Chat Guide

Introduction

Introduction to #Site19

#Site19 is the general chat channel for the SCP Foundation.

• Talking about SCPs.
• Getting advice about your article draft.
• Socializing with site members from around the world, both new people and site veterans.
• Shenanigans.

Chat is open to anyone. You don't have to be a site member to join.

Connecting

Chat Connection

Our chat rooms are IRC channels on the SynIRC IRC network. If you don't know anything about IRC, this link (click!) is a good place to start.

Our general chat channel is #site19. Our help channel is #site17. Occasionally, #site17 may be muted while chat operators are handling ban appeals. If you join and the channel is muted, please PM one of the operators present for assistance.

Registration

We require you to register your nickname before joining chat. Here's how:

1. Type the following: /msg NickServ register PASSWORD EMAIL - Substitute the stuff in caps with your desired password and email. Do not leave a space before the / and do not type anything else in the same message.
2. Once this is done, you should get a confirmation email. Be sure to check your spam folder if you have trouble finding it. Follow the directions in the email. Once that's all taken care of, you simply type "/msg nickserv identify [password]" (without the quotes) in your client. You have now registered!

Connecting

Here are some common free IRC clients:

Mibbit	Web	http://www.mibbit.com/
KiwiIRC	Web	https://kiwiirc.com/
Chatzilla	Firefox Addon	http://chatzilla.hacksrus.com/
HexChat	Windows	http://hexchat.github.io/
mIRC	Windows	http://www.mirc.com/
Pidgin	Multiplatform	http://www.pidgin.im/
IRCCloud	Web, iOS, Android, Windows	https://www.irccloud.com/

If you're unsure how to use IRC, there are instructions on how to use some of the simpler web clients below. For starting users, Mibbit and Chatzilla are suggested, or you can simply use the chat tool at the bottom of this page.

Mibbit Instructions

You will need to identify yourself before joining #Site19. Make sure you follow the instructions above to do so.

1. Go to http://www.mibbit.com/chat
2. Select "SynIRC webirc" from the drop down menu.
3. Type your username into the box and click [Connect].
4. Identify yourself using the instructions above under 'Registration'.
5. Type "/join #site19" and press enter.

Chatzilla Instructions

You will need to identify yourself before joining #Site19. Make sure you follow the instructions above to do so.

1. Set up the Chatzilla addon for your computer. This requires an up-to-date Firefox browser.
2. Copy this into the text bar: /attach irc.synirc.net (or just click here: irc://irc.synirc.net/site19)
3. Identify yourself using the instructions above under 'Registration'.
4. Type /join #site19

Guidelines

Chat Guidelines

• Age: You must be 15 years of age or older. If you act the same as an underaged person, you may be banned.
• Topics: Discussion about SCP ideas and drafts take priority. Any NSFW (Not Safe For Work) links must be tagged as NSFW (check below for examples). No illegal activity is permitted, period.
• Reporting: If you need a chat operator, you can often get our attention by saying "ops" or sending an operator a private message.

Behavior

It is the responsibility of each chat user to know what is or is not acceptable behavior.

The following are some specific things to avoid. This doesn't include every possible offense.

• Trolling: Acting deliberately inflammatory. If you're doing it, you know you're doing it. If ops believe you're trolling and you don't think so, then you need to rethink your behavior. This includes targeting people or a group of people based on their gender, sexuality, race, etc.
• Harassment: Asking for pictures, pressuring discussion of sex lives, etc. PMing or repeatedly talking to a user who has asked you to stop talking to them.
• Creepiness: Making others uncomfortable by behaving in a way that would be socially inappropriate if done in public.
• Almost anything involving rape.
• Spamming.
• Brigades: Do not use #Site19 as a base for bothering people on other sites. No one cares. Do not use #Site19 to get an SCP you hate downvoted. You'll be banned.
• Being Annoying/Disruptive: If an OP says you're being annoying, listen and try to improve. Being annoying isn't entirely against the rules, but you can still be banned for it if it gets bad enough. This could be derailing chat, over-proselytizing your opinions, being incoherent, antagonizing others, roleplaying, backseat modding, etc.
• Pronounbot-fuckery: Adding joke pronouns to Secretary_Helen is one of the quickest ways to earn a one-week ban. See the "Chatbots" tab for more information.

NSFW

Tag all these kinds of images.

1. Porn, nudity, and other sexual images. Tag "NSFW".
2. Extreme violence and gore. Tag "NSFW".
3. Jump scares, screamers, flashing lights. For these, you must always identify what they are when you link them. This is because we have members with epilepsy, and this can trigger seizures.

Discipline & Banning

Channel operators (ops) have the authority to dictate the course of conversation. Operator orders are to be followed at all times.

Operators have the authority to warn and ban users. Minor or accidental offenses may result in multiple warnings or several shorter bans. Especially bad offenses may result in a ban of any length.

Respect chat operator decisions, even if you disagree with them. If you feel that a decision was in error, you may protest the action in the Help Channel, #Site17 or in a private message to a chat operator. Generally, you should discuss the situation with a different chat operator, especially if you were the one warned or banned.

The final authorities on disciplinary matters or rule disputes are the Chat Administrators (listed in the "Chat OPs") tab. Please report any serious misuses of authority to them.

Standard Ban Escalation For Operator Reference

Operators may decide to follow or ignore this at their discretion. It's only listed here for reference.

• Warning. A warning may involve asking a person officially to stop doing something, or it may be a kick, or it may be an immediate 'warning ban' of any length between 5 minutes and 2 days.
• Week Ban.
• Month Ban.
• Year Ban.
• Permanent Ban.

Chatbots

Secretary_Helen

Secretary_Helen is #site19's primary bot. Helen is maintained by DrMagnus. When in #site19, you may use Helen as a reference and general tool for a variety of purposes. Additionally, Helen can remember the pronouns that chat members use and/or accept. You may add your own pronouns to the bot, or use a command to check the pronouns of other members. A list of Helen's commands can be found here.

Inputting joke pronouns ('helicopter', 'meme', etc.) is a tempbannable offense, usually 1 (one) week to start. Don't screw with the pronoun bot: it's offensive to many and irritating to most. This is a very firmly enforced rule.

If you want to check multiple pages at once, always use a PM to Helen. Do not flood the bot, even in PMs, as this can cause crashing.

Do not bring any of your own bots into this chat without permission. Do not invite our bot into your own channel without permission.

Chat OPs

Chat Operators (OPs)

Name	Chat Status	Wiki Status
Bouncl	Chat Admin	Wiki Moderator
Dexanote	Chat Admin	Wiki Admin
DrKens	Chat Admin	Wiki Staff
Quikngruvn / Teratophobia	Chat Admin	Wiki Admin
SoullessSingularity / Soulless	Chat Admin	Wiki Admin
thedeadlymoose	Chat Admin (Inactive)	Wiki Admin
Tuomey Tombstone / Tuomey / Nuke_Fury	Chat Admin	Wiki Moderator
AbsentmindedNihilist / Niles	Chat Operator	Wiki Staff
Athenodora / Dora / Athena_Grey	Chat Operator	Wiki User
ChaoSera	Chat Operator	Wiki Moderator
EldritchCadence	Chat Operator	Wiki Staff
LilyFlower / Lily	Chat Operator	Wiki Moderator
MrAnakinSpecter	Chat Operator	Wiki Staff
minmin / shayshay	Chat Operator	Wiki User
ProcyonLotor	Chat Operator	Wiki Moderator
pxdnbluesoul / Bluesoul	Chat Operator	Wiki Moderator
Roget / Bananaman	Chat Operator	Wiki Admin
salvagebar	Chat Operator	Wiki User
Silberescher	Chat Operator	Wiki Admin
Serv Bot / Servbot / Hoofsy	Chat Operator	Wiki User
Taffeta / Kashmir / AidenEldritch / Snugglewumps	Chat Operator	Wiki Moderator
AdminBright / Bright	Chat Operator	Wiki Admin
TyGently	Chat Operator	Wiki User
Wogglebug	Chat Operator	Wiki Staff
anqxyr	Chat Half-Op	Wiki Admin
Lex1nat0r	Chat Half-Op	Wiki User
fieldstone	Chat Half-Op	Wiki Staff
Jazstar	Chat Half-Op	Wiki User
taylor_itkin / taylor_IOStkin	Chat Half-Op	Wiki Staff

If you have more questions, please feel free to ask chat operators for assistance.

Remember, to join chat, you must have read and understood the guide!

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If you are having issues connecting, please go to the staff chat client over here.