IRSSI I can connect and join but I can't see conversations
reddit / irc

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perskes · 2016-05-02 12:28

Hey everyone, I'm using irssi and whenever I join a channel I don't
see any conversations. I only see this

    14:25 -!- Irssi: #linux: Total of 70 nicks [1 ops, 0 halfops, 1
voices, 68 normal]
    14:25 -!- Channel #linux created Sat Oct 19 19:41:58 2013
    14:25 -!- Irssi: Join to #linux was synced in 1 secs

And I can type, but I don't get reactions, so I assume I don't see
conversations here? First time IRC by the way, so I'm not
experienced..

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sneakatdatavibe · 2016-05-02 13:06

nobody tell him.

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perskes · 2016-05-02 13:19

This is so funny. Here's your
[reward](http://i.imgur.com/sy9lVl4.jpg).

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TheVenetianMask · 2016-05-02 19:26

Esc + n, Esc + p to navigate the open windows.

Esc + number to go to a specific window.

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perskes · 2016-05-02 19:38

Hey, thanks for the reply!
I use this already and it's great, but I'm already in a channel (like
above #linux for example) and can type and send messages. The channel
is also populated (73 nicks right now) but I see no one talking and I
can't imagine 73 just join a channel to lurk.

So I was wondering, how to take part in this conversation..

http://i.imgur.com/XX9gE1Y.png

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TheVenetianMask · 2016-05-02 20:59

Sometimes channels may be idle and you'll only see people joining and
parting. It's not entirely unusual to have many lurkers, specially in
very generic channels -- people often add a channel to their autojoin
settings but don't check it that often. Just type "hi" and see if
someone replies.

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perskes · 2016-05-02 23:19

Thanks for the reply! I didn't expect this!

I thought there's always a topic and stuff going on in the channels. I
planned to lurk and learn, but was disappointed when I saw no
conversations. Guess I'll go and find a few good conversation
starters!

Thanks a lot for the helpful explanation!

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svn · 2016-05-03 10:15

That's normal in those kinds of channels full of "elite" morons.

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perskes · 2016-05-03 11:24

what servers and channels would you recommend?
I'm looking for technical channels and I tried a few so far, but the
same problem in every channel so far.

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svn · 2016-05-03 11:45

If you want to have a technical talk I guess it's better to go to
freenode.

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perskes · 2016-05-04 08:04

thanks for this advice!