BIONICLE Video Game Wiki:IRC

This guide is for help with using the Wiki Metru IRC. IRC is short for "internet relay chat," similar to the old shoutbox function.

Basics

 * 1) Go to http://wbe001.mibbit.com/?settings=d7c4297f8766fd84e6e6b3ce5c0fbc58&server=irc.mibbit.net&channel=%23Wiki_metru
 * 2) Type your name into the "choose a nickname" box. (Your full username or a shorthand version of it is appreciated.)
 * 3) Click "Connect".
 * 4) To chat, click on the chat bar, type in your text, then hit .

Registering a Nick (account)

 * 1) Choose a user name or nick. This user name should consist only of the letters from A-Z, the ciphers from 0-9 (but not as first character) and certain symbols such as "_" and "-". It may have a maximum of 16 characters. Please note that some nicknames are used internally and cannot be used. Also, please stay family friendly with your nicknames
 * 2) Change your user name to the user name you have chosen. Suppose you chose the nick "applecake". Type the following in the chatbar:
 * Note that this is the same as using the "change nick to" bar.
 * 1) Register your nick or user name. Type the following command and replace your_password with a password that will be easy to remember and replace [mailto:email@address.com email@address.com] with your correct email address
 * If you want your email address to remain private, use the following command:
 * 1) Register an alternate nickname using the same password. If you would like to register an alternate nickname, repeat the same procedure, using steps 2 to 3.
 * 2) Identify with Nickserv. Each time you connect, you should sign in, or "identify" yourself, using the following command:
 * This'll "log you in" to your nick.
 * 1) Register an alternate nickname using the same password. If you would like to register an alternate nickname, repeat the same procedure, using steps 2 to 3.
 * 2) Identify with Nickserv. Each time you connect, you should sign in, or "identify" yourself, using the following command:
 * This'll "log you in" to your nick.
 * This'll "log you in" to your nick.

You can also do '/msg NickServ help' or '/ns help' for extensive help (some servers also use /nickserv). See also http://dev.anope.org/docgen/en_us/NickServ.php.