Acronym for Internet Relay Chat.

All social WLUG members hang out on #wlug on UnderNet

If you want help with Ubuntu, you can usually get a fast response from #ubuntu on FreeNode

There is also #nzlinux on UnderNet which is predominantly Canterbury-based.

IRC Compression was a topic discussed in approximately February 2003, and the following dictionary evolved from that.

THE #WLUG DICTIONARY for IRC compression (revision: 2.00)
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0  = hmm
1  = hrm
2  = ya mum
2a = you know who else
3  = heh
3a = lol
3b = rofl (3a to 3z are allowed, where the char denotes the level of funiness)
4  = yeah
4a = okay
5  = V
6  = no
7  = :)
8  = the dictionary/calm it down (depending on context)
8a = We're talking in compression. 8 is at http://www.dallmeier.net/dictionary.txt
8b = A new version of 8 is available.
8c = Resist the evil 8-haters! 8 will prevail!
9  = <AOL>me too</AOL>
9a = lame
10 = oops
11 = *shrug*
12 = sleep
12a = *yawn*
13 = wtf

Rules
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 * -'ve numbers for run length encoding
 * Numbers need to be escaped using \