Thread:BlueDagger/@comment-5295245-20120801193914/@comment-4085660-20120802023013

IRC. Internet Relay Chat. It's a chatroom system, like Wikia Chat, but much more flexible. Things that you can do on IRC that you cannot do on Wikia Chat include:


 * Changing your nickname


 * Registering multiple nicknames, so you can change between your registered nicks, and other people can't use them


 * Using the /me command, which is invaluable for roleplaying and the like


 * Creating sub-rooms, which would help roleplayers not bother normal chatters, or just give groups a private place to talk


 * Much less laggy and buggy


 * The ability to 'ping' people, which is where you say there name or send them a message and it gives them a sound, letting them know you want to talk to them if they're in a different tab


 * The ability to set announcements and headlines at the top of the screen


 * Better private messaging


 * The ability to send "memos", which is fantastic if you want to send a message to somebody and don't want the world to see it on a message wall

All that, and more.