Help:Chat

Chat Now

The chatroom is meant to be a safe place to hang out and enjoy yourself while chatting about anything. When you first enter, you'll automatically join the mwchat channel.

You are now ready to chat! You have some customization options:

• Text colors. Left-click on a color on the right to make it your text color, right-click on another color to make it your background color.
• Smilies. We have several smilies, including Mario-themed smilies. See the table below for a list of them all and the code to input to have them appear in your messages.
• Private chatting. Double-click on a user's name in the right-hand side to talk to him or her alone. It will appear in a separate tab on the bottom row.

Here are a few of the many commands you can use in the chat:

• /j #[roomname] – join another room by opening another tab on the top row, with #[roomname] being the name of the channel you want to join.
• /nick [nickname] – another way of changing your name
• /query [username] – a fancy way of opening a private-message tab.
• /me [blah blah] – a fancy way of referring to yourself (/me goes away results in * [Username] goes away in a purple-colored font)
• /msg NickServ OR /ns +
  • REGISTER [password] [email] – how to make sure no one can impersonate you. Everytime you change your nick, you must identify yourself ↑
  • IDENTIFY [password] – if you registered your name, this is how you enter your password
  • SET password [new password] – if you want to change your password, this is how you do it. You must identify yourself first.
  • KILL [nickname] [password] – if you fail to enter your name within the time limit, this is what you do to get your name back.
  • DROP [password] – if you want to unregister your nick, this is how you drop it. Note that any nick not used for 30 days will be auto-dropped.
• /clear – delete all text from the chat window.
• /ignore [username] – Makes the chat not display any messages from the given username. Useful if someone is spamming.
• /unignore [username] – Reverses the effect of /ignore.

Rules

There are a few restrictions we must institute to prevent any trouble. Channel Operators (identified by the star next to their name) are in place to enforce these rules via kicks and bans.

#mwchat rules

#mwchat is the off-topic channel of the Super Mario Wiki. Feel free to talk about anything as long as you follow the rules laid out below. No spamming. (Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message). Anything that fits this bill will be considered as spam, and its motive of a kick and/or ban. No porn, illegal ROMs, or overly graphic images. Swearing is allowed, but in moderation. If you overdo it, then it will count as spam. No flooding: If you type 5 or more lines consecutively that consist of 4 or fewer words each, you will receive a kick and/or ban. No flaming. Don't insult other users purposefully. Nick changes. It is okay to change your nick to whatever you want, as long as it is appropriate and it is clear that you are really you. (Example: Try to have your user name in the nick, or a well-known nickname). No discrimination. We are a multicultural wiki, with users from many countries, races, religions, and even political thoughts. Our chat room should represent and honour that fact. So please, abstain from making any comment or performing any action that may be discriminatory towards someone. No advertising. Posting links is okay as long as it is something related to the discussion at hand. Excessive links will be considered spam. No mini-modding. Basically, don't shout to the mountains that a user deserves a kick or a ban. Tell an operator in query or in a forum PM and they will deal with the issue and don't make a big fuss if you think a user has broken a rule. No asking to be an op. Operator status is awarded based on trustworthiness, activeness and when there is a need for more ops. It is never given out based on who is asking for it. Bans Unlike most other chats, there is no set limit for kicks or bans on the chat room. The penalty for breaking an offense is up to the operator that is enforcing the rule. Ops No Op Abusing: If you see anyone abusing of their op privileges, please contact another op by querying him/her, and tell him/her about this. Op abusing may lead to a demotion from their Op status. These users are currently permitted operator status on #mwchat. This list is subject to change at any time. Super Mario Bros. (talk) Twentytwofiftyseven (talk) Gamefreak75 (talk) Brock Cobold (talk) SonicMario (talk) Edofenrir (talk) Turboo (talk) Smasher 101 (talk) Castle Toad (talk) Hypnotoad (talk) Marioguy1 (talk) MrConcreteDonkey (talk)

#mwikitalk rules

#mwikitalk is an on-topic channel, exclusively for discussing matters about the wiki itself. If you continue to go off-topic, you will receive a kick, and possibly a ban. No spamming. (Stupid Pointless and Annoying Message) Anything that fits this bill, be it random gibberish or sheer off-topicness, as well as things that do not contribute to the channel itself, will be considered as spam, and its motive of a kick and/or ban. No cursing. Not everyone wants to hear a conversation full of swear words, so please, abstain of using them, as this is motive of a kick and/or ban. The only allowed swears are hell, damn, crap. No flooding: If you type 5 or more lines consecutively that consist of 4 or fewer words each, you will receive a kick and/or ban. No flaming. This means that you can not insult other users. This also includes being mean to the users who are new. This is motive for a kick and/or ban. Nick changes. It is okay to change your nick to whatever you want, as long as it is appropriate and it is clear that you are really you. (Example: Try to have your user name in the nick, or a well-known nickname). Absolutely no sexual-related conversations. We have many children here, so please, do not even mention or reference anything sexually-oriented. This is grounds for a kick and/or ban. No discrimination. We are a multicultural wiki, with users from many countries, races, religions, and even political thoughts. So please, abstain of making any comment or action that may be discriminatory towards someone. This is motive for a kick and/or ban. No advertising. Advertising is okay as long as it is something related to the MarioWiki. Any other ad will be considered spam. Bans If you receive 3 kicks, you will receive a ban. The ban duration will change depending on the situation and seriousness of the offense, but here is the main guideline: First ban: 1 hour Second ban: 1 day Third ban: 3 days Fourth ban: 1 week Fifth ban: 1 month Sixth ban: Eternity Ban evading: Evading a ban, will result in a doubled ban. Ops #mwikitalk ops are some of the administrators of this site. No Op Abusing: If you see anyone abusing of their op privileges, please contact another op by querying him/her, and tell him/her about this. Op abusing may lead to a demotion from their Op status.