Difference between revisions of "Conservapedia:Using IRC"

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Conservapedia now operates an Internet Relay Chat channel, for collaboration and general communication. This is a basic guide on how to use it. Be aware that IRC is less secure and verifiable than talking on Conservapedia itself. Users can be impersonated and conversations can be compromised. Please do not discuss sensitive information on the IRC.

Starting

To begin, users can either download IRC software, or use a web client.

Web client

Using the web client is the easiest method. Simply go to KiwiIRC and enter a username. We suggest that if people have Conservapedia accounts, they use the same account names in the IRC. Click connect, and wait a moment to get in. There is no need to enter a password.

Local client

If people want more functionality, try downloading an IRC program. A good free option is HexChat. Download the program, and install it (unless you choose to use a portable version). In HexChat:

Enter your preferred username, and two backup names, in case your primary is in use of has not yet been released from your last visit. We suggest that you use your Conservapedia username, if you have one.
Enter your real name, or a portion of it if desired
Find AccessIRC in the network list, and click to connect. (If using a program other than HexChat, you may need to add irc.accessIRC.net to the list)
Once connected, type into the dialog box #conservapedia, and click join.

Setup

To protect your username and permit access to additional privileges, we suggest you create an IRC account.

Connect to the IRC channel
Type /nickserv register password email where password and e-mail are replaced with a password of your choosing and an e-mail address you have access to. Be aware that the password could be compromised, so do not use a password you use anywhere else. Also, your e-mail can by default be seen by other users. There is a way to hide it, but this is not done automatically.
Check your e-mail. In a little while, a confirmation message should arrive.
Using the code in the email message, enter: /nickserv CONFIRM passcode Note: The directions in the confirmation message may be incorrect! Make sure to do it this way
You are now registered! Log in at least once every 30 days to keep your account active.

Note: Some clients such as Quassel may not work with /nickserv. If this is an issue, use /msg nickserv@services.accessirc.net instead

Account usage

If you have created an account, you will need to log in when you connect to gain access to any privileges you may have, and to prove your identity to others.

Connect to the IRC channel
Type /nickserv identify password (Make sure there is not a space before the slash--this would show the entire command including your password to everyone on the channel.)
You are now logged in. If you have any privileges, they should be automatically applied to you.

Configuration

Once you are logged into your account, you can set up some configuration options. For example, you can hide your e-mail from others using /nickserv set hide email on
You can also look up all nickserv options using /nickserv help or look specifically at settings using /nickserv help set

Administration

User management

/kick username - forcibly disconnect a user
/ban target - place a ban on a specific user or IP address ("target"). This does not disconnect the banner user(s) but only prevents them from joining from then on.
/kickban target -place a ban on "target" (a user or IP address) and forcibly disconnect them
/op username - Give SysOp privilages to a user for the current connection session only (or until revoked)
/deop username - Remove SysOp privileges from a user (if they have auto-op, this will not be very effective)

Channel configuration

For users who have the privileges, certain channel settings can be changed. The service ChanServ manages most of these on AccessIRC.

/topic Topic line goes here - Change the channel's topic

Miscellaneous

Users can set them selves as away using /away 1 and set themselves as back using /away

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 ==Setup==
-To protect your username and permit access to additional privileges, we suggest you create an IRC account.  Note: Some clients such as Quassel may not work with ''/nickserv''.  If this is an issue, use ''/msg nickserv@services.accessirc.net'' instead
+To protect your username and permit access to additional privileges, we suggest you create an IRC account.
 #Connect to the IRC channel
 #Type <code>/nickserv register ''password'' ''email''</code> where password and e-mail are replaced with a password of your choosing and an e-mail address you have access to.  Be aware that the password could be compromised, so do not use a password you use anywhere else.  Also, your e-mail can by default be seen by other users.  There is a way to hide it, but this is not done automatically.
 #Check your e-mail.  In a little while, a confirmation message should arrive.
 #Using the code in the email message, enter: <code>/nickserv CONFIRM ''passcode''</code>  '''Note: The directions in the confirmation message may be incorrect! Make sure to do it this way'''
-#You are not registered!  Log in at least once every 30 days to keep your account active.
+#You are now registered!  Log in at least once every 30 days to keep your account active.
+::''Note: Some clients such as Quassel may not work with ''/nickserv''.  If this is an issue, use ''/msg nickserv@services.accessirc.net'' instead''
 ==Account usage==