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.H1
Get in Contact
.2C
.PP
For a long time our unlikely community has relied on
.I Discord
for communication. Times are always changing however and thus we
started to move away from Discord some time in 2025. Our preferred
platform is now a small Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server,
augmented by the trusty bot
.I Norn
and supplemented by slow, thoughtful discussions on a handful of
netnews groups.
have been looking for alternatives. By now, some actually prefer to communicate by Internet Relay Chat (IRC) over Discord and occasionally there's even some traffic on
.I netnews .
.PP
These are old techniques for sure, but they do have their
advantages. Also we're quite safe from enshittification and
other modern day hazards.
These are old technologies for sure, but they do have their
advantages, and we feel they're our safeguard from enshittification and
other modern day hazards. Also there's the
.I Fediverse
offering plenty of options to connect.
.PP
So if you'd like to join us, but don't know how, here are some
reciepes to follow and some addresses to take note of.
recipes to follow and some addresses to take note of.
.H2
Fediverse
.PP
You'll find most of us on Mastodon. If you don't know whether that's
a band or what, checkout: \fChttps://joinmastodon.org\fP. We are,
among others:
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@alex@tabletop.social
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@kyonshi@dice.camp
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@phf@tabletop.social
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@wandererbill@tabletop.social
a stoner rock band or what, checkout: \fChttps://joinmastodon.org\fP. My rpg related mastodon handle is \fC@wandererbill@tabletop.social\fP for example. It has been customary for
.I Grenzland
to give the handles of the contributors in the imprint (on page 39 in this case). So you might want to have a look at that to find the handles of other participants.
.H2
Internet Relay Chat
.PP
Out main server is
.I campaignwiki.org .
To join the chat point your IRC client to campaignwiki.org,
port 6697. Alternatively you can ask @alex for an account on
Alex and Kyonshi have setup a tiny network of connected servers, which are
augmented by the trusty bot
.I Norn
and have most channels bridged over to Discord.
.PP
.nh
To join the chat point your IRC client to either of \fCcampaignwiki.org\fP or \fCwilderland.ovh\fP
port 6697. You can use \fIThunderbird\fP to connect, so chances are, you're already running the software you need for IRC. Alternatively you can check out \fChttps://thelounge.wilderland.ovh/\fP or ask Alex for an account on
\fChttps://chat.campaignwiki.org\fP.
.PP
However you manage to connect to our IRC, here are some channels
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.BU
#next-games - here is where games are advertised
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#sabbel-kanal - another, older general purpose channel, still bridged to the Grenzland Discord
#sabbel-kanal - another, older general purpose channel, bridged to the Grenzland Discord
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#traveller - talk about that famous family of 2d6 sci-fi games. This channel is bridged to the #traveller channel on irc.undernet.org
#traveller - talk about that famous family of 2d6 sci-fi games. This channel is bridged to the #traveller on Discord.
.PP
Specific games may well have their own channels. It's probably best to ask around on #welcome if you're looking for a particular channel.
.PP
.nh
Also, with IRC being what it is, it's easy to set up a new channel in an ad-hoc fashion. Just join the new channel by typing
\fC/join #my-new-channel\fP. It will be created if it didn't exist already. You may set the /topic and /invite others to your new channel.
\fC/join #my-new-channel\fP. It will be created if it didn't exist already. You may set the \fC/topic\fP and \fC/invite\fP others to your new channel.
.H2
Netnews
.PP
While IRC is fast but also volatile and usually non-persistent,
there is also netnews for lengthy, thoughtful discussions. Netnews
messages persist as long as any one server on the network keeps a
copy of it. This can be quite long, in deed. Decades in case
.I Usenet ,
the most famously known network of netnews servers.
messages can persist a long time, often decades, depending how the servers are set up.
.PP
.nh
Our network is small however. You can have a look via the web
interface on \fChttps://campaignwiki.org/news\fP.
You'll find that there
are a couple of groups from the larger usenet, but the important
are a couple of groups from the larger \fIusenet\fP, but the important
ones are \fCcampaignwiki.games\fP and \fCcampaignwiki.talk\fP.
.PP
You'll find that netnews is much like group email. In fact you
can use
Again, you can use
.I Thunderbird
to connect to our newsserver, and read and write to the groups
just as you would read and write email. Do get in touch with one
to connect to our newsserver, and read and write to the groups. It's really just like group email. Do get in touch with one
of us if you need help setting it up.
.H2
Voice and Video Chat
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gaming itch online, without relying on big money services.
We hope to see you join soon!
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