HRWiki:IRC channel
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IRC channels are available for general discussion regarding the Homestar Runner Wiki (#hrwiki) and the Homestar Runner Wiki Forum (#hrwiki-forum). We also have an IRC feed of the knowledge-base recent changes (#hrwiki-RC). Assistance with IRC commands can be found at Help:IRC.
| If you have an IRC client (see below for details): #hrwiki #hrwiki-forum #hrwiki-RC on freenode (irc.freenode.net) | If you don't have an IRC client or you're not sure: chat.hrwiki.org (This can open all hrwiki channels.) |
Etiquette
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- A good thing to do on the channel is starting to talk about a specific topic. Those can range from Homestar Runner and the wiki through popular culture to computers and current events.
- Be nice to your fellow chatters and wiki users.
- Log in with the NickServ either before entering the channel or in a separate tab/window. Otherwise, one minor typo and everyone knows your password.
IRC clients
An IRC client is a program you can use to connect to any IRC chat channel. Popular IRC clients include:
- ChatZilla (open source) — ChatZilla is an IRC client extension for most Mozilla-based browsers (Mozilla App Suite, Mozilla Firefox, etc).
- Colloquy (open source) — Colloquy is a popular IRC client for Mac OS X, with a great deal of features including emoticons, tabbed chatting, and custom themes.
- Conversation (freeware) — Conversation is a handy IRC client for Mac OS X. It has AppleScript support and is very user-friendly.
- Pidgin (open source) — Pidgin can connect to multiple chat networks (including AIM, ICQ, IRC, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger). It also works on many different operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac, etc) although installation in some operating systems may not be straightforward.
- IceChat (commercial) — IceChat is a Windows IRC client written in Visual Basic. It provides some features other IRC clients do not, such as emoticons and an official support channel.
- mIRC (commercial) — mIRC is one of the most popular IRC clients with a good deal of features. Note: You'll have to register mIRC after using it for 30 days.
- Trillian (commercial) — Trillian connects to multiple chat networks (including AIM, ICQ, IRC, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger). It has more features than Gaim, but only works in Windows.
- X-Chat (open source) — X-Chat is a multiplatform IRC client, completely free for Linux and Mac OS X, shareware for Windows but you can still download the source and compile it yourself. The Mac OS X port is called X-Chat Aqua.
