We’ve mentioned it a lot on the forums and at meetings, but I don’t think anyones actually explained how to actually find the Chat Room.
There are a number of ways of access our room, the easiest is through the freenode website. Go to http://webchat.freenode.net/ and you will be met with this screen.
Tap in a nickname (your forum username should be fine). In ‘Channels’ enter #hulllug (the ‘#’ is important. And when you click ‘connect’ you will be taken to the room itself.
The right hand column lists the users that are already in the room, the main part of the screen shows the conversation, and you input box is the row at the bottom. People generally have the chat-room running in the background to other things they’re doing, so you’ll notice that I’m going to announce my arrival.
Someone should come along soon, and that’s it – you’re in and chatting on the #hulllug chatroom.
The great thing about the chatroom is that if you need it, you can get immediate help with something that you’re having problems with – or you can just have a chat without the hassle of phoning people up or heaven’s forbid – actually going out and talking to people irl.
Of course there isn’t always people in the room- however people are often around in the evenings. If no-one is around, why not post in the forums? Or if you have a question, Google is always your friend 
There are other ways of accessing the room, and we’ll explain them another time
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