There's really nothing complex about IRC.
Only moderators have "complex tasks" and "flags" to set.
But a common user doesn't really have to mind, most of the times.
Well, not really.
In fact you can simply upload a file on dropbox, and you can share it without giving away your e-mail address.
Also IRC does not explicitly require a software installation, due to its simple text-based protocol.
i guess im just going under the assumption that most people have some form of "pretty" messaging software.
i guess what my point is, is if you make a new email you wont have to worry about giving out your personal one, and everything can be done in one convenient location.
i'm just trying to work out something that would be easy for everyone
Nothing against pretty programs, but they tend to be slow somehow someday.
But for IRC, you don't even need to have an E-mail (unless you want some more Registered-User privileges)
(Remember that some mail providers nowadays require mobile phone activation to avoid account spamming)
Avoid to think by how something looks like.
IRC is easy.
I don't really know. We have five already... and I was aiming for four. But let's see what everyone else thinks. I say you can probably join. But you would be the last one, for sure.
As for communication, I don't think anything that requires everyone to be present at the same time works... Because based on our usernames, I would say we have a pretty good scattering of the world.
EDIT:
^and thus time zones.
Is there anyway in IRC to see messages sent before you join the channel?
EDIT #2:
I mean, I'm obviously Roman (Numeri is Latin for integers/numbers)!
Well mostly everyone in the western half of the old world is Roman. Anyway I was thinking about making a phony email and just using Facebook to call y'all. Just make sure your webcams aren't connected or are displaying a sheet of paper or something.