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hey people i am new here
and i was wondering when
i go on mirc what channel do
i have to go on to get scrims
for counter strike
that would be kewl if yall can tell me
well nice to be part of this huge group and
ill c yall later

Hamilton

Hey there... and welcome to the wonderful world of IRC! (couldn't sound any more cliche'd, huh?)... as many around here will be happy to inform you (and despite my lack of knowledge of the English language, since I had to look up the word "scrim" several times), if you're looking for a specific channel, once you connect to a server -i.e. Undernet-, you can run a "search" for channels using the command /list insertkeywordforthechannelhere, as in /list counter... or you can also run a more general search by going to Search IRC...
Hope I've been helpful

Ill bite, what does "scrimm" mean?

It is a popular term used amongst gamers. A lot of people (especially those on Quakenet or GameSurge) use IRC channels to set up online game battles between clans. When the clans fight, it is called a "scrim".

Unfortunately, many (particularly new) people in the gaming community think that IRC (or 'mIRC') is purely invented for the sake of scrimmages, therefore, many people use the word expecting everyone else to understand what they mean.

Hamilton: You can use the resources in this thread for help finding a channel.

Regards,

No no it wasnt IRC created for there gaming it was the WHOLE INTERNET THING :-)

So scrim is short for scirmish i guess.

Come to think of it, it might be short for "scrimmage"

same thing isnt it, a scrimage is the act of scirmishing? or some such

if i'm not mistaken, "skirmish" and "scrimmage" are two different words, though with similar meanings... btw, they're both nouns )

This post is not mIRC-related... BUT it's under the General Discussion thread

Reminds me a bit of the term "scrum" in Rugby.. but if there's an actual fight they call it a melee (I think there needs to be a certain number of people involve for that, at least it does in aussie rules footy)

How often do you ever see a rugby match fight that doesnt envolve 2/3rds of both teams?