CHAT

Get those fingers busy and join the Live Celine Chat. It's where you'll meet fans from all over the world, in real time! It's easy. Just type in a name to use while chatting and click 'Enter Chat'. Enjoy!

Click here to begin chatting!

Note: Clicking on 'Enter Chat' will connect you to a different server, and will open up a new browser window. To exit the chatroom and return to www.celinedion.com, simply close the chatroom window. This page will remain behind the chatroom window.

About the chat:

This chatroom is connected to IRC. If you prefer to use mIRC or another IRC client, we are on the newnet server (irc.newnet.net). The channel name is #celinedion.

For questions about IRC, please go here.

Why can't I use my own name?

This chatroom is connected to many others. Someone else may be using your name, or may have registered it.

For questions about IRC, and registering nicknames, please go here.

Some hints and tricks for this chat:

What you type	What happens:
/me waves	Everyone in #celinedion sees *yournick waves
/nick newnick	Changes your nick to "newnick"
/quit good night!	You quit the chat completely, with the parting comment so that others see "*** Signoff: yournick (good night!)".

OP= A channel operator. They monitor the channel and have a @ beside their name in the right bar. They can kick or ban people, etc.

AOP = Automatic operator. They're the same as an OP, but they get ops as soon as they come in.

Helper or Voice = They have a + beside their name in the right bar.

Smileys and Acronyms:

:-) is a smiley face - tilt your head to the left to see it!
:-( is a frown
;-) is a wink
:~~( is crying
:-P is someone sticking their tongue out
:-P ~~ is drooling
(-: is a lefty's smile
There are hundreds of these faces! Make one up!

Here are some common acronyms used in IRC:

brb = be right back	bbiaf = be back in a flash
bbl = be back later	ttfn = ta ta for now
np = no problem	imho = in my humble opinion
lol = laughing out loud	j/k = just kidding
wb = welcome back	rotfl = rolling on the floor laughing

Etiquette:

Typing in all caps - LIKE THIS - is considered "shouting" and should be avoided. Likewise, do not repeat yourself or otherwise "flood" the channel with many lines of text at once.