IRC Chat - Anyone ?

GreenLantern · 23-10-2015, 23:49

Does anyone ever go on IRC here ?

I'm on FreeNode a lot for other developer stuff.

I'll idle in #mobiles if anyone wants to drop in and have a chat.

If you lot have an IRC channel somewhere else where you lot chat tell me and I'll jump in there.

GreenLantern · 21-02-2016, 23:29

If no one wants to idle on IRC and wants to keep it more mobile,

how about a Telegram Group ?

Anyone ?

GreenLantern · 22-02-2016, 00:06

Guess not then lol.

LegendaryAced · 22-02-2016, 10:13

I haven't been in IRC for ages! Seriously.... last time was 2009?

It's good fun though, I might join later from home.

mrMick · 22-02-2016, 10:56

I'm using it less and less. I just don't feel a need to any more, most of the people I talk to on there are also on my facebook, have my phone numbers or both lol

lightspeed2398 · 22-02-2016, 11:09

I might have to take a refresher course in IRC but I might drop in later. It would be nice to escape DS. Does anyone know a good client for it on iPhone that will connect with Freenode?

GreenLantern · 22-02-2016, 14:57

Not sure on IRC clients for iPhone being any good as they will constantly go to sleep when the phone sleeps.

We could maybe do a Telegram Group which has desktop and mobile clients.

As far as I'm aware if you join a Telegram Group via an invite link, you only see the person's username and not their phone number.

Just confirming that now - does anyone on here use Telegram though ?

joemcd · 22-02-2016, 15:03

I use Telegram. It's quite cool actually. Happy to test it if you'd like.

GreenLantern · 22-02-2016, 15:35

https://telegram.me/joinchat/DDPnjj2R5FwO9q18-9jFZw

There's the group link - should keep everyone anonymous - just usernames or screen names !

Needs to be opened within Telegram.

mupet0000 · 22-02-2016, 15:43

Joined the Telegram group

GreenLantern · 22-02-2016, 15:46

Cool well we've tested it and it doesn't share anyone's numbers with anyone else - so seems pretty secure & private.

Anyone else want to jump in just use the link above in Telegram, or just click it on your phone with Telegram installed or on your desktop with the desktop app installed !

GreenLantern · 22-02-2016, 16:04

Group linked changed slightly to something more permanent;

https://telegram.me/joinchat/DDPnjj2R5FwO9q18-9jFZw

Updated previous post as well.

lightspeed2398 · 22-02-2016, 16:14

Joined. Would be nice to make use of it. Gone to the slightly more German zersetzung on there.

mrMick · 22-02-2016, 16:29

OK, I shall lurk a while in the channel mentioned in post #1

GreenLantern · 22-02-2016, 17:31

We're coming together on Telegram slowly, just me on IRC - 7 of us in the telegram group now and counting ....

PrinceGaz · 23-02-2016, 03:47

I've only ever used IRC recently for Planetarion. I still have AndroIRC on my phone, though I hope never to be tempted to play another round and endure the usual 4am wake-up calls from your alliance asking for you to send a defensive fleet to x:y:z.

As a result of PA a couple of years ago, I am also on both WhatsApp and Telegram, but not using them much now. I'm not sure what benefit a DS instant chat channel would add. There isn't much happens here that couldn't wait for a few hours.

GreenLantern · 24-02-2016, 00:06

Hey PrinceGaz, yeah there's only 20 odd of us in there now, but its pretty cool to talk to people in real time about say for example today's EE network outage.

Totally up to you though and understood if its not for you as well.

plymouthbloke1974 · 24-02-2016, 00:36

Network outage?

Nah, wasn't us...

*whistles whilst walking away*

GreenLantern · 24-02-2016, 01:37

I sent you a PM to join :-P Didn't get a reply

Synthetic42 · 24-02-2016, 08:24

The telegram group is a good idea, even if I do wake up with like 40 new messages to read!

GreenLantern · 24-02-2016, 10:03

Lol yeah its quite entertaining

And informative :-P

GreenLantern · 25-02-2016, 22:28

https://telegram.me/joinchat/DDPnjj2R5FwO9q18-9jFZw

There's the link if anyone still needed it.

Pencil · 28-02-2016, 23:04

IRC? That's a blast from the past.

I used it in 1996 until around 2003, originally starting out with Microsoft Comic Chat and over time moving on to mIRC, which I customised to death. I used eggdrops and hacking tools and I even had my own IRCX server at one time, which over 100 people went too.

But that was a long time ago and IRC has long died. I ventured onto the Undernet server a year or so ago and it was full of eggdrops and foreign-named channels with nobody speaking.

GreenLantern · 02-03-2016, 12:07

Have a venture onto Telegram ! Quite the group !

GreenLantern · 05-03-2016, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

Have a venture onto Telegram ! Quite the group !

27 of us in there now

23-10-2015, 23:49	#1
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	IRC Chat - Anyone ? Does anyone ever go on IRC here ? I'm on FreeNode a lot for other developer stuff. I'll idle in #mobiles if anyone wants to drop in and have a chat. If you lot have an IRC channel somewhere else where you lot chat tell me and I'll jump in there.

21-02-2016, 23:29	#2
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	If no one wants to idle on IRC and wants to keep it more mobile, how about a Telegram Group ? Anyone ?

22-02-2016, 00:06	#3
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Guess not then lol.

22-02-2016, 10:13	#4
LegendaryAced Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 125	I haven't been in IRC for ages! Seriously.... last time was 2009? It's good fun though, I might join later from home.

22-02-2016, 10:56	#5
mrMick Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 1,259	I'm using it less and less. I just don't feel a need to any more, most of the people I talk to on there are also on my facebook, have my phone numbers or both lol

22-02-2016, 11:09	#6
lightspeed2398 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,325	I might have to take a refresher course in IRC but I might drop in later. It would be nice to escape DS. Does anyone know a good client for it on iPhone that will connect with Freenode?

22-02-2016, 14:57	#7
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Not sure on IRC clients for iPhone being any good as they will constantly go to sleep when the phone sleeps. We could maybe do a Telegram Group which has desktop and mobile clients. As far as I'm aware if you join a Telegram Group via an invite link, you only see the person's username and not their phone number. Just confirming that now - does anyone on here use Telegram though ?

22-02-2016, 15:03	#8
joemcd Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 102	I use Telegram. It's quite cool actually. Happy to test it if you'd like.

22-02-2016, 15:35	#9
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	https://telegram.me/joinchat/DDPnjj2R5FwO9q18-9jFZw There's the group link - should keep everyone anonymous - just usernames or screen names ! Needs to be opened within Telegram.

22-02-2016, 15:43	#10
mupet0000 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 620	Joined the Telegram group

22-02-2016, 15:46	#11
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Cool well we've tested it and it doesn't share anyone's numbers with anyone else - so seems pretty secure & private. Anyone else want to jump in just use the link above in Telegram, or just click it on your phone with Telegram installed or on your desktop with the desktop app installed !

22-02-2016, 16:04	#12
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Group linked changed slightly to something more permanent; https://telegram.me/joinchat/DDPnjj2R5FwO9q18-9jFZw Updated previous post as well.

22-02-2016, 16:14	#13
lightspeed2398 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,325	Joined. Would be nice to make use of it. Gone to the slightly more German zersetzung on there.

22-02-2016, 16:29	#14
mrMick Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 1,259	OK, I shall lurk a while in the channel mentioned in post #1

22-02-2016, 17:31	#15
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	We're coming together on Telegram slowly, just me on IRC - 7 of us in the telegram group now and counting ....

23-02-2016, 03:47	#16
PrinceGaz Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Posts: 8,175	I've only ever used IRC recently for Planetarion. I still have AndroIRC on my phone, though I hope never to be tempted to play another round and endure the usual 4am wake-up calls from your alliance asking for you to send a defensive fleet to x:y:z. As a result of PA a couple of years ago, I am also on both WhatsApp and Telegram, but not using them much now. I'm not sure what benefit a DS instant chat channel would add. There isn't much happens here that couldn't wait for a few hours.

24-02-2016, 00:06	#17
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Hey PrinceGaz, yeah there's only 20 odd of us in there now, but its pretty cool to talk to people in real time about say for example today's EE network outage. Totally up to you though and understood if its not for you as well.

24-02-2016, 00:36	#18
plymouthbloke1974 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Destination: Hard Brexit Posts: 6,368	Network outage? Nah, wasn't us... whistles whilst walking away

24-02-2016, 01:37	#19
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	I sent you a PM to join :-P Didn't get a reply

24-02-2016, 08:24	#20
Synthetic42 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,510	The telegram group is a good idea, even if I do wake up with like 40 new messages to read!

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24-02-2016, 10:03	#21
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Lol yeah its quite entertaining And informative :-P

25-02-2016, 22:28	#22
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	https://telegram.me/joinchat/DDPnjj2R5FwO9q18-9jFZw There's the link if anyone still needed it.

28-02-2016, 23:04	#23
Pencil Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,252	IRC? That's a blast from the past. I used it in 1996 until around 2003, originally starting out with Microsoft Comic Chat and over time moving on to mIRC, which I customised to death. I used eggdrops and hacking tools and I even had my own IRCX server at one time, which over 100 people went too. But that was a long time ago and IRC has long died. I ventured onto the Undernet server a year or so ago and it was full of eggdrops and foreign-named channels with nobody speaking.

02-03-2016, 12:07	#24
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Have a venture onto Telegram ! Quite the group !

05-03-2016, 17:23	#25
GreenLantern Inactive Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 178	Quote: Originally Posted by GreenLantern Have a venture onto Telegram ! Quite the group ! 27 of us in there now