We have a Chat Room:

These are online help pages for The Prepper's Network Chat Room. The Prepper's Network chat room is hosted by Rizon, if you are not familiar with IRC, and just want to chat with like minded people, you can simply use our web interface by clicking here, your nick will be bloghelp followed by some random numbers, to let the regulars know you came from this page. Otherwise you can use an IRC chat client like IceChat, which these help pages are about, and join the server Rizon (irc.rizon.net:6667 channel #preppers, port 6697 for ssl users). Additional Note: For Linux users please use Xchat, I will be making a help page for you in the near future.

This help guide is divided into four sections. The first section deals with commands you can send the server, such as changing your nick name. The second section deals with IceChat, a separate program that you can use to join the channel instead of using the web chat interface. The third and fourth sections will help you customize IceChat to make use of the chat room to the max. That last section concerns frequently asked questions, notes, etc.

Keep Channel Purpose in Mind

We all love to laugh. We all like to chat about current events. But please remember that the #preppers channel to is help educate each other on preparedness, to network with like mind individuals, and to facilitate communications between each other. It is a social channel for preppers to meet, to share our problems, accomplishments, and to network. It is not a place to argue, for name calling, and debate.

Politics of Other Channels

The #preppers channel is the main chat channel for the American Preppers Network, and all associated networks. Each network is welcome to start their own channel, but please remember that issues that arise within those channels belong there, when in doubt the channel founder of that channel has the last say.

Access Levels

Each regular chatter in the channel who has registered to Nickserv gets certain privileges, these are given by the channel founder based on access levels to the channel. If you would like to know how access levels are handed out on #preppers to use on your own network channel, see APPEX “A”.

Correct Behavior Privately

When ever there is a problem within the channel by a person, that person should be dealt with in private (See Private Messages in this help guide), it should not be in the channel itself. This channel follows the Code of Conduct set out the American Preppers Network. If a person refuses to correct their behavior, they can be kicked out of the channel, or even banned by any user with sufficient and higher access then the offender. If there is a dispute between members that goes beyond this, founders of the channels in question have the last say. Please note that channel operators, and founders do not control Kline bans, these are set by Rizon staff, and you have to deal with them yourself, we can not intercede on your behalf. The most likely reason you would be Kline by Rizon is that your computer is infected with a virus that is disruptive to the network, upgrade your anti-virus software and scan your computer before you contact Rizon staff.