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- See also: Help:Chat functions for information of fun features in Lostpedia Chat
Lostpedia Chat is now available for all users of Lostpedia. It is also the home of the Lost Trivia game, with several thousand questions, the largest on the Internet.
- The Lostpedia IRC chat room is at:
- If you want to talk about spoilers, use #lost-spoilers instead.
- The Lostpedia "bash" quote server is at:
All editors and lurkers are free to visit. The chat can be used for discussion on Lostpedia, collaboration, or simply for chatting - we strongly encourage editors to form friendships at Lostpedia, it's part of the fun of working as a team! Several sysops frequently idle in the chat channel, making it a good place to report vandalism or get some help.
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Trivia
Lostpedia's IRC chat is the home of the Lost Trivia game, with several thousand questions, the largest on the Internet.
To play Lost trivia, type !trivia to begin. Default is 20 questions unless another number is specified, e.g. !trivia 25. Type !strivia - to stop the game. Please use join #lostpediatrivia instead if there is an ongoing discussion on the main channel (especially on Thursday, when Lost airs). You can do so by typing /join #lostpediatrivia.
We hope to see you there!
Before you start
Spoilers
Spoiler discussions are strictly forbidden in #lostpedia. If you want to discuss them join #lost-spoilers instead.
First time tips
IRC is an asynchronous medium. Don't expect a conversation immediately, it's much like Instant Messaging (IM). In other words if someone happens to be monitoring the chat, you'll have a conversation immediately. But this is rarely the case, most (if not all) of the 50+ users on the channel are away for sure. Don't let that stop you from posing your question or sharing your thoughts! If you're patient you'll most likely get a response later.
Using colors
Keep in mind that other people might be using a different background-color than you. Thus you should stick with the default text color to make sure everyone can properly read what you have to say.
Connecting to chat
Visit via web browser
Connecting to our chat room via your web browser is the easiest method. Note that with this method, if you are use tabbed browsing, you will automatically be disconnected .
Method 1
- Click here - to use Searchirc.com's Java client
Method 2 - Gamesurge's Java client
- Go to http://www.gamesurge.net/chat/
- Should a browser box appear, press run.
- Type /join #lostpedia to join our channel. You may optionally set your nickname by typing /nick followed by your desired username.
IRC clients
For frequent users or for better advanced functionality, use a dedicated IRC program (called a client). Some popular clients are
In order to join the channel, the following steps apply to all clients.
- Connect to the server irc.gamesurge.net
- Type /join #lostpedia to enter our channel.
- Type /nick followed by your desired username, or set your username in your client application's options.
ChatZilla
Firefox users may install ChatZilla addon, which is a free IRC client extension, and it works with irc:// links, like the one at the top of this page. If you do not use the link you need to use the command /attach irc.gamesurge.net to connect to the server. This is unique amongst IRC clients who typically use /join.
Registering
Registering with the chat server is optional.
You can create an account with the server (at GameSurge), which allows you to be added to the channel user list and allows you to use other chat services.
- To create an account, visit http://www.gamesurge.net/createaccount/
- When in chat mode, you can log in with /authserv AUTH <username> <password>.
- If you are using the web interface (method 2), you can automaticaly auth by logging into the website http://www.gamesurge.net/login/ , and checking "Remember Me".
- Channel operators should always log in, which will automatically AUTH you to the server and channel.
Channel stats and bash quotes
The current channel stats are maintained at http://lpircstats.googlepages.com/index.html. (The old chan stats were here).
The channel quote system (Lostpedia's version of bash.org) is located at bash.lostpedia.com
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