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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a way to chat over the Internet. For a detailed description and history, refer to the Wikipedia article Internet Relay Chat.

Many Doomers can be found on IRC, and on several different IRC networks.

See also forums for Doom-related web forums.

For help connecting to an IRC channel, see the reference documents at IRChelp.org.

EFNet channels

#deathmatch - Run by JFL/Zokum
#doom2 - Run by Zokum
#doom3 - Run by JFL/Zokum

Freenode channels

OFTC channels

#chocolate-doom (chat)
#dmclub (removed from network)
#doom-tech (chat)
#doomwiki (chat)
#freedoom (chat)
#noteternityenginerelated (chat) — official Eternity Engine channel.
#odamex (chat)
#ReMooD (chat)
#zdoom (chat) — not to be confused with the EsperNet channel of the same name
#zdoomvets (chat)

QuakeNet channels

IRCnet channels

#doom.cz - Czech Doom channel (chat)

Zandronum channels

#zandronum (chat)

Misc networks

#planetdoom on gamesurge (chat)
#p0x on powerprecision.com (chat)
#zdoom on EsperNet (chat) — about ZDoom, contrarily to the OFTC channel of the same name.

Defunct

Some IRC channels were once quite popular, but are now defunct for various reasons:

#doom on EFNet and Freenode
#doomroom on EFNet, Undernet and Freenode
#doomworld on Telefragged
#youfailit on Freenode and OFTC

Skulltag channels

Quotes

"I don't go on irc."

John Carmack, October 27, 1996 .plan update [1]

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 * [[Skullrant (IRC channel)|#skullrant]] ([irc://irc.skulltag.net/skullrant chat])
 * [[Skulltag (IRC channel)|#skulltag]] ([irc://irc.skulltag.net/skulltag chat])
+==Quotes==
+"I don't go on irc."
+* [[John Carmack]], October 27, 1996 .plan update [http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/plans/johnc@idsoftware.com/1996-09-03_1996_11_23]
 ==See also==
 * [[32in24 (series)|32in24]], a recurring mapping event with its own IRC channel
 [[Category:IRC|*]]