Self Improvement Chat & Conferencing Room

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Self Improvement Chat & Conferencing Room

Private chat

To talk to a person privately, double click their name. A new window will come up, and everything you say in it goes directly to that person. You can still hear messages from people without having a window open for them.

Important things to remember about the chat room

If anyone is constantly harrasing people in the chat room, mail me and tell me about it. I don't tolerate that sort of stuff, and I'll have them permanently banned from the chat room when I catch them.

Frequently asked questions about using the chat room

Q: "Some guy called 'nickserv' tells me that my name is registered! What do I do?"
- A: Change your name. On chat, people can register their names so nobody else can use them, even when they are not online. You can do this too. It is explained near the end of this page.
Q: "Somebody is harrasing people in the channel. What do I do?"
- If anyone is constantly harrasing people on chat, mail me and I'll just ban him from the chat room.
Q: "Can I be a channel operator here?"
- A: No.
Q: "Do you ever come here?"
- A: YES, my name will usually be DrTedford, and you'll know it's really me because my name will be a different color.

Things NOT to do on the chat room

Don't flood. "Flood" means that you type the same message repeatedly, or type nonsence repeatedly. This is also refered to as "Scrolling". Nobody likes a person who does this sort of thing. You only have to say something once. Below is an example:
- SOMEBODY TALK TO ME!!!!! SOMEBODY TALK TO ME!!!!! SOMEBODY TALK TO ME!!!!! SOMEBODY TALK TO ME!!!!!
That is usually refered to as "Flooding". Here's a common "scroller":
- does anyone want to chat?
This is just as annoying as a flooder, because it "scrolls" everyone else's text off the screen many times. Take the time and write a complete sentence.

How to register your name

This will tell you how to make sure your name is never taken.
First make your name the name that you want to keep. Then type this command:
- /msg nickserv register [your password] [your email address]
You make up the password. Make sure to write it down. If you get a message that says the name is taken, then choose another name.

Now, if you want chat to kick other people off who try to use your name when you are not online, type this command:
- /msg nickserv set kill on
After this, when you go on the chat room, nickserv may ask you for your password. Use this command:
- /msg nickserv identify [your password]
If you need more help with this,
- /msg nickserv help

Commands

At the bottom is the input line. You can send a message by typing it on this line. A few basic commands you can enter are:

`/nick` `newname`	Change your nickname
`/join` `#newroom`	Create a new room or join an existing room
`/action` `message`	Sends an action (red) message
`/whois` `nick`	Shows you information about this nickname
`/topic` `new topic`	Changes the topic (if allowed)
`/list`	Updates the room list
`/quit`	Leave the chat and disconnect from the server
`/sound` `sound message`	Sends a sound and a message

The sound will only be heard by others using the java client. Some common sounds are: bell, laugh, gong, moo, crash, flush, knock and whistle

To display the list enter /list. You can also filter the room list using /list filter. For example: /list *teen* will show only rooms with teen in the name.

If you select one or more names from the list then your messages (and sounds) will only go to those people. There are two special characters that preceed some names: @ indicates an operator that issue commands to control the room. + indicates a user with "voice", only users with voice can speak in a moderated room.

If your question was not answered, or you are still unsure about something, please feel free to email me.