Welcome to the Mansion
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 1:04 pm
Welcome in. Glad you found the place.
This is the MansionNET community board, the slower, more permanent half of
the network. If IRC is where we hang out in real time, this is where things
get written down, thought through, and kept. No rush here. A thread can sit
for a week and still be worth replying to.
The whole place is laid out like a house. Every category is a room, and every room has a purpose. The Kitchen is for food, the Garage is for tinkering and self-hosting, the Library is for books and media, the Observatory is for the big questions, and the Basement is where everything else ends up. Wander around and post wherever feels right. If you are not sure, the Lobby is always open.
A few quick pointers for your first day:
- Drop into the Welcome Mat and say hello. We would like to meet you.
- The live conversation happens on IRC, in #lobby. Webchat at
webirc.inthemansion.com, or connect directly to irc.inthemansion.com:6697.
- Have a read of the house rules, pinned just below this post.
Same principle here as everywhere on MansionNET: your data, your rules. No ads, no tracking, no one selling your attention. Just a quiet house and good company.
Make yourself at home.
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This is the MansionNET community board, the slower, more permanent half of
the network. If IRC is where we hang out in real time, this is where things
get written down, thought through, and kept. No rush here. A thread can sit
for a week and still be worth replying to.
The whole place is laid out like a house. Every category is a room, and every room has a purpose. The Kitchen is for food, the Garage is for tinkering and self-hosting, the Library is for books and media, the Observatory is for the big questions, and the Basement is where everything else ends up. Wander around and post wherever feels right. If you are not sure, the Lobby is always open.
A few quick pointers for your first day:
- Drop into the Welcome Mat and say hello. We would like to meet you.
- The live conversation happens on IRC, in #lobby. Webchat at
webirc.inthemansion.com, or connect directly to irc.inthemansion.com:6697.
- Have a read of the house rules, pinned just below this post.
Same principle here as everywhere on MansionNET: your data, your rules. No ads, no tracking, no one selling your attention. Just a quiet house and good company.
Make yourself at home.
- Avatar