resource documents

no idea what any of this irc stuff is?
Read through our quick and easy "step-by-step" IRC Tutorial here. You'll be online and chatting in no time.

questions, questions, so many questions.
Get your most often asked questions answered here. Let us know if you need anything else.

newcomer's guide
For channel newcomers, this document will give you an idea of what to expect from the #Pipes channel. Welcome. We're glad you're here.

channel operator's manual
So you want to be a Channel Op? Contained within is all the information and nitty-gritty that you need to know for the job.

the channel bot
Everything you ever wanted to know about how to use and have fun with that channel bot, Phipps, is contained here.