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IRC Lingo

These abbreviations are commonly used on IRC to save typing time.

MM - Merry Meet; mm - Merry Meet; M*M - Merry Meet. MP - Merry Part; mp - merry part; M*P - Merry Part. MMA - Merry Meet Again; mma - merry meet again; M*M*A - Merry Meet Again. BB - Blessed Be; bb - blessed be. BRB - Be Right Back; brb - be right back. BBL - Be Back Later; bbl - be back later. BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit; bbiab - be back in a bit. LOL - Laughing Out Loud; lol - laughing out loud. ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing; rofl - rolling on floor laughing. ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing; rotfl - rolling on the floor laughing. WB - Welcome Back; wb - welcome back; w/b - welcome back. LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off; lmao - laughing my ass off.

MM; mm, MP; mp, MMA; mma, BB; bb - frequently used in Wiccan and Pagan channels, in other channels would not be used and rarely will other know what it means.

Commands for DALnet: If you are new or am going to get onto DALnet here are helpful commands. PLEASE fill in the parenthesis

CHANGING YOUR NICK: /nick (type your new nick here)

REGISTERING YOUR CHOSEN NICK: /msg NickServ REGISTER (type password here)

TO JOIN A CHANNEL: /join #(type channel name here)

TO IGNORE A BOTHERSOME USER: /ignore (user's nick here)

TO PING SOMEONE: /ping (user's name here)

TO DO AN ACTION: /me (type action here)

TO LEAVE SOMEONE A MEMO: /msg MemoServ send (type user's nick here) (enter memo here)

TO FIND OUT WHEN SOMEONE WAS LAST ONLINE: /msg NickServ INFO (type user's nick here)

TO FIND OUT ONLINE INFO. ON AN USER: /whois (type user's nick here)

TO QUERY SOMEONE (GET A MESSAGE BOX): /query (type user's nick here)

TO MESSAGE SOMEONE: /msg (type user's nick here)