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04-30-2009, 08:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | The official IRC thread - Useful instructions included
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In an attempt to settle down the confusion surrounding a new Talkbass chat, I'll try to make it nice and easy for everyone here to join the IRC channel created by iScott.
Pidgin users, here's the whole setup process, use it with irc.freenode.net, on channel #talkbass Quick little introWhat is IRC? It stands for Internet Relay Chat. It is the ancestor of instant messaging networks, such as ICQ, MSN, AIM, and more recently Google Talk. IRC is a server-centric process, where networks, the name for a big server, run channels, chatrooms.
So iScott set up a channel named #talkbass, on the Freenode network. We want to connect to it. Getting a clientI'll do the walkthrough with a Firefox plugin named Chatzilla, because FF is pretty common and Chatzilla is a very simple IRC client.
You can get chatzilla by typing "chatzilla" in your FF address bar, or going here. Download it, restart firefox. Getting to the talkbass channelSo you are on Firefox, and launch Chatzilla by the Tools menu, or the icon if it appeared in your toolbar. Its window opens, and greets you with a ton of text. What is important, is that the last line lists you the available networks. We're looking for Freenode, so click on that.
A new tab opens. This time, the Freenode server greets you with everything an expert needs to know. Assuming that you're following my instructions, you don't need to know much about this. One thing you should be aware of, is that your nickname is network-wide. Before joining #talkbass, you should change it. Choosing a nameIn the menu, go to IRC -> status -> change nickname. Enter what you want. The server will get back to you about whether the nickname was already taken or not. It might tell you that it's already reserved by someone. I'll get to this a little later but for now, you have to choose something else. Joining, and saving the previous steps for next time Once you have your nickname, it's time to join the talking! To do so, you have to ask it to the server using a command. The command in this case is /join, so let's type that.
This opens a third tab, which is the actual TB chat! Enjoy.
You might want to skip the previous steps next time you start Chatzilla. While on the Talkbass channel, go back to the IRC menu and check "Open this channel at startup". It will now fire up the TB chat every time you start Chatzilla. Additional info: registering your nicknameSo you realize that no one is named "John" yet, and you want to keep it for yourself. There's a way to do it. The Freenode server has a bot user named NickServ which administrates nicknames, and allows you to register your username by giving it a password. Here's how it works.
While you're connected to Freenode, type the following command. It's okay if you see your password, everything here happens in plain text:
Code: /msg NickServ register [yourpassword] Basically, you're sending a private message (/msg) to Nickserv that you want to register your current nickname with the said password.
The NickServ user will get back at you saying that you have registered and will repeat your password to make sure. It will also send an email with a confirmation code, from which you'll have to copy-paste a command to verify your identity. Voilà, you are registered.
However, you'll disconnect when you close Chatzilla. The next time you fire up Chatzilla, Freenode will ask you to log back in to gain your rights, so here's the other command you have to know. It's also written in the server's message, so you don't have to come back to this thread every time. You lucky you.
Code: /msg NickServ identify [password]
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Originally Posted by tom once dead  Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. |
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04-30-2009, 08:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh | | | Good work mr LA. |
04-30-2009, 08:14 PM
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04-30-2009, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Jordasch Um.. huh? | I'm really sorry if you came to look at the pictures 
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-01-2009, 10:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | Bump for many good reasons words cannot explain.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-01-2009, 10:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA | | | My name is SundanceChile, and I endorse L-A's walkthrough.
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05-01-2009, 10:39 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Why am I directed to a French version of Chatzilla? Is this going to make me chat with a nasally arrogance?  |
05-01-2009, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh | | | Hi, I'm Paul Santucci, and this is my first time. |
05-01-2009, 10:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar Why am I directed to a French version of Chatzilla? Is this going to make me chat with a nasally arrogance? | Oh, I'll fix that. Either this, or you realize I started by saying that you can type "chatzilla" in the FF address bar.
It downloaded in english, for me BTW.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-01-2009, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | Great write up, duder. |
05-01-2009, 02:39 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by L-A Oh, I'll fix that. Either this, or you realize I started by saying that you can type "chatzilla" in the FF address bar.
It downloaded in english, for me BTW. | Listen. I'm a lazy mofo. Why would I type something when I can click on something. |
05-01-2009, 02:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar Listen. I'm a lazy mofo. Why would I type something when I can click on something. | That's some good typing you did right there instead of clicking.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-01-2009, 03:41 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by L-A That's some good typing you did right there instead of clicking. | I copy and pasted copy and pasted most of it. |
05-01-2009, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar I copy and pasted copy and pasted most of it. | I think it all boils down to what you did there.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-01-2009, 05:36 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bilbao España | | | Is JT an OP there? Can i talk like i talk IRL or will i be forced to say boobies and ***** (asteriscs)? |
05-01-2009, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by vene-nemesis Is JT an OP there? Can i talk like i talk IRL or will i be forced to say boobies and ***** (asteriscs)? | iScott is the only mod up to now I think. There's no langage moderation so to say.
There seems to be more text speak happening. No problem with that, as long as you suspect that non-native english speakers will know what that means.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-01-2009, 05:49 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bilbao España | | Quote:
Originally Posted by L-A iScott is the only mod up to now I think. There's no langage moderation so to say.
There seems to be more text speak happening. No problem with that, as long as you suspect that non-native english speakers will know what that means. | Oh I see bash.org potential then! |
05-02-2009, 11:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | I'm the Op by default. The channel can be registered to anyone. A forum mod or admin, for example. And as for content, unless there is some sort of official affiliation I don't think it'd be a problem. But that's obviously up to the powers that be. |
05-02-2009, 05:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Clarkston, MI | | | Where the hell is everybody?
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05-02-2009, 05:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | It's all this real life thing... it eats up your time.
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