YSTV IRC

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YSTV maintains an IRC channel on Freenode, #ystv. The HexChat client is recommended, though you are free to use any you wish. A web client is available at webchat.freenode.net. IRCCloud provides a good mobile client, with a week's free trial of permanent connection. YSTV are also credited with the creation of the NaSTA channel, #nasta at the NaSTA North Conference 2014.

NickServ

It is recommended you register your chosen nickname with NickServ in order to prevent impersonation. Type /msg nickserv register <password> <email address> to register your name. You'll receive a confirmation email with a code. Once you're registered, upon entering any channel on the same network you can type /msg nickserv identify <password> to confirm your identity and boot off anyone using your name.

Morrissey

Morrissey is YSTV's IRC bot, named after Morrissey the YSTV stuffed rabbit. Maintained by Tom Cheyney,[1] it has many useful functions, and a few fun ones. He also has interactive commands.

  • !weather will pull a summary of the current weather local to YSTV. For more detail, use the Electronics department's live weather page. !WEATHER does something different entirely.
  • !quote <string> gets Morrissey to pull a quote from the quotes board. Omit the search string for a completely random quote.
  • !coin <number_of_flips> gets Morrissey to flip coins for you.
  • !time tells you the time according to YSTV.
  • !nextevent displays upcoming items in the schedule.
  • !flooded provides a bite-sized IRC-based alternative to hasystvfloodedyet.com.
  • !slap <user> provides a YSTV-specific alternative to the IRC /slap command.
  • !kill <user> gets a bit more violent.
  • !cuddle <user> seems, on the surface at least, to be an antidote to !kill. Variables by Greg Ebdon.
  • !random <user> is a special window into the mind of Helen Hobin.

External Links

  1. Morrissey on GitHub (may require permission to view, else 404)