Because there are issues with xmpp as a whole: lack of good mobile clients, lack of carbons, etc. It would seem that we're more and more moving towards a mobile devices world relying on xmpp is no longer desired by our users.

1. Click this
2. Follow the instructions in your browser.
3. Done.
4. If your channels do not update, go to https://auth.pleaseignore.com/profile , then click EVE API KEYS and then click the red UPDATE ACCESS button

As of today there is one official alliance run bot, madmin:

• madmin provides the integration with Auth and offers management capabilities

Bots not run by the alliance are welcome in the more social/public channels but are barred from being in the sensitive channels. Access for chat bots can be revoked at any time for any reason.

madmin commands should be used in #botcommands

For help, use !join it-office.

There are a couple of language specific channels:

• chinese
• french
• german
• japanese
• spanish
• russian
• korean

Each of those has a role attached to it that will allow you to participate in that channel, example:

• !join french
• !part french