Wikinews:Internet Relay Chat - Wikinews, the free news source

Wikinewsies often can be found on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels #wikinews and #wikinews-en on irc://irc.libera.chat . If you don't have an IRC client (program) installed, click here. To get connected, just enter a nickname and the channel of "wikinews" or click here. For more information on IRC, see m:IRC, and Wikipedia's article on IRC. As well, List of IRC commands and IRC instructions may be helpful for people not familiar with IRC.

Please note that after asking a question on IRC, do not disappear, as then nobody will be able to reply to you; it is recommended to leave the chat window open for 2-3 days to allow another volunteer to reply.

Just some guidelines to help you out:

• In this case of IRC, you must allow people a degree of anonymity online.
• These channels are for discussion related to constructive work on the Wikinews website.
• There may be social chit-chat, but it is social chit-chat amongst people who are known on the site.
• If you abuse the channel in any way, you may be kicked or banned by one of the channel operators.
• If you need urgent assistance, just type admin@wn.

• #wikinews ^{live connect} - Main, interlingual Wikinews channel
• #wikinews-en ^{live connect} - Discussion for English Wikinews
• #cvn-wn-en ^{live connect} - RC monitoring channel for English Wikinews
• #en.wikinews - Wikimedia's RC channel for English Wikinews. (use server irc.wikimedia.org)
• #wikinews-feeds ^{live connect} - Channel which provides the latest news from various RSS feeds
• #wikinews-workshop ^{live connect} - Channel for the open-doors IRC workshop
• #wikinewsie ^{live connect} - Private channel, not open to outsiders
• #wikinews-private ^{live connect} - Private channel, not open to outsiders
• #wikinews-tech ^{live connect} - Discussion for Wikinews Technology
• #wikinews-interview ^{live connect} - Interview channel for Wikinews; interlingual
• #wikinews-cs ^{live connect} - Diskuze pro Wikizprávy v češtině
• #wikinews-de ^{live connect} - Diskussion für Wikinews auf Deutsch
• #wikinews-fa ^{live connect} - بحث برای ویکی‌خبر به زبان فارسی
• #wikinews-fr ^{live connect} - Discussion pour Wikinews en français
• #wikinews-eo ^{live connect} - Kanalo de esperantaj Vikinovaĵoj
• #wikinews-ja ^{live connect} - 日本語ウィキニュースのディスカッション
• #wikinews-ko ^{live connect} - 위키뉴스 토론 채널 (Korean Wikinews coordination channel)
• #wikinews-pl ^{live connect} - Dyskusja dla Wikinews w języku polskim
• #wikinews-ru ^{live connect} - Канал русских Викиновостей
• #wikinews-tr ^{live connect} - Türkçe Vikihaber için Tartışma
• #wikinews-el ^{live connect} - Το κανάλι των ελληνικών Βικινέων
• #wikinews-en-admins - channel for all Wikinews admins.

• #wikimedia ^{live connect} - Main Wikimedia Foundation discussion channel
• #wikimedia-social ^{live connect} - Social Wikimedia channel.
• #wikimedia-ops ^{live connect} - Discussion with Wikimedia channel operators
• #wikimania ^{live connect} - Discussion about Wikimania
• #wikimedia-stewards ^{live connect} - Stewards emergency help channel (If no admins are available, ask here in emergency situations)