So this is frustrating...
reddit / irc

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starwoodpeel · 2013-03-10 21:40

I've used Xchat, mIRC, Hexchat and ChatZilla. I need to use a client -
no webchat, and I can't view any messages that anyone is broadcasting.
As in, I can't participate in conversation in an obviously packed
channel because the only messages I can see are my own and ChanServ's.

Help?

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PriceChild · 2013-03-10 22:06

Are you sure people are sending something? How do you know you're
missing messages?

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starwoodpeel · 2013-03-10 22:42

I don't. But I'm going into huge channels (~300 people 'active') and
there's absolutely nothing being said.

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PriceChild · 2013-03-10 22:46

That sometimes happens...

Have you tried 2 clients and messaging between the two?

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starwoodpeel · 2013-03-10 22:55

Yes. It works.

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PriceChild · 2013-03-10 23:05

Then my bet is that the 'active' channels you've been joining...
aren't active.

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CapnSupermarket · 2013-03-11 00:30

Idling is very common; people will join a channel and leave it
connected while they do something else, checking in occasionally. Some
put a note at the end of their nicks like afk, work, or sleep when
they're gone. You may have better luck at a different time of day.

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[deleted] · 2013-03-11 00:45

There are a couple of possibilities... Idle users, channel set to
auditorium mode (where the audience doesn't get to talk), a moderated
channel where you can talk until voiced...