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IRC Chat???

Not in this lifetime.

TFL gets knocked for being too "controlled"; too "serious". But TFL's mission is not to be a "watering hole", where one can "shoot the breeze" with others of like mind. It's not a chat room. It was undertaken as a reference site.

Certainly we've all made new friends here...and this is real important. But it's a matter of priorities: Our goal is to provide information in an atmosphere where one can make friends. There's plenty of alternatives for sites where you can make friends in an atmosphere where information is available.

Minor nuance to some. All the difference in the world to others.
Rich
 
Can you imagine how many antis would pop in with their uneducated remarks?
 
We don't seem to have a problem...

With #BladeForums.com on NewNet. Just a place for the members to shoot the breeze - off the forums. Since it's not referencable, it's not really that big a deal...

No real Anti's pop in either... that's what Channel Ops are for. :D

Spark
 
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