this man needed help, so he went on irc
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This Man Needed Help, So He Went on IRC
You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!
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What is IRC?
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What is IRC?
❖ It’s complicated
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What is IRC?
❖ It’s complicated
❖ TL;DR 80s-era tech for real-time(ish) chat
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What is IRC?
❖ It’s complicated
❖ TL;DR 80s-era tech for real-time(ish) chat
❖ Home of this guy
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What is IRC?
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What is IRC?
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Helpful People? Where!?
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Helpful People? Where!?
❖ On IRC
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Helpful People? Where!?
❖ On IRC
❖ In #python
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What is #python?
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What is #python?
❖ The home of the Python community on IRC
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What is #python?
❖ The home of the Python community on IRC
❖ ‘pound Python’, not ‘hashtag python’
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How Do I Get There?
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How Do I Get There?
❖ Have you used IRC before?
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How Do I Get There?
❖ Have you used IRC before?
❖ Yes: Use your client of choice & pick a server from https://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml
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How Do I Get There?
❖ Have you used IRC before?
❖ Yes: Use your client of choice & pick a server from https://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml
❖ No: https://webchat.freenode.net
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How Do I Get There?
❖ Have you used IRC before?
❖ Yes: Use your client of choice & pick a server from https://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml
❖ No: https://webchat.freenode.net
❖ Sign in and /join #python
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What’s #python-unregistered?
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What’s #python-unregistered?
❖ The place you go the first time you try to join #python
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What’s #python-unregistered?
❖ The place you go the first time you try to join #python
❖ More accurately, it’s the place you go if your nick isn’t registered
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A Short Digression on Nicks
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A Short Digression on Nicks
❖ How people interact with you on IRC
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A Short Digression on Nicks
❖ How people interact with you on IRC
❖ FCFS
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A Short Digression on Nicks
❖ How people interact with you on IRC
❖ FCFS
❖ Not persistent
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A Short Digression on Nicks
❖ How people interact with you on IRC
❖ FCFS
❖ Not persistent
❖ Registering your nick means you’re the only one who can use it
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Why Does #python Care?
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Why Does #python Care?
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Why Does #python Care?
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Why Does #python Care?
It cuts down on:
❖ Trolling
❖ Griefing
❖ Harassment
❖ Generally being a jerk
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Fine, How Do I Register?
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Fine, How Do I Register?
❖ /msg NickServer REGISTER $PASSWORD $EMAIL
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Fine, How Do I Register?
❖ /msg NickServer REGISTER $PASSWORD $EMAIL
❖ Verify your email address
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Fine, How Do I Register?
❖ /msg NickServer REGISTER $PASSWORD $EMAIL
❖ Verify your email address
❖ Don’t forget to /msg NickServer IDENTIFY $NICK $PASSWORD when you log in
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Fine, How Do I Register?
❖ /msg NickServer REGISTER $PASSWORD $EMAIL
❖ Verify your email address
❖ Don’t forget to /msg NickServer IDENTIFY $NICK $PASSWORD when you log in
❖ /join #python
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I’m In! Now What?
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I’m In! Now What?
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I’m In! Now What?
❖ Don’t blurt a question (yet)
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I’m In! Now What?
❖ Don’t blurt a question (yet)
❖ Read the topic
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I’m In! Now What?
❖ Don’t blurt a question (yet)
❖ Read the topic
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
❖ Ask your question
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
❖ Ask your question
❖ Don’t ask to ask, just ask
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
❖ Ask your question
❖ Don’t ask to ask, just ask
❖ Show that you’ve thought about the problem
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
❖ Ask your question
❖ Don’t ask to ask, just ask
❖ Show that you’ve thought about the problem
❖ You’re not entitled to an answer
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
❖ Ask your question
❖ Don’t ask to ask, just ask
❖ Show that you’ve thought about the problem
❖ You’re not entitled to an answer
❖ Answer follow-up questions
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OK, I Read It. Now What?
❖ Ask your question
❖ Don’t ask to ask, just ask
❖ Show that you’ve thought about the problem
❖ You’re not entitled to an answer
❖ Answer follow-up questions
❖ Be prepared to show your work
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Congratulations!
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That Still Didn’t Work. Now What?
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That Still Didn’t Work. Now What?
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That Still Didn’t Work. Now What?
❖ Ask a friend
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That Still Didn’t Work. Now What?
❖ Ask a friend
❖ Try a more specific channel
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That Still Didn’t Work. Now What?
❖ Ask a friend
❖ Try a more specific channel
❖ Try a project-specific mailing list
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Get A Free ZNC Account
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Get A Free ZNC Account
❖ ZNC is an IRC bouncer
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Get A Free ZNC Account
❖ ZNC is an IRC bouncer
❖ RescueTime is giving out accounts for free
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Get A Free ZNC Account
❖ ZNC is an IRC bouncer
❖ RescueTime is giving out accounts for free