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*There is no official topic of the channel; it may be used to discuss the Wiki, discuss The Sims, or simply to build community. However, discussions on the channel must remain appropriate for a general audience.
*Excessive spamming of the channel, either through inclusion of nonsense or in linking to other websites multiple times even after receiving an administratoroperator's warning, will not be tolerated and may result in a kick or a ban, depending on the amount and type of spam and if severe enough, a sanction on-wiki may be given.
*Harassment, exploitation of other users, attacks against other users, trolling or flaming, may be addressed by an administrator on the channel, either through a kick from the channel, or a permanent ban from the channel and in a severe enough case, may result in an on-wiki sanction.
**Feeding the troll/counter-trolling doesn't make you any better than the actual troll. If you encounter a troll, please inform a chanop who will deal with it - do not retroactively attack said troll otherwise you may also be dealt with in the same manner as a troll.
*Bots are welcome on the channel as long as consent is given by an administratoroperator. Any bots found to be overly disruptive, such as spambots, will receive a permanent ban at an administratoroperator's discretion.
 
====Channel operators{{Anchor|Operators}}====
====Administrators====
 
Administrators[[The from thisSims Wiki:IRC areChannel markedOperators|Operators]] byare 'operator/op'trusted statususers andthat have abeen @granted in front of their name. They arethe ableability to kick or ban users who do not follow the policies set above. A kick is a temporary removal from the channel and serves as a warning. A ban can have a limited duration or be indefinite, depending on the severity of the case and any past action taken against the user. The duration of a ban will correspond roughly to the existing policies on blocking users from the Wiki. In the majority of cases, bans should be listed [[The Sims Wiki:IRC Channel/Bans|on this page]] for administrative tracking purposes.
 
IRC channel operators may be administrators on the wiki, but they are not required to have said flag. IRC channel operators may be marked with an @ symbol, but may not wear the flag all the time. A list of operators can be found [[The Sims Wiki:IRC Channel#Chanops|here]].
If you are an administrator on the Wiki, have registered with the freenode network and wish to obtain voice/operator status, contact [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators#Bureaucrats|a bureaucrat]].
 
====OperatorsVoice====
To help protect the channel in the event of abuse, trusted regulars of the channel may be voiced. Voiced users are shown with a + symbol preceding their name, and are permitted to speak even when the channel has the 'moderated' channel mode set. The 'moderated' channel mode prevents all users that do not have channel operator or voice from speaking in the channel, and is used in the event of extreme or widespread abuse.
 
There are no special policies or rules surrounding the granting of voice; in general, users wanting to be voiced should be trusted not to flood or disrupt the channel, and should have a freenode account. They may then contact a [[The_Sims_Wiki:IRC_Channel_Operators#SuperOp|SuperOp]] or higher and request voice.
In addition to members of the administrative team, certain other users have also been granted operator rights on the IRC channel. These users, while able to help out with IRC matters, cannot perform administrative tasks on The Sims Wiki. They are by default marked with no symbol, however they may occasionally have operator status. A list of these operators can be found [[The_Sims_Wiki:IRC_Channel#Operators|here]].
 
Any channel operator may, at their discretion, temporarily grant voice to a user in the event that a) The channel has the 'moderated' mode set, b) The user has a need for voice at that very moment, and c) Does not have a freenode account. Voice granted in this manner ''will'' be lost when the user in question leaves the channel.
''These IRC Channel Policies have taken effect as of 13 September 2010; these policies were amended on 21 August 2012.''▼
 
▲''These IRC Channel Policies have taken effect as of 13 September 2010; these policies were amended on 21 August 2012, and again on 19 June 2016.''
 
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