This guide is for help with using the Wiki Metru IRC. IRC is short for "internet relay chat," similar to the old shoutbox function.

Basics Edit

1. Go to http://wbe001.mibbit.com/?settings=d7c4297f8766fd84e6e6b3ce5c0fbc58&server=irc.mibbit.net&channel=%23Wiki_metru
2. Type your name into the "choose a nickname" box. (Your full username or a shorthand version of it is appreciated.)
3. Click "Connect".
4. To chat, click on the chat bar, type in your text, then hit <Enter>.

Registering a Nick (account)Edit

1. Choose a user name or nick. This user name should consist only of the letters from A-Z, the ciphers from 0-9 (but not as first character) and certain symbols such as "_" and "-". It may have a maximum of 16 characters. Please note that some nicknames are used internally and cannot be used. Also, please stay family friendly with your nicknames
2. Change your user name to the user name you have chosen. Suppose you chose the nick "applecake". Type the following in the chatbar:

   /nick applecake

   Note that this is the same as using the "change nick to" bar.

3. Register your nick or user name. Type the following command and replace your_password with a password that will be easy to remember and replace email@address.com with your correct email address

   /msg nickserv register your_password email@address.com

   If you want your email address to remain private, use the following command:

   /msg nickserv set hide email on

4. Register an alternate nickname using the same password. If you would like to register an alternate nickname, repeat the same procedure, using steps 2 to 3.
5. Identify with Nickserv. Each time you connect, you should sign in, or "identify" yourself, using the following command:

   /msg nickserv identify your_password

   This'll "log you in" to your nick.

You can also do '/msg NickServ help' or '/ns help' for extensive help (some servers also use /nickserv). See also http://dev.anope.org/docgen/en_us/NickServ.php.