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by Eastree » Sep 14th, '07, 18:25

In case some of you may not know, we do have an IRC channel.

It's not an 'official' Teachat.com chat room, but it's kind of like this 'hidden' forum in the sense that it's not openly advertised in the main forum here.

Want to be openly 'snarky'? Just plain crazy? It's the place to go.

irc.rizon.net #teachat

You will need an IRC client, but if you don't want to download one, I have an applet set up on my site already.

http://www.the-ernest.com/irc/teachat.htm

There is also a list of basic IRC sources there, if you'd rather a quick link in stead of hoping Google provided good enough links. I will not deny that IRC has a little bit of a learning curve.
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by scruffmcgruff » Sep 14th, '07, 21:41

Go go IRC channel!
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by brandon » Nov 23rd, '07, 21:48

I joined, only EvenOdd is idling there.
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by Wesli » Nov 23rd, '07, 22:04

I'm right here.

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by brandon » Jan 24th, '08, 22:58

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by Chip » Jan 25th, '08, 01:43

No talking about oppressive mods there, hmmm, did I voluteer to admin there too. Nope this is different.

This is different that that other forum thing I think Hop was running, what ever happened with that. Is that still up, I got a new computer and lost the url.
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by brandon » Jan 25th, '08, 07:10

Haven't talked about you once, Chip. Yet!
I am a lot more used to IRC, it doesn't lag out, start breaking up messages, or break all my links. Trolls can be kicked in short order.
Only active for a few hours a day so far, just seems like a more appropriate place for off the wall stuff.
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by hop_goblin » Jan 25th, '08, 09:47

Am I just not hip to things, but I have never heard of IRC! :( :oops:
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by Wesli » Jan 25th, '08, 14:21

Internet Relay Chat is ghetto
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by Sydney » Jan 25th, '08, 16:17

IRC is the definitive kickin' of it old skool.

I used to IRC years upon years ago.
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by Sydney » Feb 2nd, '08, 14:13

The IRC channel has been seeing some use lately, and some good discussion happens over there.

Some times when the little TeaChat "Instant Messenger" is being trolled and/or the conversation gets.... interesting, the #teachat IRC channel is a nice escape while it blows over, as well.

Now, a few more of the regulars have been in the channel with greater frequency, as well.
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by ABx » Feb 2nd, '08, 14:40

I think it would also be nice to just move some of the off-topic chat over there, and keep TeaChat more about tea. Besides, there's a lot more that you can do in IRC, like kick out annoying anons that may come along :) (IRC just has a lot more features in general.)
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by scruffmcgruff » Feb 2nd, '08, 14:47

Agreed- IRC is, in almost every way, better– plus, you can curse freely!

The only downside I see is the lack of avatars, but I think the other features more than make up for that.
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by Mary R » Feb 2nd, '08, 14:47

I've got to fess up...I'm never in the IRC room. My laptop monitor screen is just too small to have that open and get any other work done. At least w/ TeaChat, I can arrange my windows so that just the little sidebar shows.
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by Sydney » Feb 2nd, '08, 14:49

Yeah, some of the off-topic but not "oh god please shut up" conversation might benefit TeaChat by migrating to #teachat.

In IRC, you can kick users who are just being punks, start up a temporary room to divide up conversation when someone's attempt to learn the mysteries of Oolong #5007 are being lost in beerchat, etc.

I'm not trying to slam on the TeaChat live chat option, btw. There are just times when it seems a bit overwhelmed.

For instance, while I was just typing this, I noted the following in the IM window:

# Anonymous - 1:43from TeaChat No tengo ni puta idea de que estas hablando, chicos!
# Anonymous - 1:43from TeaChat Et moi a elle
# Anonymous - 1:42from TeaChat Le petit chevre, Paprika, m'aime a moi!

None of that was useful, and some was vulgar.
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