> On Dec 21, 2020, at 16:07, Alex // nytpu <alex at nytpu.com> wrote:
>
> I'm not going to say that you can't, or even that you shouldn't, it's
> pretty reasonable to quote a relevant irc convo that had good discussion
> if you're moving the discussion to the mailing list. I think the main
> reason it gets on people's nerves though is that it's generally
> considered very rude to publish irc logs, *even if the server is logged
> publicly*.
>
> Also, IRC is generally geared toward casual chat, people just shoot the
> shit on there and don't expect half the discussions to go anywhere,
> whereas on the mailing list it is generally expected that most
> discussions are worthwhile in some way. Except for a few times that
> #gemini is on-topic (and I promise you, that's rarer than you'd expect),
> there's not a whole lot that would be worthwhile to actually discuss
> wider on the mailing list.
Alright. Thanks for taking the time to explain the finer point of the cultural divide.
I will refrain from quoting "irc logs" verbatim from now on.
Apology for any distress caused.
Thanks again for taking the time.