JPearce on IRC

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a type of written chat. IRC interaction is brief and often slightly out of sync with questions which are posed. Personally, I find the patterns of communication soemtimes irritating when people who see themselves as the center of the universe make comments that they find humorous. One advantage to this type of communication is that one can split one's attention and then read over the recent feed.

ircbeginner.com has a useful set of commands for beginners.