Why relvokcor.xyz uses NewNet

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Why is the main #club IRC channel on NewNet instead of tilde.chat? §

It’s a fair question, especially if you’re new to the tildeverse. The tildeverse is a collection of independently run tilde communities, not a single server or IRC network. relvokcor.xyz was around before the tildeverse came along, and for a while our main #club channel was on tilde.chat.

From deepend: NewNet was the first IRC network I ever used, long before I was involved with running relvokcor.xyz. When I eventually took over NewNet, I wanted to put my time and effort into that network.

There were also differences in how I thought an IRC network should be run. I prefer a more relaxed approach, where people have room to talk without feeling like every conversation is being scrutinized. That doesn’t mean anything goes or that moderation isn’t necessary. I just believe in using some common sense and giving people room to be themselves.

Rather than try to change how another network was run, I decided to focus on running NewNet the way I thought it should be run. That’s really all there is to it.

We’re still part of the broader tildeverse community. There’s no need to pick one network over another, and everyone is welcome to hang out on both. Our main channel is #club on irc.newnet.net, port 6697 (TLS). You can also run chat from your relvokcor.xyz shell account. See the IRC guide for other ways to connect.