IRC

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Contents 1 #mefi 1.1 Cabal 1.2 Channel bots 1.3 Quickie Startup 2 Official chatroom 3 #mefightclub

#mefi

There is an "unofficial" MetaFilter IRC channel on irc.slashnet.org, channel #mefi. If you have an IRC client that supports it, simply click this link.

Cabal

There is no cabal.

Channel bots

We like our bots.

• douglbutt - Posts to Twitter as @douglbutt. Greatest hits.
• GIR - Resident answerbot.
• shake - Resident idiot savant Markov bot.

Quickie Startup

• 1 Download and configure an IRC client.
• 2 Connect to the server irc.slashnet.org.
• 3 Join the channel #mefi. (Type /join #mefi if there's no obvious button or dialog box for joining channels in your IRC client.)
• 4 Say hello!
• 5 ???
• 6 Profit!

Official chatroom

There is also an "official" MetaFilter chat room at chat.metafilter.com. Log in with YourMefiUsername@chat.metafilter.com and your MetaFilter password.

On April 19th during the manhunt for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, a series of New York Post parody headlines were shared in the chatroom.

#mefightclub

MetaFilter gaming group Mefightclub also has an IRC channel on server irc.lunarnet.org, channel #mefightclub.