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This page is about the Wikia IRC channel. For information on the wiki about IRC, please see IRC.
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The Wikia IRC channel is available to provide support for and discussion of all Wikia sites.

The main channel is located at #wikia on the freenode network. This can also be accessed on the web at irc.wikia.com (see accessing the channel with a web browser below).

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[edit] Channel information

When you access the channel, it reveals your IP address, unless you have a cloak. You can hide your IP address by having your Wikia user name appear as your vhost. See Wikia IRC channel cloaks.

Channel logs for #wikia must not be published without prior consent from all chatters involved.

If you want some (possibly entertaining) statistics, see the #wikia statistics created by GreenReaper. There is also a page for Wikia IRC channel quotes.

Please note that this channel is hosted by freenode, and not Wikia. While there are often Wikia staff and other ops in the channel, it is not always fully moderated. Wikia channels other than #wikia are moderated by Wikia contributors, who again may not always be available.

See also Wikia IRC rules.

[edit] Accessing the channel with a web browser

On the web, you can access the channel with the Wikia CGI IRC gateway. You do not need any additional software to access the CGI version - just go to irc.wikia.com, enter a nickname and click "login". This allows you to talk on various Wikia-related channels (#Wikia is the default channel). If you register your nick (see below), you can also privately message any user currently on the freenode network.

When using the gateway, you will see a list of people in the channel on the right hand side. There is also a box with three options (Query, Whois, and Kick). These are actions which can be carried out on other users by selecting a user name and then selecting one of these options.

Query allows you to privately message another person. Unless that person has enabled comments from unregistered users, you will need to register your nick to use this option.

Whois will give you some basic information about a user, including either their IP name or cloak, the channels they are in (unless they choose to hide that information or the channels are marked as private), which server they on, whether they are "identified to services" (logged in with a registered IRC nick), their real name if they provided one..

Kick will remove a user from the channel. This can only be used if you are are a channel op (admin). It only temporarily removes a user. See below for details on how to actually block them from returning.

See the cgiirc help page for more information.

[edit] Custom gateways

Many Wikia-related channels are available from the drop-down channel list on the advanced options page. Some of the more popular channels have a custom gateway to make it easier for users to find the relevant channel. For example, the Psychology gateway has #psychology as the default channel.

The following Wikia channels can be accessed through this gateway: ancientworld, campaigns (including kampagnen), dc, delphi, eincyclopedia, fci, gaiapedia, inciclopedia, inheritance (including inheriwiki, inheriwikiEs, inheriwikiFi), kurow, marvel, memory-alpha, mpd, muzyka, nonsensopedia, polaqu, psychology, radiocontrol, RLDSWiki, swfanon, uncyclopedia, unicaen, unnews, wikia-pl, wikifur, wookieepedia, worlddemocracy.

If you have a Wikia related IRC channel that is registered with freenode, please contact us and ask for your channel to be added to the list of channels that can be accessed via irc.wikia.com. Custom gateways can be requested in the same way for popular channels.

The following channels have a custom gateway page:

  1. #wikia (irc.wikia.com)
  2. #uncyclopedia (irc.wikia.com/uncyclopedia)
  3. #memory-alpha (irc.wikia.com/ma)
  4. #wookieepedia (irc.wikia.com/starwars)
  5. #campaigns (irc.wikia.com/campaigns)
  6. #wikifur (irc.wikia.com/wikifur)
  7. #inheriwiki (irc.wikia.com/inheritance)
  8. #marvel (irc.wikia.com/marvel)
  9. #wikia-pl (irc.wikia.com/pl)
  10. #psychology (irc.wikia.com/psychology)
  11. #unnews (irc.wikia.com/unnews)
  12. Various Wikimedia channels (irc.wikia.com/wp and irc.wikia.com/meeting)

[edit] How to connect with an IRC client

If you already have an IRC client, the link irc://irc.freenode.net/wikia should work from your browser.

If you do not yet have an IRC client, you need to obtain one:

Once you have downloaded a client, you can join freenode by typing /server irc.freenode.net and then join the channel by typing /join #wikia

[edit] How to connect (full version)

  1. Use the /server command to connect to the server, e.g. /server irc.freenode.net
  2. Choose a nickname by typing /nick <nickname>, e.g. /nick JohnDoe. Nicknames can be up to 16 characters long. You can use letters and numbers (no spaces or symbols).
  3. Join the channel by typing /join #wikia. Channels are the equivalent of chat rooms on IRC.
  4. For help type /help. Commands on most IRC clients have to be preceded by a '/', channel names by a '#'.
  5. Optional: You can register your nick with the nickserv service. See below.
  6. Read the help and readme files of the client you installed for more information.

[edit] How to obtain an IRC client

A list of clients respective to your operating system is given in the IRC article in Wikipedia.

All you need is an IRC client installed on your machine.

Once downloaded and installed perform the following steps (most IRC clients also provide graphical interfaces to common commands).

[edit] How to register your nickname and identify

You can register your nick with the nickserv service. Type /msg nickserv register <password>, e.g. /msg nickserv register foo. When logging on later on type /msg nickserv identify <password> so that nickserv can identify you as the owner of a nick. For more help, type /msg nickserv help.

  • "/msg nickserv help" or "/msg chanserv help" is how to get official freenode help on this matter.
  • What you will see once you've registered: 
-NickServ- This nickname is owned by someone else
-NickServ- If this is your nickname, type /msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>

[edit] Channel operators and blocking

In case of problems with the channel, please contact an op. You can find one by typing: 

/msg chanserv access #channelname list

If you cause disruption to the channel, you may be blocked. To appeal the block, please contact an admin of the relevant channel.

Channel operators should be careful when banning users of the CGI:IRC gateway. Make sure you ban the user's IP address and not the Wikia gateway. For example banning *!aabbcc*@* is the same as banning *!*@aa.bb.cc.* normally. (Each part of the IP is represented by two letters).

Alternatively, block the username only, for example test123*!*@box1.tpa.wikia-inc.com rather than *!*@box1.tpa.wikia-inc.com.

To convert the hex to an IP for someone using the CGI gateway, use can be used to convert hex to an IP at this site. For example, for i=a5e4830c@gateway/web/..., a5e4830c converts to 165.228.131.12.

[edit] See also

Details on other wiki IRC channels, and instructions for channel ops, can be found on the IRC instructions page at Meta, from which part of this page was taken.

[edit] Related channels

#wikia 
help and advice on your Wikia
#wiki 
a discussion of wiki software and culture
#mediawiki 
the software Wikia runs on
#wikipedia 
the IRC channel of the world's largest wiki
#psychology 
Psychology Wikia CGI Gateway to IRC
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