On: How Perl 6 just sells itself (excerpt from IRC)

[axod]

>> "This actually shows a useful IRC channel for once."

You'd be surprised. The log isn't uncommon, especially on freenode, where you often end up being able to chat to really knowledgeable people who have built very cool stuff.

[eru → axod]

Or take #nethack. While it's "only" about the game, the channel stays focussed, nice and knowledgeable.