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My IRC nick is: jnix
Please briefly describe the interaction that caused you to file this ticket: After changing IRC nick to my work nick (jnix|w) i'm receiving threats from this chanop. Chanop indicates that this is a bannable offense, however the #fedora channel FAQ does not reflect this.
Please note other IRC nicks that are involved in this interaction: jnix, jnix|w
Please describe what action or positive change could be adopted based on this feedback: Channel Ops should read the FAQ rather than enforcing rules that do not seem to exist. Channel ops should also not post offensive material from another website.
Any additional notes or logs:
14:12 -!- You're now known as jnix|w <IRRELEVANT LINE> 14:13 < EvilBob> jnix|w: http://sackheads.org/~bnaylor/spew/away_msgs.html <IRRELEVANT LINE> <IRRELEVANT LINE> 14:13 < EvilBob> jnix|w: Disable that before you end up banned 14:13 < jnix|w> not an away message, i'm at work 14:13 < EvilBob> jnix|w: Disable that before you end up banned
Thanks for your feedback!
First thing I'd like to address is scope... If all 500+ users in #fedora had their clients set to autoaway messages and/or nick changes, it'd be a horrid mess of noise in the channel. This is the entire point of the reason to ask people not to change their nicks needlessly.
You changed your nick once, I don't think a ban would have been appropriate, nor was one given. What was given was only a simple warning that if you had set up some sort of auto-away nick changing configuration you would wind up banned because of it.
You mention the FAQ does not "reflect this", but I think it's fairly clear.
Nick Changes
Similar to Away Messages, changing your nick repeatedly is annoying and creates needless noise in the channel. Changing your nick infrequently is fine, but playing games with your nick in the channel is not acceptable and inconsiderate.
Does it really need to specifically say "You may be banned" when it says it is "not acceptable" ? IMO not really. Like most things, abuse of anything can lead to action, but doesn't necessarily have to be called out for every possible thing.
So again; a simple warning was given in case your client was set for automatically changing nicks. It's fine for you to not like the warning, and always fine to log feedback, but you must also acknowledge the extremely minor severity of this and realize there's likely no policy change necessary for this sort of thing.
The nick-changing thing is quite clear in the FAQ. Also, a non-chanop was offering a warning.
Nothing to do here.
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