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class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Register your nickname</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Register_your_nickname-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Anonymity_and_masking" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Anonymity_and_masking"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Anonymity and masking</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Anonymity_and_masking-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Publicly_logged_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Publicly_logged_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Publicly logged channels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Publicly_logged_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_applications_and_web_clients" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_applications_and_web_clients"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>List of applications and web clients</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_applications_and_web_clients-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1</span> <span>IRC error: Unable to join channel (invite only)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Use_of_IRC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Use_of_IRC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Use of IRC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Use_of_IRC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Non-public_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Non-public_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Non-public channels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Non-public_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_useful_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_useful_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>List of useful channels</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-List_of_useful_channels-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle List of useful channels subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-List_of_useful_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-General_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>General channels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-User_groups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#User_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>User groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-User_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Functional_groups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Functional_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Functional groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Functional_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Social_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Social_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Social channels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Social_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Channels_for_specific_tasks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Channels_for_specific_tasks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Channels for specific tasks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Channels_for_specific_tasks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-WikiProjects" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#WikiProjects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>WikiProjects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-WikiProjects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Technical channels, and technical support for tools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Technical" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technical"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.1</span> <span>Technical</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Technical-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tools,_and_support_for_tools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tools,_and_support_for_tools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6.2</span> <span>Tools, and support for tools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tools,_and_support_for_tools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-#wikipedia-en-admins" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="##wikipedia-en-admins"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>#wikipedia-en-admins</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-#wikipedia-en-admins-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Help" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Help"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Help</span> </div> </a> <span class="ext-discussiontools-init-sidebar-meta">9 comments</span> <button aria-controls="toc-Help-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Help subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Help-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Problems_and_help" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Problems_and_help"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Problems and help</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Problems_and_help-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Pending requests for access to channels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-See_also-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle See also subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Information" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Information"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Information</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Information-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Tools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-User_essays" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#User_essays"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>User essays</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-User_essays-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Quotes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Quotes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Quotes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Quotes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_discussion_venues" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_discussion_venues"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Other discussion venues</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_discussion_venues-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of 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Available in 67 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-67" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">67 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chat" title="Wikipedia:Chat – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Wikipedia:Chat" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A9" title="ويكيبيديا:قناة الدردشة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكيبيديا:قناة الدردشة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F" title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ইণ্টাৰনেট ৰিলে চাট – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="ৱিকিপিডিয়া:ইণ্টাৰনেট ৰিলে চাট" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediya:IRC_kanal%C4%B1" title="Vikipediya:IRC kanalı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vikipediya:IRC kanalı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE:%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF" title="উইকিপিডিয়া:আইআরসি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:আইআরসি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:IRC" title="Вікіпэдыя:IRC – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вікіпэдыя:IRC" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:IRC" title="Уикипедия:IRC – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Уикипедия:IRC" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Canals_IRC" title="Viquipèdia:Canals IRC – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Viquipèdia:Canals IRC" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:IRC" title="Wikipedie:IRC – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:IRC" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hj%C3%A6lp:Chat" title="Hjælp:Chat – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hjælp:Chat" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chat" title="Wikipedia:Chat – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wikipedia:Chat" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1:IRC" title="Βικιπαίδεια:IRC – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βικιπαίδεια:IRC" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Canal_de_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Canal de IRC – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Wikipedia:Canal de IRC" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:IRC" title="Vikipedio:IRC – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:IRC" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Txata" title="Wikipedia:Txata – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Wikipedia:Txata" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A2%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="ویکی‌پدیا:کانال‌های آی‌آرسی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:کانال‌های آی‌آرسی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aide:IRC" title="Aide:IRC – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Aide:IRC" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Canle_de_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Canle de IRC – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Wikipedia:Canle de IRC" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:IRC_%EB%8C%80%ED%99%94%EB%B0%A9" title="위키백과:IRC 대화방 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:IRC 대화방" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B2" title="विकिपीडिया:आइआरसी चैनल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिपीडिया:आइआरसी चैनल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:IRC" title="Wikipedija:IRC – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:IRC" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiuto:Canale_IRC" title="Aiuto:Canale IRC – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Aiuto:Canale IRC" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A8_IRC" title="ויקיפדיה:חדר IRC – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:חדר IRC" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF:IRC" title="ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:IRC – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ:IRC" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:IRC" title="Wikipédia:IRC – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82:%E0%B4%90.%E0%B4%86%E0%B5%BC.%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF." title="സഹായം:ഐ.ആർ.സി. – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സഹായം:ഐ.ആർ.സി." data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE:%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AF.%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0.%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80._%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2" title="विकिपीडिया:आय.आर.सी. चॅनेल – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विकिपीडिया:आय.आर.सी. चॅनेल" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Saluran_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Saluran IRC – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wikipedia:Saluran IRC" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chat" title="Wikipedia:Chat – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Wikipedia:Chat" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88" title="Wikipedia:チャット – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:チャット" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Canale_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Canale IRC – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Wikipedia:Canale IRC" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8:%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%82_IRC" title="Википеди:Чат IRC – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Википеди:Чат IRC" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chat" title="Wikipedia:Chat – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Wikipedia:Chat" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A8dia:IRC" title="Wikipèdia:IRC – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Wikipèdia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%86:IRC" title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:IRC – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:IRC" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%8A%D9%BE%DB%90%DA%89%D9%8A%D8%A7:%D8%A2%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%8A_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87" title="ويکيپېډيا:آی ار سي کانالونه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="ويکيپېډيا:آی ار سي کانالونه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chat" title="Wikipedia:Chat – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Wikipedia:Chat" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Kana%C5%82_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Kanał IRC – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wikipedia:Kanał IRC" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:IRC" title="Wikipédia:IRC – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikipédia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Chat" title="Wikipedia:Chat – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Wikipedia:Chat" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Canal_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Canal IRC – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Wikipedia:Canal IRC" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:IRC" title="Википедия:IRC – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Википедия:IRC" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bisedoni" title="Wikipedia:Bisedoni – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Wikipedia:Bisedoni" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_channels" title="Wikipedia:IRC channels – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC channels" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:IRC" title="Wikipédia:IRC – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Wikipédia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:IRC-kanal" title="Wikipedija:IRC-kanal – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Wikipedija:IRC-kanal" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0:IRC" title="Википедија:IRC – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Википедија:IRC" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:IRC" title="Wikipedija:IRC – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Wikipedija:IRC" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC-kanavat" title="Wikipedia:IRC-kanavat – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC-kanavat" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiuto:Canale_IRC" title="Aiuto:Canale IRC – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="Aiuto:Canale IRC" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2:%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5" title="วิกิพีเดีย:ไออาร์ซี – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="วิกิพีเดีย:ไออาร์ซี" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedi:IRC_kanal%C4%B1" title="Vikipedi:IRC kanalı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Vikipedi:IRC kanalı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%96%D1%8F:IRC" title="Вікіпедія:IRC – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Вікіпедія:IRC" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%88%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%A2%D8%A6%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B1_%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="ویکیپیڈیا:آئی آر سی – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ویکیپیڈیا:آئی آر سی" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juto:Cana%C5%82e_IRC" title="Juto:Canałe IRC – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Juto:Canałe IRC" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:K%C3%AAnh_IRC" title="Wikipedia:Kênh IRC – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Wikipedia:Kênh IRC" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B6%AD%E5%9F%BA%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%B8:%E7%87%95%E8%AA%9E%E9%96%A3" title="維基大典:燕語閣 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="維基大典:燕語閣" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E8%81%8A%E5%A4%A9%E9%A2%91%E9%81%93" title="Wikipedia:聊天频道 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="Wikipedia:聊天频道" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%B0%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D6%BC%D7%A2%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2:%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%A8_%D7%A1%D7%99_%D7%98%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%A1" title="װיקיפּעדיע:איי אר סי טשענעלס – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="װיקיפּעדיע:איי אר סי טשענעלס" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC%E9%A0%BB%E9%81%93" title="Wikipedia:IRC頻道 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="Wikipedia:IRC頻道" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" 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It is not one of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, and may reflect varying levels of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CHAT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CHAT&redirect=no">WP:CHAT</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;">This external system is not subject to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Policy:Privacy policy">WMF Privacy Policy</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><b>Wikimedia IRC has been migrated from <a href="/wiki/Freenode" title="Freenode">freenode</a> to <a href="/wiki/Libera_Chat" title="Libera Chat">Libera Chat</a>. For more information, please see <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Migrating_to_Libera_Chat" class="extiw" title="meta:IRC/Migrating to Libera Chat">meta:IRC/Migrating to Libera Chat</a>. References to freenode on this page and others may be out of date.</b></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ambox_notice.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Ambox_notice.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">New to IRC? Please go to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_help_disclaimer" title="Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer">the IRC channel</a> to reach our online helpers!</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Warning plainlinks ombox ombox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;">To begin using Wikimedia IRC channels, see: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">IRC/Tutorial</a> and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Instructions" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Instructions">m:IRC/Instructions</a>. For the related WikiProjects, see:<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_IRC" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject IRC">WikiProject IRC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_IRC_collaboration" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject IRC collaboration">WikiProject IRC collaboration</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Libera_Chat" title="Libera Chat">Libera Chat</a> network has "<a href="/wiki/Chat_rooms" class="mw-redirect" title="Chat rooms">chat rooms</a>" dedicated to Wikipedia 24 hours a day, in which Wikipedians can engage in real-time discussions with each other. Many Wikipedians have chatting open in one window and hop back and forth between it and other windows in which they are working on Wikipedia. The chat rooms most relevant to English Wikipedia are <a href="#List_of_useful_channels">listed hereafter</a>; a more complete list of channels (for other language Wikipedias, other languages, and recent changes feeds) exists at <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Channels" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Channels">m:IRC/Channels</a>. </p><p>"Chat room" is a name for an <b><a href="/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet Relay Chat">Internet Relay Chat</a></b> (<b>IRC</b>) channel. IRC chat takes place on a network of <a href="/wiki/IRCd" title="IRCd">servers</a>; the network that hosts the Wikimedia channels is known as Libera Chat. To participate in the chat, you need a type of program or plug-in called an <b><a href="/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Clients" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC client</a></b>. Popular clients are listed <a href="#List_of_applications_and_web_clients">below</a>. </p><p>Use and anonymity on IRC are covered in more detail below. <i><b>Note that IRC needs more care to maintain anonymity than Wikipedia editing does.</b></i> Anyone can see your IP until you become cloaked, and the process to become cloaked is not immediate. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_is_Wikipedia_IRC_related_to_Wikipedia?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_is_Wikipedia_IRC_related_to_Wikipedia?"><span id="How_is_Wikipedia_IRC_related_to_Wikipedia.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_is_Wikipedia_IRC_related_to_Wikipedia?"></span>How is Wikipedia IRC related to Wikipedia?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_is_Wikipedia_IRC_related_to_Wikipedia?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: How is Wikipedia IRC related to Wikipedia?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wikipedia IRC is not owned or controlled by Wikipedia/Wikimedia. It is a project run by volunteers of their own accord. The Wikipedia channels on Libera Chat were designed by users of Wikipedia as places for Wikipedians to chat using IRC. They are casual and not logged publicly. As far as their influence on Wikipedia goes, IRC is equivalent to a conversation in a pub – the discussion may be conducted between a small number of people but may be overheard by hundreds, or more if the logs are published. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="IRCADMIN"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:IRCADMIN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRCADMIN&redirect=no">WP:IRCADMIN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>When the channels are used to attack Wikipedians, or when IRC discussions are cited as justification for an on-wiki action, the resulting atmosphere is very damaging to the project's collaborative relationships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking" data-mw-thread-id="h-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>IRC tutorial and host masking<span data-mw-comment-end="h-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: IRC tutorial and host masking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Server" data-mw-thread-id="h-Server-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Server-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>Server<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Server-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Server"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wikimedia uses the IRC server <b>irc.libera.chat</b>, port <b>6697</b>. Connect to this server, then join some <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Channels" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Channels">channels that interest you</a>, such as #wikipedia-en. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Register_your_nickname" data-mw-thread-id="h-Register_your_nickname-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Register_your_nickname-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>Register your nickname<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Register_your_nickname-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Register your nickname"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If you want to use a certain nickname on the network and don't want anyone else to take it, and also to be added to a channel's access list, you must register your nickname with the network. You can do so by typing (in any window): <code>/msg nickserv register <span style="color:purple">password</span> <span style="color:darkgreen">email@address.tld</span></code>, of course substituting <code><span style="color:purple">password</span></code> for any password of your choosing, and <code><span style="color:darkgreen">email@address.tld</span></code> with your email address. Follow the steps (including sending a confirmation message in an email). Then configure your IRC client to send an identify message upon login, such as <code>/msg nickserv identify <span style="color:purple">password</span></code>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anonymity_and_masking" data-mw-thread-id="h-Anonymity_and_masking-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Anonymity_and_masking-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>Anonymity and masking<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Anonymity_and_masking-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Anonymity and masking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Cloaks" class="extiw" title="meta:IRC/Cloaks">meta:IRC/Cloaks</a></div> <p>As on Wikipedia itself, you can use IRC with a name that hides your <a href="/wiki/IP_address" title="IP address">IP address</a>, and allows you to remember your preferred settings. If you have any special access rights to any channel, those will be remembered under your name too. On IRC these are two separate matters – <b>registering</b> a nickname is quick and easy (like on Wikipedia itself), and that name is then password protected for your own use, and <b>cloaking</b> is the request to have the account configured to hide its IP address from other users. These matters are all covered in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">IRC tutorial</a>. </p><p>To request that your IRC account be cloaked, send the following private message: <code> <b>/msg wmopbot cloak</b></code>. <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Group_Contacts" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Group Contacts">Group Contacts</a> then process these by hand. <i>Cloaking is optional, but a good idea.</i> Cloak requests typically take several weeks to process. </p><p>The following are the requirements necessary to obtain a cloak: </p> <ul><li>User must have a verified e-mail address (<a href="/wiki/Disposable_email_address" title="Disposable email address">throwaway/disposable</a> emails are not acceptable)</li> <li>User must have at least 250 edits on Wikimedia projects</li> <li>User must have a Wikimedia project account registered for at least three months</li> <li>User must not be actively blocked from a project</li></ul> <p>Note that anonymity is maintained with more difficulty on IRC than on Wikipedia. Without a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Cloaks" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Cloaks">hostmask</a>, your IP address will be visible, and indexed on some Internet websites. Even with a hostmask, your IP address is at risk of being revealed due to the nature of the IRC protocol (due to the effects of a "ghost" session). If you are concerned about your anonymity, you may wish to consult with someone familiar with IRC. </p><p>Another straightforward way of guaranteeing anonymity on IRC (and elsewhere) is to subscribe with a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_private_network" title="Virtual private network">VPN</a> service provider. This will re-route all your <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> traffic and effectively replace your IP address with the service provider's. </p><p>Alternatively, <a href="/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tor (anonymity network)">Tor</a> may be used to connect. Libera Chat provides an onion service under <code>libera75jm6of4wxpxt4aynol3xjmbtxgfyjpu34ss4d7r7q2v5zrpyd.onion</code> but authentication using <a href="/wiki/Simple_Authentication_and_Security_Layer" title="Simple Authentication and Security Layer">SASL EXTERNAL</a> or <a href="/wiki/ECDSA" class="mw-redirect" title="ECDSA">ECDSA-NIST256P-CHALLENGE</a> is mandatory. Tor access to the <a href="/wiki/Clearnet_(networking)" title="Clearnet (networking)"><i>clearnet</i></a> domain (<code>irc.libera.chat</code>) is blocked.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Publicly_logged_channels" data-mw-thread-id="h-Publicly_logged_channels-Anonymity_and_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Publicly_logged_channels-Anonymity_and_masking"></span>Publicly logged channels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Publicly_logged_channels-Anonymity_and_masking"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Publicly logged channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several Wikimedia channels which are purposefully logged. Some of them are listed here: </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikidata</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikidata"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-labs</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-labs"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-mobile</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-mobile"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-toolserver</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-toolserver"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-operations</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-operations"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-tech</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-tech"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-dev</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-dev"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#mediawiki</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#mediawiki"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (logged by <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/wm-bot" class="extiw" title="meta:wm-bot">wm-bot</a>)</li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-office</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-office"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> (publicly logged when a scheduled staff discussion is happening)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_applications_and_web_clients" data-mw-thread-id="h-List_of_applications_and_web_clients-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-List_of_applications_and_web_clients-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>List of applications and web clients<span data-mw-comment-end="h-List_of_applications_and_web_clients-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of applications and web clients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:IRCCLIENT"></span><span id="WP:IRCHOW"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRCCLIENT&redirect=no">WP:IRCCLIENT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRCHOW&redirect=no">WP:IRCHOW</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Most people needing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help" title="Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help">live help editing Wikipedia</a> can access IRC easily by clicking here: <span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-help</span> <sup class="plainlinks"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_help_disclaimer" title="Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup>. Web-based IRC is a good choice for first-time IRC users, for portable use, and for those who cannot, or prefer not to, <a href="/wiki/Installation_(computer_programs)" title="Installation (computer programs)">install</a> separate <a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">software</a>. </p><p>The usual way to access IRC is by downloading an <a href="/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Clients" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC client</a>. These are more full-featured and make it easy to watch multiple chats at a time. <a href="/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet Relay Chat script">Scripts</a> to enhance IRC clients are available online at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Scripts" title="Wikipedia:Scripts">Wikipedia:Scripts</a>. From the <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients">long list of IRC clients</a>, some popular options are: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Web clients <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IRCCloud" class="mw-redirect" title="IRCCloud">IRCCloud</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.irccloud.com/">website</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KiwiIRC" class="mw-redirect" title="KiwiIRC">KiwiIRC</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kiwiirc.com/">website</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Most desktop operating systems (including <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>/<a href="/wiki/Unix-like" title="Unix-like">*nix</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ChatZilla" title="ChatZilla">ChatZilla</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/">website</a>; requires <a href="/wiki/SeaMonkey" title="SeaMonkey">SeaMonkey</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HexChat" title="HexChat">HexChat</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hexchat.github.io/">website</a>, unmaintained)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irssi" title="Irssi">irssi</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://irssi.org/">website</a>; <a href="/wiki/Text-based_user_interface" title="Text-based user interface">text-based user interface</a>, runs in your <a href="/wiki/Terminal_emulator" title="Terminal emulator">terminal</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pidgin_(software)" title="Pidgin (software)">Pidgin</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pidgin.im/">website</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WeeChat" title="WeeChat">WeeChat</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://weechat.org/">website</a>; text-based interface)</li></ul></li> <li>Windows only <ul><li>AdiIRC (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.adiirc.com">website</a>; <a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">freeware</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MIRC" title="MIRC">mIRC</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mirc.com/">website</a>; <a href="/wiki/Shareware" title="Shareware">shareware</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>macOS only <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adium" title="Adium">Adium</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://adium.im/">website</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colloquy_(software)" title="Colloquy (software)">Colloquy</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://colloquy.info/">website</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Mobile IRC clients <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colloquy_(software)" title="Colloquy (software)">Colloquy</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/colloquy-irc-client/id302000478">Apple App store</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRCCloud" class="mw-redirect" title="IRCCloud">IRCCloud</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/irccloud/id672699103">Apple App store</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.irccloud.android&hl=en_US&gl=US">Google Play store</a>)</li> <li>Goguma (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goguma-irc/id6470394620">Apple App store</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.emersion.goguma.play">Google Play Store</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)" data-mw-thread-id="h-IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)-List_of_applications_and_web_clients"><span id="IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_.28invite_only.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)-List_of_applications_and_web_clients"></span>IRC error: Unable to join channel (invite only)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-IRC_error:_Unable_to_join_channel_(invite_only)-List_of_applications_and_web_clients"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: IRC error: Unable to join channel (invite only)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This error occurs when you attempt to join a non-public channel (see <a href="#Non-public_channels">non-public channels</a>, below). If you know that you have access to a non-public channel and you still receive this error, the simplest fix is to ask ChanServ for an invite (see <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239335663">.mw-parser-output .mw-tmpl-kbd{background:#EEE;color:var(--color-base)}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .mw-tmpl-kbd{background:#171a1d}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .mw-tmpl-kbd{background:#171a1d}}</style><kbd class="mw-tmpl-kbd" style="letter-spacing:0.05em; padding-left:0.25em; padding-right:0.2em;">/msg ChanServ help invite</kbd> for more info). If you have a cloak, you can ask a channel op to add an invex (+I) on your cloak so that you do not need to ask ChanServ for invites each time you need to join the channel. </p><p>If, however, you know you both have access to the non-public channel <i>and</i> you know that you have an invex (+I) on your cloak for that channel, your client might be automatically joining the channel before authenticating. Double-check to make sure your client is set up according to Libera Chat's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://libera.chat/guides/connect">connection guide</a>, and configure your client to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://libera.chat/guides/registration#logging-in">log in when you connect</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_IRC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Use_of_IRC-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Use_of_IRC-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>Use of IRC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Use_of_IRC-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Use of IRC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Once you are connected to the Libera Chat IRC network, you can choose which public channels you join and which chats you engage in. If you are authorized to join non-public channels then you can take part in those too. Consider also <a href="#Anonymity_and_masking">requesting a cloak</a> to mask your IP address and give other users confidence that you are the Wikipedia user you claim to be. </p><p>In general on IRC, each channel operates autonomously and each has its own norms and policies—these may cover conduct (including civility, appropriate topics, and language), on/off-topic chat, who may join, and who may be asked to leave. Each channel is autonomous and in general there is no appeal from a decision by the operators of that channel to an outside body (which may have any or no reason), so it is worth checking the channel norms and rules before accidentally making a mistake of conduct. <b>That said, in general most channels used by Wikimedia communities are friendly and do have people you can contact in case of problems.</b> (See <a href="#Problems_and_help">problems and help</a> below.) </p><p>Once connected, some users stay logged-in to the chatrooms whenever they are on Wikipedia, and check in on the discussions from time to time, to read what has been accumulating there and to participate. Some programs used for chatting notify you whenever there is activity in a chat room so you will not miss anything. Often, users jump onto a chat room to draw the attention of others there of something on Wikipedia that needs attention. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-public_channels" data-mw-thread-id="h-Non-public_channels-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Non-public_channels-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span>Non-public channels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Non-public_channels-IRC_tutorial_and_host_masking"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Non-public channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Channel_access_and_configuration_guide" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Channel access and configuration guide">Wikipedia:IRC/Channel access and configuration guide</a></div> <p>A number of non-public channels exist, to which access is limited. The best known of these on English Wikipedia is the administrators' channel, but others exist also for groups such as the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARBCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARBCOM">arbitration committee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CheckUser" title="Wikipedia:CheckUser">checkuser</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator" title="Wikipedia:Account creator">account creator</a> collaboration. Access to these channels requires use of a registered account, described previously. If you are part of a given group that has a non-public channel, you can request access so that you can join. </p><p>Steps to getting access to non-public channels: </p> <ol><li><b>Request it</b> — Post a new request under <a href="#Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels">pending requests for access</a>, at the end of this page, providing your registered IRC account and links evidencing access.</li> <li><b>Get it</b> — A channel operator will then drop by to give you access to the channel. Alternatively, ask in #wikimedia-ops, using the <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><span class="monospaced">!ops</span> keyword to get attention.</li> <li><b>Use it</b> — Once your request is complete, you can invite yourself to the channel using ChanServ's INVITE command as long as you've identified to NickServ. (See <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">/msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY</code> and <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" style="" dir="ltr">/msg ChanServ HELP INVITE</code> for more information.)</li> <li><i>(Optional)</i> In order to gain <i>automatic</i> access to a non-public channel (i.e. without having to use the ChanServ's <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">INVITE</span> command each time), you should first <a href="#Anonymity_and_masking">obtain a cloak</a>. From there, simply ask an <abbr title="operator">op</abbr> on the channel to add an invex (+I) for your cloak. If you already have a cloak when requesting access, ops will typically add an invex for you at the same time they're giving you access, but if you obtain a cloak <i>after</i> gaining access or you change your cloak after gaining access, you can typically reach the channel's ops by using either the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">!ops</span> keyword or requesting assistance in #wikimedia-ops.</li></ol> <p>The <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Instructions" class="extiw" title="meta:IRC/Instructions">IRC instructions</a> page may also be helpful for getting around. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="List_of_useful_channels" data-mw-thread-id="h-List_of_useful_channels"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-List_of_useful_channels"></span>List of useful channels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: List of useful channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Non-public channels listed with a blue padlock icon (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span>) require additional user access in order to join them. See <a href="#Non-public_channels">non-public channels</a> and <a href="#Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels">pending requests for access</a> for more information. See <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Channels" class="extiw" title="meta:IRC/Channels">meta:IRC/Channels</a> for a more extensive list. </i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_channels" data-mw-thread-id="h-General_channels-List_of_useful_channels"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-General_channels-List_of_useful_channels"></span>General channels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-General_channels-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: General channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main general-purpose channels relevant and related to English Wikipedia are: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>General Wikipedia related chat. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>General chat focusing more on the <b>English-language Wikipedia</b>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-help</span> <sup class="plainlinks"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_help_disclaimer" title="Wikipedia:IRC help disclaimer"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Help channel for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedians" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedians">Wikipedians</a>. Helpers are voiced, a setting that lets what they say be seen by everyone in the channel. Request a <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Cloaks" class="extiw" title="meta:IRC/Cloaks">cloak</a> to be voiced automatically (if you have autovoice on your account already, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">identify to NickServ</a> by typing <tt>/msg NickServ identify <nick> <password></tt> to activate it). More information can be found on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help" title="Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help">its page</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="User_groups" data-mw-thread-id="h-User_groups-List_of_useful_channels"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-User_groups-List_of_useful_channels"></span>User groups<span data-mw-comment-end="h-User_groups-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: User groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Functional_groups" data-mw-thread-id="h-Functional_groups-User_groups"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Functional_groups-User_groups"></span>Functional groups<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Functional_groups-User_groups"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Functional groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-admins</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-admins"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">admins</a> and some other users. I.e.: <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalUsers/steward" title="Special:GlobalUsers/steward">stewards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:GlobalUsers/Staff" title="Special:GlobalUsers/Staff">Wikimedia Foundation staff</a>. (See <a href="##wikipedia-en-admins"><i>#wikipedia-en-admins</i> below</a> for more information.) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-functionaries</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-functionaries"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Used by English Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FUNK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FUNK">functionaries</a> and global <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/S" class="extiw" title="m:S">stewards</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-arbcom-clerks</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-arbcom-clerks"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AC/C" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AC/C">clerks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AC/M" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AC/M">members</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AC">Arbitration Committee</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-admin</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-admin"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">admins</a> across all Wikimedia projects for cross-wiki admin co-ordination. (See <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikimedia-admin" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/wikimedia-admin">the page <i>IRC/wikimedia-admin</i> on Meta-Wiki</a> for more information.) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-BAG</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-BAG"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used by the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_Approvals_Group" title="Wikipedia:Bot Approvals Group"><b>B</b>ot <b>A</b>pprovals <b>G</b>roup</a> for coordination and discussion/monitoring of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval" title="Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval">Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval</a>. BAG members are voiced (i.e. typically shown in IRC clients by a "+" next to their nickname); anybody is welcome. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-vrt</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-vrt"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A public channel for matters related to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Volunteer_Response_Team" title="Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team">Volunteer Response Team</a> and its volunteers. <b>This channel is for co-ordination and collaboration, and to find a VRT user to speak to in private; it is <u>not</u> suitable for confidential discussion.</b> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/VRT/Personnel" class="extiw" title="m:VRT/Personnel">VRT agents</a> are voiced (i.e. typically shown in IRC clients by a "+" next to their nickname). </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-editfilters</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-editfilters"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EFH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EFH">edit filter helpers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EFM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EFM">edit filter managers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ADMIN">administrators</a> for semi-private discussion relating to edit filters. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_channels" data-mw-thread-id="h-Social_channels-List_of_useful_channels"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Social_channels-List_of_useful_channels"></span>Social channels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Social_channels-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Social channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-social</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-social"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A channel intended primarily for social discussion among contributors to Wikimedia projects. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#Wikimedia-offtopic</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#Wikimedia-offtopic"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A semi-social channel for conversations that don't really fit into the other Wikimedia project channels. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#Wikipedia-coffeehouse</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#Wikipedia-coffeehouse"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A place for relaxing, intellectual on-topic chat related to Wikipedia and other associated topics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-politics</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-politics"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A channel to discuss politics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-trivia</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-trivia"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A fun channel with trivia for both new and veteran editors to polish their Wikipedia knowledge. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Channels_for_specific_tasks" data-mw-thread-id="h-Channels_for_specific_tasks-List_of_useful_channels"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Channels_for_specific_tasks-List_of_useful_channels"></span>Channels for specific tasks<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Channels_for_specific_tasks-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Channels for specific tasks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-unblock</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-unblock"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For the discussion and review of blocks and features live updates of <a href="/wiki/CAT:UNBLOCK" class="mw-redirect" title="CAT:UNBLOCK">CAT:UNBLOCK</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ADMIN">Administrators</a> are voiced (i.e. typically shown in IRC clients by a "+" next to their nickname). Not recommended for idling. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-accounts</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-accounts"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Used for coordination and collaboration between members of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_an_account" title="Wikipedia:Request an account">account creation</a> team. This channel is invite only (+i). </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-accounts-admins</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-accounts-admins"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Used for coordination and collaboration between administrators of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Request_an_account" title="Wikipedia:Request an account">account creation</a> team. This channel is invite only (+i). </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#countervandalism</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#countervandalism"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For requesting voice in restricted channels and technical help running a countervandalism channel. See <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CVN" class="extiw" title="m:CVN">m:CVN</a> for details about the CounterVandalism Network. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#cvn-wp-en</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#cvn-wp-en"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For listing and discussing current English Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a> issues (requires <a href="/wiki/User:Pathoschild/Verifications" title="User:Pathoschild/Verifications">confirmation</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#cvn-wp-en-newpages</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#cvn-wp-en-newpages"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For listing new page creations on English Wikipedia that contain possible vandalism. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-spam</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-spam"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A botfeed of all links added to English Wikipedia. Channel is for linkspam reverting. Feeds for other languages and projects also now exist. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-spam-t</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-spam-t"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Talk channel associated with <span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-spam</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-spam"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-csd</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-csd"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For listing edits that add a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CSD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CSD">speedy deletion</a> tag. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-lta</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-lta"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padlock-blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/15px-Padlock-blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/23px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Padlock-blue.svg/30px-Padlock-blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> </td> <td>Discussion about <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Long-term_abuse" title="Wikipedia:Long-term abuse">long-term abuse</a>. Semi-private: All users active on English Wikipedia who either have a wikipedia cloak or are eligible for one are welcome. Users with cloaks are automatically invited. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-abuse-log</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-abuse-log"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For listing recent edits that have tripped the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter">edit filter</a>, as specified in <a href="/wiki/User:DatBot/filters" class="mw-redirect" title="User:DatBot/filters">User:DatBot/filters</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-abuse-log-all</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-abuse-log-all"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>A feed of all <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EF">edit filter</a> hits. You can subscribe to get direct messages when specific filters are tripped. See <a href="/wiki/User:MusikBot/AbuseFilterIRC" title="User:MusikBot/AbuseFilterIRC">User:MusikBot/AbuseFilterIRC</a> for documentation. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-revdel</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-revdel"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For sending urgent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revision_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Revision deletion">revision deletion</a> requests to administrators. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ADMIN">Administrators</a> are opped (i.e. typically shown in IRC clients by a "@" next to their nickname) and are the only ones able to see requests. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-npp</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-npp"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>General discussion regarding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPP">new page patrolling</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-spi</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-spi"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public channel for coordination among <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPI">sockpuppet investigation</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPI/C" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPI/C">clerks</a> and other users. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WikiProjects" data-mw-thread-id="h-WikiProjects-List_of_useful_channels"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-WikiProjects-List_of_useful_channels"></span>WikiProjects<span data-mw-comment-end="h-WikiProjects-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: WikiProjects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-afc</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-afc"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used by the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFC">AFC project</a> to discuss the backlog, administrative changes (especially to our <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AFCH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AFCH">helper script</a>) and other related tasks. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-chess</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-chess"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chess" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Chess">WikiProject Chess</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-ambassadors</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-ambassadors"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Coordination and collaboration for members of the Wikipedia Ambassadors Team (part of WikiProject: Public Policy). </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-lgbt</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-lgbt"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_LGBT_studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies">WikiProject LGBT studies</a> for cross-project coordination, collaboration and socialization. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikiphys</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikiphys"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Physics" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Physics">WikiProject Physics</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-roads</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-roads"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Highways" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Highways">WikiProject Highways</a> coordination and collaboration. Retired in favor of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DISCORD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DISCORD">WP:DISCORD</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-teahouse</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-teahouse"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used for discussion on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TH"><i>Teahouse</i></a> by guests and hosts. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wiki-hurricanes</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wiki-hurricanes"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tropical_cyclones" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones">WikiProject Tropical cyclones</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#WikiProject-United-States</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#WikiProject-United-States"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>For <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States">WikiProject United States</a> and related projects and topics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-library</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-library"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used for discussion on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TWL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TWL">The Wikipedia Library</a> by coordinators and guests. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-medicine</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-medicine"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Used for discussion and coordination with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MED" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MED">WikiProject Medicine</a> and related projects and topics. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-en-openproxies</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-en-openproxies"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Discussion and coordination related to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WPOP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WPOP">WikiProject on open proxies</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools" data-mw-thread-id="h-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools-List_of_useful_channels"><span id="Technical_channels.2C_and_technical_support_for_tools"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools-List_of_useful_channels"></span>Technical channels, and technical support for tools<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools-List_of_useful_channels"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Technical channels, and technical support for tools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Technical" data-mw-thread-id="h-Technical-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Technical-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"></span>Technical<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Technical-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Technical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikimedia-tech</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-tech"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Technical issues related to the Wikimedia systems. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#mediawiki</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#mediawiki"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Discussion and technical questions related to the <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki" title="MediaWiki">MediaWiki</a> <a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">software</a> (including template help, and other questions). </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tools,_and_support_for_tools" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tools,_and_support_for_tools-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"><span id="Tools.2C_and_support_for_tools"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tools,_and_support_for_tools-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"></span>Tools, and support for tools<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tools,_and_support_for_tools-Technical_channels,_and_technical_support_for_tools"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Tools, and support for tools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Channel </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#AutoWikiBrowser</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#AutoWikiBrowser"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>General discussion and support requests for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AWB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AWB">AutoWikiBrowser</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#huggle</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#huggle"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Support for the tool <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HG">Huggle</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#swviewer</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#swviewer"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Support for the tool <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SWViewer" title="Wikipedia:SWViewer">SWViewer</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;">#wikipedia-userscripts</span> <sup class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikipedia-userscripts"><span style="color:green;">connect</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Help and discussion of JavaScript tools. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="#wikipedia-en-admins" data-mw-thread-id="h-#wikipedia-en-admins"><span id=".23wikipedia-en-admins"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-#wikipedia-en-admins"></span>#wikipedia-en-admins<span data-mw-comment-end="h-#wikipedia-en-admins"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: #wikipedia-en-admins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:WEA"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WEA&redirect=no">WP:WEA</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>All current and former English Wikipedia administrators in good standing have a presumption of entry to this channel, subject to appropriate conduct. <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards" class="extiw" title="m:Stewards">Stewards</a> and people who currently work for the Foundation are allowed access, too. Access to this channel is set to <i>invite only</i> (+i). Administrators who want to join this channel have to request access to this channel before being able to join the first time. <a href="#Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels">Access can be requested hereafter.</a> </p><p>Once an editor is granted access, they retain it unless they are involuntarily de-sysopped or request removal of access to the channel. Formal access to the channel will not usually be long-term revoked unless a participant refuses to abide by the standards of conduct expected of channel members or unless the user is involuntarily de-sysopped. If a user is theoretically unable to ask for and receive their administrator rights from the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bureaucrats%27_noticeboard" title="Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard">Bureaucrats' noticeboard</a>, they will not be permitted access to the channel. </p><p>The channel has <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/Guidelines" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/Guidelines">an internal code of conduct and newcomer information</a>. These guidelines set out some "anti-abuse" provisions that consensus agrees the channel operators may draw on, if they are notified of a problem. However, as with all guidelines, they are intended to be for the benefit of the project, with common sense, and not "set in stone". </p><p><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia-en-admins" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/wikipedia-en-admins">IRC/wikipedia-en-admins</a> on Meta has more details, including a list of all users who have access to the channel. See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_administrators/IRC_nicknames" title="Wikipedia:List of administrators/IRC nicknames">Wikipedia:List of administrators/IRC nicknames</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Help" data-mw-thread-id="h-Help-20241107191000"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Help-20241107191000"></span>Help<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Help-20241107191000"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Help"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Problems_and_help" data-mw-thread-id="h-Problems_and_help-Help"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Problems_and_help-Help"></span>Problems and help<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Problems_and_help-Help"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Problems and help"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Help for accessing IRC itself is best requested on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:IRC" title="Wikipedia talk:IRC">talk page</a>, if you have read the tutorial and other information and are still unable to use it. Once you can access IRC by some means, there are help and information channels on most Wikimedia-related topics listed above, type <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239335663"><kbd class="mw-tmpl-kbd" style="letter-spacing:0.05em; padding-left:0.25em; padding-right:0.2em;">/join #channelname</kbd> into any window, to join them and ask your question (e.g., <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239335663"><kbd class="mw-tmpl-kbd" style="letter-spacing:0.05em; padding-left:0.25em; padding-right:0.2em;">/join #wikipedia-en-help</kbd>). It is customary on IRC to just <i>ask</i>, not to ask whether you can ask. :-) </p><p>Within the Wikimedia and English Wikipedia channels, your first recourse if you have difficulty, is to ask to speak to a channel operator, if any are around. You can identify channel operators in most of these channels since they will appear as having the "o" flag in a list of channel users and flags. Type <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239335663"><kbd class="mw-tmpl-kbd" style="letter-spacing:0.05em; padding-left:0.25em; padding-right:0.2em;">/msg chanserv flags #channelname</kbd> for a list of users and their access levels (this can sometimes have hundreds of lines). Further help can be obtained as follows: </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">#wikipedia-en</span>: Ask to speak to a channel operator. If needed, you can often address such problems to administrators who are IRC users. (Please see the userlist of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">#wikipedia-en-admins</span> for information.)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">#wikipedia-en-admins</span> (the non-public admins channel): Has adopted its own code of conduct that covers problematic situations; please see that channel's guidelines and user information above, for relevant links and userlists.</li> <li><b>All other <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">#wiki...</span> channels</b>: Speak to a channel operator for that channel.</li> <li>Beyond that, the Wikimedia channels are supervised by the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Group_Contacts" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Group Contacts">IRC Group Contacts</a>—currently <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dungodung" class="extiw" title="m:User:Dungodung">Dungodung</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">dungodung</span> on IRC), <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Snowolf" class="extiw" title="m:User:Snowolf">Snowolf</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">Snowolf</span> on IRC), <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Az1568" class="extiw" title="m:User:Az1568">Az1568</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">AlexZ</span> on IRC), <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fox" class="extiw" title="m:User:Fox">Fox</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">foks</span> on IRC), <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stwalkerster" class="extiw" title="m:User:Stwalkerster">Stwalkerster</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">stw</span> on IRC), <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Matthewrb" class="extiw" title="m:User:Matthewrb">Matthewrb</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">Matthew_</span> on IRC), and <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AmandaNP" class="extiw" title="m:User:AmandaNP">AmandaNP</a> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">AmandaNP</span> on IRC)—who can advise on serious problems that channel operators cannot resolve.</li></ul></dd></dl> <p><i>If the problem relates to user conduct in any channel</i>, your first recourse should be to try and resolve matters with the person involved. If this fails, ask to speak to a channel operator. If your problem cannot be resolved by channel operators, then it may be raised further, as previously mentioned. </p> <dl><dd><b>It is the policy of some channels that you should not post logs on the wiki, or circulate them without permission from those involved</b>; rather, if a matter requires logs then please obtain permission before circulating or publicizing them, and if in doubt ask a channel operator or other experienced user for advice.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels" data-mw-thread-id="h-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels-Help-20241107191000"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels-Help-20241107191000"></span>Pending requests for access to channels<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels-Help-20241107191000"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC/Access_requests&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: Pending requests for access to channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-SilverLocust-20241120014200-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span>Ops: Please remember to update <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/User_list" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/User list">m:IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/User list</a> when you add a new user.</i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>If you wish to access a non-public channel, please add your name and details below. Alternatively it can be quicker to leave a note on the talk page of any user of that channel (who might be able to help, or can add you to the access list) who may see it, or another appropriate talk page. </p><p>Please also register your nickname <b>before</b> adding a request (type in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239335663"><kbd class="mw-tmpl-kbd" style="letter-spacing:0.05em; padding-left:0.25em; padding-right:0.2em;">/msg nickserv register password email@address.tld</kbd>, replacing password with one of your choice and email@address.tld with your email address). You may also optionally register a cloak (see above). Format for requests (add to end of list): </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="k">*</span> Username and rights links: <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Userrights</span><span class="p">|{{</span><span class="nn">subst</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">REVISIONUSER</span><span class="p">}}}}</span> <span class="k">~~~~</span> <span class="k">**</span> IRC account: (IRC username) <span class="k">**</span> (Optional) cloak: <span class="k">**</span> Channels and evidence: en-admins, <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nn">Wikipedia</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">Requests for adminship/</span><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nn">subst</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="nt">REVISIONUSER</span><span class="p">}}]]</span> </pre></div> <p>Be sure to replace <code>(IRC username)</code> with your username. </p> <ul><li>Username and rights links: <span class="plainlinks userlinks"><a href="/wiki/User:SilverLocust" title="User:SilverLocust">SilverLocust</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&group=&limit=1&username=SilverLocust">current rights</a><span class="sysop-show"> · <a href="/wiki/Special:UserRights/SilverLocust" title="Special:UserRights/SilverLocust">rights management</a></span> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=rights&page=User:SilverLocust">rights log (local)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&page=User:SilverLocust%40enwiki">rights log (global/meta)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:SilverLocust">block log</a>)</span> <a href="/wiki/User:SilverLocust" title="User:SilverLocust">SilverLocust</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:SilverLocust" title="User talk:SilverLocust">💬</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-SilverLocust-20241120014200-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:42, 20 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-SilverLocust-20241120014200-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-SilverLocust-20241120014200-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-SilverLocust-20241120070600-SilverLocust-20241120014200"></span>IRC account: SilverLocust</li> <li>(Optional) cloak: wikipedia/SilverLocust</li> <li>Channels and evidence: en-admins, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/SilverLocust" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SilverLocust">Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SilverLocust</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><b> Done</b></span> by AmandaNP. <a href="/wiki/User:SilverLocust" title="User:SilverLocust">SilverLocust</a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:SilverLocust" title="User talk:SilverLocust">💬</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-SilverLocust-20241120070600-SilverLocust-20241120014200" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:06, 20 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-SilverLocust-20241120070600-SilverLocust-20241120014200"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-SilverLocust-20241120070600-SilverLocust-20241120014200"></span></dd></dl></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Rsjaffe-20241107191000-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span>Username and rights links: <span class="plainlinks userlinks"><a href="/wiki/User:Rsjaffe" title="User:Rsjaffe">Rsjaffe</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&group=&limit=1&username=Rsjaffe">current rights</a><span class="sysop-show"> · <a href="/wiki/Special:UserRights/Rsjaffe" title="Special:UserRights/Rsjaffe">rights management</a></span> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=rights&page=User:Rsjaffe">rights log (local)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&page=User:Rsjaffe%40enwiki">rights log (global/meta)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Rsjaffe">block log</a>)</span> — <a href="/wiki/User:Rsjaffe" title="User:Rsjaffe"><b style="font-family:Papyrus;color:DarkSlateGrey;">rsjaffe</b></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Rsjaffe" title="User talk:Rsjaffe">🗣️</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-Rsjaffe-20241107191000-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Rsjaffe-20241107191000-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Rsjaffe-20241107191000-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JJMC89-20241109203000-Rsjaffe-20241107191000"></span>IRC account: rsjaffe</li> <li>Channels and evidence: en-admins, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Rsjaffe" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Rsjaffe">Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Rsjaffe</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><b> Done</b></span> If you get a cloak we can add an invite exception based on it. In the meantime, use <code>/msg ChanServ invite #wikipedia-en-admins</code> to join. — <a href="/wiki/User:JJMC89" title="User:JJMC89">JJMC89</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JJMC89" title="User talk:JJMC89">T</a><b>·</b><a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JJMC89" title="Special:Contributions/JJMC89">C</a>)</small> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-JJMC89-20241109203000-Rsjaffe-20241107191000" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JJMC89-20241109203000-Rsjaffe-20241107191000"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JJMC89-20241109203000-Rsjaffe-20241107191000"></span></dd></dl></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Peaceray-20241110025400-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span>Username and rights links: <span class="plainlinks userlinks"><a href="/wiki/User:Peaceray" title="User:Peaceray">Peaceray</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&group=&limit=1&username=Peaceray">current rights</a><span class="sysop-show"> · <a href="/wiki/Special:UserRights/Peaceray" title="Special:UserRights/Peaceray">rights management</a></span> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=rights&page=User:Peaceray">rights log (local)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&page=User:Peaceray%40enwiki">rights log (global/meta)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Peaceray">block log</a>)</span> <a href="/wiki/User:Peaceray" title="User:Peaceray">Peaceray</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Peaceray" title="User talk:Peaceray">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-Peaceray-20241110025400-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:54, 10 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Peaceray-20241110025400-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Peaceray-20241110025400-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JJMC89-20241110052600-Peaceray-20241110025400"></span>IRC account: (Peaceray)</li> <li>(Optional) cloak:</li> <li>Channels and evidence: en-admins, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Peaceray" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Peaceray">Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Peaceray</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><b> Done</b></span> If you get a cloak we can add an invite exception based on it. In the meantime, use <code>/msg ChanServ invite #wikipedia-en-admins</code> to join. — <a href="/wiki/User:JJMC89" title="User:JJMC89">JJMC89</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JJMC89" title="User talk:JJMC89">T</a><b>·</b><a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JJMC89" title="Special:Contributions/JJMC89">C</a>)</small> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-JJMC89-20241110052600-Peaceray-20241110025400" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:26, 10 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JJMC89-20241110052600-Peaceray-20241110025400"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JJMC89-20241110052600-Peaceray-20241110025400"></span></dd></dl></li> <li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-SD0001-20241110133300-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span>Username and rights links: <span class="plainlinks userlinks"><a href="/wiki/User:SD0001" title="User:SD0001">SD0001</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Listusers&group=&limit=1&username=SD0001">current rights</a><span class="sysop-show"> · <a href="/wiki/Special:UserRights/SD0001" title="Special:UserRights/SD0001">rights management</a></span> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=rights&page=User:SD0001">rights log (local)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=rights&page=User:SD0001%40enwiki">rights log (global/meta)</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:SD0001">block log</a>)</span> – <a href="/wiki/User:SD0001" title="User:SD0001"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: #C30">SD0001</span></a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:SD0001" title="User talk:SD0001">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-SD0001-20241110133300-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">13:33, 10 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-SD0001-20241110133300-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-SD0001-20241110133300-Pending_requests_for_access_to_channels"></span> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Stwalkerster-20241110170900-SD0001-20241110133300"></span>IRC account: sd0001</li> <li>(Optional) cloak: have requested the <code>wikipedia/sd0001</code> cloak, which is pending according to wmopbot.</li> <li>Channels and evidence: en-admins, en-revdel. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/SD0001" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SD0001">Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SD0001</a></li></ul> <dl><dd>Note: Cloak should now have been set. <span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="/wiki/User:Stwalkerster" title="User:Stwalkerster">stwalkerster</a></span> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Stwalkerster" title="User talk:Stwalkerster">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-Stwalkerster-20241110170900-SD0001-20241110133300" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:09, 10 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Stwalkerster-20241110170900-SD0001-20241110133300"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Stwalkerster-20241110170900-SD0001-20241110133300"></span></dd> <dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JJMC89-20241113052700-SD0001-20241110133300"></span><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/27px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/36px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><b> Done</b></span> — <a href="/wiki/User:JJMC89" title="User:JJMC89">JJMC89</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JJMC89" title="User talk:JJMC89">T</a><b>·</b><a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/JJMC89" title="Special:Contributions/JJMC89">C</a>)</small> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC#c-JJMC89-20241113052700-SD0001-20241110133300" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:27, 13 November 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JJMC89-20241113052700-SD0001-20241110133300"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JJMC89-20241113052700-SD0001-20241110133300"></span></dd></dl></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Information" data-mw-thread-id="h-Information-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Information-See_also"></span>Information<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Information-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Channel_access_and_configuration_guide" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Channel access and configuration guide">Wikipedia:IRC/Channel access and configuration guide</a> – how channel access works on Libera Chat IRC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help" title="Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help">Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help</a> – the primary channel for editors seeking help on using and editing the English Wikipedia</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC" class="extiw" title="m:IRC">m:IRC</a> – information page on Meta-Wiki (not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/MIRC" title="MIRC">mIRC</a>, an IRC client)</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Channels" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Channels">m:IRC/Channels</a> – main list</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Cloaks" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Cloaks">m:IRC/Cloaks</a> – provides information about obtaining a hostmask cloak</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/User_list#Operators" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/User list">m:IRC/wikipedia-en-admins/User list § Operators</a> – list of channel ops for #wikipedia-en-admins</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tools" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tools-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tools-See_also"></span>Tools<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tools-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Tools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Huggle" title="Wikipedia:Huggle">Wikipedia:Huggle</a> – Cross-platform application that allows users to watch recent changes, and automates many vandal-fighting tasks</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Scripts#IRC_channel_scripts" title="Wikipedia:Scripts">Wikipedia:Scripts § IRC channel scripts</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="User_essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-User_essays-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-User_essays-See_also"></span>User essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-User_essays-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: User essays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:User_essays_on_IRC" title="Category:User essays on IRC">Category:User essays on IRC</a> – other opinions on these IRC channels and their use by Wikipedians</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Personal_views_regarding_IRC" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Personal views regarding IRC">Wikipedia:IRC/Personal views regarding IRC</a> – written by members of the arbitration committee in January 2007</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Quotes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Quotes-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Quotes-See_also"></span>Quotes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Quotes-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Quotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/Quotes" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/Quotes">m:IRC/Quotes</a> (<a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/BASH" class="extiw" title="m:BASH">m:BASH</a>) – a collection of humorous IRC quotes, posted only with consent from the quotee</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/wikipedia-fr/extraits_choisis" class="extiw" title="m:IRC/wikipedia-fr/extraits choisis">French quotes</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/bash/">m:BASH quote generator</a> – X!'s tools, get quotes from the IRC Quote Database</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_discussion_venues" data-mw-thread-id="h-Other_discussion_venues-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Other_discussion_venues-See_also"></span>Other discussion venues<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Other_discussion_venues-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IRC&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Other discussion venues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_discussion" title="Wikipedia:External discussion">Wikipedia:External discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mailing_lists" title="Wikipedia:Mailing lists">Wikipedia:Mailing lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Off-wiki_policy_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Off-wiki policy discussion">Wikipedia:Off-wiki policy discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discord" title="Wikipedia:Discord">Wikipedia:Discord</a> (text and voice chat)</li> 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title="Help:Special characters">Characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Columns" title="Help:Columns">Columns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Elevation" title="Help:Elevation">Elevation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Hidden_text" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hidden text">Hidden text</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext" title="Help:HTML in wikitext">HTML</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:List" title="Help:List">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Magic_words" title="Help:Magic words">Magic words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Musical_symbols" title="Help:Musical symbols">Music symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Section" title="Help:Section">Sections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Sound_file_markup" title="Help:Sound file markup">Sounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Table" title="Help:Table">Tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">Templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Transclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Transclusion">Transclusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:URL" title="Help:URL">URL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Visual_file_markup" title="Help:Visual file markup">Visual files</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Directories_and_indexes" title="Wikipedia:Directories and indexes">Directories</a> <abbr title="Wikipedia's directories and indexes">(?)</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_abbreviations" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia abbreviations">Abbreviations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Wikipedia:Contents">Contents</a> <small>(Encyclopedia proper)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Department_directory" title="Wikipedia:Department directory">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editor%27s_index_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Editor's index to Wikipedia">Editor's index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Index">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Glossary" title="Wikipedia:Glossary">Glossary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Contents" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Contents">Manual of Style </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies" title="Wikipedia:List of policies">Policies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Maintenance" title="Wikipedia:Maintenance">Tasks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tips" title="Wikipedia:Tips">Tips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tools" title="Wikipedia:Tools">Tools</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div><b> <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual" title="Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual">Missing Manual</a></b> <hr/> <span class="noprint plainlinks" title="Edit Special:MyTalk"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyTalk&action=edit&section=new&preload=Help:Contents/helpmepreload&preloadtitle=Help+me%21"><b>Ask for help on your talk page</b></a></span> <b><abbr title="If you need help, you can use this link to ask a question on your talk page; a volunteer will visit you there shortly!">(?)</abbr></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_technical_help" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_technical_help" title="Template:Wikipedia technical help"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_technical_help" title="Template talk:Wikipedia technical help"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_technical_help" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia technical help"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wikipedia_technical_help" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Directory#Technical_help" title="Help:Directory">Wikipedia technical help</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div><b>Get personal technical help at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse" title="Wikipedia:Teahouse">the Teahouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">help desk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)">village pump (technical)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_talk_pages/1" title="Help:Introduction to talk pages/1">talk pages</a> or <a class="mw-selflink selflink">IRC</a>.</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical">General<br/>technical help</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Browser_notes" title="Wikipedia:Browser notes">Browser notes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bypass_your_cache" title="Wikipedia:Bypass your cache">Bypass cache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keyboard_shortcuts" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Keyboard shortcuts">Keyboard shortcuts</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Editing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:CharInsert" title="Help:CharInsert">CharInsert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_conflict" title="Help:Edit conflict">Edit conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar" title="Help:Edit toolbar">Edit toolbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reverting" title="Help:Reverting">Reverting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_create_a_page" title="Wikipedia:How to create a page">How to create a page</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">IRC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial" title="Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial">Tutorial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Mobile_access" title="Help:Mobile access">Mobile access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Multilingual_support" title="Help:Multilingual support">Multilingual support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Page_history" title="Help:Page history">Page history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Page_information" title="Help:Page information">Page information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_name" title="Wikipedia:Page name">Page name</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Page_name" title="Help:Page name">Help</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Printing" title="Help:Printing">Printing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Software_notices" title="Wikipedia:Software notices">Software notices</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editnotice" title="Wikipedia:Editnotice">Editnotice</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Special_characters" title="Help:Special characters">Special Characters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Entering_special_characters" title="Help:Entering special characters">Entering</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels" title="Wikipedia:User access levels">User access levels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor" title="Wikipedia:VisualEditor">VisualEditor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:VisualEditor" title="Help:VisualEditor">Help</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="Special:SpecialPages">Special<br/>page</a>-related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Special_page" title="Help:Special page">Special page help</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:AllPages" title="Help:AllPages">AllPages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter" title="Wikipedia:Edit filter">Edit filter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Emailing_users" title="Wikipedia:Emailing users">Emailing users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Logging_in" title="Help:Logging in">Logging in</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reset_password" title="Help:Reset password">Reset passwords</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Log" title="Help:Log">Logs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Moving_a_page" title="Wikipedia:Moving a page">Moving a page</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:History_merging" title="Wikipedia:History merging">History merging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:When_to_place_technical_requests_in_%22Administrator_needed%22" title="Help:When to place technical requests in "Administrator needed"">Non-admin and admin-only page moves</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Notifications" title="Help:Notifications">Notifications/Echo</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Notifications/FAQ" title="Help:Notifications/FAQ">FAQ</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_Curation/Help" title="Wikipedia:Page Curation/Help">Page Curation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Import" title="Help:Import">Page import</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pending_changes" title="Wikipedia:Pending changes">Pending changes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Random" title="Wikipedia:Random">Random pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Recent_changes" title="Help:Recent changes">Recent changes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Related_changes" title="Help:Related changes">Related changes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Searching" title="Help:Searching">Searching</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Linksearch" title="Help:Linksearch">Linksearch</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tags" title="Wikipedia:Tags">Tags</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:User_contributions" title="Help:User contributions">User contributions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Watchlist" title="Help:Watchlist">Watchlist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:What_links_here" title="Help:What links here">What links here</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">Wikitext</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">Wikitext</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet" title="Help:Cheatsheet">Cheatsheet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Columns" title="Help:Columns">Columns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Line-break_handling" title="Help:Line-break handling">Line-break handling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:List" title="Help:List">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Magic_words" title="Help:Magic words">Magic words</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Magic_words_for_beginners" title="Help:Magic words for beginners">For beginners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Conditional_expressions" title="Help:Conditional expressions">Conditional expressions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Switch_parser_function" title="Help:Switch parser function">Switch parser function</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Time_function" title="Help:Time function">Time function</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Redirect" title="Help:Redirect">Redirects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Section" title="Help:Section">Sections and TOCs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Table" title="Help:Table">Tables</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_tables_with_Wiki_Markup/1" title="Help:Introduction to tables with Wiki Markup/1">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Basic_table_markup" title="Help:Basic table markup">Basics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Advanced_table_formatting" title="Help:Advanced table formatting">Advanced table formatting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Collapsing" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Collapsing">Collapsing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Conditional_tables" title="Help:Conditional tables">Conditional tables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Sortable_tables" title="Help:Sortable tables">Sortable tables</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Using_colours" title="Help:Using colours">Using colours</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Help:Link" title="Help:Link">Links</a> and <a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">diffs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Link" title="Help:Link">Links</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Interlanguage_links" title="Help:Interlanguage links">Interlanguage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking" title="Help:Interwiki linking">Interwiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Permanent_link" title="Help:Permanent link">Permanent</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">Diffs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplest_diff_guide" title="Wikipedia:Simplest diff guide">Simplest diff guide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_diff_and_link_guide" title="Wikipedia:Simple diff and link guide">Simple diff and link guide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Complete_diff_and_link_guide" title="Wikipedia:Complete diff and link guide">Complete diff and link guide</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Colon_trick" title="Help:Colon trick">Colon trick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Link_color" title="Help:Link color">Link color</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Pipe_trick" title="Help:Pipe trick">Pipe trick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:URL" title="Help:URL">URLs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Media" class="mw-disambig" title="Wikipedia:Media">Media</a> files: images,<br/>videos and sounds</th><td 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images" title="Wikipedia:Uploading images">Uploading images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Options_to_hide_an_image" title="Help:Options to hide an image">Options to hide an image</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax" title="Wikipedia:Extended image syntax">Extended image syntax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SVG_help" title="Wikipedia:SVG help">SVG help</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Gallery_tag" title="Help:Gallery tag">Gallery tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_tutorials" title="Wikipedia:Graphics tutorials">Graphics tutorials</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Basic_bitmap_image_editing" title="Wikipedia:Basic bitmap image editing">Basic bitmap image editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_improve_image_quality" title="Wikipedia:How to improve image quality">How to improve image quality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_Lab/Resources" title="Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources">Graphics Lab resources</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Sound_file_markup" title="Help:Sound file markup">Sound file markup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Visual_file_markup" title="Help:Visual file markup">Visual file markup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align: center;;width:1%">Other graphics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Family_trees" title="Help:Family trees">Family trees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphs_and_charts" title="Wikipedia:Graphs and charts">Graphs and charts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_create_charts_for_Wikipedia_articles" title="Wikipedia:How to create charts for Wikipedia articles">How to create</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Barchart" title="Help:Barchart">Barcharts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:To_scale_charts" title="Wikipedia:To 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