How to catch irc channels while an active discussion is going on? reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AnotherRetroGameFan · 2020-12-10 18:34 Every time I look at irc channels online I'm around 2 hours late to the party. How do I catch the discussion while it's happening? Or how do I start my own? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- syfydesigns · 2020-12-10 19:08 In my opinion.... IRC is a global network and time zones play a big part in it. Long time enthusiasts will lurk on a server and in a room, glance at the previous discussion and chime in on it as they have a moment. I can catch up in dozens of rooms just from checking my list to see any new content in minutes, on my way out the door to work, or just out. My client is set to auto connect and join and is connected 24/7 It's not unheard of for a conversation on IRC to take place over several days. Be more patient. Occasionally I happen to catch the person who I want to chat with at their keyboard on my way out to work and they might be just winding down for bed time. At this time if this is the coder I'm looking to learn from, I might ask "getting to know them" questions like schedule and good times to check with them. This has always added to the fun of it for me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AnotherRetroGameFan · 2020-12-10 20:36 Well it isn't very fun when you literally can't use it. Shame because irc the perfect chat protocol imo, I recently learned about it and I really want to be a part of it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- olliec420 · 2020-12-10 20:38 > irc the perfect chat protocol imo, I recently learned about it and I really want to be a part of it. You shoulda seen it in the 90s. It was a great protocol. As these stupid ass services start to censor more, we might see a push back to IRC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AnotherRetroGameFan · 2020-12-10 20:53 I think victims of censorship will flee to places like Matrix. irc is for minimalists like us. Also irc is still a great protocol, it's just not as widely used. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Platypus_Grand · 2020-12-10 23:02 20 channels on 10 networks usually keeps the irc interesting, it used to be less ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IBNash · 2020-12-10 23:02 Setup a bouncer like znc.in or create an account on irccloud.com so that you're always connected to your networks/channels of interest. Over time, you'll get the hang of it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LameBMX · 2020-12-10 23:15 You can use it. It just takes time, because no one else is on your schedule. If you are always 2 hours late, then hop on 3 hours earlier. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- m1ss1ontomars2k4 · 2020-12-10 23:47 Just arrive 2 hours earlier? Personally I don't see it as any different from any other group chat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- frumious · 2020-12-11 00:03 Start typing. Keep typing. Then, when someone types, you type back. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-12-11 05:58 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jlcrack · 2020-12-11 06:18 Amen! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jlcrack · 2020-12-11 06:24 I think the recent social networks ”system” reduced the interaction circle. I remember the random chat option in ICQ when you used to find people from the other side of the world and reach affinity every day. The same with IRC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hanksaid · 2020-12-11 07:48 Come chat with us.. [chat.irc.ltd](https://chat.irc.ltd) \+6697 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-12-11 07:49 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AnotherRetroGameFan · 2020-12-11 09:01 Came :) I am at #info. Edit: Now I left, but I will come back to this place it seems nice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OMGItsCheezWTF · 2020-12-11 12:29 Some of those disparate channels have been going literal decades in some places, with communities who have grown up together and set their values. To use your example, #linux on Freenode will have an entirely different feel, ethos, community and set of rules to #linux on Slashnet (if such a thing exists), they'll also have their own cliques and users who've chatted to each other for years. Sure they could join up, but who knows if the two communities are even compatible let alone want to do it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- hanksaid · 2020-12-11 15:53 Lol check out the larger channel #h4x ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AnotherRetroGameFan · 2020-12-11 18:01 I will look there too, se you tommorow :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-12-12 04:22 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- weregonnaloose2 · 2020-12-15 00:55 Yep, was a big IRC user during the late 90's. Was amazing then. Tons of people and rooms. I'm hoping IRC becomes a thing again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NowWithExtraSauce · 2020-12-15 07:53 meth ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2020-12-17 01:17 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sloppy-svetlana · 2020-12-28 09:20 If you're a programmer / sysadmin, try `#gnulag` on `irc.snoonet.org`. It requires ssl and NickServ auth, but we're active pretty much 24x7. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jessegreathouse · 2021-01-04 18:56 Your client should have options for sending beeps when there are messages in channels. I believe some clients have pretty good options for only sending beeps when the chat window is not active. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AnotherRetroGameFan · 2021-01-04 20:23 Thanks for the response, I figured out that stuff. Basically you type stuff and than users start coming. I doubt ii (irc it) has notifications tho. It doesn't even have an interface, I still love it tho. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JonathanJames140 · 2021-01-09 23:33 It's how I just came to this subreddit as I knew it would be used for something like that someday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LetLoveKill2020 · 2021-01-15 05:21 I haven’t been on irc in many years, but I did, in fact used to configure it to send notice with beeps, particularly if my nick was mentioned, at which point it would also highlight my nick (or whatever other text I chose to be notified for) in the colors of my choosing. I’d also get notices for topic and mode changes and set to autojoin servers and channels if I got kicked or disconnected. I had a bnc so I really never missed much. Sometimes you could trigger a bot for chat logs in some channels, but I don’t think it was all of them.Someone mentioned earlier it could be days before anything interesting would be said, this is actually part of the reason I stopped using irc because over the years it just seemed to get quieter and quieter. I think my last login was on mIRC back in 2012-13. Maybe even longer than that. It’s been so long I’m not sure I remember how to do all that stuff anymore or if it’s really still as fun as what I remembered, but I’ve heard it’s still going strong, ya just gotta know where to look I guess.