Category: WyldRyde Network News

Introducing Topic RSS Feeds

Phil has setup the following RSS feeds that track topic changes: For the current topic of every channel on the network use: feed://rss.wyldryde.org/ For a feed that returns the current topic of any channel you specify replace, “help” with the channel name you want: feed://rss.wyldryde.org/?type=single&channel=help For a feed that returns the last 10 topics of [...]

Bot policy to be strictly enforced

Due to recent issues caused by unofficial bots and their owners we must remind everyone of our Bot Policy and begin strictly enforcing it. If you operate a bot please reread the policy and the rest of this post carefully. The biggest issue of late is the rise of complaints of unofficial bots joining channels [...]

Server upgrades being performed

We’re upgrading and replacing a few of our servers today. During this process, which is expected to take several hours, there will be some disconnections and temporary outages. Please note: rubicon.wyldryde.org has moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada so you may want to adjust which server you connect to. UPDATE: Sep 10, 2008 10:53PM EDT: We’re [...]

08-08-08 Party on the 8s! All Night Party

Join us in #usrbingeek on 08-08-08 starting at 8PM Pacific/11PM ET till ??? for WyldRyde’s first all night party.

WyldRyde Staff Promotions Announced

We’re happy to announce the following WyldRyde Staff members have been promoted today: Justin and Ryan have been made Services Admins. Admiral_Justin, Kat, mandy, therock247uk are now Services Opers. For a complete listing of the staff please see our WyldRyde IRC Network Staff page. Related topics: What are the staff positions at WyldRyde?

WyldRyde Terms of Service Updated

Every now and then we update the WyldRyde IRC Network Terms of Service to ensure that they properly disclose how we expect our users to conduct themselves while using the Service. Most of the changes published today center around protecting user privacy, preventing child solicitation and exploitation, and better describing what is disruptive behavior. For [...]

Fantasy Commands Expanded (BETA)

Remembering IRC commands just got easier and using them will be quicker than ever on WyldRyde. That’s because the most commonly used ChanServ, BotServ, and NickServ commands are now available as shorter and easier to remember Fantasy Commands! For example, you may now tack on a message to the end of your topic with !tappend. [...]

Why is there a limit on the number of Channel Bans?

All IRC networks have a limit on the maximum number of bans that a channel may have in place at any given time. Most networks, including WyldRyde, have this limit set at 60 bans or 2,048 bytes, whichever is reached first. This limit is in place to ensure the stable performance of the network during [...]

Channel Limit Raised To 60

We have raised the Channel Limit from 40 to 60. If you were at the maximum channel limit before, you may now join another 20 channels. The Channel Limit sets the maximum number of channels a user may be in at one time. There has to be a limit to ensure the stable performance of [...]

Emergency Staff Paging System

We understand that sometimes a chat channel might get out of control and that you might need the assistance of a WyldRyde Staffer. Be it for flood bots, a user evading bans, or if someone is otherwise violating the WyldRyde IRC Network Terms of Service. While the preferred method for requesting help will always be [...]