Manual

Chapter 12
Community
World of Warcraft is a game built on community. There are hundreds of
other players from around the world playing this game alongside you, and
interacting with them is as much a part of the game as hunting monsters
and finding treasure.
You can talk to other players through chat or in-game mail. You can trade
with other players through the trade channel or auction houses. You can
also group with other players for help and company on quests.
For more lasting relationships with the community, you can also form ingame
friendships and join a guild.
Additional information can be found at the World of Warcraft community
page http://www.wow-europe.com
Chatting
Your window for chatting is your chat log, which is located in the lower left area
of your screen, above the Action Bar. Chapter 3: Getting Started has information
on the basic controls for using the chat log. This section goes into greater detail
about using chat to communicate with other players in the game.
Channels
The messages displayed in your chat log are from all chat channels you
have joined in the current zone. A number and channel name in brackets
precede every chat message. The name is the chat channel that the
message originated from, and the hotkey number corresponds to that
channel. By default, whenever you enter a zone, you automatically join the
zone’s General and Trade channels.
To see a list of all channels in the zone, type /chatlist.
JOINING AND LEAVING CHANNELS
To join a chat channel, type /join followed by the name of the chat channel.
For example: /join trade.
To leave a channel, type /leave followed by the name of the channel you
wish to exit. For example: /leave general.
CREATING A CHANNEL
To create a channel, type /join followed by the name of the channel you
wish to create. If no channel by that name exists, one will be created for
you. Others can then join your channel with the join command.
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