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<h1>Channels</h1>
<div>
  <p>
    Join one of our <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr> channels on Freenode:<br/>
    To chat on #minetest-hub you need to ask an operator for voice. Webchat can be used to listen only, not talk, on #minetest-dev.<br>
  </p>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <strong><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#minetest">#minetest</a></strong>
        (<a href="http://irc.minetest.net/minetest">Logs</a>):
        Main channel for general Minetest engine, modding and games discussion or support.
    </li>
    
    <li>
      <strong><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#minetest-dev">#minetest-dev</a></strong>
        (<a href="http://irc.minetest.net/minetest-dev">Logs</a>):
        Development channel, strictly only for development discussion of the Minetest engine and Minetest Game.
    </li>
    
    <li>
      <strong><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#minetest-hub">#minetest-hub</a></strong>
        (<a href="http://irc.minetest.net/minetest-hub">Logs</a>):
        A moderated channel for people who regularly improve Minetest
        by developing, modding, hosting servers and otherwise.
    </li>
  </ul>
</div>

<h1>Rules</h1>

<p>
  Some people don't know how to behave in <abbr title="Internet Relay Chat">IRC</abbr>,
  so here are some simple rules:
</p>

<ul>
  <li>Don't ask if you can ask questions, just ask.</li>
  <li>Be patient when you ask something, people might not be around.</li>
  <li>Don't spam.</li>
  <li>Don't flood the channel with messages or bot commands.</li>
  <li>Use a pastebin if you want to post more than 4 lines (such as error messages or code).</li>
  <li>Annoying, racist, or any form of derogatory terms against any user or channel operator will probably get you quieted; or even banned.</li>
  <li>If you're going to ask someone something, "please" goes a very long way.</li>
  <li>The channels are not playgrounds and are frequently used for talks which are not off-topic.</li>
  <li>Off-topic is allowed, but excessive use of it is disallowed.</li>
  <li>Link shorteners are discouraged for URLs that are not very long.</li>
</ul>

<h1>Other languages</h1>

<p>
  Channels about Minetest in other languages (note that most people hang out
  on <code>#minetest</code>, which is the main channel).
</p>

<ul>
  <li><strong><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#minetest-de">#minetest-de</a></strong> German channel</li>
  <li><strong><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#minetest-es">#minetest-es</a></strong> Spanish channel</li>
  <li><strong><a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#minetest-fr">#minetest-fr</a></strong> French channel</li>
</ul>