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IRC... Why IRC?

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Newsgroup quality + speed used to be a big selling point for ISPs. I don't think my current ISP even has a newsgroup server. Then again I doubt they have an IRC server either... which thinking about it is good, they're now just a dumb pipe instead of trying to be like AOL.

Also ringofchump has a nice ring to it :)
added on the 2012-05-25 13:51:25 by psonice psonice
addy please Garg.
Ivan - all you need to connect to nntp is a client, address and knowhow (there are hundreds of free non-binary based nntp servers out there if you know where to look - a bit like irc servers really.) - not so different when you think about it.. Different protocol, diff. software but all the same txt based fun.
added on the 2012-05-25 13:52:11 by ringofyre ringofyre
Get fucked psonice ;P
Olympics tickets for anything?
added on the 2012-05-25 13:53:36 by ringofyre ringofyre
irc.scene.org - as deserted as it gets, but it's there.
added on the 2012-05-25 14:00:16 by Gargaj Gargaj
Thanks. Maybe we need to nominate an "official" irc server and room for when scene.org goes down?

No malice intended psonice btw (hence the ";P") - my first night on the piss in a month - that's my excuse & I'm sticking to it.
added on the 2012-05-25 14:08:19 by ringofyre ringofyre
Maybe #demoscene on efnet?
added on the 2012-05-25 14:12:05 by ringofyre ringofyre
Everyone's on IRCnet.
added on the 2012-05-25 14:21:20 by Radiant Radiant
Approximatively:

IRCnet = demoscene
EFnet = w*r*z scene
added on the 2012-05-25 14:22:58 by rez rez
Fine!
#demoscene on ircnet then!
added on the 2012-05-25 14:26:34 by ringofyre ringofyre
#revision
added on the 2012-05-25 14:30:41 by wullon wullon
@ringofyre: ha sorry, it didn't gave any channel name but direction to the good ircnet network :)

so IRCnet is the best choice to find demoscene people.
and yes #revision channel is a very good start :)

then choose your favorite people, do a "whois" on him to know what channel he is currently on :)
added on the 2012-05-25 14:34:52 by rez rez
What wullon said. EFnet #scenesat is also pretty active.
added on the 2012-05-25 14:35:58 by Alpha C Alpha C
There is a list of IRC channels that are related to the demoscene, most of them on IRCnet.

http://www.hugi.scene.org/online/hugi37/hugi%2037%20-%20demoscene%20resources%20adok%20scene%20on%20the%20internet.htm

Please tell me if there are any channels that should be added to, or removed from, this list.
added on the 2012-05-25 15:15:04 by Adok Adok
adok resurrected from his grave.
added on the 2012-05-25 15:21:37 by panic panic
Adok: so, you're seriously claiming that you receive change requests for that webpage?

For just a single example, #assembly has been !assembly for maybe 10+ years already.
and some corrections to adok's list have already been posted around a year ago... http://pouet.net/topic.php?which=8192&page=1
added on the 2012-05-25 15:51:43 by reed reed
would you please remove the most active german channel from that list? it's set +s (secret) for reasons.
added on the 2012-05-25 16:04:03 by las las
Quote:
would you please remove the most active german channel from that list? it's set +s (secret) for reasons.


That's not very good for outreach las! How will people now find the demoscene and become the next Navismashydexoticornosfexocet! (this game is p hard)
added on the 2012-05-25 16:27:26 by okkie okkie
I've discovered in recent years that both IRC service and newsgroups (via UK servers) appears to have died a death. Not sure if this is down to the UK tabloid press claims about chatrooms (unfortunately tarring IRC with the same brush) but it is rather worrying.

I've been using Dutch IRC servers in recent times because of this. It'll be interesting to see how long they keep going for and accepting connections.

As far as newsgroups go, Google have text-based groups pretty much sewn up, so no need to install software to read these any more. For binaries though, the professional providers, such as Newshosting, are the way to go.
added on the 2012-05-25 16:29:46 by Felice Felice
okkie: For outreach we have nice demoscene outreach events. If you get invited at a demoparty to join a channel that's a way more cool thing then seeing a list from adok and joining random channels for the lulz - isn't it? It also gives you the nice feeling of "being respected enough to be invited".

IRC also keeps the fuck you and that's important.
added on the 2012-05-25 16:35:29 by las las
Because IRC is what has been used since the late 1990's as a demoscene chat, and no other thing has been chosen as a replacement. It's just there. It works. What else?
added on the 2012-05-25 16:42:22 by nystep nystep
mIRC master race reporting in.
added on the 2012-05-25 18:33:51 by ___ ___
Anyone feel like ddosing netetrader?
added on the 2012-05-26 02:42:40 by ringofyre ringofyre

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