It's been a while since IRC has been updated protocol wise.

Since then, shouldn't we support a wider common feature set?

E.g.

* Display the last few lines of chats from latest users.

* Multi threaded replies?

* Encryption

* CommonMark or Markdown support?

* etc...?

IRC hasn't really changed since the 80s, maybe things should change a bit more?

Perhaps it could be more like google wave?
-- mofosyne, Sep 07 2014

What is google wave?
-- pocmloc, Sep 07 2014


All that stuff is available in client or channelbot software, and has been for decades (or, at least was, decades ago). Why would you change the protocol ?

• needs a channelbot, obviously
• not sure what you mean but, IIRC, that's pretty basic
• baked
• baked

no clue what google wave is.

You just discover IRC ?
-- FlyingToaster, Sep 07 2014


Maybe something like the Mexico wave?
-- not_morrison_rm, Sep 07 2014



random, halfbakery