Our IRC channel is moving to Freenode!

Nov 21, 2014 at 3:47am
Heya, all. We now have a channel on the Freenode IRC network! We're there as #cplusplus.com, and people are steadily moving from the old channel.

A few of you may know about #cplusplus on Quakenet. It's a relaxed and significantly smaller community than this forum. Well, recently (actually, about 6 hours ago), we've decided to migrate to Freenode and retire the old channel. There are several reasons for doing so, namely:

*A memo service (send people messages while they're offline).
*Optional nickname reservation (to prevent people from stealing your nickname).
*Better channel management tools (we may not have to write a bot after all).
*Sub-channels (by owning #cplusplus.com, we own all channels of the format #cplusplus.com-*).
*SSL connections (Quakenet doesn't support SSL, for questionable reasons).
*Reduced restrictions on how many connections one can make (on Quakenet, if you make 5, even if some of those connections are dead, you get an automatic network-wide ban).
*A more programmer-based community at large.
*Access to a C++ compilation bot that's newer and better updated than what we have on Quakenet.
*Better connection for some compared to Quakenet.
*No Q bot (which had a tendency of netsplitting and leaving the channel without proper management tools).

Small warning, #cplusplus isn't us. ResidentBiscuit managed to nab that channel, but people were joining thinking it was a redirect to ##c++. So we've decided to go with #cplusplus.com instead.

Join us! EDIT: For those using webchat, Freenode also offers webchat at https://webchat.freenode.net

-Albatross

Le Small Print: Sometimes we do get a little bit nuts in that channel. That's part of the spirit. It's a place where we can relax and not worry about being prim and proper as long as we're not hurting anyone. Just a warning if that's not your sort of community atmosphere.
Last edited on Nov 21, 2014 at 5:52am
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:53am
*A memo service (send people messages while they're offline).

wtf? ive been using lambdabot

(we may not have to write a bot after all).

idc what you say... me and residenbiscuit are writing teabot and it will be awesome
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:37am
Man, I haven't been on IRC for ages. What ever happened to that card game?
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:50am
i dont want to talk about it :(
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:31am
its empty :/ ... oh wait quakenet ...

also rabbitologist??

I just so happen to be a rabbit expert, if your up to it, I challenge you to a rabbit knowledge duel, I believe I will win
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Last edited on Nov 21, 2014 at 9:42am
Nov 21, 2014 at 2:58pm
devonrevenge wrote:
I just so happen to be a rabbit expert, if your up to it, I challenge you to a rabbit knowledge duel, I believe I will win
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This is why I don't join IRC.
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:29pm
LB wrote:
This is why I don't join IRC.


Whats wrong with having a bit of fun from time to time? Can't be serious all the time ;p.
Nov 21, 2014 at 4:19pm
I had fun once. It was awful.
Nov 21, 2014 at 4:46pm
closed account (EwCjE3v7)
Whats wrong with having a bit of fun from time to time? Can't be serious all the time ;p.


Absolutely nothing, try telling that to the IRC's OP
Nov 21, 2014 at 4:57pm
chrisname wrote:
I had fun once. It was awful.
This.
Nov 22, 2014 at 2:14am
Just reconnected after disconnecting from the internet for a sec. No other users online. Confirm it's not a glitch?
Nov 22, 2014 at 2:18am
I see everyone online right now.
Dec 1, 2014 at 1:11am
I'm with LB on this one...
Dec 2, 2014 at 4:27am
you are just upset because you argued with everyone on the channel and couldnt accept you were wrong
Jan 31, 2015 at 9:14am
closed account (18hRX9L8)
Hello, I would just like to put it out there that to set up MemoServ so it emails you memos when you are offline, use /NS SET EMAILMEMOS ON.
Last edited on Feb 3, 2015 at 5:14am
Jan 31, 2015 at 4:29pm
Hello, I would just like to put it out there that to set up MemoServ so it emails you memos when you are offline, use /MSG MemoServ SET NOTIFY MAIL.


Apparently it is actually /ns SET EMAILMEMOS ON
Feb 3, 2015 at 5:14am
closed account (18hRX9L8)
ResidentBiscuit wrote:
Apparently it is actually /ns SET EMAILMEMOS ON


Edited. Thanks :D
Last edited on Feb 3, 2015 at 5:15am
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