• What IRC commands are available for the Chat?
• How do I send a private message?
• Can I use your news on my site?
• How can I syndicate your news?
• Can I send you news?

What IRC commands are available for the Chat?
There are several command-line options that users and moderators can use for advanced functionality. These options do not exist in the FlashChat interface, but they are available to you by typing them directly into the message input box. These commands are "IRC-like" since they begin with the backslash. The following table summaries these options:

Command	Description
/away	Sets user as away. Typing this command again sets user as "here".
/here	Sets user as here. This reverses the "away" and "busy" states.
/busy	Sets user as busy. Typing this command again sets user as "here".
/back ##	Shows the last ## entries of the room's chat, including any chat text that was present before arrival to the room.
/backtime ##	Shows the last ## minutes of the room's chat, including any chat text that was present before arrival to the room.
/clear	Clears the chat screen. This only affects your screen, not the screen of other users.
/me <action>	Issues an IRC-like "action" to the chat. "/me" will be changed to your user name, and the text in <action> will appear as a system message. For example: "/me is thinking" would translate to "Joe is thinking".
/join <room>	Switches the user to <room>. For example: "/join The Lounge"
/part	Logout of the chat.
/quit	Logout of the chat.
/logout	Logout of the chat.
/invite <user>	Invites "user" to the room that you are currently in.
/ignore <user>	Ignore "user".
/roomalert <msg>	Same as /alert, but sends the message to all users in the room.
/chatalert <msg>	Same as /alert, but sends the message to all users in all rooms.

How do I send a private message?
There are two ways to send a private message in the Chat. You can either find the user's name in the room manager and click on the name, or you can type "/username:" in the chat input box, followed by your message. The recipient will be alerted of the private message, regardless of the room that they are in. If you send a private message by clicking on a user's name in the room list, then a small private message window will be opened, which you can keep open indefinitely. This is useful is you want to send multiple private messages to one person, or if you want to engage in several private chats simultaneously.

Can I use your news on my site?
Of course you can. All we ask is that you link back saying where you found the news. If we have found it somewhere else and credited them why not credit both of us?

How can I syndicate your news?
We currently offer 3 methods of syndication. these are:
· RSS: You can use the url of our rss in any rss reader. My personal favourite is also my email client, thunderbird.
· Add to your yahoo: You can click the link and yahoo will open. You can then add our news direct onto your yahoo page.
· Add to google: Opening this page will give you a choice of how to view our news. you can either have it shown on your personalised home page on google or use googles RSS reader..

Can I send you news?
Yes, please do! Simply use our submit content form, and ensure the content type chosen is 'news'. Leave your details and we'll credit you as well.