Dean Winchester said:
If it was On-site it would defeat the purpose of posting. An off-site IRC sounds like a cool idea.
No, heres what people are missing
People will still post...think about it
People dont go on IRC to discuss major topics, etc, i mean they might try to enhance it, but most of the traffic will always come to the forum (unless there really basic questions).
I.E. If i am selling an ebook, i wouldnt JUST go to IRC and advertise it, i would obviously post a thread, and then maybe link it in IRC, but the post would still be there.