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1 WikiAdmin 1 [Acronym] for __I__nternet __R__elay __C__hat.
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2 IanMcDonald 3 All social [WLUG] members hang out on [#wlug] on UnderNet
4 BruceKingsbury 4
5 If you want help with Ubuntu, you can usually get a fast response from [#ubuntu] on FreeNode
3 CriggieCriggie 6
5 CriggieCriggie 7 There is also [#nzlinux] on UnderNet which is predominantly Canterbury-based.
3 CriggieCriggie 8
9 IRC Compression was a topic discussed in approximately February 2003, and the following dictionary evolved from that.
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11 <verbatim>
12 THE #WLUG DICTIONARY for IRC compression (revision: 2.00)
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15 0 = hmm
16 1 = hrm
17 2 = ya mum
18 2a = you know who else
19 3 = heh
20 3a = lol
21 3b = rofl (3a to 3z are allowed, where the char denotes the level of funiness)
22 4 = yeah
23 4a = okay
24 5 = V
25 6 = no
26 7 = :)
27 8 = the dictionary/calm it down (depending on context)
28 8a = We're talking in compression. 8 is at http://www.dallmeier.net/dictionary.txt
29 8b = A new version of 8 is available.
30 8c = Resist the evil 8-haters! 8 will prevail!
31 9 = <AOL>me too</AOL>
32 9a = lame
33 10 = oops
34 11 = *shrug*
35 12 = sleep
36 12a = *yawn*
37 13 = wtf
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39 Rules
40 -----
41 * -'ve numbers for run length encoding
42 * Numbers need to be escaped using \
43 </verbatim>