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The side effect was also great for communities on .net servers that didn't have services like user accounts and channels. Channel ops were battle-won and people
by nathias 5y ago
The side effect was also great for communities on .net servers that didn't have services like user accounts and channels. Channel ops were battle-won and people who had them were much better at not sucking completely.
- Sunspark 5y agoChanOps have always been a problem. Anyone who becomes one, is a dictator for life. There is no recourse, the only option is to either be on their good side, or go to a different channel or network. I like IRC as an open technology. I don't like the lack of accountability from the gatekeepers. It is the same problem on online forums like reddit. If the mods do not look upon you with favour, you are banned, even if the rules have not been broken.
- nathias 5y agoYes, chanops make channels into properties of individuals, but without them they are property of the community that uses them.