC a lot more.
But then again. I do not IRC a lot.
My thoughts exactly.
IRC is old-school, MSN Is ms rip from irc :)

Mephisteus
16th November 2004, 08:42 PM
Have you been here? http://openrbl.org/ip/80/60/136/214.htm

If you have all I can think of is contacting em :/

Hobbierz
16th November 2004, 11:33 PM
MSN is good for 1-on-1 conversations and personal junk :P mIRC is just great for ranting and talking to big groups :)

You are so right :). I agree completely .

Freedom
18th November 2004, 01:23 AM
I hate it when people come to irc just to rant.

Detren
18th November 2004, 06:37 PM
much better to rant in a thread, eh Freedom?

teamrocketman
20th December 2004, 01:26 AM
IRC is a standard instead of a network owned by the biggest software company around.

mf
20th December 2004, 12:48 PM
IRC is in a totally different category than MSN. MSN is definitely an instant messenger, while IRC is just .. chat. You can reach MSN from practically anywhere, and a lot more people are on MSN than on IRC. So it does have its advantages. BUT, IRC and its chatrooms definitely have more charm. Depending on the varied timezones of their users, they can be active 24/7, so even if you can't sleep, you can still join in on the fun. The people you meet are different and the system is a lot more convenient. And MSN has fancy stuff like smileys, custom smileys, display names, and webcam conversations, but IRC doesn't need those to be cool. So, in the end, the score is equal. I use both.

CowZelda
20th December 2004, 02:40 PM
in msn you put only your friends, in irc you meet new ones :)

Estaban
20th December 2004, 11:13 PM
I stopped using MSN. From now on I'm only findable on IRC. MSN kept kicking me offline while I was trying to have a conversation with someone. No this is not my firewall or any of my setting's fault. I know what I'm doing. On top of that is that I dislike the new version of MSN alot. It might have slick grafics and yadayada but still, come on 10.7 mb for just an instant messenger. Back in the days when MSN was cool and nobody used it, it was like .. 100kb. I dont need all the crap wich comes along with MSN. I am not in the mood for loading .swf movies in the chatwindow. Also people are being forced to buy a new machine, or have to upgrade their machine because MSN keeps getting heavyer. This is not acceptable for me, so my option would be IRC only.

teamrocketman
21st December 2004, 03:18 AM
in msn you put only your friends, in irc you meet new ones :)
Tru that, tru that