It's called a net split.

When you're on IRC, you're not on one central server - you're on one node of a network of interconnected servers.

When you see a flood of names coming or going, the most likely reason is that either their node or your node lost its link to the rest of the network. Those people are actually still "on" in their "version" of the network.

This used to be the basis for channel takeovers; during a net split, if one of the ops got booted from the channel, someone else would change their nick to that op's name, and on the net join, they would get op status. It's the reason why people put eggdrops and other bots in channels, to prevent things like that from happening.

Edit: I didn't notice the first time I read that all those joins/quits were spaced so far apart in time, I thought it was a flood. If they don't flood all at once, then chances are they're just spambots.

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Originally posted by Mako Umm no. I hardly talk in #TA, compared to you i talk less in there. I am always in #UKTA more fun there So i think we caught pimpdaddy whiskers

the only problem with your argument is that yesterday was the first time i signed on in over a month

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Originally posted by whiskers the only problem with your argument is that yesterday was the first time i signed on in over a month

That's not a problem, you were always on there constantly, before your "break"

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Originally posted by Mako That's not a problem, you were always on there constantly, before your "break"

yeah. idling.


fox was the one always womenizing.

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