Chatnotwt

"welcome to Chatno ! :] <3, we chill, talk, and count here; in memory of techno. please don’t count over the counter, don’t tag CCs, and don’t advertise this chat anywhere (we don't   ''want spam), also no nsfw. thank you!" - official welcome message of Chatnotwt''

Chatnotwt
Chatnotwt, also known as Chatno or Technochat, is the community that exists in Technoblade's offline Twitch chat. The community originated on November 9th, 2020, when Twitter user Little Kribbit's tweet asking for Technoblade's Twitch channel went viral, sending numerous people to congregate in his offline chat. Chatno is a combination of the "Techno" in "Technoblade" and the word "chat." Technochat, though sometimes used to refer to Chatnotwt, is more often used to mean the live Youtube chat counterpart.

The full name "Chatnotwt" was explained by its creator, Mikannix, as follows on March 13, 2021:

[03:21:32] mmm chatno because chatza called us 'chatnoblade' and twt because the ogs came from twitter- please i had no idea what i was thinking when i came up with the name [03:21:56] i did not think it was gonna stick for this long hhh

Chatnotwt is often abbreviated to Chatno, but the full version is by no means out of use.

Channel History
Technoblade created his Twitch account in 2012, but has not actively streamed on it since January 24, 2013. He occasionally used it to watch and communicate with other content creators on Twitch. Until March 28, 2021, his stream title was set to "why do i have 20k followers i havent streamed here since 2012", despite the fact that his account had over 100k followers at the time. On March 28, 2021, the stream title was changed to simply "technoblade".

The Twitch channel was added to the Dream SMP Twitch team on December 14, 2020. This resulted in a few occasions when someone else in the team streamed, especially if it was a stream with high viewership or Technoblade appeared in the viewer list/interacted with the channel in some way, a flood of newcomers would enter chat, often including trolls or spammers. Although spam could be overwhelming, most spammers left within a few minutes.

On April 1, 2021, at 24:00 UTC, Technoblade let Tommyinnit stream from his account using his stream key as a prank. Tommy was unmodded on Techno's account prior to the stream. The stream lasted approximately an hour, ending with a reveal of Tommy in his room, with Philza's, Wilbur Soot's and Technoblade's laughter heard over voice call. The stream ended seconds after. This stream is often known as "The Incident" to Chatnotwt. It resulted in a much heavier amount of spam and new users than had ever been seen before in the offline chat. The stream also resulted in the addition of Nightbot moderation to the channel, which placed new restrictions on chat messages to attempt to prevent spam.

Note for newbies! Ask a regular about back-up locations if the Twitch chat is getting spammed! It is strongly recommended that members block the spammers in question and move on.

Pokemon (Pokes)
Pokes are the first messages of new users in the chat. The term was created when a user started calling new users' first messages "pokemon" as part of a joke that they had to "catch them all," after a discussion of the humorous similarity of many users' first messages. User rugrox then began documenting the first messages of new users in the chat in a "pokedex." User often repeat "pokepoke" or "poke" when a new poke is spotted to alert the users who record the pokes and help them out. As of April 1st, 2021, over 1100 pokes had been recorded on a spreadsheet started on January 12th, 2021.

"Pokes" are often encouraged to read the wiki if they have questions about Chatnotwt, so if you are one- Welcome! Please be respectful of the count and our community, and we will respect you in return. Don't assume the pronouns of anyone in chat and remember that many regulars are minors.

BOI
Chatnotwt members are advised to block any spammers or trolls and move on instead of engaging. The common phrase "Block or move on" was replaced with the phrase "Block or Ignore" when user dmpsterfire realized that "Block or Ignore" could be abbreviated to "BOI" which was deemed to be significantly funnier than "Block and move on". If you see members of Chatnotwt telling people to "BOI" someone, this is why.

Test/Rec
Members often send the word "test" to Chatno to check if their messages are being sent properly, as both Chatterino and regular Twitch chat can be laggy. The common response to this is "rec," as an abbreviation of "received" or "test received." Feel free to send a "rec" message if someone is testing and nobody else has responded to them.

Alliances
Chatnotwt has interacted with several other fandom communities, particularly the offline chats of streamers who are affiliated with Technoblade and the Dream SMP. Participation in more than one of these communities is often called "dual citizenship." Interactions with other communities are often incorporated in Chatnotwt's "lore," such as the status of Technocord as Chatnotwt's parents, the Crimetimers as Chatnotwt's twin sibling, and Chatboo as Chatnotwt's adopted children. More detailed information on the relations between Chatnotwt and other communities can be found on the Alliances page.

Miscellaneous Facts

 * Chatnotwt has multiple Discord servers, one with over 500 members. It is often joked that Chatnotwt creates far too many Discord servers for such a small community.
 * There are four Chatnotwt Minecraft SMPs. One was started by realrichardhendricks, the second started by the Chatnotwt Discord, and two organized through the Chatno Lore Discord.
 * Chatnotwt usually gets very active during prominent content creators' streams, especially during Technoblade's past Youtube streams, though the chat always has a few people active in it.
 * Members of Chatnotwt often visit other Twitch streamers' offline chats. However, they usually keep their chat of origin secret and use an alias to avoid inviting spam, as they lack active moderation.