 | This user monitors channels on IRC, under the nickname FlightTime. |
See also
edit- IRC @ Meta
- IRC/Channels @ Meta
Channel connections
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| ##FlightTime connect | My private channel. Anybody is welcome to stop in and say Hi  |
| #wikimedia-rename connect | Global renamers and stewards may contact each other via the IRC channel or via the private mailing list. |
| #wikimedia-vrt connect | A public channel for matters related to the Volunteer Response Team (was OTRS, now VRT) and its volunteers. |
| #huggle connect | Support for the tool Huggle. |
| #wikipedia-en-help connect | Help channel for Wikipedians. Helpers are voiced, a setting that lets what they say be seen by everyone in the channel. Request a cloak to be voiced automatically (if you have autovoice on your account already, identify to NickServ by typing /msg NickServ identify <nick> <password> to activate it). More information can be found on its page. |
| #wikipedia-en connect | General chat focusing more on the English-language Wikipedia. |
IRC / Commands
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Operator commandsVarious IRC clients have different commands. Most of the commands in this list should work on all popular IRC clients, but there may be additional commands available or alternate syntax for these commands. If there are multiple commands listed and one command fails to work, try using another to accomplish the same result. Consult your IRC client's manuals, help files, or a general IRC reference for more information about these commands and other command interfaces.
NOTE: On Libera.chat the "access" command is not a valid chanserv command. You need to use the "flags" command instead!
All channel modes will remain set until removed, with the exception of voice status and operator privileges, which will also be removed if the user in question leaves the channel. Modes can be un-set by using a – instead of a +, or by using an IRC client command such as |
IRC / Instructions
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This page explains how you connect to the libera.chat IRC network and join the Wikimedia IRC channels. You'll find some basic and more advanced commands here. Obtain an IRC clientIRC clients vary in their features and commands. A list of clients is available in the Wikipedia article about IRC. Most dedicated IRC clients typically have features which are not available on "combination" clients that also perform instant messaging functions. Matrix.org can also be used as an IRC client. Connect to the IRC network
You can also connect by hand:
After you've done this, you are able to hold conversations with the people in the channels or open private conversations, using the command For details, consult your IRC client's documentation for detailed instructions on how to connect to a server. You can usually set up your client to perform many of these tasks automatically when you launch it. Register your nickname, identify, and enforceIf you connect frequently, you should register your nickname with the NickServ service. This helps you establish "ownership" over a nickname: you can remove other users who are using the nickname, and it also provides a small amount of protection against people impersonating you using the nickname. Registration is also a prerequisite for obtaining an IRC cloak and for obtaining operator access to channels.[6] For instructions on how to register, type Choose a hard-to-guess password. Also, it is a bad idea to use a password you regularly used on other sites as your IRC password. For instance, it is easy to accidentally type your password into a channel during nick verification (e.g. if you add a space before To take advantage of your registration you must identify yourself with NickServ every time you connect. The syntax for this is /msg nickserv identify YourPassword Your IRC client should provide an option to automatically identify to NickServ when you connect. Consult its documentation for more information, or refer to Libera Chat's guides to authenticate with SASL for common clients. If you do not identify with your account occasionally, your registration might be removed by libera staff if someone else wants the nickname (typically after a period of 20 weeks). To change your password, use the command (after identifying) /msg nickserv set password NewPassword IRC clients typically have an option to use an 'alternate nickname' to use if the primary nickname is in use when you connect (for example, if someone else is using it, or if you have been abruptly disconnected and a "ghost" of your original connection remains). Libera recommends that you group this alternate nick ( Once your nick is registered, you can enable 'enforce'. This will force any user claiming the nick to identify with the password within 30 seconds. This protects you from imposters taking your nick while you're offline. Since you configured your client to automatically identify, nothing changes for you (except being protected). Use Further information: libera guide on Nickname Registration Forgotten passwordsIf you forget your nickserv password and need a reminder, use /msg nickserv sendpass YourNickname This will email a temporary one-time key to your email address, which you can use with Instructions for channel opsLibera channel guidelines suggest that you should hide your operator privileges when you are not using them[7]. As such, the channel services interface ChanServ can be used to grant yourself operator privileges for a brief period of time. You should relinquish these privileges when you are done with them. Some commands use a hostmask to identify a user. This consists of three portions: In general, bans should be set by hostname unless you have a reason to do otherwise. It is trivial to change nicknames while remaining online. Changing a username is more tedious, but to change a hostname the user typically needs to connect from another machine or IP address (users who do this generally are on a dial-up connection, which must be reset, or abusing some sort of proxy). If it is really necessary, you may wish to use a wildcard in the domain name as well. New channel setupIf you create a new public channel, please consult one of the group contacts first then you should do these commands as the channel op:
If a channel is having problems, and you are not an op there, do this to get a list of people to contact: ChanServ commandsTo use these commands, you need to be identified to nickserv, and be granted access to the channel. See how to register your nickname and identify. Additionally, in some IRC clients you can use
Channel operator commandsVarious IRC clients have different commands. Most of the commands in this list should work on all popular IRC clients, but there may be additional commands available or alternate syntax for these commands. If there are multiple commands listed and one command fails to work, try using another to accomplish the same result. Consult your IRC client's manuals, help files, or a general IRC reference for more information about these commands and other command interfaces.
NOTE: On Libera.chat the "access" command is not a valid chanserv command. You need to use the "flags" command instead!
All channel modes will remain set until removed, with the exception of voice status and operator privileges, which will also be removed if the user in question leaves the channel. Modes will also be lost if the channel ever becomes empty, but this can be avoided by registering the channel and configuring ChanServ to join the channel. Modes can be un-set by using a – instead of a +, or by using an IRC client command such as Libera Chat also has a guide for new channel operators: https://libera.chat/guides/quickops Notes
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The Libera Chat network has "chat rooms" dedicated to Wikipedia 24 hours a day, in which Wikipedians can engage in real-time discussions with each other. Many Wikipedians have chatting open in one window and hop back and forth between it and other windows in which they are working on Wikipedia. The chat rooms most relevant to English Wikipedia are listed hereafter; a more complete list of channels (for other language Wikipedias, other languages, and recent changes feeds) exists at m:IRC/Channels. "Chat room" is a name for an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel. IRC chat takes place on a network of servers; the network that hosts the Wikimedia channels is known as Libera Chat. To participate in the chat, you need a type of program or plug-in called an IRC client. Popular clients are listed below. Use and anonymity on IRC are covered in more detail below. Note that IRC needs more care to maintain anonymity than Wikipedia editing does. Anyone can see your IP until you become cloaked, and the process to become cloaked is not immediate. How is Wikipedia IRC related to Wikipedia?Wikipedia IRC is not owned or controlled by Wikipedia/Wikimedia. It is a project run by volunteers of their own accord. The Wikipedia channels on Libera Chat were designed by users of Wikipedia as places for Wikipedians to chat using IRC. They are casual and not logged publicly. As far as their influence on Wikipedia goes, IRC is equivalent to a conversation in a pub – the discussion may be conducted between a small number of people but may be overheard by hundreds, or more if the logs are published.
When the channels are used to attack Wikipedians, or when IRC discussions are cited as justification for an on-wiki action, the resulting atmosphere is very damaging to the project's collaborative relationships. IRC tutorial and host maskingServerWikimedia uses the IRC server irc.libera.chat, (openSSL) port 6697. Connect to this server, then join some channels that interest you, such as #wikipedia-en. Register your nicknameIf you want to use a certain nickname on the network and don't want anyone else to take it, and also to be added to a channel's access list, you must register your nickname with the network. You can do so by typing (in any window): Anonymity and maskingAs on Wikipedia itself and when editing while logged into your account, you can use IRC with a nickname that hides your IP address and allows you to remember your preferred settings. If you have any special access rights to any channels, those will be remembered under your nickname too. Registering a nickname is quick and easy (like on Wikipedia itself), and the nickname you chose becomes password protected for your own use as well as hiding your IP address from other users. Requesting a Wikimedia cloak will result in your registered nickname being configured to show your affiliation to Wikimedia with your on-wiki username. These matters are both detailed in the IRC tutorial. To request that your IRC account be cloaked with a Wikimedia cloak, send the following private message: The following are the requirements necessary to obtain a Wikimedia cloak:
Note that anonymity is maintained with more difficulty on IRC than on Wikipedia. Without a hostmask, your IP address will be visible, and indexed on some Internet websites. Even with a hostmask, your IP address is at risk of being revealed due to the nature of the IRC protocol (due to the effects of a "ghost" session). If you are concerned about your anonymity, you may wish to consult with someone familiar with IRC. Another straightforward way of guaranteeing anonymity on IRC (and elsewhere) is to subscribe with a VPN service provider. This will re-route all your Internet traffic and effectively replace your IP address with the service provider's. Alternatively, Tor may be used to connect. Libera Chat provides an onion service under Publicly logged channelsThere are several Wikimedia channels which are purposefully logged. Some of them are listed here:
List of applications and web clientsMost people needing live help editing Wikipedia can access IRC easily by clicking here: #wikipedia-en-help connect. Web-based IRC is a good choice for first-time IRC users, for portable use, and for those who cannot, or prefer not to, install separate software. The usual way to access IRC is by downloading an IRC client. These are more full-featured and make it easy to watch multiple chats at a time. Scripts to enhance IRC clients are available online at Wikipedia:Scripts. From the long list of IRC clients, some popular options are: IRC error: Unable to join channel (invite only)This error occurs when you attempt to join a non-public channel (see non-public channels, below). If you know that you have access to a non-public channel and you still receive this error, the simplest fix is to ask ChanServ for an invite (see /msg ChanServ help invite for more info). If you have a cloak, you can ask a channel op to add an invex (+I) on your cloak so that you do not need to ask ChanServ for invites each time you need to join the channel. If, however, you know you both have access to the non-public channel and you know that you have an invex (+I) on your cloak for that channel, your client might be automatically joining the channel before authenticating. Double-check to make sure your client is set up according to Libera Chat's connection guide, and configure your client to log in when you connect. Use of IRCOnce you are connected to the Libera Chat IRC network, you can choose which public channels you join and which chats you engage in. If you are authorized to join non-public channels then you can take part in those too. Consider also requesting a cloak to mask your IP address and give other users confidence that you are the Wikipedia user you claim to be. In general on IRC, each channel operates autonomously and each has its own norms and policies—these may cover conduct (including civility, appropriate topics, and language), on/off-topic chat, who may join, and who may be asked to leave. Each channel is autonomous and in general there is no appeal from a decision by the operators of that channel to an outside body (which may have any or no reason), so it is worth checking the channel norms and rules before accidentally making a mistake of conduct. That said, in general most channels used by Wikimedia communities are friendly and do have people you can contact in case of problems. (See problems and help below.) Once connected, some users stay logged-in to the chatrooms whenever they are on Wikipedia, and check in on the discussions from time to time, to read what has been accumulating there and to participate. Some programs used for chatting notify you whenever there is activity in a chat room so you will not miss anything. Often, users jump onto a chat room to draw the attention of others there of something on Wikipedia that needs attention. Non-public channelsA number of non-public channels exist, to which access is limited. The best known of these on English Wikipedia is the administrators' channel, but others exist also for groups such as the arbitration committee, checkuser and account creator collaboration. Access to these channels requires use of a registered account, described previously. If you are part of a given group that has a non-public channel, you can request access so that you can join. Steps to getting access to non-public channels:
The IRC instructions page may also be helpful for getting around. List of useful channels
General channelsThe main general-purpose channels relevant and related to English Wikipedia are:
User groupsFunctional groups
Social channels
Channels for specific tasks
WikiProjects
Technical channels, and technical support for toolsTechnicalTools, and support for tools#wikipedia-en-adminsAll current and former English Wikipedia administrators in good standing have a presumption of entry to this channel, subject to appropriate conduct. Stewards and people who currently work for the Foundation are allowed access, too. Access to this channel is set to invite only (+i). Administrators who want to join this channel have to request access to this channel before being able to join the first time. Access can be requested hereafter. Once an editor is granted access, they retain it unless they are involuntarily de-sysopped or request removal of access to the channel. Formal access to the channel will not usually be long-term revoked unless a participant refuses to abide by the standards of conduct expected of channel members or unless the user is involuntarily de-sysopped. If a user is theoretically unable to ask for and receive their administrator rights from the Bureaucrats' noticeboard, they will not be permitted access to the channel. The channel has an internal code of conduct and newcomer information. These guidelines set out some "anti-abuse" provisions that consensus agrees the channel operators may draw on, if they are notified of a problem. However, as with all guidelines, they are intended to be for the benefit of the project, with common sense, and not "set in stone". IRC/wikipedia-en-admins on Meta has more details, including a list of all users who have access to the channel. See also Wikipedia:List of administrators/IRC nicknames. HelpProblems and helpHelp for accessing IRC itself is best requested on the talk page, if you have read the tutorial and other information and are still unable to use it. Once you can access IRC by some means, there are help and information channels on most Wikimedia-related topics listed above, type /join #channelname into any window, to join them and ask your question (e.g., /join #wikipedia-en-help). It is customary on IRC to just ask, not to ask whether you can ask. :-) Within the Wikimedia and English Wikipedia channels, your first recourse if you have difficulty, is to ask to speak to a channel operator, if any are around. You can identify channel operators in most of these channels since they will appear as having the "o" flag in a list of channel users and flags. Type /msg chanserv flags #channelname for a list of users and their access levels (this can sometimes have hundreds of lines). Further help can be obtained as follows:
If the problem relates to user conduct in any channel, your first recourse should be to try and resolve matters with the person involved. If this fails, ask to speak to a channel operator. If your problem cannot be resolved by channel operators, then it may be raised further, as previously mentioned.
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