Wikinews:Internet Relay Chat

Wikinewsies often can be found on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels #wikinews and #wikinews-en on irc://irc.libera.chat. If you don't have an IRC client (program) installed, click here. To get connected, just enter a nickname and the channel of "wikinews" or click here. For more information on IRC, see IRC, and Wikipedia's article on IRC. As well, List of IRC commands and IRC instructions may be helpful for people not familiar with IRC.

Guidelines
Just some guidelines to help you out:
 * In this case of IRC, you must allow people a degree of anonymity online.
 * These channels are for discussion related to constructive work on the Wikinews website.
 * There may be social chit-chat, but it is social chit-chat amongst people who are known on the site.
 * If you abuse the channel in any way, you may be kicked or banned by one of the channel operators.
 * If you need urgent assistance, just type admin@wn.

Wikinews Channels

 * :Main, interlingual Wikinews channel
 * :Discussion for English Wikinews
 * :RC monitoring channel for English Wikinews
 * #en.wikinews
 * Wikimedia's RC channel for English Wikinews. (use server irc.wikimedia.org)


 * :Channel which provides the latest news from various RSS feeds
 * :Channel for the open-doors IRC workshop
 * :Private channel, not open to outsiders
 * :Private channel, not open to outsiders
 * :Discussion for Wikinews Technology
 * :Interview channel for Wikinews; interlingual
 * :Discussion pour Wikinews en français
 * :Kanalo de esperantaj Vikinovaĵoj
 * :위키뉴스 토론 채널 (Korean Wikinews coordination channel)
 * :Канал русских Викиновостей
 * :Το κανάλι των ελληνικών Βικινέων
 * #wikinews-en-admins
 * channel for all Wikinews admins.
 * :Канал русских Викиновостей
 * :Το κανάλι των ελληνικών Βικινέων
 * #wikinews-en-admins
 * channel for all Wikinews admins.
 * #wikinews-en-admins
 * channel for all Wikinews admins.

Wikimedia Channels

 * :Main Wikimedia Foundation discussion channel
 * :Social Wikimedia channel.
 * :Discussion with Wikimedia channel operators
 * :Discussion about Wikimania
 * :Stewards emergency help channel (If no admins are available, ask here in emergency situations)