Other than the fact that it differs technically from Wikia chat, the rules for chat (highlighted at The Last Stand Wiki:Chat#Chat rules) are the same on the IRC channel. The main differences are: * Wikia chat requires an account with Wikia in order to join. IRC does not require a Wikia account, but you may need to create a "NickServ" account to join certain channels, depending on the circumstances (normally, our IRC channel does not require a NickServ account). * Chat moderators on Wikia chat are marked with a star. On-wiki administrators automatically have chat moderator status, and users can be specifically given chat moderator status. On IRC, moderators are referred to as "channel operators" or "chanops". Administrators are not automatically given chanop status. Chanops are marked