IRC Defenses (Score 1)

While the anime scene is still considered by most licensers as "illegal", and it often pulls together many people that aren't necessarily more or less intelligent than the warez scene frequenters, it does attempt a noble and resume-brightening service by getting fans a product they couldn't possibly buy with money: translated anime shows direct from Japan.

And did anyone else mention IRC and Counter-Strike ties? I know I played CAL-O (read: the sucky ladder) and IRC was a big part of connecting with opposing teams, or just for setting up scrimmages.