The philosophy of IRC and of collaborative projects in general seems to mesh:
*“Catalysts try to resolve problems, not through the use of authority and special [[privilege]], but by fostering [[consensus]], gently nudging participants in the direction of more appropriate behavior and by generally reducing the level of confrontation rather than confronting users with problems…[while] Channel and network administrators may be catalysts…[a]n important characteristic of successful catalysts is the infrequency with which they wear authority or invoke special privilege.” [http://blog.freenode.net/ (February 23rd, 2007 by Donna "SportChick" Crawford)]
See http://freenode.net/catalysts.shtml
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==See Also==
* [[Instant messaging]]
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