Just get rid of the personal stuff (he banned me, he called me that) and we will be just fine with the way it was. The forum is good for long analyzing things, and IRC is.. well.. a chatroom. I personally feel much more like a part of the community by visiting IRC, and I have made some friends there.
I don't see why this has become so huge all of a sudden? Just get rid of the (few) whining, personal threads.
Just my $0.01. Ban me if you must.
EDIT: I wasn't around when it was "cool", I might add. But I have been a regular in a lot of IRC channels and this one is clearly the best yet. Maybe I just happen to like "what it has become".
