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How to connect to La Quadrature's channel ?[edit]
- The simplest way to join us on IRC[1] is to connect via the applet: http://www.laquadrature.net/chat (you can change the nickname if you wish, then just click the "connect" button).
- You can also connect to IRC via a client, that needs to be installed on your computer, like for example:
Connection[edit]
First you have to log into the server:
/server irc.freenode.net
Then you have to chose a nickname:
/nick [your_nick]
After that, you can join a chat room:
/join #laquadrature
La Quadrature du Net's chat rooms[edit]
- #laquadrature: La Quadrature main chat room
- #laquadrature-en: La Quadrature English speaking chat room
- #lqdn-memopol:
During the Political Memory hackathon, this is the channel thatwill beis used for Political Memory 2 work related purposes. - #lqdn-travail: Working channel
- #lqdn-rp: Press review team's channel
Registering[edit]
You can register your nickname so that you would be the only one to be able to use it. To do that, type in the box :
/msg nickserv REGISTER [Password] [Email]
You have to be connected under the nickname you want to register!
Logging in[edit]
If you are registered and you want to log in, simply type :
/msg nickserv IDENTIFY [Password]
If you have rights (voice, IRCop, VHANNop), you can force the bot to give them to you via
/hs on
Main IRC commands[edit]
/away[edit]
When you are present but unavailable, you can change your status to absent. In order to do so, type the command
/away [message]
/nick[edit]
To change your nickname, type the command
/nick <new_nickname>
/help[edit]
To get help from the bot about available commands, use the command
/msg NickServ HELP
Charset problems[edit]
If the accents do not display properly, type the following commands:
- With HexChat type:
/charset UTF-8
- With Irssi type:
/set term_charset UTF-8
Main commands of our bots[edit]
In addition to usual IRC commands, some commands are available to interact with bots.
!rp[edit]
!rp + URL includes the url in our press review. Use c (!rpc) if it quotes La Quadrature («According to la Quadrature, [...]»), use p (!rpp) if the subject is about La Quadrature («La Quadrature is a group that [...]»). We can also use both at the same time : !rpcp
!stats[edit]
!stats allows to see the statistics of articles published recently / not published yet
!tc[edit]
This command is used to take notes of what is going on during debates, most often in the national Parliament. Just type !tc<space><name of the speaker> followed by what he/she said or by the text describing the event going on.
Example: « !tc Albanel talks about IP address manufacturing », or else : « !tc Billard / Brard defend authors instead of majors »
!listevent[edit]
To check out the next events added to our list.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ The IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a protocol that allows live chatting with other users by logging in with a special software (named client) to an IRC server.
