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'''IRC''' (Internet Relay Chat) is used frequently by Team Fortress Wiki editors, moderators, and administrators to co-ordinate their wiki efforts. The [irc://irc.freenode.net/tfwiki '''{{code|#tfwiki}}'''] channel hosted on [irc://irc.freenode.net/ irc.freenode.net] is the channel used most frequently. 

Access to the channel is free for all users, and those who are not regularly active on the wiki are encouraged to join the channel to collaborate with others.

== The channel ==
The channel bot has been configured to broadcast items on [[Special:RecentChanges]] to all users within the channel. Discussion in the channel is also publicly logged. Logs can be viewed [http://irc.biringa.com/channel/tfwiki here]. In addition to [irc://irc.freenode.net/tfwiki #tfwiki], the [irc://irc.freenode.net/tfwikirc #tfwikirc] channel can be used to monitor RCs without chatter; this channel also includes bot edits. Logs are available [http://irc.biringa.com/channel/tfwikirc here], bypassing the need to actually be in the channel in order to follow the [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]].

Any decisions made or "agreed to" in the channel should not always be considered definitive. The number of users who contribute to the wiki but do not use the channel is high, and thus the discussion can exclude these contributors. Because of this, discussions that are of interest to everyone should take place on talk pages instead.

You can find a list of editors usually found on this channel [[:Category:IRC_regulars|here]]. Additionally, you can see statistics (maintained by [[User:Lhavelund|Lhavelund]]) [http://lassehavelund.com/tfwiki/ here].

== Popular clients ==
{{see also|wikipedia:Comparison of IRC clients|l1=Comparison of IRC clients (Wikipedia)}}
* [http://irssi.org/ '''Irssi'''] &ndash; Windows, Linux (free)
* [http://www.hydrairc.com/ '''HydraIRC'''] &ndash; Windows (free)
* [http://xchat.org/ '''XChat'''] &ndash; Windows ({{tooltip|€15.99|Euro}} or 30-day trial)<ref>http://xchat.org/windows/#register</ref>, Linux (free)
* [http://www.mirc.com/ '''mIRC'''] &ndash; Windows ({{tooltip|$20|USD}} or 30-day trial)
* [http://www.colloquy.info/ '''Colloquy'''] &ndash; Mac OS X (free)

=== Alternative ===
Freenode provides access to their IRC servers through their [http://webchat.freenode.net webchat] service. You can connect directly to the to the channel [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=tfwiki '''here'''].

== Best of ==
[[/Best of|A dedicated page]] has been setup to archive the best moments from the IRC channel.

== External links ==
* {{w|Internet Relay Chat}} on {{w|Main Page|Wikipedia}}
* [http://freenode.net/ freenode.net]
* [http://freenode.net/faq.shtml freenode.net FAQ]

== References ==
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[[Category:Team Fortress Wiki]]
[[Category:Team Fortress Wiki discussion]]