Must-join IRC channels?
reddit / irc

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RecklessGeek · 2019-04-29 20:55

I'm new to this and I really don't know what to join. I joined just
for the archlinux channel but I've seen there's plenty of fun off-
topic or tech channels.

Any recommendations?

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lazyfingersy · 2019-04-29 21:51

You didn't mention the server, anyway as you said  you've seen there's
plenty of fun or tech channels so what the problem....? join them and
have fun. Everybody has it's own interest so it's pretty individual.

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[deleted] · 2019-04-29 21:53

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lazyfingersy · 2019-04-29 22:19

BTW command **/list** (you might be asked to confirm) - to see the
list of channels and also number of users in it will tell you about
channel popularity.

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ahandle · 2019-04-29 23:24

[Top 100](http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/top100.php) IRC Networks

\#security and \##security on [Freenode and DalNet](http://irc.netspli
t.de/channels/details.php?room=%23%23security&net=freenode)

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Dijit · 2019-04-30 10:32

oh hey, my irc network is #75

Would be nice if they were ranked instead of just usernumbers,
otherwise a list like this becomes self-fulfilling.

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mjohnson90 · 2019-04-30 11:06

[irc.darkscience.net](https://irc.darkscience.net) (6697 SSL Only)
#darkscience - A collective of IT enthusiasts, has been around for 15
or so years now, very friendly community.

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RecklessGeek · 2019-04-30 12:52

Sounds great but why *dark* science?

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mjohnson90 · 2019-04-30 12:53

15 year or so ago, we were a lot more focused around the computer
security/darker side of the internet. However, these days we're all
grown up, and... somewhat matured :p

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Strong_Soil_6856 · 2022-01-26 19:39

i know it has been three years since your posted comment but i joined
the channel