| To create a new channel or become part of an existing channel, a user is required to JOIN the channel. If the channel doesn't exist prior to joining, the channel is created and the creating user becomes a channel operator.
- J. Oikarinen, D. Reed; Internet Relay Chat Protocol;
RFC 1459; May 1993.
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You can join and leave channels with the /join and /leave
commands. Remember these commands need to have the "#" character
at the start of the channel name:
/join #newbies
There may be several conversations going on in a channel, sometimes called
"threads" of conversation, and each person in a channel may be conducting more
than one conversation. Once you join, by watching the conversation for a minute
you
will
be
able
to understand which users are talking with which other users, and where the threads
are.
You can leave a channel with the /leave command, or simply by closing
the window, after which you can join some other channel.
/leave #irchelp
If you are the first person
to join a channel, that means you create it
and thereby become the channel operator.
