How to Join the IRC
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What is IRC?
IRC stands for internet relay chat, so it's pretty much a chat room. In the AeonRO IRC the topic changes around a lot, but stays PG-13. This is a good place to go for help, looking for roleplay, looking for a party for some monster killing, or just kill time.
We highly encourage new users to come to the irc, it's not a unfriendly place at all.
What are the Rules to the IRC?
Rules of IRC
The Basics
- 1. EVERYONE who has an account with AeonRO should visit the main IRC chat room from time to time. You can join the IRC by connecting to irc.aeonro.org in mIRC or another chat client, or you can use the Java IRC link in the sidebar. Being in the IRC helps everyone get to know each other. Second, it allows players to more easily get help from other players or from the GM staff. Third, and perhaps most important, many decisions are made based on input from people in the IRC main room. Your presence is beneficial to everyone, yourself most of all.
- 2. Be courteous, be kind. This is a general rule for every Aeon channel. At the other end of those sometimes whimsical handles are real people. In text conversations, it is impossible to pick up on the true meaning of what people are saying; since you can’t see or hear the person, all you can use is the text. Understand that text is easily misinterpreted and information scrolls by quickly in forums, so it may not always be easy to catch everything. Have patience with each other and keep conversation light and friendly.
- 3. Be respectful. This is a rule for everyone, from non-player first-timers to channel ops. Again, there are actual people in this chat. Everyone has a right to opinion. This does not mean a person has a right to squelch the opinion of another. At the worst, agree to disagree. If this fails, there are provisions below.
Main IRC Chat - #aeon_ro
Topic
- 1. The chat topic of the main room is fairly loose. It is expected that chatters will keep to proper topics and not introduce violent, lewd, or inappropriate material. Conversation need not focus on game-related topics, but ought not stray into the obscene.
Conduct
- 1. No spam, no flood, no useless repeating. People have been known to “sing” in chat and other such line-hungry things. If you wish to send such topicless multi-line messages, please keep the number of lines to a very low number. As above, text can scroll by quickly during peak times and people may miss important messages.
- 2. Politeness is a must in here. That means no malicious name calling, no personal attacks, nothing which reaks of disrespect toward fellow players. This is tied into…
- 3. No public arguments. None of any sort are allowed in the main channel. There may come a time when a small misunderstanding/dispute will occur in the chat channel and resolve itself quickly. No action need be taken in this case. However, any and all extended arguments should take place in other forums, whether it be in Private Message or a separate channel. (create channels by entering /join #desiredchannelname) This includes interpersonal arguments, small group disputes, and even debates regarding server-related matters.
* In the case of a server-related debate, it is the obligation of the person who proposes the topic to create a channel for all parties interested in discussing the idea to attend.
* In the case of personal arguments which extend beyond reasonable time or subject matter, participants in the argument will be asked to find somewhere outside the chat channel to continue. If the disputants continue in the normal channel, they risk being kicked and banned from the channel until such time as the parties concerned contact an op in the main channel to declare the argument over and receive re-admission.
Aeon RP Channel - #aeon_rp
Topic
- 1. Topic here is in-character RP, and nothing else.
Conduct
- 1. All rules of conduct from the main chat channel apply here.
- 2. Consider this channel “ingame,” if you will. RP moves here when a player cannot get ingame but still wants to RP, or if the server is experiencing rare downtime. Sometimes settings in game aren't flexible enough for a players taste - so they resolve to conduct an RP in text instead.
Aeon Debate Channel - #aeon_debate
Topic
- 1. Topic here is subject to immediacy. When a debate is opened, topic will be declared. Rules of topic are strictly enforced here, as any server matter debate is being held for an important reason to begin with, and it is in the best interest of all to deal with these matters in an efficent and timely fashion.
Conduct
- 1. All rules of conduct from the main chat channel apply here.
- 2. Rules on spam and flood are strictly enforced. Such messages obscure important information and slow down the debate process. Refrain from any and all unnecessary messages and repeats.
- 3. No attempt shall be made by any person to lead the discussion grossly off-topic. Related topics can be introduced, but the purpose of a debate is to handle a particular issue. Please do not turn this channel into an alternative general chat.
- 4. Respect and patience are of the utmost importance here. You may or may not like the topic which is being debated, but it is your responsibility to state such in a mature, rational, and patient manner. Everyone is to be heard here, as all opinions are important. However, when your input degenerates to name calling, swearing, or other disrespectful acts, or when an argument starts over something being discussed, you are only hurting the process and are subject to being ejected from the debate.
Okay, So How Do I Join?
Java IRC
A quick and easy way is to go to www.aeonro.org and click on the java irc link
Or just click http://www.aeonro.org/javairc/irc.php?nick=AeonIRCUser
If you're familiar with using mIRC, then you would merely open a server window, type /server irc.aeonro.org, and join our main room with /join aeon_ro
