Re: [EXT] Moderation of the IRC channel

Hello! Over the last hours, a few people joined the #gnuassembly Freenode IRC channel, mostly people hostile to the Assembly. I “kicked” someone who insulted and threatened us, since it’s a clear code of conduct violation; they came back later, this time using softer words, but always rehashing their opposition to what we were doing, questioning the code of conduct even after being told it’s not up for discussion, and so forth. Other newcomers contribute to that. At this point, the few of us who’ve been around are outnumbered and chatting with people evidently not interested in joining the Assembly. This is unsustainable. If we want an IRC channel that remains useful to us, I think we may have to make it “invitation-only” so that only Assembly participants can join, at least the coming days/weeks.

Mark W., is this feasible? WDYT? (I think you’re the one with Ultimate Power over the channel; we should update ‘roles.md’.) It would still be good to be able to answer questions from outsiders, but currently we’re just too few on IRC to handle it, I’m afraid.