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[SpaceBass]

 Push PM Chat and Question Guidelines

[vpisteve]

Also, we'll be sure to post a chat-log afterwards.

[Aveena]

For anyone not familiar with IRC, here are some tips that should help with the Push PM chat:

The chat can be accessed in a couple of ways:
1) via a client like mIRC at irc.chat-solutions.org, channel #unfiction

2) through the java client at http://www.argn.com/chat.htm or http://www.unfiction.com/chat/

After the channel is placed in moderated mode (approx 10 mins prior to the start), you will not be able to speak in the channel until it is your turn. To be placed in the queue to ask a question, you will need to PM (private message) one of the ops with "Question".

To PM an op in mIRC or the java client, simply double click on the op's name from the nick list on the right-hand side of the screen. This will open a separate window. In the java client you will need to select the 'Person-to-Person Chat' tab in the info window. Then you can type "question" to be placed in the queue. When it is your turn to ask a question, you will type the question in the main chat window.

If you are using the java client, be sure not to close the browser window or you will lose the chat session (even if the chat space has been floated out of the browser).

Hint: If you already know the question(s) you want to ask, you can take the typing pressure off of yourself by typing the question up in advance and cutting and pasting into the chat window when it is your turn.

Chat logs cannot be saved from the java client, but there will be a complete log posted after the chat is concluded.

Hope to see you there!