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by EFruit 1516 days ago
Their IRC setup is profoundly disappointing. Joining their channel redirects unregistered users to a designated quarantine room that blocks all messages.

Why on earth do I need to manage YET ANOTHER account just to ask a question, get a response, and leave?

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Unfortunately, because we get enough trolls and spammers as-is, and I don't even want to imagine what happens if we lift that restriction as well. Sorry!