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Channel
#PinkFloyd and its Policies
A few
common sense rules are in place in order to maintain a comfortable and
enjoyable environment for everyone. Since children can and do access the
channel, we must try to keep our chat room “clean” while we
discuss the greatest band in the history of rock. Behavior
that does not promote a friendly and comfortable chat environment is discouraged.
The language
spoken in #PinkFloyd is English. If you do not know any English,
then realize that others in the chat room may not understand you (and
you probably are not able to read this anyway!). Though this is not the
best way, you may try using the website http://babelfish.altavista.com
to translate for you.
In order to enjoy a high-quality chat environment, please respect our
Channel Rules:
1. Harassment of visitors or operators / Trolling
/ Offensive & vulgar language / Racism, discrimination, or sexual
depravity of any kind / Impersonation of other users; are prohibited in
the channel.
Example: Repeated
or abnormal use of swear words - Swear kicks are left up to the Op's
judgment; Bots automatically kick/ban on certain words.
Trolling involves deliberately trying to anger people or cause trouble,
such as saying "Pink Floyd sucks."
Impersonation includes, but is not limited to, using similar nicks or
otherwise pretending to be another user.
2.
Flooding (text, nick-changing, or join floods) / Spamming & Unsolicited
Advertising; are prohibited in the channel.
Example: Posting
10 lines in 5 seconds is considered flooding. Repeated postings of the
same or similar message is also flooding.
Spamming & Advertising include, but are not limited to, posting
your web address or channels other than #PinkFloyd on Webnet in an attempt
to bring users to them. If you find an interesting link that you wish
to share with the channel, ask permission to post it first.
All of the above are also prohibited by WebChat's
network policies, who may decide to take further action against
this behavior.
3.
Excessive use of color, bold letters, CAPS, 1337 5p33k ("leet speak"),
or script playing are prohibited in the channel (unless stated in the
Topic that it is allowed).
Example: Frequent
use of the above is not tolerated in the chat room. This is a chat room
for Pink Floyd, not a "hax0r" room.
If an operator wants to let visitors play around (allowing excessive
use of the above, along with other fun script toys), "Script Night"
should be added to the topic. The operator placing this in the topic
should take it away again when leaving or when it is enough. If the
operator gets disconnected, other operators in the channel may either
set a new topic with "Script Night" or take it away altogether.
Exception:
MP3 Player scripts are always allowed as long as they are not longer
than about "one line" of text on the chat screen.
4.
Idle users must indicate their away status when they are away from the
channel, or risk getting kicked (applies to non-Ops only).*
Being Idle means
remaining in the channel while being inactive for a period of time.
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Users are required to use an away indicator in their nick when they
are going to be away from the channel but not log off. Ex: Change from
Nick to Nick-away. (Users often think you are ignoring them if you do
not indicate your away status.) Typing /nick NewNameHere will
change your nick.
5.
Respect Network Policies.
Our chat channel
is hosted on the WebChat
Network. You are responsible for complying with their policies.
For more information, click
here.
We have several friendly
channel Operators (a.k.a. "Ops") that come to the channel on
a regular basis. Operators have the @ symbol next to their name. Ops are
channel managers who monitor the chat and enforce the channel rules. The
Ops have the right to remove anyone from the channel at their discretion.
Chatters with the + symbol next to their name are channel Helpers (a.k.a.
"voiced" or VOps). VOps help teach chatters about the channel
rules, IRC commands, and visit the channel regularly. Feel free to ask
the Ops and VOps for help anytime.
Bots
are sometimes present in the channel. A bot is a software program, not
a person, that performs helpful tasks. These tasks may include general
channel management in the absence of live Ops, logging statistics, or
games. Our bots usually appear as Ops with the @ symbol by their names.
Operator bots are to be treated with the same respect as human operators.
View the members page to see who are bots and
who are real people. Only Ops and other members granted permission by
the Ops may run bots in the channel (ask first if you want to run a bot).
Unauthorized bots and their owners will be kicked and/or banned as necessary.
Activity
may seem slow at times in the channel. Please be patient and do not be
discouraged – you are not being ignored. Some people in the
chat room are doing other things at the same time so they may be slow
to respond. People log in and out of the room all the time so just wait
around a bit and eventually someone will join you.
Failure to follow the
Channel Rules may result in a warning, kick, temporary ban, or permanent
ban from the channel. More serious matters will be reported to the WebChat
Network (where our channel is hosted), who may take further action.
There are no age restrictions in #PinkFloyd; anyone from any age group
can chat in our channel. The channel is usually monitored by our Operators.
Contact us at
webmaster@pinkfloydchat.net
if you have any questions or comments.
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