From 43b5217294295e175b7adce0627f8b08ad10176e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ubergeek Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:14:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] added new wiki page about registering nicks --- wiki/pages/Nicks | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki/pages/Nicks diff --git a/wiki/pages/Nicks b/wiki/pages/Nicks new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f5f87eb --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/pages/Nicks @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# IRC Nicks (Or handles, or names) + +You *nick* in IRC is the name you go by, and how people get to know you, and how you get to know others. You can set it to most anything you like, with some exceptions for which characters to use. + +## Registration + +Some channels require you to have a registered nick. This means that nick has been reserved for you, and you alone. One of these channels is #meta, which is where a lot of people meet and chat. + +To register your nick (Once you've picked one), you can do the following: + +``` +/msg nickserv register MySuperAwesomePassword me@example.com +``` + +Change 'MySuperAwesomePassword' and 'me@example.com' to fit you (ie, a good password, and your email address). + +You will get sent a confirmation email, which will have a code in it. You must then message nickserv with this code, to confirm your account. + +## Logging in + +Once connected to IRC, you can then login using the following: + +``` +/msg nickserv identify MySuperAwesomePassword +``` From 1b1f8b666cad3483046942c514c3460cb72356bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ubergeek Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:18:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] fixed formatting and name and such --- wiki/pages/Nicks | 25 ------------------------- 1 file changed, 25 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 wiki/pages/Nicks diff --git a/wiki/pages/Nicks b/wiki/pages/Nicks deleted file mode 100644 index f5f87eb..0000000 --- a/wiki/pages/Nicks +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -# IRC Nicks (Or handles, or names) - -You *nick* in IRC is the name you go by, and how people get to know you, and how you get to know others. You can set it to most anything you like, with some exceptions for which characters to use. - -## Registration - -Some channels require you to have a registered nick. This means that nick has been reserved for you, and you alone. One of these channels is #meta, which is where a lot of people meet and chat. - -To register your nick (Once you've picked one), you can do the following: - -``` -/msg nickserv register MySuperAwesomePassword me@example.com -``` - -Change 'MySuperAwesomePassword' and 'me@example.com' to fit you (ie, a good password, and your email address). - -You will get sent a confirmation email, which will have a code in it. You must then message nickserv with this code, to confirm your account. - -## Logging in - -Once connected to IRC, you can then login using the following: - -``` -/msg nickserv identify MySuperAwesomePassword -``` From 943910690b3efeafde5dfad1b02d2b3f77dabaf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ubergeek Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:31:48 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Dang it, forgot to add --- wiki/pages/nicks.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki/pages/nicks.md diff --git a/wiki/pages/nicks.md b/wiki/pages/nicks.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f10021e --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/pages/nicks.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +author: ~ubergeek +published: true +title: tilde.chat nicks +description: intro to nicks +category: + - main +--- + +# IRC Nicks (Or handles, or names) + +You *nick* in IRC is the name you go by, and how people get to know you, and how you get to know others. You can set it to most anything you like, with some exceptions for which characters to use. + +## Registration + +Some channels require you to have a registered nick. This means that nick has been reserved for you, and you alone. One of these channels is #meta, which is where a lot of people meet and chat. + +To register your nick (Once you've picked one), you can do the following: + +``` +/msg nickserv register MySuperAwesomePassword me@example.com +``` + +Change 'MySuperAwesomePassword' and 'me@example.com' to fit you (ie, a good password, and your email address). + +You will get sent a confirmation email, which will have a code in it. You must then message nickserv with this code, to confirm your account. + +## Logging in + +Once connected to IRC, you can then login using the following: + +``` +/msg nickserv identify MySuperAwesomePassword +``` From d33abde339a96d25252a27b28b8424634302e361 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ubergeek Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:43:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Adding section about nickerv help --- wiki/pages/nicks.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/wiki/pages/nicks.md b/wiki/pages/nicks.md index f10021e..c759709 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/nicks.md +++ b/wiki/pages/nicks.md @@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ Once connected to IRC, you can then login using the following: ``` /msg nickserv identify MySuperAwesomePassword ``` + +## More Help + +Nickserv itself is self-documenting, which means you can interact with it, to get more help. + +`` +/msg nickserv HELP +```