Well my whole purpose would be so that if someone replies to your post with something you don't understand you don't have to go through 6 pages of one sentence posts to finally get it figured out.
Find an IRC client (Google for one).Find an IRC server (irc.slashnet.org).Create a Shadowrun channel (/join #shadowrun)...Profit!
I'm always amused by the Ferengi mindset common to most Shadowrunners
There's a dedicated IRC forum that was set up by a firned for DUmpshock...http://irc.dumpshock.com/Bull
Well. It's still Slashnet. And honestly, there's not much DUmpshockness to the DS IRC server, really. I don't even think DS has a link to it anymore anywhere, for some reason. *shrug* Basically, it was set up by Jackal, an old school Shadowrunner, and he runs it on his own. It's got a pretty light SR population, and no "outside" population to pollute it.