Articles - GoodChatting.com

List of Articles

During my tenure as the Chatting Online Guide for About.com, I wrote over 100 articles about my topic. I am taking time to edit and update them before uploading them. The articles listed below are only a small percentage of those that will be here at the end of the transition, but enjoy them while I work on getting the rest up here.

The True Meaning of +v
What +v means, what it does, and why you should care.

How to Register Your Nickname
New content from Julie, about how to register your nickname on GoodChatting.com. More to come in this series, such as How to Register a Channel and how to send a Memo.

Chat Etiquette
Have people lost their minds online? Learn what is and isn't acceptable behaviour in a chatroom.

Cyberlingo!
Have you ever wondered what BRB, LOL and AFK mean? Wonder no more. Take a look at this helpful article, which will go a long way in decoding chatroom speak.

Hey, Cool Hostname!
Discover what a vhost is, what they're good for, where you can use them and how to get them.

Trust No One
By sharing even the slightest bit of personal information, you might be allowing someone to find out who you really are. Discover how people can use it to track you down, in real life.

Use mIRC to Chat
Don't like our java applet? That's okay. If you have a Windows-based computer, you can download mIRC and follow these instructions.

mIRC Popup Actions
So, you like mIRC and you want to start messing with it? It's a perfectly natural reaction. This article explains popup actions and how to create your own.