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If you haven't checked out the Storm2k chatroom, now is the time. If you haven't been in there in a while, you might be surprised by all of the new faces and how active it usually is. Come back and visit! Get to know your fellow s2k'ers a little better in a chatroom setting. We have the main room where the topic is generally weather (#storm2k) and an off topic room where we talk about whatever people feel like talking about (#storm2k_ot). Please join both rooms. This is much easier with an IRC client (mIRC, Pirch, etc.)
Many great and lasting friendships have been formed in the chatroom. Stop by and visit! It's open 24 hours/day. If nobody is talking when you enter, sit tight. Many people stay in there and do other things as well, so they could be away from their computers or doing something else online. Usually, the room is quite busy and other times it's kinda slow. Hang around if it's slow and it will pick up shortly.
Hope to see you there!
edit by tolakram with updated instructions ...
There are now 2 web based clients available to use. The easiest, in my opinion, is the client provided by our chatroom provider. Click on the link below, enter a unique user name, and press connect. EASY.
http://webchat.esper.net/?channels=storm2k
Mibbit is another good client but may require a modern browser. Click on the following link, enter a unique nickname and press go.
http://mibbit.com/?channel=%23Storm2k&server=irc.esper.net
If you have your own IRC based chat client you'll need to select the EsperNet server (irc.esper.net) and to join the channel (room):
Type:
/join #Storm2k for the main weather chat
/join #Storm2k_ot for the off topic room.
You can set it up to automatically enter the Storm2k channels, then you're just one click away from entering the chatrooms. You can also register your nickname if you'd like, but it's not necessary.
After you enter the room you will get an automatic nickname. Please change your nick to your Storm2k username. To change it, use this format: /nick your name when you enter the room.
For example: /nick southerngale
Updated mobile options - Tolakram
There are many MOBILE options as well. Here are a few:
IPHONE:
LimeChat: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/limecha ... 66460?mt=8
IRCCloud: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ircclou ... 99103?mt=8
ANDROID:
AndChat: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... chat&hl=en
AndroIRC: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... oirc&hl=en
HoloIRC: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... x.lightirc
RiceIRC: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... droid.rice
IOS:
Colloquy and Rooms
Storm2k Chat Rules
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