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.~.~.~Basics~.~.~.
Welcome to KoshkaIRC, a cute and comfy bastion of old Web/computing/gaming nostalgia and autism acceptance, and the official IRC network of Koshka's Kingdom (https://koshka.love/irc/index.html)!!

Please be advised that KoshkaIRC follows traditional Internet IRCOp operating procedures. That is to say, Koshka (and any IRCOps that he may appoint) are neutral entities outside of any channels that they themselves own. IRCOp(s) will NOT use their power to intervene in any channel discussions, regardless of the subject, except in the case of illegal activity, or when the security of the network and/or its users is at stake. Your IRC client (as well you yourself) has the ability to ignore users you do not like for a reason. https://shii.bibanon.org/shii.org/knows/Lifehacks.html#Ignore_Hack

Barring such drastic cases, any IRC channels on KoshkaIRC not owned by an IRCOp are independent entities that are free to govern themselves however they see fit, as long as they are not breaking network rules.

The main channels for this network are #speakez (completely unmoderated/anything goes), #comicchat (Microsoft Comic Chat-specific, although nothing forbids you from using the client elsewhere), and # (loosely moderated.)

Los usuarios de habla hispana, por favor no se olviden de visitar la sala de chat en español, #esquizomania!

.~.~.~Network-Wide Rules~.~.~.
1. No illegal activity or conspiracy/discussion of committing illegal activity.
2. No doxing.
3. No harassment. You are perfectly free to say whatever you wish (as long as it is permitted by the rules of the channel you are in), but people are also free to avoid having to read it without being forced to flee the network.
4. Koshka is a benevolent yet occasionally mercurial Monarch.
5. You may not abuse the main Markovka bot's functions (notably her !attn and !remind functions) for flooding. The rationale is that while anyone can safely /ignore a flooder, they will miss out on postponed messages sent to them and be unable to take advantage of the bot's functionality if they are forced to /ignore her. There is a second Markovka bot that lives in #speakez that can be flooded to kingdom come if you desire.

.~.~.~# Rules~.~.~.
1. No flaming. Banter is fine, but harassment, flaming, sexism, etc. will be actively punished.
2. No sexual/adult discussions.
3. Please refrain from overusing vulgar language.
4. Flooding is partially allowed, but ONLY under two conditions:
 a. You must have flood control disabled in your IRC client for KoshkaIRC. This will allow your flood to come through in one instantaneous swoop instead of steadily and continually disrupting discussion.
 b. As mentioned in the network-wide rules, using Markovka to flood is strictly prohibited.
5. Channel operator privileges WILL be revoked if a person abuses their power to unjustly ban other users or cause other such mischief.

We have a number of generic IRC services. You can use NickServ to register your nickname(s), ChanServ to register channel(s), MemoServ to send and receive memos from other users with registered nicks, and use HostServ to give yourself a custom hostname (VHost). There is also an all-purpose chatbot named Markovka, whose instruction manual can be read at https://koshka.love/irc/markovka.html

Microsoft Comic Chat is a popular tradition on this server, so please feel free to drop by the Comic Chat channel, #comicchat if you are interested in chatting on IRC as a cat, an anime woman, or any other number of zany characters. There is a weekly Saturday all-day Comic Chat event named Comic Chat Caturday. The network also has several other fun community events, including Doomsday (cooperative Doom games organised in #doomsday), and streaming movies/cartoons on KTV. Additional events are being tentatively discussed, so please speak up if you have any suggestions!

People who disrespect the regulations of KoshkaIRC can and WILL be sentenced to the ultimate punishment: they will be forced to join #TheCorner to sit and think about what they've done!!!!