#icq is occasionally the busiest of the three channels, and is often close to as busy as #afp, particularly in the UK evenings.  This is the most recent of the three regular channels and was created by a group of afpers who used to meet regularly for ICQ chats, but got fed up of constant cries of "how many people can you see?", "6", "7", "6", "5" etc. Since a few of the group were also regulars or infrequent visitors to #afp, the group congregated on the lspace IRC server and set up its own channel.

#icq is completely different in atmosphere to #afp or #drum. Many of the regulars are considerably younger than on the other channels, and there is a lower level of geekdom. It is here that you will tend to find virtual parties, sacrifices to Cthulhu, and general lunacy. There is often a virtual bar operating, and you may be offered strange virtual potables. The in-jokes here tend to centre around catchphrases and invented words (*starkisses* springs to mind)

The channel tends to be extremely bouncy and very friendly and is the only place on lspace IRC where colours, sounds and pop-ups are permitted. IRCisms creep in here from time to time too.

The approach here is egalitarian and all of the regulars tend to be opped. From time to time kickfests erupt but this is a rare occurence.

Some of the regulars have a webcam, all put on the lspace/#icq webcam portal

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