Once the new window shows you in a meeting, there are very few rules but they
must be followed for the meeting to work successfully. The person running
the meeting is the facilitator and will have a mark next to their name on the
right of the screen. You will see them welcome you and ask you to identify
yourself to the group.
You type all responses in the blank across the bottom of the screen. No
one can see anything you type until you press "Enter" on your keyboard.
It is important that you not "speak" out of turn and that you wait until called
upon to "say" something. You raise your hand by entering a "c" (without
the quotes) for a comment or a "q" for a question and pressing Enter; you can
do this at any time, even when someone else has the floor. You will be
called upon by the facilitator when it is your turn.
Once you have the floor, you can enter more than one line of text by ending
a line with "..." (an ellipsis or three periods, again without the quotes). This
tells everyone that you have more to say and they will wait for you to finish. Always
end the last line with a period (or question mark if applicable) to let people
know you are done.
To leave the session, either close the window or click on the "X" in
the upper right corner of the WebIRC window.
These guidelines have been tailored for WebIRC users. For more information on
Chat, please refer to our Region
3 Chat Guidelines
Questions or need help? Contact the Region 3 Communications Committee at
.