[Selphos]

Azure in the old topic said:

I'm sure there's not much room for introduction here to most of you; in any case, the IRC client is a chatting system for a group of people, just like an msn group conversation, in rough comparison.

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Where do I fetch this IRC client?

The spectrum of IRC clients in the internets branches off to quite a few programs.
Arguably, the recommended ones would be mIRC and/or X-Chat2.

How can I connect to the VO's channel?

Set up your settings nice and dandy (nickname) and set the server to irc.rizon.net, then, type out "/join #mikuchan".

Assuming you have the client installed, you can just hop on this link:
irc://irc.rizon.net/mikuchan
And let the client fiddle with the settings for you.

Two other chat clients I recommend besides the two mentioned are ChatZilla, a Firefox addon, and Trillian, which also ties in to MSN, Yahoo, AIM, email, and so forth. Which one you should use is completely up to personal preference, though some clients have some extras and may be easier to use than others. I dunno.

If you use a real client (read: anything that isn't mibbit), it should ask for your desired nickname, server, and usually channel right away. If not, those can be set with the /nick, /server, and /join commands, respectively. Note that you can join as many servers and channels as you please.

Another important tutorial:

Selphos in the old topic said:

Another thing. It is highly recommended that you register your nick (username) so a) other people can't use it and b) if any of us with power in the room decide to give you operator/halfoperator/voice status you'll be able to keep it.

The syntax for registering is thus*:

/msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <e-mail address>

<password> and <e-mail address> are replaced by... your intended password and your e-mail, obviously. Now that you are registered, whenever you switch to your nick, you'll need to identify yourself if you haven't already done so that session. The syntax for identifying is thus:

/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <nick> <password>
Alternatively, you could use SIDENTIFY instead of IDENTIFY (see below) to change your nick and identify yourself at the same time.
Once identified, any status you may possess in any chatroom will be applied to you automatically.

Any time a command uses the syntax "/msg NickServ" or "/msg ChanServ" it can be shortened to "/ns" or "/cs" respectively for the same effect.
IDENTIFY and SIDENTIFY can be shortened to ID and SID respectively for the same affect.

Oh, also, none of this stuff is case-sensitive. So register or nickserv or whatever will work too.

I could keep going on and on about various details, but really it'd be easier to just link SurrealChat's wiki. As such, here it is, if you need more information: http://www.surrealchat.net/wiki/Help


Oh, and one last thing. IRC doesn't support individual fonts, custom emotes, etc.


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Enjoy your stay.

Mibbit link: http://mibbit.com/#m...n@irc.rizon.net

[Selphos]

I should probably mention that my chat client is screwed up, so I can't connect. This could be a problem, as Marine is the only one who holds an operator status - and only halfop, at that.

It still works, though, right? :V

[Clove]

Yes, but nobody is ever on ever.

Wait no Rihoko appears to be on now as well as people I DO NOT KNOW.

[leslie]

I go on at times, but like Marii, people I know--save Rihoko-- are rarely on :x

[Bridget]

http://chat.mibbit.com/


Has anyone tried using that? I can connect to the channel just fine there...

[Selphos]

Mibbit used to be the official site link, but the link itself was removed when VO went to the new board. X-Chat was the client I used, but it weirded up when I added a new server to the autojoin. I've just been too lazy to fix it.

[Selphos]

I HAVE GOTTEN UNLAZY AND I NOW LIVE ONCE AGAIN

I should set some ops for the regulars, probably.

[rihoko]

wai wai~ i dunno what i did, but thanks for the voice! now i'm gonna /timer spam the channel with nonsense!! j/k
luckily the channel wasn't +m

the only irc client i'd go for is mIRC plain vanilla or well tested scripts like polaris... or maybe i'm just old fashioned..
android irc consumes a disproportionate amount of battery power for some reason.. uguu..

[Azure_flux]

Selphos, on 19 June 2010 - 09:25 PM, said:

Mibbit used to be the official site link, but the link itself was removed when VO went to the new board. X-Chat was the client I used, but it weirded up when I added a new server to the autojoin. I've just been too lazy to fix it.

wait how did I manage to overlook that
I can make a header link anytime if you think it'd do more good than harm. Because I mean, you never know what kind of audience is drawn in. But regardless, I suppose you as the guy in charge can just use and abuse your powers to your delight and handle the bans and whatnots if such is a case at some given point in chat land otaku.

So yeah, regarding the header link, on your call chief.

[Selphos]

rihoko, on 22 June 2010 - 10:09 AM, said:

wai wai~ i dunno what i did, but thanks for the voice! now i'm gonna /timer spam the channel with nonsense!! j/k
luckily the channel wasn't +m

the only irc client i'd go for is mIRC plain vanilla or well tested scripts like polaris... or maybe i'm just old fashioned..
android irc consumes a disproportionate amount of battery power for some reason.. uguu..

hur hur

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I have a policy to automatically give voice to anyone who I know has registered their nick. If you do so, tell me so I can add you to the vop list. Note that voice is essentially pointless besides placing a + to the left of your name (or a colored light on some clients), I just use it to keep track of things.

(but I already told you this in the channel)

That'd be a nice add, Azure. Just more people to hang around would help.

[Azure_flux]

There you have it.

[Nova]

I suppose I've been lazy enough, I'll come back at some point as well.

[Miku Miku Beat]

Just throwing this out there, but when are peak hours generally? Every time I go on these I always get pwned for being -5 GMT

[P.P.A.]

It usually peaks when people are reminded of its existence. orz

[Selphos]

Okay, a couple notes for you guys after Mel came to yell at me about the Yaoiboy777 incident.

And please fucking read this, I've had enough people come to me already asking how to get voice.

* If I - or anyone else with the power to - kick you from the channel, you're free to rejoin as soon as you like. We would have to ban you for you to be permanently unable to access IRC - unless someone takes off the ban.

* I'm prone to first impressions and weeaboo-looking usernames bug me greatly. If you can, keep down on the numbers and stereotypical weeaboo-associated words. LIKE YAOI.