If you won't say it I will: IRC is part of the technology priesthood and is a significant barrier for new users.
Hopefully something open-source, decentralised, and simple comes across, however until then I wouldn't knock it.
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Hopefully something open-source, decentralised, and simple comes across, however until then I wouldn't knock it.