no need for slack.
Slack is the new IRC

Plus, we can share pictures on slack and see conversations that took place before we joined.
I would really like to see Qtl holders come together as a trading community. I analyze charts for altcoins all the time and have done so successfully.
2016 will be a big year for several alts. It would be great to share rumors / charts / talk development with other Qtl fans.
edit: I'm still giving it some thought, but I plan on doing a Qtl giveaway to bring new faces to the community. Maybe 500 Qtl given to 20 new community members? Open to thoughts on this as well / wondering if anyone wants to go in on this with me.
FWIW, plus one for a slack. I find it better than irc for the reasons above.