User blog comment:Sannse/Your First Look at the New Wikia/@comment-436956-20100903203921/@comment-1158367-20100904190401

This was written by a staff member.

1 .- The shoutbox is certainly more convenient, because it lets you write on the same page of the wiki without installing anything.

2 .- the shoutbox gives more security, is easily tell who wrote the commentary, on IRC you can get passed by someone else.

3 .- in the shoutbox you can use wiki links, bold, italic ... on IRC is not as comfortable and some do not see these effects or the links have to be put integers.

4 .- enter the wiki just see if someone has left a notice at the IRC will never be seen if someone left a vandalism warning, unless you put a bot permanently monitor the IRC, which consumes resources and it is to give the pc open, connected, etc.

5 .- You can delete messages that are considered spam, however, in the IRC can not delete messages that are spam.