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Becoming an OP
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Being an IRC Operator
(also known as a "IRCop" or "Oper") is not always a
glamorous position. It takes a great deal of hard
work, dedication, and most of all patience. IRC
Operators are chosen by the Server Admins.
UnitedChat's IRC Operators are volunteers, (whom
have volunteered to help other users, and to help
maintain the network as a safe and fun place to
chat.) Also the time that an operator spends
actually talking to his/her friends is very limited.
Please relise that becoming an IRC Operator does
not...
- make you a "Cop" or and "IRC Cop"
- let you kill anyone you hate
- let you go on mass /killing sprees
- threaten other users
If you want to become an IRCop because of any of the
facts above, I recommend that you forget becoming an
IRC Operator on this Network.
The Job:
As an IRC Operator you will spend a large proportion
of your time answering the same questions over and
over again and again. You will be asked
all kinds of questions, and help on many subjects -
you arent expected to answer everything... but you
are expected to point them in the right direction
for help. You must not ignore or refuse to help
someone. You will spend numerous long sessions
of several hours moderating blatantly trivial
disputes. You will have people try to flood you. You
will also have people kick/ban you from their
channels (and no you will not unban yourself and
rejoin the channel). People call you nasty names.
People even try to hack your shell account.
They will even try to impersonate you. You may
disregard these scenarios, but you would me
surprised what some people can do, or have done.
On the positive site, there will be many thankful
people, grateful people. These people are the people
that make it all worthwhile. Being an
Oper has very little to do with that /kill command
you thought you would have to use all the time. It
is about the skill of appearing to be a
perfect human being who takes the time to help
everyone.
So to recap what an IRC Operator is:
- a janitor
- a dispute mediator
- a source of help
- very polite
- someone that users whine to about other users
- the perfect IRC citizen
If being an IRC Operator still appleals to you, here
are a few hints as to how to become one:
- Do not ask - in most cases you will becalled a
"beggar"
- Know the various IRC clients. (mIRC, pIRCh...)
- Immediately identify if a user is on java, or a
normal IRC client
- Know the UnitedChat IRC Commands
- Know the user and channel modes, and very
importantly masks (nick!user@host).
- How to find an admin when you need one, typing
/admin may help
- Help all users when you can... even if an IRCop is
not around... we are watching you all the time... so
you will be noticed
- Try helping in some of the recommended help
channels. You may not be given a +v or +o straight
away (or at all), but if you make an honest effort
to help out, you will be noticed. #services or #help
is always a good place to start.
- Remember: be patient. Eventually an Admin may ask
you to be an IRC Operator. However, you may not be
asked at all. Not everyone will be asked to be an
Oper, no matter how well qualifed he/she may be. |
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