Welcome to the official Shadow Gallery chat channel page, the place where you can talk in real time with other Shadow Gallery fans worldwide. We may try to set up more official chats with the band. If we can do so, we will post the news for it.

• Because this is the Official Shadow Gallery IRC channel, and out of respect for the band, any conversation regarding downloading of Shadow Gallery recordings is prohibited. If we see you do it we'll kick you out.
  
• Unless you are one of the band members, do not use their names as your nickname.
• Do not ask for Ops. Ops are earned and not given out.
• English is the official language of "#SGALLERY". If you wish to converse in a foreign language with someone else in the channel, please open a private message window with them. This request is made out of courtesy to all the users.
• Please don't type everything in capital letters - IT IS PERCEIVED AS SHOUTING!
• Please do not type with colors even if you know how to do that
• If you can not behave, you will be kicked out of the chat, and may possibly be banned from it for the future as well.
• If the chat room seems quiet, be patient. With fans all over the world with their differing schedules, conversations may start at any time.
• If you have a problem or any question, contact me at coldfire@shadowgallery.com or an operator in the chat (the ones with @ in front of their nickname)

Option 1 - Use the Java chat client and launch it in its own window by clicking

Option 2 - Use the Java chat client which you can launch from the form below.
Type in your nickname in the appropriate box, your full name (if you'd like), your password (ONLY if you have registered the nickname previously with StarChat) and then click the "Enter" button with your mouse to join the chat.
Depending upon the security settings on your computer, it may ask you for permission to run the jirc java applet. Click "Yes" if you'd feel safer being prompted each time and "Always" if you'd prefer to be taken directly to the chat in the future.

Note that you WILL need Java on your machine, and later versions of Windows XP do NOT have it installed.

You can obtain it for your computer free of charge here

Option 3 - Use an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client program to connect. If you don't have one, get mIRC for Windows or Ircle for Mac. If you have mIRC installed, click here to join the chat.

Server info for the IRC client:

	address:	irc.starchat.net (type /server irc.starchat.net in the IRC client to connect)
	port:	6667
	channel:	#sgallery (after connecting, type /join #sgallery to join the channel)
	network:	StarChat

We are using the Starchat IRC Network. If you are familiar with IRC and wish to register your nickname and use Nickserv, you may read more about it here: Starchat NickServ Services.

If you have any questions or problems with the chat feel free to e-mail me, at: coldfire@shadowgallery.com

We look forward to chatting with you soon,