# \#StraightDope Webchat Update. 31337 Clique Members Only! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890 "2001-04-13T23:23:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/1 "2001-04-13T23:23:27Z")
😃 Just kiddin’. For those of you who haven’t visited chat because you don’t want to or know how to use a regular IRC client, Undernet now has a Java applet for Webchat. Go to [http://www.undernet.org/webchat.php](http://www.undernet.org/webchat.php) and click “connect”. You will then be prompted to download and install the java applet. Choose a username. In the bottom window type **/join #straightdope** and that’s it. Easy enough? I thought so. You’re welcome. Someone will be along shortly to add the boilerplate info, I’m sure. #StraightDope is not affiliated with blah blah blah… One more thing. I’ve tested the java applet and the connection seems to work great. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/2 "2001-04-13T23:39:19Z")
What is this “chat” you speak of? ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/3 "2001-04-13T23:43:20Z")
Woo! I am 3|33+ ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/4 "2001-04-13T23:44:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nymysys \* > \*\*What is this “chat” you speak of? \*\* Well, if you don’t know, then you’re not ELEET, yo. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/5 "2001-04-13T23:49:55Z")
I click “connect”. It tells me “You are not connected”. So I click “connect”. It tells me “You are not connected”. I click “connect”. It tellse me… Say, this isn’t one of those “How to keep an idiot busy” things, is it? ---
**Author:** ![callie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@callie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/6 "2001-04-13T23:52:27Z")
Ok - I didn’t see where to type in /join#straightdope. Can someone please help? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/7 "2001-04-13T23:57:21Z")
well, I hosed up something royally - I have no idea how to find #straightdope… grrrrrr ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/8 "2001-04-14T00:05:57Z")
It tells me that /join#straightdope is not an available command. I htink this is a late April Fool’s joke. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/9 "2001-04-14T00:08:05Z")
Whoa! It worked! I’m stunned. There’s an actual space between join & # ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2001, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/10 "2001-04-14T00:48:14Z")
Where the heck do I type the ‘join’ command? It just keeps dumping me in something called ‘#newbies’. And that’s a little hard for me to take… ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2001, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/11 "2001-04-14T00:56:24Z")
Did I **look** like I needed another distraction??? ::grumble grumble grumble:: ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/12 "2001-04-14T01:03:28Z")
When you’ve joined a channel, there is a slim window near the bottom where you can type. That is where you should type /join #straightdope. If you are not connecting, try another server from the drop down menu on the first page. All those servers are Undernet servers and will allow you to connect to #straightdope. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/13 "2001-04-18T13:28:02Z")
Okay, so I tried this, and I have a question/problem. I try to log in, and I get a “java.net.NoRouteToHostException:Host unreachable” error. It’s happened on about 4 different servers. Is this a problem with my machine? (Which would SUCK, since I need to talk to someone who’s only on IRC during the day…) ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/14 "2001-04-18T13:36:49Z")
Come to chat… Join us… You’ll like it, I guarantee… [sub]muahahaaaa… ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/15 "2001-04-18T14:13:29Z")
I just downloaded IRC again yesterday but I didn’t go to #straightdope because I didn’t know which server to use. I’ll have to try this out later. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/16 "2001-04-18T15:36:26Z")
Please join us in chat. I will try not to creep you out (but no guarantees; just ask ValerieBlaise, tiggeril, porcupine, chique, Falcon, Sapphire Bullet, SeaDiver, Nymysys, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/17 "2001-04-18T16:09:30Z")
Nothing to add, just wanted to post under my main man, Joey. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/18 "2001-04-18T16:41:04Z")
well, looks like I need to give it a try again… ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2001, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/19 "2001-04-18T17:08:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wring \* > \*\*Did I **look** like I needed another distraction??? > ::grumble grumble grumble:: \*\* Ditto. ::grumble grumble grumble:: Now I have to figure out how to get away from the newbies. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2001, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890/20 "2001-04-19T03:26:26Z")
As the **Official Chat Addict, 2001** I would like to welcome any and all present or future “newbies” to #straightdope. It’s fun, I assure you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-webchat-update-31337-clique-members-only/61890.md?page=2)