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

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.

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.

THAT BEING SAID, Koshka fully understands that many people just want a place to have peaceful and civilised discussions safe from the many sordid phenomena that pro-free speech environments on the modern Internet are so often tainted with. To that end, he has established # (yes, that's the channel name), which serves as the official Network channel and is governed by far stricter rules than the Network itself, which you may read below.

You are, of course, also more than welcome to start and promote your own channel if you find #'s rules to be insufficiently (or overly) strict. You can also visit #speakez , the other official channel of the server, for less restricted discussion.

.~.~.~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. All users must have facemasks around their CPUs at all times to prevent spyware infections from potential malicious actors.
6. You've always been the new you. You want this to be true.

.~.~.~# Rules~.~.~.
1. No flaming. Banter is fine, but harassment, flaming, sexism, etc. will be actively punished.
2. No political or religious arguments. No one is going to change their worldview because L33tSk8r2000 called them an idiot on IRC anyway.
3. No sexual/adult discussions or links.
4. Please refrain from overusing vulgar language.
5. Flooding is partially allowed, but ONLY under two conditions:
 a. You may not abuse Markovka'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.
 b. 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.

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 here: https://koshka.love/irc/markovka.html Koshka also gives out IRC bouncers for anyone who may want them.

The Network has a number of fun community events, including Doomsday (cooperative Doom games organised in #doomsday) and Comic Chat Caturday (an all-day Microsoft Comic Chat-centric event in #comicchat). 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!!!!