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| For real-time chat with other Wikipedians, as well as live ], there are several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, located on the ] network (irc.freenode.net) — is the main forum. If you don't use IRC, there is a jabber chatroom at en.wiki@muc.jabber.org. | For real-time chat with other Wikipedians, as well as live ], there are several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, located on the ] network (irc.freenode.net) — is the main forum. If you don't use IRC, there is a jabber chatroom at en.wiki@muc.jabber.org. | ||
| ''']''' contains details of alternative channels, information on how to connect and a list of nicknames used on the channels. | |||
| ==Channels== | |||
| ===Discussion=== | |||
| See ] for details on obtaining a hostmask cloak | |||
| Several IRC channels are available for general discussions: | |||
| See ] for some example scripts you may find useful in the Misplaced Pages channels. | |||
| * for general discussion | |||
| * for discussion of the MediaWiki software | |||
| * to assist with the ] process | |||
| * for discussions with the ] | |||
| * (a less active channel about ]s in general) | |||
| Channels in non-English languages are available too: | |||
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| * | |||
| * (probably empty, but registered) | |||
| * | |||
| ===Recent Changes=== | |||
| Edits are reported live for four language versions of Misplaced Pages: | |||
| * | |||
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| Differences with recent changes web pages: | |||
| *IRC gives edits one by one automatically as they happen, Recent Changes shows the batch of latest changes when one asks | |||
| *the time is not listed (but timestamping may be provided by the IRC-client) | |||
| *the URL (depending on the IRC-client, a link) is provided to a webpage showing the cumulative differences produced by the edit concerned and any subsequent edits; Recent Changes provides more links | |||
| *IRC gives all edits, for Recent Changes preferences can be set to hide minor edits. Also bot edits are shown on IRC, but Recent Changes only does so with an extra request | |||
| *past edits, made before one starts up IRC, can not be shown | |||
| *bolding watched pages is not applicable on IRC (but the IRC client may have a similar feature) | |||
| *the additional features of Enhanced Recent Changes are not applicable on IRC | |||
| Confirmation that an edit has been processed is typically faster through IRC than through the browser. | |||
| ==How to connect== | |||
| Most ] and ] users can simply point their browser to '''irc://irc.freenode.net/wikipedia'''. | |||
| All you need is an ] installed on your machine (installation of a ] client on the Misplaced Pages server is being considered). For now, you may wish to try the client at . A list of clients respective to your operating system is given in the ] entry. | |||
| Once downloaded and installed perform the following steps (most IRC clients also provide graphical interfaces to common commands): | |||
| # Use the <tt>/server</tt> command to connect to the server, e.g. <tt>/server irc.freenode.net</tt> | |||
| # Choose a nickname by typing <tt>/nick <nickname></tt>, e.g. <tt>/nick JohnDoe</tt>. Nicknames can be up to 16 characters long. You can use letters and numbers (no spaces or symbols). | |||
| # Join the channel by typing <tt>/join #wikipedia</tt>. Channels are the equivalent of chat rooms on IRC. | |||
| # For help type <tt>/help</tt>. Commands on most IRC clients have to be preceded by a '/', channel names by a '#'. | |||
| # ''Optional:'' You can register your nick with the nickserv service. Type <tt>/msg nickserv register <password></tt>, e.g. <tt>/msg nickserv register foo</tt>. When logging on later on type <tt>/msg nickserv identify <password></tt> so that nickserv can identify you as the owner of a nick. For more help, type <tt>/msg nickserv help</tt>. | |||
| # Read the help and readme files of the client you installed for more information. | |||
| You can also post a message on the ]. Or you can try to contact a wikipedian directly via ]: see ]. | |||
| == Nicknames == | |||
| If your nickname on IRC is different from your username on Misplaced Pages, you can list it here: | |||
| <!-- Please alphabetize. --> | |||
| <table border="0"> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>'''Nickname'''</td> | |||
| <td>'''Misplaced Pages Username'''</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Byte</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>cliffster1</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>CryptoDerkLab</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Fennecus; FennecFoxen</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>ihwil</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Jeedo</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>millipede</td> | |||
| <td>]; ]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Mookie</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>PhilBoswell</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>skimpIzu</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Sonja</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>statcrazy</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>tbc</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Vicious]</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Weishaupt</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>wilylojik</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| <tr> | |||
| <td>Xirzon</td> | |||
| <td>]</td> | |||
| </tr> | |||
| </table> | |||
| == Hostmask Cloaks == | |||
| IRC hostmask cloaks allow a user to replace their IRC ] with a string such as ''dogmaster3000.wikipedia''. See ] for more details. | |||
| == Logs == | |||
| FreeNode does not log the chat of the channels on the network. Here are logs that wikipedia users have uploaded: | |||
| * (hardly complete about 6 or 7 megabytes)] -- Not updated? | |||
| * (anyone can easily write a short script to construct a complete log from that URL) | |||
| * Logs <s>#wikipedia,</s> #mediawiki and #de.wikipedia. Lines containing "jeronim", "jamesday" or "angela" are redacted. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * : most active users, random quotes and fun tibits, compiled by ] | |||
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Revision as of 01:11, 22 April 2004
For real-time chat with other Wikipedians, as well as live recent changes, there are several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, located on the Freenode network (irc.freenode.net) — #Misplaced Pages is the main forum. If you don't use IRC, there is a jabber chatroom at en.wiki@muc.jabber.org.
m:IRC channels contains details of alternative channels, information on how to connect and a list of nicknames used on the channels.
See IRC channel cloaks for details on obtaining a hostmask cloak
See IRC channel scripts for some example scripts you may find useful in the Misplaced Pages channels.