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Miscellany, Inc. => Ensign First Class Blather => Topic started by: jcompton on March 31, 2004, 11:04:50 PM

Title: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: jcompton on March 31, 2004, 11:04:50 PM: Now that we're trying to get back to the business of modding, of course we need an IRC channel to waste time on.

irc.slashnet.org, channel #ppgmod

Update: We've added a trivial channel key, ppg, to the channel, due to an outbreak of bot spam on Slashnet. Hopefully the network operators will be able to get more sophisticated about shutting down the attacks, and/or the attackers will get bored. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel
Post by: neriana on April 03, 2004, 02:31:41 AM: All right, time for me to admit yet again that I'm a clueless idiot when it comes to the Internet.

What's IRC?
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel
Post by: jcompton on April 03, 2004, 02:34:44 AM: IRC's a group chat system, been around for a looooong time. There are dozens of IRC networks, where you can find channels about... just about anything.

You can get standalone IRC clients such as mIRC, clients that handle multiple chat/IM systems such as Trillian, or the Mozilla browser even comes with a better-than-nothing IRC client called Chatzilla.

Basically, once you have your IRC client, you point it at irc.gamesurge.net as the server name, and once it connects you join channel #ppgmod.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel
Post by: icelus on July 10, 2004, 09:21:23 PM: FYI, Gamesurge has been having some connection issues lately due to DDoS attacks (or something like that). If you are having problems connecting, try connecting to this address instead:

69.12.31.52
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel
Post by: jcompton on August 08, 2004, 08:53:59 PM: Note! We've moved the IRC channel to a different network. Gamesurge was having a lot of unexplained problems with repeated splits and serious, multi-minute lag on a nightly basis.

The new network is irc.slashnet.org , channel #ppgmod . (and no, it's nothing to do with "slash" fanfiction, it was originally set up for Slashdot users.)
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: SimDing0™ on August 10, 2004, 06:14:37 AM: So where do I go to talk about slash fanfiction?
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: jcompton on August 10, 2004, 09:15:09 AM: Back on Funnet.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: blackknight on October 04, 2004, 02:30:49 PM: Quote from: jcompton on August 10, 2004, 09:15:09 AM
Back on Funnet.

Switch from Slash back to gamesurge.

Slashnet sux0rs.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: jcompton on October 04, 2004, 02:53:03 PM: All IRC networks suck. It's just a question of how.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Reverendratbastard on October 11, 2004, 04:21:17 PM: Quote from: jcompton on October 04, 2004, 02:53:03 PM
All IRC networks suck. It's just a question of how.

truer words have never...
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Silk on March 11, 2005, 04:14:11 PM: <makes a note of that and decides to give it a miss as she knows absolutely nothing about modding>
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: SimDing0™ on March 11, 2005, 04:51:04 PM: Channel discussion doesn't revolve exclusively around modding, if that's putting anybody off. There are in fact a myriad of other topics which are regularly discussed, such as hardcore gangsta rap.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Ghreyfain on March 11, 2005, 05:21:52 PM: Another plus; I'm never there! Gogo iron willpowarrr!
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: SimDing0™ on March 11, 2005, 05:23:36 PM: You came in for Iron Modder or something once.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Ghreyfain on March 11, 2005, 05:29:15 PM: Well, yes, but those're special events.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Andyr on March 13, 2005, 10:06:21 AM: I think Ghrey should make a return to IRC.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: jester on March 13, 2005, 11:22:59 AM: Not being on IRC can buy you a lot of time. I do not have Cam's technology or other people's iron will to just leave the icon blinking and do other stuff in the meantime. So Ghrey was an inspiration of some sort on this issue.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Reverendratbastard on March 29, 2005, 01:52:52 PM: Quote from: jester on March 13, 2005, 11:22:59 AM
Not being on IRC can buy you a lot of time.

so can not being Sucked In by WoW.

your point? :D

plus i cannot afford to register mIRC (yet).

but seem to have 2/5 of a job.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: SimDing0™ on March 29, 2005, 02:02:42 PM: I have to wonder if there's anybody in the world who's registered mIRC. I mean, uh, everything works fine anyway.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Reverendratbastard on March 29, 2005, 02:14:45 PM: joy 8)
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: icelus on March 29, 2005, 03:41:20 PM: /me hides his registered copy of WinZip
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Silk on March 29, 2005, 09:09:52 PM: So where exactly are you now? I got confused by all the changes.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Bons on March 29, 2005, 09:29:01 PM: irc://irc.slashnet.org/ppgmod

If you're ever in doubt, check the Chat link in the main menu at www.pocketplane.net.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Silk on March 29, 2005, 09:40:57 PM: Okay, either I've got it wrong or it doesn't exist right now.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Bons on March 29, 2005, 09:52:20 PM: I just logged in from clicking the link on the main page, so is that is the current address.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Reverendratbastard on March 29, 2005, 10:24:56 PM: Quote from: Bons on March 29, 2005, 09:52:20 PM
. . . so is that is the current address.

is you is or is you ain't my chat channel? ;)
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Silk on March 30, 2005, 12:05:52 AM: A-ha, got it. I was using Opera which hates to do some things. When I switched to IE, it worked perfectly.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: jester on March 30, 2005, 01:13:25 AM: That is a comment I seldom hear this way round. :P
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Elfen Lied on March 22, 2007, 02:55:24 AM: does anyone use the IRC chatroom?

ive been there once or twice and no one was on.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Grim Squeaker on March 22, 2007, 07:08:24 AM: Yeah, there are normally some people around. It depends on your timezone I guess. In my evenings (GMT) there's usually about seven people around including Jason and Sim. During the day, less people, but still some.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Elfen Lied on March 22, 2007, 01:40:25 PM: im in New Zealand we are what 8 hours a head of most people it seems, so yeh.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Bons on March 22, 2007, 07:28:45 PM: Arundor has done a statistical study, identifying that the hours of 6:00-12:00EST see the least activity on the IRC channel. It was totally scientific and stuff, which charts and everything!
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Froberg on March 23, 2009, 10:49:45 AM: So I joined it.. Just waitin'..

I may have a suggestion for a better network if you're up to it.. :o
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: Froberg on March 24, 2009, 09:29:33 AM: Well there are certainly people on it.. rather tight-knit it would appear though.
Title: Re: Obligatory IRC channel (note new network)
Post by: jcompton on April 24, 2009, 10:56:11 AM: Update: We've added a trivial channel key, ppg, to the channel, due to an outbreak of bot spam on Slashnet. Hopefully the network operators will be able to get more sophisticated about shutting down the attacks, and/or the attackers will get bored. Apologies for the inconvenience.