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[Karl Fogel <karl.fogel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stuart Bishop <stuart.bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> How is that different from a channel topic?
>
> itsreadableunlikestuffingtoomuchinformationinasinglestringinaformatthatcausesyoureyestoglazeoverandignoreit.

:-)

I think Tom and I established, out of band, that a channel topic can be
re-requested at any time ("/topic" command) -- an important property --
whereas a welcome message cannot.  People more knowledgeable about IRC
please correct us if needed.