Welcome, joinees.
If you have any problems, and have already tried the web gateway, then download one of the many IRC clients for your computer, or ask Mike for help.
- When you've entered your details and clicked the Enter Chat button, you will enter the chat room. You can then bookmark the chat page to login automatically next time.
- /join #games will put you into the games room.
You can then switch between the two rooms with the #joinme and #games buttons at the bottom-left of the window.
- You might receive private messages. A new button will appear, next to the Status button at the bottom-left, containing the sender's name. It will be coloured red if there is an unread message, so click on it to switch to the private message window.
- /msg followed by an existing nickname and your message will send a private message to that person.
e.g. /msg JoineeFilth Are those new shoes? will send Are those new shoes? to JoineeFilth as a private message.
- /nick followed by your new nickname will change your nickname.
e.g. /nick NewJoinee will change your nickname to NewJoinee.
- /me followed by an action will describe your action to the room.
e.g. if your nickname is JoineePie, then /me sings a tune would display JoineePie sings a tune.
- !help will list some other commands.
- When you have finished, please click the Disconnect button at the top-left of the window, or enter /quit.
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