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Sometimes a situation requires a private discussion between you and another editor or group of editors. When in an IRC, it's simple to create your own private channel, and invite other users to join in.
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Create your separate channel by typing/join #mychannel, where mychannel is the name of your new channel. -
Register it with/cs register #mychannel <password> (optional description)Advertisement -
Inside the new channel, assign a topic to it by typing/topic This channel is about recent change patrolwhere This channel is about recent changes patrol is the topic of the new channel. -
Invite others to join. In the larger, public channel, type /invite john #mychannel , where john is the user name and #mychannel is your channel.'- If you want your channel to be invitation only , type /mode #mychannel +i where #mychannel is the name of your channel.
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Set your new channel to private or secret by typing/mode #mychannel +sfor secret and /mode #mychannel +p for private . If you don't mind your new channel being public, don't do anything. All new channels are automatically public.
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Tips
- By creating a new private channel, you automatically become the operator (op) of that channel. You can pass along ops to another user by typing
/op jack, where jack is the other user.Thanks - Kick or ban anyone within your channel as you feel is necessary. Do this by using the
/kickor/bancommands. Only operators may perform this function.Thanks - Creating a topic for your channel can help with discussion and also show anyone using the /list command what your channel is about. They won't be able to see your channel in the list if you set it to private.Thanks
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Warnings
- Private discussions can be hazardous when they are used to talk behind someone's back. Use them sparingly and only when absolutely necessary.Thanks
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