ATTENTION! Those who do not have an IRC Client or do not want one can use this for now: JAVA IRC

Be sure to type in you CB Username (and press enter) in the bottom right once you have connected and joined the channel!

We have created a Createblog IRC channel!

If you don't know what IRC is:

QUOTE(Wikipedia)

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication.

IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen (nickname "WiZ") in late August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser talk) on a BBS called OuluBox in Finland. Oikarinen found inspiration in Bitnet Relay Chat which operated on the Bitnet network.

IRC gained prominence when it was used to report on the Soviet coup attempt of 1991 throughout a media blackout. It was later used in a similar fashion by Kuwaitis during the Iraqi invasion.

Our channel is #createblog on the DALnet server (irc.dal.net). We're going to try to replace the AIM chat with this one. It's easier for both us and you to create a friendly chat environment. I know a lot of people aren't familiar with IRC, but we are here to help. :)

If you have never used IRC before, he's a little tutorial I wrote up for you for IRC use on Gaim:

Weehoo! I'm gonna teach you guys how to use IRC on Gaim.

First and foremost, you'll need to download Gaim. Gaim is a program, much like Trillian, that supports many different protocols of instant messaging (AIM, MSN, ICQ, IRC, Yahoo, etc.). It's an open source program, which means the source of the code the program uses is open and free for all to see and learn from. Open source programs like Gaim are ideal for use by those who wish to understand programming and for those wanting to customize their programs to fit their ideals. The program is also free, similar to pretty much any other open source program (Linux, Firefox, etc.).

Now, once you've gotten Gaim up and running, go to Tools > Accounts. Click "Add". At the top of the box, click on the drop-down menu and select "IRC". Under that is the textbox for "Screenname". This will be the name that you are presented as when you enter a new chat. It can always be changed, so you don't need to choose so carefully. Under that is the textbox for "Server". For our chat, you should use irc.dal.net. If that doesn't end up working out for you, PM either I or Kryo and we'll help you out. Now, under that is the choice for "Password". Just choose something. Yep. The "Alias" is optional, so you don't really need to worry about that.

Now, after you're done adding the new account, click "Save". Now on the main Account screen, click the little checkbox under "Online" next to your IRC account. It should sign you on without trouble. Close the Account screen.

Next, go to Buddies > Join Chat. Click on the dropdown menu and select the account you had made earlier. Put in "#createblog" as the channel and enter the password you did earlier into the "Password" textbox. Press "Join".

And there you are. :D

Have fun, and give it a try, please!

You have to change your nickname everytime you enter.
We don't.

pffffft so what?
hater.

Agh, it's not working for me and I don't know what I'm doing wrong!

What client are you using to connect?

No one's in there except "william`off." Who is that kid anyway?

If you look at his connection info, he's in several different channels; therefore, I think he is just a person or a bot who sits in a bunch of channels and idles in them. He's always there every time I go on. Often times, he's the only person there, which means you all have to go on IRC more often!

He's an actual person, he found the channel by searching for "blog". He talked for a while, parked his nick there, and hasn't said a word since. I think someone should kick him. =\

I've thought about it, but he just seems to add something to the channel.

LOL I see what you mean. He's like the drunk guy who's passed out in the corner that everyone tries to ignore at the party. He's just gotta be there.

He's "that guy". As in, "That guy that's always in the IRC channel, but never says anything."

And I feel special, I think I'm the only person other than Eddie (xnofearx) who's seen him say anything. *pokes him with a stick*

does anyone know how to set it up on trillian?

solipsist|red_team Hey you.
solipsist|red_team yeah you
solipsist|red_team you should talk
solipsist|red_team yeah
solipsist|red_team FINE DONT TALK!

William's so mean.

Go into the connection manager and add a new connection for IRC.
On the left, select DALnet and choose a server ("DALnet: US, VA, Jade" usually works for me).
On the right, pick a nickname and an alternate nick. You can set up a buffer to automatically join the channel, but most of the time that doesn't work for me, so skip that.
So now, at the bottom click "Create and Connect".

You can now join the channel, but it's best to wait until it connects so you don't hafta do it more than once, so click the IRC icon and go to "Toggle Status Window". Now you can see it while it's connecting, and once you see several lines of text go by (it's a lot, it'll fill up the window), you know you're connected. In that window, type /join #createblog .

Within a few seconds, you should be in the channel - if you see a guy named william`off in the users list, you're in the right place! :)

IRC chat is where the cool people go!

mona88 is now known as mona|aqua_team

aww man we're crazy cool.

people who go to IRC must never play rockpaperscissors with me, because I always win.


...mona and redteam would know.

Wow. You were unbeatable for a while!

It's dead silence there now.

Dude, finally.. Now aquateam+yellowteam can be lightgreenteam and lightgreenteam+regulargreenteam can gang up on redteam.

..YES.

Why?...

Because GTC > RTC

...

HE'S GONE!

Yeah, I just noticed that last night.

Oh well, we can easily find him again. His username was william.

place is pretty empty now adays