Basic Rules
• Chat about Vin Diesel's career is encouraged, as is discussion about roles we'd love to see him in, fan fiction we are reading or writing (or have read or written) about his characters, interactive storytelling, and role-playing games based upon his movies.
   
• Vin's private life is his own, and off-limits for discussion. We would appreciate it if you would also treat all other celebrities with the same courtesy when in the room -- no gossip or bashing about any public figure.
   
• Our chat room is only open to those who are 18 years of age or older. Do not enter the room if you are younger than that -- you will be caught and thrown out. Because our room is adults-only, we allow discussion of racier topics, but please try to keep within reasonable bounds of good taste.
   
• Discussions of religion and politics tend to be extremely divisive and result in discomfort and hard feelings. This is a fan site, not a public forum, and not a forum for those topics. Check them at the door.
   
• Any behavior which causes discomfort to other users will result in removal or exclusion from the room, so please observe the usual social courtesies. If you're trolling for a fight or looking for a cybersex partner, please hit the Back button now and go somewhere else.
   
• Click here for our full Rules.

Enter the #vindiesel chat room

This chat room can be accessed through IRC chat software, such as mIRC, using the following settings:

If this is your first visit:
• The first thing you will see when the page loads is a place to put in a nickname . The default nickname is guest. Please change it to something more personalized before you connect. For example: iIf you want people to see the name Bob in the chat window, replace guest with Bob. If you want a two-word nickname, do not use spaces. Link the words with a - or a _ mark.
   
• Once you have the nickname you want in the little window, click the Connect button. Everything else should happen automatically.
   
• The chat room gateway is a Java applet, so a pop-up window may appear before the chat window loads. If it does, you will need to grant permission for the software to be downloaded to your computer. Do this by clicking YES on the security warning. If you click NO, the applet will not load, and you may not be able to reload the page at all without restarting your computer.
   
• Depending on the speed of your connection, the page may load slowly. Be patient. For some people, it takes several minutes to load. Once the applet loads, you will enter the chat room automatically.
   
• Once you're connected, you will type your messages in the text bar near the bottom of the window (above the utilities at the bottom). Pressing your Enter key will send your messages to the room.
   
• If you want your text to appear as an action, rather than the spoken word, type /me action (for example: /me runs around the room in panic).
   
• Private messages can be sent and received. If someone sends you a private message, you will see a bright red button with their name on it at the bottom of the chat window next to the Private arrow. You can read and respond to their messages by clicking on the button. You can also initiate a private conversation by double-clicking on the name of the person you wish to speak to, in the name-list on the right side of the screen. That will open a private message window with them, as will right-clicking on their name and choosing Query.
   
• To maneuver between windows, just click on the button with the name of the window you want. The room is designated by the tab marked #vindiesel. You can tell which window has new messages in it because its button will turn red. Don't worry about the button marked status. That's just network information and nothing you need to pay attention to.
   
• The room is controlled by a little bot called X. More information about him can be found at AbleNet. Don't bother trying to engage him in conversation; there's no actual live human being there.
   
• If you have any questions, ASK. We are easy-going and we want you to have a good time. Anyone with a + sign by their name, in the name list, knows how things work in the room, and anyone with @ sign by their name is a room Op. They can help you.