Quassel gets much more commits than Konversation, its better maintained. 
And i think, the GUI looks more traditional, which makes it easy to switch from XChat etc. 
That’s the nice thing about Linux, freedom to choose what you like.
sudo apt-get remove konversation
sudo apt-get install quassel-client
Go well my friend,
AJ
Also there seems to be no outstanding feature that would make us switch to quassel.
So at the end its a matter of taste.
More commits does not mean that it is better maintained. Quassel gets more commits as it is a younger project and younger projects usually get more commits.
Configurable. Konversation can be make to look like XChat with 3-4 clicks.
Netrunner Kubuntu aims to get used by beginners (too)
So why choose 2 dead channels by default and such a confusing GUI Configuration ?
Why not #kubuntu instead #netrunner and #netrunner-os, where nobody is in the Room ?
Good idea, we might switch to #kubuntu.