The Elder Scrolls Wiki:Chat

Chat is a feature that allows users connect in real time on a wiki. Anyone with a Wikia account can join chat by clicking the "Join the Chat" or "Start a Chat" button on the right navigation rail. You can also access chat by visiting Special:Chat the wiki.

Chat guidelines
By using the chat you agree to the "Terms of Use"

We want to make Chat a welcoming and helpful place for new and returning visitors alike. In order to best provide an environment in which we can give help and support to users who need it, please keep in mind the following guidelines when using Chat.


 * Be polite - Everyone else on Chat is a Wikia user just like you! Speak to them like you would want to be spoken to yourself. Real people use these sites, so treat them as you would someone in person. Avoid personal attacks and offensive slurs, as this can easily offend other users. Be excellent to each other.
 * Be welcoming - New users join every day! Remember when you were a newbie? Everyone is welcome at The Elder Scrolls Wiki.
 * Be patient - You may ask a question when no one is around to answer it. If no one appears to be active, stick around for a while or try coming back later. When in doubt, feel free to send questions or concerns to a member of staff.
 * Be a catalyst - If nobody's talking, try bringing up something you want to discuss. Need help on the wiki? Seen any good movies? Have an awesome day at school or work? These are all are good starting points for conversation.
 * Try not to flood or disrupt the chat room - Doing so makes it difficult for users to communicate and answer questions, as messages quickly disappear. This includes (but is not limited to) typing random letters, typing each word of a sentence on a different line, creating ASCII art, or lines in ALL CAPS. PLEASE DON'T SHOUT! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
 * Keep it fun! - Chat should be fun for all participants. Chat is a great tool for meeting great people and building community, so relax, enjoy yourself, and help others have a good time, too! :)

'''At all times, please comply with chat moderators and staff requests. Failure to do so may result in a warning which then may lead to you being kicked or banned from Chat.'''

Cause for blocking
Inappropriate chat behavior includes all forms of spam, excessive profanity, trolling, bullying, harassment, impersonating another user or person, and any derogatory or racial comment or activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, chat moderators have the discretion to either kick you from the room temporarily or ban you from chat all together.

Tips & Tricks

 * There are a wide variety of emoticons which can be used in Chat. For the full list, see MediaWiki:Emoticons.
 * Links work exactly the same in Chat as they do in the editor. For example, typing Special:Forum in Chat results in Special:Forum - the main forum of Community Central.
 * You can make shorter links to other wikis by using an interwiki link. For example, typing w:c:starwars in Chat results in w:c:starwars - an easy way to link to Wookieepedia (http://starwars.wikia.com).
 * You can also link to specific pages using this method. Typing w:c:avatar:Aang in Chat results in a link to the Aang page on Avatar Wiki (http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Aang).

IRC channel
The Elder Scrolls Wiki also has an IRC channel (#TESWiki), which is located here. If you prefer to use your own IRC client, click here for details on setting it up. Keep in mind IRC is separate from Wikia Chat.

The IRC is also used by the Elder Scrolls Wiki staff to patrol the recent changes feed in real-time via the #TESWiki/CVN channel (Counter Vandalism Network). Anyone is permitted to join this channel.