200 character channel name limit

[Joan Sarah Touzet]

Hi Rachel,

I think the answer is "tradition."  There's no specifically good reason,
and if you prefer a different limit on your network, then go for it.

EFNet presently has a 200 character limit; do a /whois Wohali to see a
channel that makes use of all 200 characters.

-Joan

Thus spake Rachel Llorenna (rachies at gmail.com):
> Why exactly did the developers feel it necessary to set the channel
> name length limit to 200 characters, when realistically, few people
> exceed 20 characters for channel names (and that's being generous)?
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Rachel Llorenna (frequency)