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There are several chatrooms for the WAAPT community and RL!PEFE hosted on the tropi.us domain (courtesy of Tangent) and on Discord (courtesy of Umbra). The XMPP chats can be accessed through an XMPP/Jabber client (eg. Pidgin and Xabber). In order to access the chatrooms you just need to configure the client software you are using to login to your account (see below) and then connect with our servers, indicated by the information below. For Discord, you can either use the Discord website or the desktop or mobile Discord apps.
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The WAAPT Community has a number of '''chatrooms'''' servers its members can connect to. These are a [[#XMPP]] conference server courtesy of Tangent, which can be accessed via a Jabber account and any Jabber compatible client, and a [[#Discord]] server courtesy of Umbra which can be accessed by any of Discord's clients. There might or might not also be a [[#Mumble]] server in the plans. In order to use these chatrooms you need to have the required accounts and configure your clients accordingly as it will be indicated in the following sections.
  
'''XMPP Chat server: <code>salon.tropi.us</code>'''
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== XMPP ==
  
XMPP Chatrooms:
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* '''XMPP Chat server: <code>salon.tropi.us</code>'''
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* Protocol: Jabber / XMPP
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* User / Password: You will need a Jabber account in any service that provides them, such as Jabber.org or even tropi.us if you get in touch with one of the local mods.
  
* Creative/On-topic room: <code>waapt-rp</code> [[http://wild.tropi.us/logn/read.lua.cgi?log=waapt-rp Log]]
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Chatrooms available include:
* Social room: <code>social</code> [[http://wild.tropi.us/logn/read.lua.cgi?log=social Log]]
 
* Access to other chatrooms is provided privately '''and on a per-user basis''', as of 2015-11-30.
 
  
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* Creative/On-topic room: <code>waapt-rp</code>. Public. Has [[http://wild.tropi.us/logn/read.lua.cgi?log=waapt-rp logs]]
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* Social room: <code>social</code>. Public. Has [[http://wild.tropi.us/logn/read.lua.cgi?log=social logs]]
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* Access to other chatrooms to be provided '''privately and on a per-user basis''', as of 2015-11-30. Read the rules.
  
'''Discord Chat server: <code>Spectra Castle</code>
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You will need a Jabber / XMPP client such as [http://pidgin.im Pidgin] (PC) or [http://conversations.im Conversations] (Mobile).
  
Discord Chatrooms:  
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* On Windows systems you can obtain Pidgin from the official webpage.
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* On Linux systems you can obtain Pidgin via your distriution's package manager (eg.: via <code>apt-get install pidgin</code>).
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* On Android ≥ 4.0 you can obtain Conversations via the [https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid free software store].
  
* Spectra Castle: [https://discord.gg/2zNAmYY Invite link]
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=== Configuring your Client ===
 
 
 
 
== XMPP Chats ==
 
 
 
 
===Instructions for using a client===
 
  
 
You must have an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP XMPP] account to connect using a client. [http://Jabber.org Jabber] is a good service to sign up for an account on. ('''However, Gmail accounts do not work well with the salon.tropi.us server and should be avoided.''') You could also apply for an account at tropi.us with any of the usual chatroom mods. When your account is created, you will have a Jabber ID (or JID) that follows the pattern username@host.com (for example, [[User:Sixthhokage1|sixth@tropi.us]]) similar to an email address.
 
You must have an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP XMPP] account to connect using a client. [http://Jabber.org Jabber] is a good service to sign up for an account on. ('''However, Gmail accounts do not work well with the salon.tropi.us server and should be avoided.''') You could also apply for an account at tropi.us with any of the usual chatroom mods. When your account is created, you will have a Jabber ID (or JID) that follows the pattern username@host.com (for example, [[User:Sixthhokage1|sixth@tropi.us]]) similar to an email address.
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[[Image:Xmpp1.png|right|thumb|250px|Pidgin configuration - account]]
 
[[Image:Xmpp1.png|right|thumb|250px|Pidgin configuration - account]]
  
'''Pidgin-specific example''':
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'''Pidgin Configuration'''
  
 
Go to ''Accounts'' menu, ''Manage Accounts''. Once there click on the '''''[+] Add''''' button. That will show you a dialog similar to the one above, where you need to fill in the information as given in the image:
 
Go to ''Accounts'' menu, ''Manage Accounts''. Once there click on the '''''[+] Add''''' button. That will show you a dialog similar to the one above, where you need to fill in the information as given in the image:
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* Server: our chat server name, as noted at the beginning of the article.
 
* Server: our chat server name, as noted at the beginning of the article.
 
* Handle: the nick you want to initially join with.
 
* Handle: the nick you want to initially join with.
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'''Conversations Configuration'''
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(''PENDING'')
  
  
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** We also have our pastebin: http://pastebin.tropi.us
 
** We also have our pastebin: http://pastebin.tropi.us
 
* '''Don't post links to the private chatrooms or their logs publicly.'''  
 
* '''Don't post links to the private chatrooms or their logs publicly.'''  
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* Follow general internet netiquette.
  
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== Discord ==
  
== Discord Chats ==
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* '''Discord Chat server: <code>Spectra Castle</code>
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* [https://discord.gg/2zNAmYY Invite link]
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=== Accessing the Chats ===
  
 
1. First, click your handy-dandy invite link. This should take you to a page which will do one of three things:
 
1. First, click your handy-dandy invite link. This should take you to a page which will do one of three things:
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5. Have fun!
 
5. Have fun!
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[[Category:Meta]]
 
[[Category:Meta]]

Revision as of 14:27, 25 September 2017

The WAAPT Community has a number of chatrooms' servers its members can connect to. These are a #XMPP conference server courtesy of Tangent, which can be accessed via a Jabber account and any Jabber compatible client, and a #Discord server courtesy of Umbra which can be accessed by any of Discord's clients. There might or might not also be a #Mumble server in the plans. In order to use these chatrooms you need to have the required accounts and configure your clients accordingly as it will be indicated in the following sections.

XMPP

  • XMPP Chat server: salon.tropi.us
  • Protocol: Jabber / XMPP
  • User / Password: You will need a Jabber account in any service that provides them, such as Jabber.org or even tropi.us if you get in touch with one of the local mods.

Chatrooms available include:

  • Creative/On-topic room: waapt-rp. Public. Has [logs]
  • Social room: social. Public. Has [logs]
  • Access to other chatrooms to be provided privately and on a per-user basis, as of 2015-11-30. Read the rules.

You will need a Jabber / XMPP client such as Pidgin (PC) or Conversations (Mobile).

  • On Windows systems you can obtain Pidgin from the official webpage.
  • On Linux systems you can obtain Pidgin via your distriution's package manager (eg.: via apt-get install pidgin).
  • On Android ≥ 4.0 you can obtain Conversations via the F-Droid free software store.

Configuring your Client

You must have an XMPP account to connect using a client. Jabber is a good service to sign up for an account on. (However, Gmail accounts do not work well with the salon.tropi.us server and should be avoided.) You could also apply for an account at tropi.us with any of the usual chatroom mods. When your account is created, you will have a Jabber ID (or JID) that follows the pattern username@host.com (for example, sixth@tropi.us) similar to an email address.

You will enter the "user" part of the Jabber ID (eg.: "sixth") as the username, and the domain part (eg.: "tropi.us") as the domain, and then also optionally add your password.

With this info your client should be able to connect to your account. There should be an option in the client to join a chat, possibly called a MUC (Multi-user Conference) or conference depending upon the client. Select this and enter the information for the chat wanted chat given above.

Pidgin configuration - account

Pidgin Configuration

Go to Accounts menu, Manage Accounts. Once there click on the [+] Add button. That will show you a dialog similar to the one above, where you need to fill in the information as given in the image:

  • Protocol: Select "XMPP".
  • Username: the user part of your Jabber ID.
  • Domain: the domain part of your Jabber ID.
  • Resource: a descriptive word that identifies your device, in case you connect from more than one (eg.: laptop and smartphone, etc)
  • Password: either set it or not, in which case the client will ask for one.

Entering a Chatroom

In order to enter a chatroom you need to use your client's menu or option to access a "MUC" (multi-user conference) or a salon. In Pidgin, this is located in the File menu, Join a Room.

Once there you need to add the following information:

Pidgin configuration - join room
  • Account: Select the account you want to join from.
  • Room: the name of the chatroom, as noted at the beginning of the article.
  • Server: our chat server name, as noted at the beginning of the article.
  • Handle: the nick you want to initially join with.

Conversations Configuration

(PENDING)


Chatroom Netiquette

  • When you renick yourself (via "/nick SomeName") try to avoid spaces and apostrophes.
  • Instead of posting wall of texts, post a link to a pastebin. There's many on the internet.
  • Don't post links to the private chatrooms or their logs publicly.
  • Follow general internet netiquette.

Discord

Accessing the Chats

1. First, click your handy-dandy invite link. This should take you to a page which will do one of three things:

  • If you already have the Discord app it will launch it.
  • If you do not have the Discord app it will ask you to install it.
  • Either way, there will be an option to take you to the browser version of the app.

2. If you do not already have a Discord account, you will be prompted to create one. If you already have one, skip to the next step.

3. For Spectra Castle, you will arrive in the #castle-gates channel with limited access to other channels. Please type "@mod" and tell us who you are and where you came from, as well as your pronouns, and we will fit you with the appropriate roles to get started.

4. READ THE RULES

5. Have fun!