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IRC Chatiquette -- Chat Etiquette
All sorts of people and opinions are expressed on IRC, since it is a real-time common space on the global Internet on which people can exercise their right to free speech. Just as in any public space, such as a park or restaurant, a little attention to chatiquette (chat etiquette) will make the experience more pleasant for everyone on IRC. Each channel has at least one or more operators, often called just "ops", who control the channel. Occasionally, operators will kick you off the channel if you offend them. Particularly offensive behavior can get you banned from the entire network, although that is rare. Some operators just enjoy kicking people off their channel, so don't take it personally if it happens to you. If you get kicked off a channel and want back on, you can use the /msg command to ask the operator politely to be allowed back in. The following chatiquette guidelines are useful to keep in mind:
You can find additional etiquette information in the Internet Netiquette section. |