Halo Fanon:Live Chat

Accessing the channel

If you have an IRC client; Start your IRC client Click here to join #halo-fanon

If you do not have an IRC client; Click here to access the Freenode browser client Click here to access the KiwiIRC browser client Instructions Enter your Halo Fanon username in the "username" field Enter "#Halo-Fanon" in the channel field. Enter the "reCAPTCHA" words to authenticate being a person - not a bot. Note that KiwiIRC does not have a CAPTCHA. Click "Connect". Additionally, users may also join any channel by entering the "/join #CHANNELNAME" command.

To download a free IRC client, try one of the following recommended links. The network used by Halo Fanon is called "Freenode".

• ChatZilla (Firefox users only)
• X-Chat 2

	Browser chat	KiwiIRC	ChatZilla	X-Chat
Firefox not required
Browser not required
Auto-join channels
Auto-identify
Auto-rejoin channel
Connect to other networks
Mark away
Set away/part/quit messages
User buttons
Friends/ignore list
Save chat history
Hide address if cloaked
Designate ping keywords
Hide from taskbar

IRC Rules

Please follow these while on the #Halo-Fanon IRC Channel. Breaking rules will be dealt with at the current Op's discretion.

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Mark Not Safe For Work (NSFW) as "NSFW" with a corresponding number, as referenced in the picture above.

1. No banning/removing/autoremoving/muting users for no reason .
2. No kickwars/banwars - take them to #kickwars and #banwars.
3. Browser wars are prohibited. Take them to #browserwars.
4. Keep discussions about politics to a bare minimum, unless it has something to do with the topic at hand. Take political arguments to #uncyclopedia.
5. Do not remove autoremovals or bans without discussion unless someone has autoremoved or banned a channel operator.
6. Assume good faith.
7. Use your real username while on the channel. It is strongly recommended that you register a username. Varying nicks are permitted (see grouping), but all users should use their site usernames, or a close variation/abbreviation as their registered IRC name.
8. Permission is not required in order to archive, i.e. "quoting", conversations in public channels. It is, however, required in personal/private channels/messages.
9. No cursing to be used offensively, i.e. personal attacks. Keep it civil and mature.
10. No spamming, flooding, mass posting etc. Use pastebin or a wiki page to post logs longer than five lines.

List of IRC Commands

A list of the most commonly used commands on the IRC. The green text indicates the variables.

Standard

• Join channel: /join #CHANNEL
• Leave channel: /part MESSAGE
• Exit IRC: /quit MESSAGE
• Action: /me ACTION
• Change name: /nick NAME
• Send memo: /msg memoserv send NAME MESSAGE
• Clear text (does not affect others): /clear

Account

• Register account: /ns register PASSWORD EMAIL
• Log in: /ns identify PASSWORD
• Register extra name: (using desired name while logged in) /ns group
• Unregister extra name: (using desired name while logged in) /ns ungroup
• Disconnect registered/grouped user: /ns ghost NAME

Operator Commands

• Activate operator status: /cs op #CHANNEL
• Deactivate operator status: /mode -o NAME
• Voice user: /mode +v NAME
• Devoice user: /mode -v NAME
• Boot user: /kick NAME MESSAGE
• Ban user: /mode +b NAME/HOST
• Mute user: /mode +q NAME/HOST
• Mute channel: /mode +m

Operator list

Users with operator status on #halo-fanon and their corresponding operator's access privileges number.

Full-time

The full-time channel operators, reserved mostly for Halo Fanon's administrators.

• Ajax 013 — Bureaucrat and Channel Contact
• Brodie-001 — Bureaucrat and Channel Contact
• Actene — Administrator
• Ahalosniper — Administrator
• Lordofmonsterisland — Administrator
• Nicmavr — Technical Op (also known as "Kestrel-029")

Temporary

Other users who are trusted with operator flags and are given +o flags in times of need.

• Anonymous ONI agent — Site Patroller
• Auguststorm1945 — Site Patroller
• Chakravartin — Site Patroller
• Leo Fox — Site Patroller (also known as "[Scoots]")
• Sonasaurus — Site Patroller (also known as "Aeolus")
• StoneGhost — Site Patroller (also known as "The_Warden")