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Originally posted by Time
IRC is about mutual respect and not being a lamer.
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Just as everywhere else respect is earnt on IRC; mostly by spending lots of time active, by hanging around channels for a long time; people soon learn that you are knowledgeable and not a lamer.
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If you prove clueless or say stupid things then you are quickly removed. That's how IRC works.
Exactly. At the beginning of the year when I first started regularly joining IRC, everyone pretty much hated/ignored me. But I kept coming and ignoring everyones criticism and eventually I got noticed, and now i'm ``ShawnZ''. Its all about not acting retarted, or all friendly/cute or whatever. That's IRC.