How to build a good community on an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel?
<det> Khmar: #python used to be very friendly, it seems to
be suffering the same fate as #debian
<kensanata> what would that be?
<kensanata> too many people?
<kensanata> unfriendly oldbies?
<det> all of the above!An IRC channel usually has the following properties:
There are many other properties such as having voice, a known host or IP per user, various servers, nick registration, etc. These properties are not really relevant to building a good community. If you disagree, remove them from this paragraph and add a pattern below. 