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Here is a guide on how to chat at Elfwood:

http://forum.elfwood.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=659&sid=97204db21b1803e91cab76ebd9c5d659

#Lothlorien and #Wyverns_Library are IRC channels on Esper.net and Shadowfire.org, respectively, open to all Elfwood artists, writers and fans.
#Lothlorien was officially opened in January 1998 on Starchat (we have moved twice since) and has been visited by all nature of human beings ever since.
#Wyverns_Library, was founded on RPGworlds in March 2001, and has since moved to the Shadowfire.org network. It is an alternative channel for those writers who seek a smaller, more quiet community to discuss their work. Generally, both places are for the Elfwood community to hang out in cyberspace.
People who live on opposing ends of the world get to meet each other face to face (ok, pixel to pixel) and have fun.

#Lothlorien and #Wyverns_Library are intended to be fun and safe places to chat for all members of Elfwood and the general community. This includes people both young and old and as such, some language and behaviour is not tolerated in the channel. You can find the rules of conduct and other information about #lothlorien at http://www.darkwolf.ma.cx/lothlorien and about #Wyverns_Library at http://www.xercix.com/wyverns/ . Please note that these rules are not negotiable and -will- be enforced in both channels.

#Lothlorien is on esper.net. If you are already an IRC veteran, just use irc.esper.net to log on. Once you are connected to the server, type /join #lothlorien

To get to #wyverns_library, use irc.shadowfire.org to log on. Once connected to a server, type /join #wyverns_library

If you have zero knowledge on IRC, we have a java chat to #lothlorien. Please note that this java applet is often unreliable and we would suggest using a proper IRC client whenever possible. You will be able to find more help in using IRC when you join #lothlorien.

Take me to the JAVA CHAT

If you'd like to own a chat client of your very own, we suggest you download a copy of any of the following clients:

*Recommended

OS	Client	Download Page
Win	*mIRC	http://www.mirc.com
Win	pIRCh	http://www.pirchat.com
Mac	IRCle	http://www.ircle.com
Mac	Snak	http://www.snak.com