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Twitlive chatroom mods succeed in getting public WiFi locations perma-banned

Chatroom mods have succeeded in getting public WiFi locations around the world banned from #twitlive.
Chatroom mods have succeeded in getting public WiFi locations around the world banned from #twitlive.

Moderators for #twitlive, the official TWiT IRC chatroom, have succeeded in getting hundreds of public WiFi locations around the world permanently banned. Those perceived as IRC “trolls,” otherwise known as anyone who disagrees with anything on TWiT, are tweaking the network to such an extent that airport lounges, Starbucks from coast-to-coast, university common areas, and other similar areas are now off-limits to chatters. Congrats, mods! Your zeal has led to a much-diminished presence of wit and humor in #twitlive.