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62 lines
3.7 KiB
PHP
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include('publicheader.php');
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include('sidebar.php');
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newstop();
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newsbox('Starting the interview', '
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<h3>Getting an IRC Client</h3>
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<strong>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</strong> is a beefier version of chat clients you may be used to, like AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) or Yahoo! Messenger.
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<h3>Suggested Clients</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>mIRC (Windows)</li>
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<li>Hexchat (Windows, Linux)</li>
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<li>Colloquy (Mac OS)</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Note:</strong> Web-based IRC clients, such as Mibbit, are very unstable, and therefor not recommended to use.<br /><br />
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Once you have downloaded, installed, and set up your IRC client, read on!
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<h3>Connecting to ' . $SITENAME . '’s IRC</h3>
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<strong>YOU MAY ONLY INTERVIEW ON YOUR HOME CONNECTION. Proxies, bouncers, shells, office lines, and other non-home connections (including using your friend’s home connection) are not allowed. You may connect from your university dormitory.<br />
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</strong><br /><br />
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<strong>IRC Server:</strong> irc.orpheus.network<br />
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<strong>Port:</strong> 6667 (+7000 for SSL)<br /><br />
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After you have connected to ' . $SITENAME . '’s IRC network, type: “/join ' . $interviewchan . '” (without the quotation marks) and follow the directions in the topic.
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<h3>Speedtest</h3>
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In order to join the queue, you will have to take a speedtest on your home connection (remember, you may ONLY interview on your home connection!).<br />
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If you live at college, please explain this to your interviewer.<br />
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<ol>
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<li>Go to <a title="Speedtest" href="http://www.speedtest.net/" target="_blank">http://www.speedtest.net</a>.</li>
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<li>Click on “BEGIN TEST” (blue button).</li>
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<li>Wait for your test to finish.</li>
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<li>Click on “SHARE THIS RESULT” (green button).</li>
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<li>Click on the “IMAGE” tab</li>
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<li>Click “COPY” (blue button).</li>
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</ol>
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<h3>Queuing</h3>
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Back in ' . $interviewchan . ', simply wait for an available interviewer.<br />
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<h3>How to use the bot</h3>
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<strong>To enter the queue,</strong> enter the following command in your IRC client: “/msg Hermes !queue speedtestlink” (without the quotations, replacing “speedtestlink” with your <strong>correct</strong> speedtest link.) <br />
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<strong>Example:</strong> “/msg Hermes !queue http://www.speedtest.net/result/1234566.png”<br />
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After queueing correctly, you will get a small notice from the Hermes bot. <br />
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<strong>How to exit the queue:</strong> To exit the queue, simply type the following command in your IRC client:<br />
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“/msg Hermes !cancel” <br />
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<strong>How to view information about the queue:</strong> To view information about your current position in the queue, and how long you have waited, simply type the following command in your IRC client: “/msg Hermes !info”<br /><br />
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<strong>Important:</strong><br />
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Make sure you are queueing with the correct link and not the “Web” link.<br />
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<em>Correct:</em> http://www.speedtest.net/result/1234566.png</em><br />
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<em>Wrong:</em> http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/1234566</em><br /><br />
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Then wait for an interviewer to interview you.<br />
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<h3>But I’ve waited forever!</h3>
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All of our interviewers are ' . $SITENAME . ' users who who voluntarily interview, so you may have to wait a while before you are interviewed. Although it seems like a lot of interviewers are in the channel, many of them may be “idling” (they are in the channel but are unable to interview).<br /><br />
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<h3>More Questions?</h3>
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<strong>Note: ' . $interviewchan . ' is the ONLY channel that you will need to join. Other channels are for ' . $SITENAME . ' users only and are closed for non-members.</strong>');
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newsbot();
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