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<div class="box wide">
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<div class="legend">
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Lobsters Chat
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<div class="story_text">
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<p>
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An official real-time discussion channel is available to members and guests
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of the site, hosted on the
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<a href="http://libera.chat">Libera.Chat</a> IRC network
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in <tt>#lobsters</tt>.
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This channel was originally
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<a href="/s/2hdoop">created</a> by
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<a href="/u/kristof">@kristof</a> on freenode, and
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<a href="https://lobste.rs/s/1z77ly/libera_chat#c_vwmpgx">stayed with the network</a> on 2021-05-19 after that domain was lost.
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<a href="/u/pushcx">@pushcx</a>,
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<a href="/u/355e3b">@355e3b</a> (<tt>c355e3b</tt> on IRC), and
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<a href="/u/aleph">@aleph</a> (<tt>Church</tt> on IRC) are channel operators.
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</p>
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To participate in the discussion, join the
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<a href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/lobsters"><tt>#lobsters</tt></a> channel on
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<tt>irc.libera.chat</tt> with an IRC client.
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The policies and ideals of the discussion channel are the same as the website; quality content and conversing, respect for other users, and no spamming.
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Slightly off-topic discussion is generally acceptable, but we're still not open to discussion of electoral politics and policies.
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The channel isn't busy enough that there's always someone talking, so don't be surprised if you try to start a conversation and no one responds.
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Leave it open and you'll see activity, though we're most active during US work hours.
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</p>
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New contributors are always welcome on Lobsters.
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If you are the author of or otherwise involved with a story that was submitted to the site, ask and someone can send you an invite.
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We've unfortunately had problems with impersonation, so it helps a lot if you point out how your email address is linked to the story.
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Otherwise, you're welcome to join the community in the chat room.
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If you want an invite to the site, hang out and chat until people get to know you.
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They'll likely ask you for a link to your homepage or a public profile to feel confident that you're not a spammer.
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(If you ask for an invite as the first thing you do in the channel, it'll be a lot harder.)
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Lurking in the channel is a bot creatively called <a href="https://github.com/lobsters/lobstersbot">lobstersbot</a>.
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It announces new stories submitted to the site and provides other useful features like showing the page title of URLs mentioned in the channel.
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</p>
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<p>
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If you'd like a cloak to note that you've contributed to
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<a href="https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters">Lobsters development</a>
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or just for privacy as a regular user, contact a channel operator for a
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<tt>lobsters/developer/username</tt> or <tt>lobsters/user/username</tt>
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cloak.
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</p>
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For a feed of stories without discussion, <tt>mockturtle</tt> also posts new stories in <a href="ircs://irc.libera.chat/lobsters-feed"><tt>#lobsters-feed</tt></a>.
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</p>
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Lobsters used to have an channel called <tt>#lobsters-boil</tt> for off-topic conversations (especially American politics) that "boiled over" from the main channel.
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It was useful in the wake of some big events, but the mods <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilene_paradox">didn't want to run it indefinitely</a>.
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Community members independently run ##crustaceans and ##hommers subject to their own policies, if you're looking for more off-topic discussion.
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</p>
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