Please keep these in mind whilst chatting on our network, they will help your time chatting on IRC much more
enjoyable in the long run.
Chatting Do's
DO Treat others how you would like to be treated yourself. Being rude or abusive or arrogant will only server to earn yourself a bad reputation which is hard to lose once obtained.
DO Protect your privacy, do not give out your personal details to anyone on the internet. Many people have been stalked or worse because they gave out their personal details to a complete stranger and regreted it later!
DO Use anti-virus and firewall software. There are many free anti-virus and firewall programs available on the internet. IRC is a haven for hackers see DONT'S for more info!
DO Be polite, courteous and kind to other chatters. Being freindly will always earn you the respect of other chatters and you'll find you will make many long time friends. Many people who have met online have gone on to be real life best friends and of course many people have ended up in real life relationships after meeting online.
DO Limit the use of Color - we ALL enjoy colors, but when there is too much of it, it's overwhelming for the newcomers to the channel, so we ask that colors be used in moderation.
Chatting Dont's
Important!! Don't ever accept files or dcc/chats from anyone you don't know. Tempting sounding filenames can often be malicious trojans, carrying a bad virus which could effectively destroy the contents on your computer. Anti-virus and firewall software can help protect you from many of these files.
DON'T Don't ever give out personal information about yourself, such as your Real Name, City, Phone Number, E-Mail Address. BAD people use IRC too, don't fall prey to trouble that happens when others know too much about you.
DON'T Flood!!! Flooding which is sending too much information to the channel at once. Flooding is generally considered to be 4+ lines at once.
DON'T speak in CAPS - IT'S LIKE SHOUTING (!!!)
DON'T Repeating.....Repeating.....Repeating.....Repeating....(is annoying). Refrain, please, once is enough.
DON'T Advertise!!! pasting links or advertisements for other chat networks or links with commerical interests is not only considered rude it can often earn you a removal from the particular chat room or from the entire chat network!