Are you the friendly type?
Would you like to meet the other members of your squadron/wing/fleet in the EH?
Well, there are lots of ways of doing this, including: -
Yep, I know that you’ve
already worked that one out. So why not use it to it’s best advantage. Get the
e-mail address of your fellow pilots in your squadron from the TIE Corps Roster
(www.tiecorps.org/rosters) and
start mingling. Say Hi to everyone, tell them something about yourself, offer
help to new pilots, and work your way out from there. There’s bound to be at
least one person willing to mail you back, and you’ve probably even been mailed
in the same way. If so, call them back and start chatting.
Many squadrons have mailing
lists, so you can contact your whole squadron that way. Ask for help over it,
show off your latest story or artwork, just do something to get yourself
noticed and get some more friends out of the EH. Your commander should
definitely reply to some of them. It’s not just his job; it’s his honour. He
probably got his position by being active and friend just like you are.
This is usually the next
step that members take to meet people through the EH. Get yourself an IRC chat
program like mIRC and head for one of the EH chat rooms.
If you need any help, and
need to learn how to use mIRC, follow the IWATS course (like your IWATS core)
of mIRC. Not only will you know what you are doing, but also you will be able
to show that you can do it on your ID Line.
Before you connect up, you
have to select a server to connect through. Use an Undernet server, as this is
the one that all EH rooms use.
Next you need to find a room
to go to. The main ones are #emperor’s_hammer and #tiecorps. To load up a room,
simply type this into a chat window:
/join
#tiecorps
Or whichever room you want
to go into. There are other rooms for Wings and Squadrons, but you will
probably be told about them in your welcoming mail.
For more info, go to www.tiecorps.org/meetings.asp
And you should read the IRC
Code of Conduct at www.emperorshammer.org/irc.htm,
but it’s all common sense stuff like no swearing, no mocking other people and
such and such.
ICQ is a brilliant tool to
use if you want to keep in contact with someone over the Internet and you can
get it at www.icq.com
With this program you can
keep a list of people you know on the Internet, and when they come online as
well, ICQ tells you. Then you can send messages and even chat through ICQ to
your online friend.
The only hitch is that the
other person has to have ICQ as well, but that’s not so much of a problem as
most of the people in the EH own it. Or you can at least get your friends to
get it as well.
To put your friend on your
list you have to get their ICQ number (ID number) and search for it through the
Add Users option. Once your friend has been found, you just select them and put
them into your list. To get your friends ICQ number, you might be able to find
it through the TIE Corps roster database. If not, then just send them a mail
asking about it.
There are a number of message
boards that are used in the EH as well. Most of which can be found at www.tiecorps.org/rosters/messageboards.asp
There are message boards for
the EH, TIE Corps, most of the squadrons and wings, and some others. Simply
select the one you wish to go to and you’ll be there in no time.
I’ll use the TIE Corps
message board as an example, as most boards are the same. If they are not the
same, they tend to be fairly similar and easy to work out.
When it loads up, there will
be a load of messages to choose from. The ones that begin at the furthest left
at the beginning letters, and any connected to it are replies. Select a message
to read it.
When it loads up, there will
be a title for the mail, probably a message underneath, and all of the replies
to it below. From there you can select a reply and read that in the same way.
You are also given the
option to reply to the letter. Simply fill in the form under the message and
select post message.
To post your own message, go
to the main screen and select post from the top. Again, just fill in the form
like you had to for the replies.
You’ve probably already used
one before to get help as a cadet. If that is the case, then you should already
know how great they are to post information and ask for a helping hand.
By Commander Werdna Elbee