How to join the hubski IRC channel if you have no clue what you are doing.
If you don't feel like downloading something, or want to pop in for a quick chat, the following website is a web chat client. Mibbit
click on server connect irc.gamesurge.net choose a nick/name channel #hubski
Follow the steps below if you prefer a background client.
Step 1. Download and install an irc client.
Some popular windows clients are: Mirc Hexchat Kvirc Icechat
Some popular mac clients are: Colloquy Xchat Limechat
Linux? - Pssh! You installed linux, you can figure out how to get on IRC :P In all seriousness though Hexchat Irssi Konversation
Step 2. Connect to server
(The place where #hubski is hosted)
You will see a chatbox, there you type. type "/server irc.gamesurge.net" then hit enter. (the irc.gamesurge.net server is the server that hosts the hubski chat)
Step 3. Join #hubski
Type in the same chatbox "/join #hubski"
Step 4. Say hello and meet some fellow skiers!
--Thanks Cortez and the #hubski channel for editing help--
Definitely. i_am_minthe, you should toss it into the faq. IRC client freeware for Windows and Linux.
I believe this is the proper link. This is the IRC client that I use. Make sure to click the font button as well because I think I forgot to do it when installing.
Oh, and the new hubski IRC channel is #hubski on Freenode. For real this time.
You can have two servers at once open, this is done by opening a new window in file and typing /server and inserting what server you want to join, which gives you access to #hubski and hundreds of other channels. This leaves all your freenode channels alone and any channels you may have under other servers alone :)