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DarkScience

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#33 of 141 Est. 2011 InspIRCd-3

erkstats tracks live and historical statistics for DarkScience: how many people are online, which channels are busiest, and how that is changing over time. User and channel counts only, refreshed every few hours.

Tracked since Jul 2026 · last updated 1 hr ago · user & channel counts only, no message content
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Users online
1,397
▲ 0.7% vs yesterday
Channels
171
▼ 0.6% vs yesterday
Servers
6
All-time peak
1,514
reached 27 Jul 2026
People on DarkScience
24h 7d 30d 1y 10y All
Last 7 days
Peak 1,402
1.3k
1.4k
1.4k
1.4k
Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Oct 22now

Capabilities

What the server advertises on connect (ISUPPORT / 005) - the network's technical spec.

Software InspIRCd-3
Network name
darkscience
Channel types
#
Prefixes
(qaohv)~&@%+
Channel modes
IYbew,k,FJLfjl,CKMOPQRScimnprst
Nick length
16
Channel length
32
Topic length
307
Case mapping
rfc1459
Modes / line
20
Max targets
20
Channel limit
#:20
Away length
200
Kick length
255
Max list
I:100,b:100,e:100,w:100
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Servers

6 servers on the network, mapped from its server links.

irc-be20.darkscience.net root irc-be20 InspIRCd-3 seen MOTD
welcome to..
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|   __| _/____ _______|  | __  ______ ____ |__| ____   ____   ____  ____   |
|  / __ |\__  \_  __ \  |/ / /  ___// ___\|  |/ __ \ /    \_/ ___\/ __ \  |
| / /_/ | / __ \|  | \/    <  \___ \  \___|  \  ___/|   |  \  \__\  ___/  |
| \____ |(____  /__|  |__|_ \/____  >\___  >__|\___  >___|  /\___  >___  > |
|      \/     \/           \/     \/     \/        \/     \/     \/    \/  |
|                        [- irc.darkscience.net -]                         |
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------'
irc-be20.darkscience.net
...the darkscience irc network
............................................................................
|                                                                          |
|                 Welcome to the darkscience IRC Network                   |
|                                                                          |
|               Serving SSL client connections on port 6697                |
|                                                                          |
|               ------------------------------------------                 |
|                              Channels                                    |
|                                                                          |
|          #darkscience - Our main network channel and lobby               |
|          #sysadmin - Systems-Admin and general architecture conversation |
|          #support - Network related help questions or inquiries          |
|                                                                          |
|               -------------------------------------------                |
|                           Network operators                              |
|                                                                          |
|                              o dijit                                     |
|                              o kylef                                     |
|                              o Scub                                      |
|                              o Derecho                                   |
|                              o Liothen                                   |
|                                                                          |
|                          Local IRC operators                             |
|                                                                          |
|                              o narada                                    |
|                              o xLink                                     |
|                                                                          |
|                       (https://darkscience.net)                          |
|                                                                          |
|               -------------------------------------------                |
|                                NOTICE                                    |
|                                                                          |
|       IRC is a free medium, therefore no person or entity involved       |
|       with darkscience takes any responsibility whatsoever for the       |
|       opinions expressed or the actions taken by users. Absolutely       |
|       no warranty is either expressed or implied.                        |
|                                                                          |
|       Access granted to this server is a privilege. Staff members        |
|       may disconnect clients for any reason. Harrassment and             |
|       annoyance are considered bannable offenses.                        |
|                                                                          |
|       The darkscience IRC Network may do a passive scan on your          |
|       system to ensure it does not provide a security risk to our        |
|       server or its users. If you do not consent to be scanned,          |
|       please disconnect immediately.                                     |
|                                                                          |
|               -------------------------------------------                |
|                                                                          |
|                                                                          |
|            type `/quote rules` to read our Network rules                 |
|            type `/motd` to read this message at any time                 |
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irc-9d27.darkscience.net 1 hop irc-9d27 seen details

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irc-5e48.darkscience.net 2 hops irc-5e48 seen details

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irc-cf73.darkscience.net 2 hops irc-cf73 seen details

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irc-eace.darkscience.net 2 hops irc-eace seen details

Links off irc-9d27.darkscience.net.

services.darkscience.net 3 hops IRC Services seen details

Links off irc-eace.darkscience.net.

Channels

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