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 == How to connect to IRC ==
-If you're unfamiliar with IRC, your best bet is to start with [https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=london-hack-space Freenode's web interface]. Once you're up and running with that, you can explore other IRC clients.
+If you're new to IRC, a good start would be [https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=london-hack-space clicking here: Freenode's IRC web chat gateway].
+Choose a unique nickname (preferably one that we can associate with you if we've met you in the space before), satisfy the captcha, and connect. Please be patient when you ask your first questions - people on the other side are not always staring at the chat waiting for someone to ask something.
+When you're more comfortable with IRC and want to use it more frequently, you should explore other IRC client software such as [http://www.irccloud.com IRCCloud], [http://www.weechat.org weechat], ircii, irssi, BitchX, [https://adium.im/ Adium], [https://pidgin.im/ Pidgin] and more. Feel free to ask for recommendations in the chat channel - everyone has their own preferences and recommendations.
 == Channel Rules ==