LGPedia - User contributions [en]

Theories About Characters

2007-08-26T00:33:25Z

72.178.58.133: /* Bree */

This page is used to post your theories about [[characters]], not including [[ARG]] characters such as [[Tachyon]], [[cassieiswatching|CiW]], etc. You can put anything from what the character's motives are, what they will do in the next video, or even what something from their first video meant.

==lonelygirl15==

===Bree===
*Her full name is Bree Avery because her father's name is [[Bree's parents|Drew Avery]].
*She is a [[moonchild]].
*Bree isn't actually dead. j

===Daniel===
*Daniel is [[Scott]]. (disproven)
*Daniel is [[LaRezisto]].

===The Order===
*The Elders are the only ones who have information about the Order.

===Jonas===
*Jonas will become depressed after losing Bree and kill himself.

===Taylor===
*[[Taylor]] is a plant by the Order.
*Taylor is not biologically related to [[Sarah]].
*She is a [[Watcher]]. (disproven)
*She will use her knowledge of computer hacking to help take down the Order.
*Taylor is with the Order and trying to distract Spencer Gilman.

===Sarah===
*Sarah is a plant by the Order.
*Sarah is jealous of Bree. (proven)
*Sarah is not related to Taylor by blood.
*Sarah, as a plant by the Order, is present to distract Daniel from the task of locating Bree.
*Sarah loves Daniel. (proven)

===Bree's Mom===
*[[Bree's parents|Bree's mom]] is working against Bree's best interests.
*She is, or is working for, [[OpAphid]].
*Bree's mother married Drew Avery as a command from [[The Order]].
*Bree's mother is part of [[The Resistance]].

===Drew Avery===
*He was never part of the Order.
*He was really working for [[the Resistance]].
*He is still alive.
*He died because he tried to make Bree trait negative (as did [[Isaac Gilman]]). (proven)

===Alex===
*She is torn between her loyalty to her religion and her loyalty to her [[Jonas|nephew]].
*Alex has done the Ceremony. (disproven)
*She is still with the Order and gave Daniel a fake blood sample.
*After helping the TAAG obtain the blood sample,she was imprisoned or executed for betraying the Order.

===Jonas's Parents===
*[[Jonas's parents|They]] are in hiding.
*They are being brainwashed by the Order. (proven)
*They will be found by Alex and help the Resistance.
*They are Bree's real parents.
*They are dead. (disproven)
*They are the couple that appear in [[Remember Them?]] (proven)
*Jonas' mom looks similar to the nurse that helped perform Bree's ceremony.
*The family Jonas visited in [[A Family Affair]] are not his real parents.

===Julia===
*[[Jules]] is not the [[New Girl|new girl]]. (proven)
*Jules was a plant by the Order to get Bree.
*Jules is putting the messages in Bree's blogs. (disproven)
*While Jonas is with Taylor, Julia will come and help them contact Spencer Gilman. (disproven)

===Gemma===
*[[Gemma]] was really not part of the Order. They found her and forced her to help them.
*She lied about living in London to protect herself from the Order.
*Everything she says in her blogs is true.
*Gemma is still alive.
*Gemma is Tachyon, and pretended to expose herself as part of the Order so that the Order would not suspect her.
*Gemma is broadcasting herself, post-OpAphid, through the YouTube account GemmaReturns.

===Lucy===
*Lucy is OpAphid or working for them.
*Lucy did the Ceremony. (Proven Incorrect)
*Lucy did not have knowledge of the Ceremony, and was therefore unable to answer Bree's questions about it.

===The Mistress===
*[[The Mistress]] is a member of the Resistance.
*The Mistress knows Bree.
*The Mistress is Bree's biological mother.
*The Mistress is in the Order and killed Isaac Gilman.
*[[Rebecca]] is the Mistress.
*The Mistress is Jonas's biological mother.

===Rebecca===
*Rebecca is the girl in the photograph with Lucy seen in the video [[Uncle Dan]].
*Rebecca sings the [[Hymn of One]].
*Rebecca staged [[Uncle Dan|the party]] to get information on Bree for OpAphid.

===The Party Guests===
*The party guests from the videos [[Uncle Dan]] and [[Uncle Dan (D-Bone Remix)]] were there to get information about [[BDJ]].
*The "rock star" is the same musician [[Bad Decisions|Gemma dated]].
*Toby is a member of the [[Hymn of One]], just as [[Carl]] and [[Sonia]] are.
*Beth is the mole in [[Deep Throat]]
*The "rock star" was also a guest of Charlie's birthday party.

===Bree's Biological Parents===
*Bree's biological parents are Jonas's parents.
*They died and the Order took Bree.
*After Bree was taken from them, they began working for the Resistance.
*They are the couple that appear in [[Remember Them?]].

===Isaac Gilman===
*Isaac Gilman was Bree's real father.
*He faked his [[The Mistress|death]] after hearing Bree's dad was [[Bree's Dad Is Dead|dead]].

===Spencer Gilman===
*Spencer is Bree's brother.
*Spencer won't be able to help Daniel, Jonas, Taylor, and Sarah get Bree back. (proven)
*Spencer is a plant by the order.
*Spencer will finish the task that Bree left for Daniel and Jonas: save the other ceremony girls.
*Spencer will see KateModern and attempt to break back into the Wyman Foundation and steal Kate's blood sample and save her from the ceremony.

===Nikki Bower===
*[[Nikki Bower|She]] will find where Bree is being kept and be brainwashed by the HoO. (disproven)
*Alternatively, OpAphid will kill her.
*She is [[LaRezisto]].

===The Watchers===
*The Watchers are protecting BDJ, not trying to kidnap them.

===Shadows===
*Shadows and Watchers are against each other within the HoO.
*Shadows will kill Bree in the season finale. (disproven)

===LaRezisto===
*LaRezisto will contact Daniel and Jonas and together they will get over their feelings for Bree and save the other girls.
*LaRezisto is Sophie. (disproven)
*LaRezisto is actually the Order.
*LaRezisto is Scott.
*LaRezisto is Bree coming back from the dead.
*LaRezisto is Nikki B.
*LaRezisto is/are Jonas's parents trying to goad him into saving more girls.

===Emma===
*She is trait positive.
*She is not Jonas' Parent's Biological daughter and therefore, not Jonas' biological sister.
*She is oblivious to her parent's Hymn of One activities.
*Jonas and Daniel will save her from doing the ceremony.
*She has an early bedtime because she has to build up strength for the ceremony.

== KateModern ==

===Kate===
*Kate lied about her name to protect herself from someone, possibly the Order. The order is the connection to lg15.
*Kate was a Ceremony girl. (disproven)
*Kate is [[Cassie]].
*Kate is [[Tachyon]].
*Kate is Trait Positive. (proven)
*Kate is the New Girl that [[Alex]] mentioned.
*Kate is Lucy. (disproven)
*Kate will join the HoO and Gavin, Tariq, and Charlie will try to save her.
*The same people that kidnapped Jonas, Daniel & Bree in Las Vegas and wiped their memories did the same to Kate
*Kate is a parallel character to Bree.

===Charlie===
*Charlie's parents are members of the Order.
*Charlie is Tariq's ex-girlfriend.
*Charlie is dating Gavin.(disproven, Gavin just has a crush on her)
*Charlie is Gemma's ex-flatmate
*Charlie is Gemma's sister
*Charlie was once pregnant and lost the baby through miscarriage, abortion, or adoption.
*Charlie is a parallel character to Daniel and Taylor.

===Gavin===
*Gavin and Tariq are good friends, but he barely knows Kate.(disproven)
*Gavin will see the lg15 videos and ask Jonas for a loan.
*Gavin is a member of the HofO or the Order.
*Gavin is a member of the Resistance.
*Gavin is a parallel character to Jonas, which could mean that Jonas also has connections to the Order.

===Tariq===
*Tariq has watched [[lonelygirl15]], and has heard of [[the Order]]. He will be the connection between [[Kate]], [[Charlie]], [[Gavin]], himself, and [[Daniel]], [[Sarah]], [[Taylor]], [[Jonas]], and [[Spencer]] (and possibly [[Bree]]). (disproven: he watched the videos, but only after finding the HoO pamphlet.)
*The Order will kidnap Tariq because he researched the Hymn of One after finding the pamphlet.
* Tariq is a parallel character to Daniel.

===Steve===
*Steve is a member of the Order
**He's a Watcher.
*He is Carl (disproven).

===Aunt Joan===
*Aunt Joan is related to Jonas.
*Aunt Joan is the girl from the [[1943 abduction]].

===Sophie===
*[[Sophie]] is working with Nikki Bower.
*She is LaRezisto.

== See Also ==
[[Unanswered Questions]]
[[Category:Theories and speculation]]

LG15 Spin-offs

2007-08-18T22:23:25Z

72.178.18.45:

==History==
In their post on November 24th, 2006 on the [http://www.lg15.com/lonelygirl15/forum lonelygirl15 message forum], the [[the Creators]] of [[lonelygirl15]] explained the various ways that viewers could interact with their story. Along with viewers' ability to use the official forum to discuss the plot and characters with each other and post questions, comments and suggestions to the characters via the character interaction section of the forum, the Creators emboldened fans to "[c]reate your own characters and storylines within the [[Breeniverse]]." The post goes on to explain that once fans create such videos, this work can be submitted "as 'Video Comments' to a video we produce." Fans were encouraged to "Give [[Bree]] or [[Daniel]] advice. Create your own story (like [[LordGreystoke422]]) or make parody videos (like [[LonesomeOctober]])...you are only limited by your creativity." Many fans took up this challenge and began creating their own response videos. These fan-created videos are diverse in content, genre and production values.

Members of the official forum were given a section in which to discuss these fan-created works. The comments about these fan creations range from praise to criticism to lengthy discussions to occasional speculation about whether or not a video response is connected to the official story. One example of such speculation surrounding an official connection to the lg15 story has revolved around the video responses of [[Nikki Bower]], whose investigative report videos have been set in many of the same locations as [[canon]] videos. This speculation could be due to the fact that two official characters, [[Gemma]] and [[Jonas]], were introduced to the audience in videoblogs under the guise of fan responses. Once Gemma and Jonas were acknowledged by Bree in her videoblog, these two characters were understood to be an official part of the Breeniverse. Speculation about other videos revolved around the fan spin-off [[OpAphid]], which became the official [[Alternate Reality Game| ARG]] of the lonelygirl15 series. OpAphid is unique in the fact that it was not created by the lg15 production team, but was rather incorporated into the series. According to a post made on November 24th, 2006 on the official forum, the Creators stated that OpAphid "was a 100% fan created ARG. We liked it so much that we decided to contact the creator and make it the official LG15 ARG."

In this November 24th post, the Creators continue with the following statements: "We can't wait to see what other characters and storylines you guys come up with. Your creativity and passion is truly amazing." Although the producers of the lonelygirl15 saga encourage fan-created materials, they are careful not respond to, comment on, or endorse these videos in any way. Fan creations can be uploaded to users' personal [[Revver]] accounts, and can appear on the main page of the [http://lonelygirl15.com Tribute to Lonelygirl15 site] in a column next to the most recent lonelygirl15 video. Although referred to as "Fan Creations and Spin-offs" on the official forum, they are sometimes referred to by some viewers as {{wikipedia|Fan_fiction| Fan Fiction}}. This genre of fan-created video fiction is still developing and has yet to be named or specifically defined within the lexicon of fan-created endeavors.

==Breeniverse Fanfic==

These are fan videos that take place in the fictional world of [[lonelygirl15]]. The videos may be made by unofficial characters or commentators, who live by the rules of the [[Breeniverse]].

====Characters====

These are users who post "in character" video responses to the LG15 vidoes. They claim to be various unseen characters or other people related directly to Bree's world.

{| width=100% border=1
|- bgcolor=#0F4C95
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Character
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Media Type
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Genre
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Description
|-
| [[Aaronbeast]]
| Video
| Drama
| Daniel's supposed brother, Aaron.
|-
| [[The Deacons (commenter)]]
| Comments
| Drama
| Posts on the comments board of the LG15 website as the higher-ups from [[the Order]], giving Bree advice and warnings and often beseeching her to return to them.
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=dehteraew dehteraew]
| Video
| Drama
| dehteraew or "We Are The D," accounts for a member of [[OpAphid]] now on the run from them.
|-
| [[Immant]]
| Video
| Drama
| A reformist doctor who serves as [[the Order]]'s Minister of Information, uses his videos to share minimal information with the public about the Order's history and intentions.
|-
| [[LonesomeOctober]]
| Video
| Comedy
| Posts in-character video responses as [[Purple Monkey]] and [[Owen]].
|-
| [[N3ural N3t]]
| Video
| Correspondance
| A support network made up of individuals dedicated to providing research and support to those fighting against the Order.
|-
| [[Paulmark18|Paul and Andrea]]
| Video
| VLog
| Post videos as [[Paul]] and [[Andrea]], the unseen friends of Daniel who have been mentioned in several early lonelygirl15 videos.
|-
|[[sarahsnotebook]]
| Video
| Drama
| Claims to have escaped the Order 15 years ago. Her videos chronicle her traumatic memories of the ceremony and express her wish to help Bree.
|-
| [[the 707 clique]]
| Video
| Drama
| He drank an orange slurpee and turned evil, posts videos about his adventures working for the Order.
|-
| [[The Flock]]
| Video
| Drama
| The Flock are followers of the Hymn of One. While Ceremony candidates may be included not all Flock members are Ceremony candidates.
|-
| [[Xeniph]]
| Video
| Drama
| Claims to have met Bree at Camp. She posts as the daughter of someone who works with the Elders (although the exact work relationship has never been described). She gives Bree advice, but she has troubles of her own.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/user/Zarbod Zarbod]
| Video
| Comedy
| An extraterrestrial on YouTube who has a crush on Bree.
|-
|
[http://www.myspace.com/zigarami ZiGaRaMi]
|Video
|Comedy
|Psychotic male feline who claims to have captured Bree at many points in the series. He has expressed sexual desires for Jonas, Bree, and Daniel.
|}

====Commentary====

These are the people who post video replies to the LG15 characters offering them advice, etc

{| width=100% border=1
|- bgcolor=#0F4C95
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Character
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Media Type
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Genre
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Description
|-
| [[ApotheosisAZ]]
| Video
| Comedy
| A person of the highest ethical order, submits insane satire and zaniness.
|-
| [[User:Brucker|Brucker]]
| Video
| Commentary/Drama
| Offers common-sense safety tips to the lg15 bloggers. He may be a member of the Order.
|-
| [[bubbleteagirl]]
| Video
| Commentary/Vlog
| bubbleteagirl replies to Bree, Daniel and Jonas's videos. Usually she offers advice. Sometimes she shares personal stories that are similar or related to situations in the Breeniverse.
|-
| [http://www.myspace.com/codenameladysolitary Codenameladysolitary]
|Blog/Video
|Drama
|Codenameladysolitary (or ladysolitary85) is a young woman who suffered loss memory of everything she knew. She discovered DBJ and the problems they've been falling through with the Order. She has been trying to investigate more about them in hope to find out more on herself and her past. Usually posting blogs on myspace being on the run herself.
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=eviltachyon eviltachyon]
| Video
| Commentary/Random/Vlog
| Eviltachyon is a 20 year old man who is Tachyon's older brother. he sometimes offers her advice, and is currently staying with his '''uncle''' Alex.
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/acrowleyorder Gemma Crowley]
| Video
| Drama
| Gemma Crowley issues photographic warnings and information on the Order
|-
| [[Iris2009]]
| Video
| Drama
| Offers his advice to Bree, Daniel and Jonas while he is on the run.
|-
| [[LordGreystoke422]]
| Video
| Drama
| Posts videos that revolve around his pursuit by mysterious people who may or may not be related to [[OpAphid]] and [[the Order]]. In addition, he offers help and support to Bree and Daniel.
|-
| [[Maccaboy17]]
| Video
| Drama
| Posts videos that revolve around investigating and fighting the Order's presence in the United Kingdom.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=SACREDfilms Students of Anchor Cove Rallying to Eliminate Degeneracy]
| Video
| Educational
| A series of satirical videos, often with clips from black and white 1950s morality-film strips, "to help Bree and all decent girls the trappings of the modern age."
|-
| [[TWJaniak]]
| Video
| VLog
| Has occasionally shared his advice with Bree and Daniel, in addition to other responses to events in the world of lonelygirl15.
|}

====Interactive====

These are the people who post [[Alternate Reality Game|ARGs]] or other interactive videos relating to the [[Breeniverse]].

{| width=100% border=1
|- bgcolor=#0F4C95
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Character
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Media Type
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Genre
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Description
|-
| [[Elendi-Waffle Lonelistic Physics Research Institute (EWLPRI).|EWLPRI]]
| Video
| Commentary
| The Elendi-Waffle Lonelistic Physics Institute is an organization which studies the physics behind the happenings in this our Breeniverse and reports them to you.
|-
| [[Facility J]]
| Video
| Drama
| A fan-created ARG series discussing "the J19." Secrets are revealed to be related to [[OpAphid]]'s genetic engineering research.
|-
| [[The Homeschoolers Aggregate]]
| Video
| Drama/Puzzle
| A participatory online pursuit for the gifted homeschooler focused on structure, philosophy and lessons inspired by the events in Bree's life.
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=xItsMx ItsM]
| Video
| Commentary
| Posts videos that revolve around uncovering the identity of [[Tachyon]] as well as others containing puzzles to be solved by the viewer.
|-
| [[Maddison Atkins]]
| Video
| Drama/Puzzle
| Maddison is a nineteen-year-old communications major who on April 11 recieved a mysterious message by carrier pigeon.
|-
| [[OpScorn]]
| Video
| Puzzle
| An Opaphid-like ARG focused around the [[TheLadyLazarus]] and LG15 world.
|-
| [[TheLadyLazarus]]
| Video
| Puzzle
| An ARG based on cassieiswatching and OpAphid in the LG15 world.
|}

===Cassie Fanfic===
These are fan videos made based on the unseen character of [[Cassie]]. They may post as or comment on what happened to Cassie.

{| width=100% border=1
|- bgcolor=#0F4C95
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Character
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Media Type
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Genre
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Description
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=breeiswaiting breeiswaiting]
| Video
| Puzzle
| This youtube account released one video entitled "whitegreenwhite" on October 13, 2006, the day after [[Bree]] was supposed to do [[The Ceremony]], and it was accepted as the first response to that video on youtube. While the video makes no direct allusions to [[Cassie]], the account title and tenor of the video seemed to be a purposeful clone of the [[cassieiswatching]] style. The video appears to direct viewers to a potential drop site in Topanga Canyon. While the video appeared to garner little interest when it was first released, [[Nikki Bower]] later claimed that this video directed her to the place where she located the box with the [[Watcher]] symbol on it.
|-
| [[cassieiswatching]]
| Video
| Drama
| Quickly rose to infamy by posting videos implying she was the
[[Cassie]] that Bree had briefly discussed with Daniel. One of the most popular early fan series, cassieiswatching spawned many spin-offs of its own.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=etchings Etchings]
| Video
| Drama
| Videos of a stalker hunting prey.
|-
| [[Frankiswaking]]
| Video
| Drama
| A spinoff of [[cassieiswatching]]. This user posts videos as the [[Frank]] who is mentioned in the cassieiswatching series.
|-
| [[GuillotineCalamity]]
| Video
| Puzzle
|
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=itrog itrog]
| Video
| Vlog
|
|-
| [[itscassie]]
| Video
| Drama
| Posts dark videos as [[Cassie]] locked in [[the Order]]'s secret, undisclosed compound.
|
|}

==Our World Fanfic==

These are fan videos created with the knowledge that Lonelygirl15 [[Down The Rabbit Hole: The Hunt For Bree | is fake]]. They may post spoofs, commentary, or other types of replies to the [[List of Lonelygirl15 videos | LG15 Videos]].

{| width=100% border=1
|- bgcolor=#0F4C95
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Character
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Media Type
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Genre
! style="background:#0F4C95;color:#77C8E5;font-size:120%;"|Description
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snLtHgHmjDk Ask-A-Ninja]
|Video
|Comedy
|Spoof, using carefully edited LG15 and Ask-A-Ninja clips to make Bree seem to fall in love with the ninja.
|-
| [[Deemontreal]]
| Video
| Music Videos
| A musician who created a music video tribute to lonelygirl15
|-
| [[Epic Movie|Lonelygirl362436]]
| Video
| Comedy
| Carmen Electra blogs a spoof of lg15 from the Creators of [[Epic Movie]].
|-
| [[Marbella]]
| Video
| Comedy/Commentary
| Posts a wide variety of video responses. Some are parodies. Others are fan videos.
Dr. Marbella has a DSAVM. That's a doctorate in stuffed animal veterinary medicine.
All of her videos are WAY far out~but FUN!
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MintGurl MintGurl]
| Video
| Comedy and Commentary
| Videos about OpAphid and Lonelygirl15 as well as comedy videos about DanielBeast
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=mossymansions mossymansions]
| Video
| Music Videos
| A fan who wrote and recorded a song entitled "Lonely Girl 15" about
Bree's adventures and posted it on YouTube.
|-
| [[MsBlackBetty]]
| Video
| Vlog
| The winner of the Miss HorrorFest 2007 title, that did a lonelygirl15 parody video.
|-
| [[scdgoofy]]
| Video
| Vlog
|
|-
|{{youtube|cb0mKf7j640|Selaphesia}}
|Video
|Comedy
|Some mentally unstable boys play with Lego figures, acting out violent confrontations between Bree and Daniel.
|-
|
{{youtube|p4LPD60OdL0|The Story of Purple Monkey}}
| Video
| Parody
| A trailer for a movie starring Bree as the villain who abuses P. Monkey.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=tigerlilylynn TigerlilyLynn]
| Video
| Documentary
| YouTube fan account recapping the ARG Puzzles and drops.
|-
| [[Tannhaus]]
| Video
| VBlog
| Posts a video series known as ''A Thelemite Speaks.''
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsjuPX8C2lo TheLonelyHill88]
|Video
|Comedy
|Spoof by popular Australian YouTuber [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TheHill88 TheHill88]
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TitoHandyman TitoHandyman]
| Video
| VLog
| Chronicles his attempts to establish a beehive in responses to Bree's videos.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=valleygirl15 ValleyGirl15]
| Video
| Comedy
| Spoof of Bree, in the Alternate Reality, known as the San Fernando Valley.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=watchingOpAphid WatchingOpAphid]
| Video
| Documentary
| YouTube fan account attempting to keep track of all [[OpAphid]]-related
posts.
|-
|
[http://www.youtube.com/user/yourmomissmarmy YourMomIsSmarmy]
| Video
| Comedy
| YouTube user that made a parody video of LG15.
|}

[[Category: Fan fiction]]

IRC

2007-03-15T04:42:02Z

72.178.68.47: /* Category ->Options */

:(''Note that the correct title of this article is "mIRC" with a lowercase "m"; however technical restrictions make it impossible to have an article title starting with a lowercase letter.'')

mIRC is a chat application currently being used by the Facility J ARG for monitoring drops. Instructions for downloading and installing mIRC are posted below.

=Download mIRC chat client=
Download the mIRC client at http://www.mirc.com/get.html. Install with the default settings. Follow the directions to setup mIRC found here: http://www.mirc.com/install.html

=Configure mIRC=
Once the program is installed, the “mIRC Options” dialog will pop up. This is where you configure your settings. You can also access the “mIRC Options” dialog through the menu bar by selecting ''Tools->Options''. On the left side of the dialog box is the “Category” tree. Use it to navigate through the Options dialog.

==Category->Connect==
In the appropriate fields, type in your name, email address, nickname and alternate nickname.

==Category ->Servers==
In the “IRC Servers” select FreeNode. If FreeNode is not in the server list, hit the "Add" button, then input the following information in the corresponding fields: 
Description: FreeNode Main 
IRC Server: irc.freenode.net 
Port: 6667 
Group: FreeNode 
Password: Do not add a password. 
Click Add. Return to the IRC Servers list and select FreeNode.

==Category ->Options==
Click on the Perform button. Check the “Enable perform on connect” box. In the “network” field, select FreeNode then hit the Add button. In the “perform commands” field, type '''/join #FacilityJ''' hit the return then type '''/ns identify yourpasswordhere'''.(You'll need to register your nickname first {see below}, then go back to add this in after you have done that so you'll have a password.) Click ok to return to the Servers form. Click ok again to close the Options dialogue.

=Log On=
Click the connect button on the mIRC task bar (yellow lightening bolt icon upper left). You should now be logged into Freenode, and #FacilityJ.

=Register Your Username=
To have full access to all mIRC functions, you must register your username. To register, open the FreeNode window by clicking on the FreeNode button on upper left of the taskbar. In the input line at the bottom of the page, type '''/ns register yourpasswordhere'''.

If you get a message saying "That username is already registered," this means someone already has that name and you will have to come up with a new name. Change your username by typing: '''/nick yournewnamehere'''

=FAQ's=
''Q: How do I do an emote?'' 
A: To emote, simply type: /me texthere. 
''Q: How do I join another chat channel?'' 
A: To join another chat channel, type: /join #chatnamehere 
''Q: Why does my username have a number after it?'' 
A: Your username may have a number after it if you are disconnected and rejoin. This is called ghosting. You can remove the ghost by typing: /ns ghost yourusername yourpasswordhere then change your username back by typing /nick username 
''Q: How do I change my password?'' 
A: You can change your password by typing /ns set password newpasswordhere 

*Note: where "yourpasswordhere" is written, insert your own desired password.*