StrategyWiki:Guide/IRC

StrategyWiki offers live help in the form of IRC.

Network and channel rules
''For the up-to-date master copy of the abxy network rules, please read this. The rules below may be slightly modified to better fit StrategyWiki.''
 * 1) Don't be a jerk. If you are nice to others, they'll be nice to you (usually). Flaming or intentionally going out of your way to pick on or harass other members of the site is not tolerated.
 * 2) Don't spam. Posting a bunch of links to a site (or sites), mass-posting something in the same or multiple channels, or repeating the same message over and over all constitute spam. Don't do it.
 * 3) Don't promote illegal activity. This includes, but is not limited to, ROMs, .isos, and other "warez."
 * 4) Don't link to porn. If a user wants to see it, they can easily find it. This is the internet, after all.
 * 5) Don't feed the trolls. The reason they're here is to get a reaction, so not giving them any is a good way to make them leave. Just notify a mod if you see someone trolling and they will take care of the situation.
 * 6) Don't talk in colour unless you absolutely need to. Because everyone can set up their IRC client different ways, certain colours may be practically invisible for them.
 * 7) Don't impersonate others. Pick a nickname that corresponds to your account on the wiki.
 * 8) Don't advertise other channels. Saying something like "Everyone, join #blah" is considered advertising, redirecting a user to a channel about the specific topic they wish to talk about is not.
 * 9) Avoid shorthand. It takes at most 5 seconds more to fully type out a word instead of using shorthand. Shorthand is ugly and hard to read, and makes you look like an immature 12-year-old. As such, try to avoid it whenever possible.
 * 10) Read the channel topic. The channel topic is displayed for you the moment you enter a channel, but you may view it at any time by typing "/topic." The channel topic generally explains things specific to that channel, such as what is and is not acceptable to talk about.

Connecting to the network
Joining StrategyWiki's IRC channels are fairly easy. Simply connect to the network irc://irc.abxy.org and join either #strategywiki for live support with StrategyWiki-related questions, or #abxy for gaming chat and socialization. If you do not have an IRC client, you may use the web client (will automatically join #strategywiki for you).

To connect to ABXY's IRC network via a secure connection (SSL), configure your IRC client to use port 6697.

Using the network
Once you have connected, join either #strategywiki or #abxy by typing /join #strategywiki or /join #abxy, respectively. There are many other channels that you may join as well, but those two are the main ones. As stated above, #strategywiki is for help with StrategyWiki-related things, and #abxy is for gaming chat and socialization. Once you have joined the channel, simply type something in the input box and hit your Enter or Return key to say it. Everyone currently in that channel will be able to see what you have typed.

Commands
IRC Commands are typed in just like you would type to say something in a channel, except they are prefixed by a forward slash "/". Some commonly-used commands are detailed below (parameters wrapped in &lt;&gt; are required, those in [] are optional):

For a list of every command that may be used, type /helpop usercmds, or /helpop &lt;command&gt; for help on a specific command.

Modes
Modes are added or removed using the /mode command. Below are some of the commonly used user and channel modes that you may encounter or set.

Channel Modes
The "Req." section states the mode you need to have in order to set this mode. +h requires at least halfop, +o requires at least chanop, and +q requires owner.

Remember that the command to add channel modes is /mode #channel-name <+/- modes>

For a list of every channel mode, type /helpop chmodes

User Modes
These are some modes that you may want to set on yourself. You cannot set modes on nicks other than your own.

Remember that the command to add channel modes is /mode Your-name <+/- modes>

For a list of every user mode, type /helpop umodes</tt>

Services
"Services" are a part of IRC that helps maintain nicknames and channels, among other things. Our IRC Network has 6 publicly-accessible services, which can be accessed the same way as performing a normal command, in particular /msg &lt;service name&gt; &lt;command&gt;</tt>. These six services are HelpServ, ChanServ, NickServ, BotServ, MemoServ, and HostServ. Common commands for each of them are detailed in the table below (please note that the /msg xxxxserv in the command name is assumed to preserve space):

A list of every command that may be used is found here.

#strategywiki-rc
#strategywiki-rc is a new channel for people who would like to see the updated changes on the wiki. To join this channel, type /join #strategywiki-rc</tt>.