3.9. Exercise - Learning IRC
Install one or more IRC clients. Find out which network(s) and channel(s) are used by the open source communities that operate the wikis you investigated. Choose a nick and connect to those networks and channels. Leave your IRC client open for at least 24 hours, and observe the patterns of conversation and key participants. Have a discussion in at least one of the channels, and add a forum post about your experience, including an excerpt from your conversation.