Well, I tried searching for IRC in the forums and (curiously) came up with ziltch. Are the specifics for what IRC is and how to join it listed/mentioned anywhere?
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Ohhh you want to know what it is. I think it stands for Internet Relay Channel or something like that. It's just a chat room that basically anyone of supposedly similar interests can join.
Here's the more active one (or at least it was when I joined): <a href='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/index.php?/topic/2542-curlybrace-an-irc-solution/' class='bbc_url' title=''>http://www.cavestory...n-irc-solution/</a>
Here's the more active one (or at least it was when I joined): <a href='http://www.cavestory.org/forums/index.php?/topic/2542-curlybrace-an-irc-solution/' class='bbc_url' title=''>http://www.cavestory...n-irc-solution/</a>
Of course, you could always talk to yourself until someone responds...