Internet Relay Chat
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Internet Relay Chat (or IRC) is one of the oldest protocols for online chatting and file sharing.
Some collaborative projects use it to facilitate communication between project members. For example, Wikipedia uses freenode (chat.us.freenode.net) as its IRC server, and Conservapedia uses AccessIRC (irc.accessirc.net)
The philosophy of IRC and of collaborative projects in general seems to mesh:
- “Catalysts try to resolve problems, not through the use of authority and special privilege, but by fostering consensus, gently nudging participants in the direction of more appropriate behavior and by generally reducing the level of confrontation rather than confronting users with problems…[while] Channel and network administrators may be catalysts…[a]n important characteristic of successful catalysts is the infrequency with which they wear authority or invoke special privilege.” (February 23rd, 2007 by Donna "SportChick" Crawford)[1]
Contents
Etiquette
- Never ask before pming a staffer - you'll run out of "allowed questions" too quickly.
- Don't enter a channel, ask a question, then give up and leave a minute later. Wait around a while, since users often idle in channels; your question will be seen and hopefully answered eventually.
- Don't flood a comment or question. Say it once, and wait a while.
Some IRC channels
- #conservapedia @irc.AccessIRC.net
- #wikipedia @irc.freenode.com
IRC Commands
Most clients still use the old slash commands of irc. Here are a few.
- To get onto a server such as freenode.net
/server irc.freenode.net
- To join the channel
/join #conservapedia
- To change your nickname
/nick newnick
- To share op with someone, as on op(erator of the channel) on FreeNode
/cs op #conservapedia nick- Or on AccessIRC
/op nick
- To deop on FreeNode
/dop #conservapedia nick- on on AccessIRC
/deop nick
- To set the topic
/topic new topic here
Software
To connect to an IRC server, you need some kind of program. Command Prompt can be used, but GUI programs are generally preferred. Here are some popular ones:
- XChat (shareware)
- mIRC (shareware)
- IceChat
- NetIRC
- Visual IRC
