GeekShed IRC Network
I’m Banned From My Own Channel
Jan 21st
It’s easier than you might think to get banned from a channel you own or where you are a moderator. It may be that you didn’t identify quickly enough or services were down and you couldn’t identify. It’s even possible you or someone in the channel set a ban too wide. An asterisk wildcard in the wrong place is all it takes.
If you find yourself in this situation, this is the simplest way to remove the ban:
/msg ChanServ UNBAN channel
So if I were banned from #topgear, I’d use this command:
/msg ChanServ UNBAN #topgear
After that, you should be able to join the channel again.
You can also remove the ban the traditional way. Say you or someone banned your hostmask or vhost. You add a ban with +b, and you can remove it with -b. If you had accidentally banned yourself with this command:
/mode #topgear +b *!*@my.own.address.net
You could unban yourself by typing this command:
/mode #topgear -b *!*@my.own.address.net
As a third option, you can also try inviting yourself into the channel. Usually a channel invite will get around a ban. This command will also work if your channel is set to invite only and you cannot join.
/msg ChanServ INVITE channel
So if I wanted into the channel #topgear, I’d use this command:
/msg ChanServ INVITE #topgear
If none of these options work for you, come ask for assistance in #help!
—tengrrl
Can my GeekShed channel have more than one founder?
Nov 2nd
Yes, it can! You can have as many people with founder access as you like.
Each channel will still have 1 founder – i.e. the person listed in /cs info #channel and GeekShed staff will only deal with this person for channel administration issues.
However, if you set a user to access level 9999, they too will have founder permissions on the channel. To do this, you must temorarily turn off XOP, if you have it on. To do this, type:
/cs SET #channel XOP OFF
Now you can set the user to access level 9999 with the following command:
/cs ACCESS #channel ADD nickname 9999
Once this is done, the user MUST cycle the channel for the changes to become active.
Once the user has cycled the channel they will be given +q each time they join.
It is important that you do not turn xop back on as, once a user has logged out of their nickname, their founder status will be lost and not restored.
WARNING: Only give this access level to people that you trust wholeheartedly. If a user takes control of a channel and becomes the listed founder of the channel, GeekShed staff are not responsible for this and will see the listed founder as the authorized owner of the channel.
In order to prevent secondary founders from changing the listed founder of the channel, ensure SECUREFOUNDER is switched on. To do this, type:
/cs SET #channel SECUREFOUNDER ON
Since XOP is now off, you must use the access system to manage your channels access list. See access system tutorial for information on how to do this.
How to register a channel on GeekShed
Oct 28th
Registering your channel on GeekShed gives you many advantages, and is completely free. These include:
- Increased control over your channel
- Ability to add people to the auto op list
- Ability to add auto kicks
- Ability to use a services bot to auto moderate your channel
- And many many more…
To register your channel, you must first register your nickname. To do this, when you are using the nickname that you wish to register, type the following command into your IRC client:
/ns register password e-mail
You must replace password and e-mail with a real password and e-mail address, respectively. An example of the use of this command is:
/ns register supersecretpassword fred@hotmail.com
It is important that you use your real e-mail address as this will be used in future if you ever forget your password. We will not send any unsolicited e-mail to this address.
Once you have registered your nickname, you can register your channel. All channels names begin with the # symbol, for example #help, #chris and #247fixes. Once you have picked a channel name, you can join it using the command:
/join #channel
For example:
/join #chat
Once you have joined the channel, if it is not already registered, you should see your name in the nickname list with the @ symbol next to it. This means you are an operator in the channel. You may now register it with the following command:
/cs register #channel password description
You must replace #channel, password and description with the channel name, the channel password and a description of the channel. An example of the use of this command is:
/cs register #chat verysecretpassword Freds chat channel
Once you have done that, you should see your name in the nick list prefixed with the ~ symbol. This means you are the owner of the channel.
If you have any problems registering your channel, come and talk to us in #help on irc.geekshed.net
Nick Prefixes Explained
Oct 25th
Nick prefixes are the symbols which you see at the start of some people’s nicknames. GeekShed uses 5 different prefixes for nicknames.
- ~ for owners – to get this, you need to be +q in the channel
- & for admins – to get this, you need to be +a in the channel
- @ for full operators – to get this, you need to be +o in the channel
- % for half operators – to get this, you need to be +h in the channel
- + for voiced users – to get this, you need to be +v in the channel
- Users with no status in the channel will have no nick prefix
These prefixes let you better understand who owns a channel and who the senior admins and other moderators are.
