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For real-time chat with other Wikimedians, there are several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels, located on the freenode network (irc.freenode.net). #wikipedia is the main forum (see here for other channels); these are the responsibility of, and controlled by, the Group Contacts. If you don't use IRC, there are other communication methods, including a jabber chatroom at en.wiki@muc.jabber.org.
The recent changes channels are now located on the Wikimedia irc network (irc.wikimedia.org). A channel exists for all Wikimedia wikis which have been changed since the last time the server was restarted. In general, the name is just the domain name with the .org left off. For example, the changes on the English Wikipedia are available at #en.wikipedia.
If you're new to IRC see the IRC instructions for help.
- See IRC channel renaming for information regarding the current and forthcoming renaming of IRC channels on freenode.
- This page in Wikipedia: ar af bg ca cs da de en es et hi hu it ja ko nl pl ro ru sv zh-cn
- This page in Wikibooks: en
- This page in Wiktionary: en
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[edit] Nicknames
On IRC people you'll find a list of people whose nickname on IRC is different from their wikimedia username.
[edit] Hostmask Cloaks
IRC hostmask cloaks allow a user to replace their IRC hostname with a string such as wikimedia/JamesF. User cloaks allow you to show off your pride as a Wikipedia editor, hide your IP address for security and privacy reasons and prove that you are the user on Wikipedia with that user name. For more information, including instructions on how to obtain a cloak, see IRC cloaks.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- IRC statistics: most active users, random quotes and fun tibits:
- #wikipedia stats by Fennec (more frequently updated, more complete)
- #mediawiki stats by Fennec
- #wikimedia stats by Fennec
- #wikipedia stats by Silsor (dead link; original #wikipedia stats)
- #de.wikipedia
- Wikimedia channel stats with social networking graphs and statistics for #wikimedia, #wikimedia-tech, #wikimedia-commons, #wikipedia and many more, by Timichal

