IRC ate my Hamster

[Damini]

Some of you may be familiar with my epic struggles with the IRC monster. As a girly technophobe, I've come on leaps in bounds in the past few years. I no longer accept exe's or sweeties from strangers, I don't really want to reconnect to the internet via Gambia, thank you very much Mrs Porney Lady, and I know my jpg's from my zips from my ziiiiiiips.

So why does IRC mock me in such a cruel fashion? I've read the FAQ, screamed abuse at the FAQ, slapped my head against the monitor, gone into the help channels and got Very Patronised and people have honestly tried to help, so the only thing I can come to conclude is user error. I'm broken. My parasitic harbouring ex housemate just messaged me to extole the virtues of

#Ihaveasuperioritycomplexandmaywelltellyoutheendofseasontwistjustcosi'veseenitandyouhaventyouircilleteratefool

which got me all "I Shall Go Forth And Slay The IRC Beastie!!" but I've failed miserably and I'm sulking. And swearing. And fuming. Every six months I go through a phase of trying to use IRC, nearly kicking my monitor into pieces, burying the mIRC icon somewhere in my desktop, and then digging it out again. Gah!!

Guess I'm going to have to go and boil some bunnies or something, release some pent up frustration.

Don't tell me how easy IRC is or I'll savage you I just wanted to tell someone, and I think Kenny has heard my swearing and is quite wisely hiding.

 

[wolfeeh]

...

time of the month?

 

[xenon2000]

So, erm... whereabouts, during the proess of getting an IRC client to participating in a channel, do you get lost? If you can get in to help channels and have your say then surely there can't be much left to accomplish in order to fulfill the purpose of IRC...

 

[WPKenny]

hehe. She's dribbling and mumbling stuff about IRC now. I'm staying away.

 

[Damini]

I know Xenon, and that's what makes me want to hurt things.

It's all to do with nicks, and my nicks not registered, then i register it, then its my nick, then its taken, then I dont have a registered nick, then the voices start, voices that tell me to burn... Buuuurn....

 

[(Shovel)]

Dribbling? Is that healthy in a woman?

 

[(Shovel)]

Damini, my understanding of IRC nicknames is that they are first come first served.

That's why mIRC asks for a backup name (usually your chosen name, with a "-" after it). There is no registration database for names.

 

[Damini]

Well, I'm even more lost than I was before now.

*Suddenly thinks building a patio in the back garden is a good idea... An irc shaped patio.. deep, but not too deep...*

 

[wolfeeh]

heh

quakenet doesn't support a thing called "nickserv" where you can register a nickname.... if you want to keep your nickname... start nagging someone for a bouncer... and someone ELSE can explain what a bouncer is

 

[Daffeh]

well some networks let u register your nick

but if u just stick to irc.barrysworld.com u dont need to worry

it should say if the nick u entered is taken, and u should enter another

then im sure some of those lovely regulars will be in #barrysworld and are willing to help

 

[Damini]

Hurry... I'm bleeding from the eyes.....

Edit:// Aww, Daf did hurry. Thank you

 

[Skyler]

If you are trying to join quakenet (where i saw you the other day) then there is no nick registering process to use the nickname.

So you could be damini one seocnd, and when you leave someone else oculd take it... etc.


I think if this is the case youre probably confused about authing with the Q bot.. This can be a bit ugh.... but its doable...

Authing with Q enables you to receive auto ops (+o) in channels, it isnt necessary for you to create a Q account at all on quakenet, unless you need to be opped in some channels...

If you are not trying to join quakenet, and youre on another IRC server, then nicknames may be registerable, which is another matter

 

[Daffeh]

/me prowls in #barrysworld ready to pounce on the helpless n00b!"!1

 

[Damini]

Bah. Noob? I bare my soul here Daf, Bare My Soul!

 

[Daffeh]

so will i!

/me strips off and prances around the forums


weeeeeeeeee

 

[Kempo]

if it says your nick is taken, simply type /nick anothername and then try and join your channels

 

[old.Fweddy]

what kind of fool would dare try and steal Damini's name?

 

[Damini]

I *like* you Fweddy

I managed to defeat some of my IRC demons today, so thank you guys. Despite getting flamed as soon as I walked through the door (Door- metaphorical, flamed - hot water battle warmth degree, and hastily retracted once Kenny started beating his hairy man chest) I feel a lot better. I _will_ bitchslap IRC into submission. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorow...

Ta again!

 

[caLLous]

Heh, I once knew a girl who tried to remove a CPU by jabbing randomly at it with a screwdriver. Needless to say the CPU worked no more. That is all.

 

[old.Fweddy]

aww shucks...





...take THAT WPKenny!



now i think about it, this post probably wasn't very wise

 

[Sar]

Some euro bastische took my name a few weeks back. Now I've had this name and used it virtually daily on IRC for just over 3 years now, so how he could claim to use the name himself regularly defies logic.



To make things worse, it was another Q3 player too

 

[MYstIC G]

Originally posted by Damini
Don't tell me how easy IRC is or I'll savage you I just wanted to tell someone, and I think Kenny has heard my swearing and is quite wisely hiding.

MUST..... RESIST..... TEMPTATION...... URGE TO MOCK..... RISING......

Just ask the dumb questions (which are always the ones with the gay simple answers) to the people who won't berate you using a /msg window instead of in a channel where everybody will take the piss.

e.g. /msg WPKenny "what does that button do"

 

[xane]

Damini, I was wondering, have you still got the box and instruction manuals your computer came with ?

 

[Damini]

Fine. FINE! You guys can mock away. Just don't come running to me when you get problems with your iambic pentameters!!!

 

[caLLous]

Oh how we laughed...

What? Oh. Hi Damini, how's IRC coming along?

 

[Damini]

When the female revolotion comes, you men will rue the day. D'you hear? Rue The Day!!





Not too bad Callous. Thanks for your enquiry

 

[caLLous]

Well, if you need any help, you can find me on IR... Oh...

 

[Damini]

[deadpan] Ouch. My sides hurt. Oh, oh, the irredeemable torture caused by such rapturous laughter. Will it never stop? Oh, ha ha ha. Help me. Ha. [/deadpan]

 

[caLLous]

Sowwy, just woke up and am feeling not-so-very-comedic. But get on IRC anyway.

 

[Damini]

Not today, or tomorow. Got a 4,000 word essay to write by four. Oops. Must avoid distractions.

Right after this cup of tea.

And this biscuit.