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#SpartanDominion IRC Logs & Information; Everything you need to know about IRC.
Topic Started: Jul 13 2005, 05:39 PM (195 Views)
Tru7h	Jul 13 2005, 05:39 PM Post #1
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	The Spartan Dominion has an IRC channel (chatroom) that many of our members make use of; it allows us to have discussions in real-time, which is more personal than on the forums. If you know how to use IRC, just meet us on DALnet (irc.dal.net) in the channel #SpartanDominion. If you don't know how to use IRC, read the information below: IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, and it's used to allow chatroom-style discussions over the internet. To use IRC, the first thing you need is an IRC client. The most commonly used of these is called mIRC, which is free to download and use as a free trial for 30 days. However, I've recently taken a liking to Chatzilla which is a completely free (non-trial) extension for Mozilla Firefox. You can find an almost-full list of clients on Wikipedia here. There are many different irc servers out there; the one we use is called DALnet (irc.dal.net). On each server are lots of different channels; the names of these contain no spaces and always start with a pound sign (#). The channel we use is called #SpartanDominion. Once you've installed your client and connected, you can send the IRC server various commands, all of which begin with a forward slash (/). For example, typing /nick Tru7h would change my username (or "nick") to Tru7h. If I typed / me yawns, it'd show up to other users as <Tru7h yawns>. It's a good idea to get familiar with these commands. You can display a list of them by typing /commands. To connect to a server, just type /connect [server name]. For example, to join the SD chat, you'd type /connect irc.dal.net followed by /join #SpartanDominion. If you're using ChatZilla or another browser-based client, you could just type irc://irc.dal.net/spartandominion into your browser. Private messaging is also a good skill to have. To PM any member in chat, just type /msg [username] [your message]. Channel operators (or "ops") are the admins of seperate channels and control the entire channel. They can boot, ban, promote, or silence anybody else in the chatroom. You can tell who the operators are because the icon beside their name will be different, or they will show up with an @ (for example, if I were channel op I'd show up as @Tru7h instead of just Tru7h). Finally, you'll notice that the SD channel has a bunch of channel modes listed somewhere (it'll look something like +tnmlj 50 5:10). I'll explain the common ones you'll find: +t means only channel operators can change the topic. +n means messages will not be accepted into the channel from a different channel. +j, followed by something like N:S, means only N amount of users can join the channel within S seconds. This prevents channel flooding. +l, followed by an integer X, means that X amount of users total can be in the channel at once. This also helps prevent flooding. +m means the channel is moderated. Only people with voice (+v) will be able to send any text at all. You acquire voice by having a channel op give it to you. This is only used in rare occasions. This is just a very basic overview, but should be enough to get you started. Send me a message if you have any questions. You can learn more about Internet Relay Chat by visiting the Wikipedia article. Notice: These chats are available for public viewing. A list of archived chat logs is included in the below post. Notice:There is now a Java applet available on the SD Directory that allows you to connect to the IRC channel without having to install a client. You can find that here. It's sketchy, though, so you might be better off just getting an actual IRC client. New: You can see realtime channel statistics here. New: #SpartanDominion is now moderated by an IRC version of SD Bot. Read below: The bot is capable of granting people operator and "voice" status, which makes channel management easier. It will also greet people to the channel and perform other administrative tasks. Furthermore, it is capable of recognizing and responding to a few commands. It's relatively simple right now so don't expect it to have a crazy amount of functionalities, but it can still do a few things and more will be added as soon as I get a chance. Here's a list of valid commands: .info - Sends you a message containing general information about the bot. .time - Shows the current server time. .date - Shows the current server date. .uptime - Shows how long the bot's been online. .ping - Shows your current network latency. .google <search string> - Performs a Google Search and returns the most likely result. .8ball <question> - Responds to "yes or no" questions using randomized responses, like a magic 8-ball. .bar - Messages you a list of "bartender" functions. .poke <user> - Pokes another user. .slap <user> - Slaps another user with a random object. .random - Initializes the randomizer. This will make the bot say random things every 30 minutes. .randomoff - Disables the randomizer. Also note that you can use these commands by typing /msg SD_Bot <command> without the period in front. I'm trying to think of ideas for new additions, so if you come up with any suggestions, feel free to post them! Edited by Tru7h, Dec 10 2009, 07:02 PM.
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Tru7h	Feb 11 2007, 12:05 PM Post #2
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	For those of you that don't have IRC, I'll do my best to upload logs of the IRC discussions on #SpartanDominion. See the above post for more information. Discussion Information: February 10, 2007 : Orientation day. Just getting everything set up, didn't do much actual discussion of SD. Stormtrooper30 and Lukey125 showed up, hopefully we'll have more next week. February 17, 2007 : Just chatted. Only tHeMoRoN and Hobbies230 showed up. Looking at changing the time for the discussions so that it's more convenient for everybody. * February 23, 2007 : Had quite a bit of discussion with Hannah, Stormtrooper30, Jana, and Shmithers. * February 25, 2007 : Talked a bit with Stormtrooper and Hobbies230. * March 2, 2007 : Quite an exciting chat. Participants were Hobbies230, lukey125, tHeMoRoN, Jana, Hannah, Sergeant Keslo, and The Grenadier. March 9, 2007 : Just talked about random stuff the entire time. Log file not posted per request of a chat participant. March 16, 2007 : Just me, Hobbies, and Stormtrooper. Not much was said, really. * March 9, 2009 : Discussed a few site-related things. * March 10, 2009 : Elaborated on last night's discussion. Log edited per request of a chat participant. * December 5, 2009 : Chatted with Hobbies about some site-related stuff. * December 7, 2009 : Just me and Hobbies again. * * Log file available. #spartandominion Log Files: Log for 2/17/2007 Log for 2/23/2007 Log for 2/25/2007 Log for 3/16/2007 Log for 3/8/2009 Log for 3/9/2009 Log for 12/5/2009 Log for 12/7/2009 Log for 12/9/2009 Log for 12/10/2009 Log for 12/11/2009 Edited by Tru7h, Dec 11 2009, 10:49 PM.
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Stormtrooper30	Mar 3 2007, 11:23 PM Post #3
The Czar Posts: 2,894 Group: Guru Member Member #152 Joined: June 3, 2005 Xbox Live GamerTag : Stormtrooper30	i think you should post everytime you change it, so that everyone will know about it.
	So what, I'm a Star Wars geek?!? lukey125,Nov 18 2007 01:43 AM What the hell is a cheese nip?


Tru7h	Mar 4 2007, 04:22 PM Post #4
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	Not really any need, because I'll be changing it every week on Friday evening, or soon after.
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Stormtrooper30	Mar 4 2007, 04:34 PM Post #5
The Czar Posts: 2,894 Group: Guru Member Member #152 Joined: June 3, 2005 Xbox Live GamerTag : Stormtrooper30	But I only check the active posts thing at the bottom.
	So what, I'm a Star Wars geek?!? lukey125,Nov 18 2007 01:43 AM What the hell is a cheese nip?


Sergeant_Keslo	Mar 10 2007, 10:43 PM Post #6
Veteran Posts: 750 Group: Guru Member Member #712 Joined: February 26, 2006 Xbox Live GamerTag : Sergeant Melee	Tru7h Feb 11 2007, 03:05 PM [*]March 9, 2007 : Just talked about random stuff the entire time. Log file not posted per request of a chat participant. Hey, I actually requested to post it!
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Stormtrooper30	Mar 18 2007, 12:34 PM Post #7
The Czar Posts: 2,894 Group: Guru Member Member #152 Joined: June 3, 2005 Xbox Live GamerTag : Stormtrooper30	hahaha, that chat was awesome. Jus me, Truth, and Hobbs.
	So what, I'm a Star Wars geek?!? lukey125,Nov 18 2007 01:43 AM What the hell is a cheese nip?


Tru7h	Dec 5 2009, 01:53 PM Post #8
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	Added a log for today's discussion.
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The Guy	Dec 6 2009, 02:30 AM Post #9
Padawan Posts: 67 Group: Member Member #211 Joined: June 21, 2005	I really need to start participating in these discussions.



Tru7h	Dec 6 2009, 03:26 PM Post #10
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	Notice: I've combined the following three IRC-related threads: "#SpartanDominion IRC Logs", "SD IRC Chatroom", and "SD Bot Now Functional in IRC". Everything related to the SD IRC channel can now be found here. Edited by Tru7h, Dec 6 2009, 03:26 PM.
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Tru7h	Dec 7 2009, 09:42 PM Post #11
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	Added a log for December 7, 2009.
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Tru7h	Dec 10 2009, 12:57 AM Post #12
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	Added a log for December 9, 2009.
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Tru7h	Dec 11 2009, 10:49 PM Post #13
Posts: 2,152 Group: Overlord (ROOT) Member #1 Joined: November 26, 2004 Xbox Live GamerTag : AlmightyTru7h	Added logs for December 10 and 11.
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