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IRC Channel: A Quick Guide
By: PLOTYNSTYNE Date: December 29, 2013, 12:56 am
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You may have noticed that embedded IRC client at the bottom of
every page on the forum. Plunk in a nickname and press enter,
and you'll be automatically connected to our chatroom. Most of
us regulars congregate there to share information and
collaborate (or just talk) on a daily basis. Have some
questions about it? Ask! But to help forestall those
questions, allow me to share what tips I can on it...
PLOTYNSTYNE's IRC Tips!
1.) If at all possible, I advise against using the embedded
client on the forum. I would suggest downloading your own
client and using that. Possible candidates include Ice Chat
HTML http://www.icechat.net
and mIRC
HTML http://www.mirc.com
(Ironfire has pointed out that it will
eventually cost money) on computers, Colloquy
HTML http://colloquy.inf
o/ and AndChat
HTML http://www.andchat.net
if you're on a mobile device.
I suggest this because there are many ways you can customize a
downloaded client that just aren't available with the embedded
one. Also, any time you leave the page you have the IRC logged
in on you will be disconnected. This can be quite annoying if
you're not a regular user of tabbed browsing. A dedicated
client to the IRC will free up some tab space in your browser at
the least and give you a customized experience if you use it
properly.
If you use your own client, you can connect to our room. The
server is irc.canternet.org, and our main channel is
#BronyBoards.
2.) Some names are registered to certain users. If you try to
use a name but someone has already taken that name, it will
randomize your name (pony_x, where x seems to be a random
number). You can change your name at any time by typing in
"/nick <your chosen name>". It can be up to 32 characters long
and can only include letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens.
Any invalid nick will be rejected.
If you'd like to register your name, you can do so. Type "/msg
NickServ register <password> <email address>" to register your
current nickname. You will receive an email asking you to
activate it, and from that time the name will only be available
to you or someone you share your password with. However, you
will need to validate your nick any time you connect. Many IRC
clients can be set up to do this automatically. To validate,
type "/msg NickServ identify <password>".
3.) If you require the attention of an Admin urgently, the IRC
is usually the quickest way to get a response. A few of us have
audio alerts to get our attention. Ironfire, for example, will
be alerted at the mention of "Ironfire" or, simply, "Iron".
These alerts are for our and your benefit, please don't abuse
them.
[size=12pt]~Current Rooms~
As we grow, the need for more rooms might occur for varying
reasons. For example, Ironfire has considered, on several
occasions, to set up RP only rooms, some with a dice bot should
the need arise. Below you'll find a list of rooms we currently
use along with a brief description of what it's for.
#BronyBoards - The basic room for standard chat. The usual
meeting place for us all. Keep this place spoiler free. There's
a place for that talk.
#Spoilers - As the name suggests, this room is for any and all
talk that could be considered spoilers. This is to ensure that
no one hears spoilers when they don't want to. Don't want to
hear spoilers? Then don't join this room. Simple as that.
#BB-Minecraft - A room with an actual topic. Minecraft talk
here, whether it's for the server or just general minecraft
stuff, head over here.
Should this list grow too long, it will likely be moved to it's
own topic for ease of navigation.
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Re: IRC Channel: A Quick Guide
By: Sepheris Date: February 22, 2015, 9:35 am
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It would seem the forum's embedded IRC client is on the fritz.
This isn't the first time, so I figured I'd try and post here
listing the required information to let your own personal
clients connect should you wish to do so.
The server we connect through is these guys over here: Canternet
HTML https://canternet.org/,
and our primary room is #BronyBoards
[s]In the mean time, I'll see if I can fix the client. The thing
hasn't been touched, so I may need to find a replacement client
for it.[/s]
There. Turns out it's not our site specifically, but Canternet's
own embed client. I couldn't connect to it on their own website.
So, in light of that, I've now gotten a second client embed to
use while theirs is down (I plan to switch back when/if it gets
fixed). Seems to be working fine, but let me know if there's any
issues. The only difference with this one is that it doesn't
automatically have a random name generated, so you'll have to
name yourself.
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