Help on IRC

IRC
Some Wikieducators are available for instant chat on IRC. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat and is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in forums called channels, but it can also allow for one-to-one communication and data transfer via private messaging.

Details
The WikiEducator channel is available on the following network: Network: freenode.net Server: irc.freenode.net Room: #wikieducator

We recommend you use IRC client software running on your computer, but if that is not convenient, we do have a web-based client that will let you chat with a standard web browser.

How to get an IRC client
Download either:

XChat or Pidgin (for Linux or Windows), Colloquy for Mac.

Below are instructions for setting up XChat to talk on our channel.

XChat setup
1. X-Chat (Menu), Server List 2. Find Freenode in the list 3. Connect 4. Type: /join #wikieducator

Pidgin Setup
1. Tools (Menu), Accounts 2. Add 3. Settings: Protocol:: IRC Screen Name:: (Choose a name for your self) Server:: irc.freenode.net Auto Logon:: Tick 4. Save 5. Buddies (menu) 6. Join a chat 7. Settings: Account:: yourname@irc.freenode.net (IRC) Channel:: #wikieducator 8. Join