From fe1528c1a903e11f9a5ae8e348ce08b71182a1bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: deepend Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:37:47 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] add why Newnet to Wiki --- wiki/source/faq.md | 8 ++++++++ wiki/source/irc-network-change.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ wiki/source/irc.md | 3 +++ 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki/source/irc-network-change.md diff --git a/wiki/source/faq.md b/wiki/source/faq.md index e305c28..dd58a0c 100644 --- a/wiki/source/faq.md +++ b/wiki/source/faq.md @@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ Medium](https://medium.com/message/tilde-club-i-had-a-couple-drinks-and-woke-up- and you can follow along with his thinking [on his tilde blog](http://tilde.club/~ford/). +Why is the main #club IRC channel on NewNet instead of tilde.chat? +--------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Our main IRC channel moved to NewNet for a couple of reasons, including +NewNet's personal history with deepend and some differences in how IRC +networks should be run. Read [why we moved to NewNet](irc-network-change.html) +for the full explanation. + I\'m on Tilde, now what? ------------------------ diff --git a/wiki/source/irc-network-change.md b/wiki/source/irc-network-change.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03e93ad --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/source/irc-network-change.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: Why tilde.club uses NewNet +author: deepend +category: tilde.club +--- + +## Why is the main #club IRC channel on NewNet instead of tilde.chat? + +It's a fair question, especially if you're new to the tildeverse. The +[tildeverse](https://tildeverse.org/) is a collection of independently run +tilde communities, not a single server or IRC network. tilde.club was +around before the tildeverse came along, and for a while our main `#club` +channel was on [tilde.chat](https://tilde.chat). + +**From deepend:** NewNet was the first IRC network I ever used, long before +I was involved with running tilde.club. When I eventually took over +[NewNet](https://newnet.net), I wanted to put my time and effort into +that network. + +There were also differences in how I thought an IRC network should be run. +I prefer a more relaxed approach, where people have room to talk without +feeling like every conversation is being scrutinized. That doesn't mean +anything goes or that moderation isn't necessary. I just believe in +using some common sense and giving people room to be themselves. + +Rather than try to change how another network was run, I decided to focus +on running NewNet the way I thought it should be run. That's really all +there is to it. + +We're still part of the broader tildeverse community. There's no need to +pick one network over another, and everyone is welcome to hang out on both. +Our main channel is `#club` on **irc.newnet.net**, port **6697 (TLS)**. +You can also run `chat` from your tilde.club shell account. See the +[IRC guide](irc.html) for other ways to connect. diff --git a/wiki/source/irc.md b/wiki/source/irc.md index ca15415..c249ed1 100644 --- a/wiki/source/irc.md +++ b/wiki/source/irc.md @@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ category: tutorials Our main channel is on the [Newnet IRC Network](https://newnet.net). The official channel for ~club is `#club`. Stop by and say hello! +Wondering why our main channel isn't on tilde.chat anymore? See +[why we moved to NewNet](irc-network-change.html). + > **New!** An *official secondary* channel is now open on the Zoite IRC > Network in case Newnet ever has an outage (or if you just feel like > hanging out elsewhere). Connect to **irc.zoite.net** on port **6670 SSL**