 #WAM_quicksand
#WAM_quickand is the only group chat-channel I frequent these days. It's found on the DALnet IRC (Internet Relay Chat) network and you need to have an IRC client program installed on your computer to get there. A little daunting for those who are used to more user-friendly chat technologies like the AOL, Yahoo! and ICQ instant messengers, yet it has its distinct advantages. Several people can be in one channel at the same time,  chatting
happily away and sharing files with each other. The place has the feel
of your favorite hangout after you've been here a while. Attendance ebbs
and flows, but I'd encourage anyone who wants to talk quicksand to try
to get here if you can manage it. Founded by James diGriz, to whom we all
owe a debt of extreme gratitude. Click on the DALnet screen shot here to
go to their Web site, where you can download client programs and read the
tutorials on IRC. Amusing sidebar: channel regular and bon vivant
Crysanna used a database program and a channel-sitting bot to collect statistics
about #WAM_quicksand, and you can see a snapshot of channel usage by clicking
on my screenshot here and going to her #WAM_quicksand Statistics Web page.
—Yen  |
