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| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Geographic location | United States Europe |
| Based in | Worldwide |
| Website URL | www.slashnet.org |
| Primary DNS | irc.slashnet.org |
| Average users | 900 - 1,000 |
| Average channels | 300 - 400 |
| Average servers | 5 |
| Content/subject | Public/Unrestricted |
SlashNET is a medium-sized, independently operated Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network. Originally sponsored by Slashdot and founded in 1998,[1] in 1999 SlashNET split off to become its own entity.[2] A few well-known communities and projects maintain an IRC presence at SlashNET, including #g7 (the IRC idle RPG), #totse (Totse), #idiots-club (ZZT Community), #mefi (a Metafilter-related community), various Penny Arcade-related communities, #Twitterponies (a Twitter roleplaying group), and #rags (an old-style rag calligraphy community). As of 2012 it is ranked in the top 40 networks by IRC.Netsplit.de,[3] with an estimated relatively constant 1700 users,[4] and #25/737 by SearchIRC.com.[5]
- ^ "SlashNET IRC Goes Live!". Slashdot. 11 May 1998. Retrieved 25 Feb 2015.
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- ^ "SlashNET last 2 years statistics". IRC.Netsplit.de.
- ^ "SlashNET's network ranking". SearchIRC.com.