brandly
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4 years ago each message in a convo carries a from value. either the data model would need to change to separate identity from nicknames, messages would have to be mapped over whenever a nickname changes to update the from, or we leave that first Makani as-is since that was the nickname at the time of the message. i'm fine with leaving it.
updating the list of people is a good idea tho. the list is updated for some actions:
but not for RECEIVE_NICK:
If I join freenode with one nickname, then change it, the old nickname stays present in the chat area and when showing my name after sending messages.
For example, here I change my nick from "mitch" to "Makani":
Notice the inconsistencies.