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IRC chat room

HQA
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sun, 12/19/2021 - 12:05

Periodically, I post to remind people that there is an AAVSO IRC chat room available.  A small group of AAVSOers (including me) hang out there on a daily basis.  Maybe it is old school, but I find that it is a good way to meet people and freely discuss topics.  Other than mentioning me by name in a forum post, it is also the easiest way to get my attention. :)

The server is irc.aavso.org, and the chat room is #aavso.  Here is an article that discusses IRC chat in more detail, along with giving you some chat clients:

https://www.howtogeek.com/684735/why-2020-is-the-perfect-time-to-revisit-irc/

Arne

SGEO
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sun, 12/19/2021 - 17:42
IRC and Slack

The modern incarnation of IRC chat is Slack.
There is a workspace called AAVSO General Group which I believe anyone can join. There you can create channels and I would be a lot like IRC.

The advantage is that many people are using Slack.  I have 6 workspaces I monitor. So I have one app open that I will signal me If I'm mentioned.

George