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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!

The official channels for this network are # (very loosely moderated), #speakez
(completely unmoderated/anything goes), and #comicchat (Comic Chat-specific).
Los usuarios de habla hispana, por favor no se olviden de visitar la sala de
chat en español, #esquizomania!

-=-=-=Help and Resources=-=-=-
* How to use IRC: https://koshka.love/irc/help.html
* Network Rules: https://koshka.love/irc/rules.html
* Comic Chat: https://koshka.love/irc/comic-chat.html
* Markovka Commands: https://koshka.love/irc/markovka.html

-=-=-=Helpful First Steps=-=-=-
* Register your nick with NickServ (/msg nickserv register <password> <E-mail>)
 + You can later use the "group" command to link other nicks to your nick.
* Register a VHost (Virtual Host) with HostServ (/msg hostserv request <hostname>)
 + This lets you replace your default cloak hostmask with something custom.
* Log-in to NickServ upon re-connecting. (/msg nickserv identify <password>)

Please be advised that KoshkaIRC follows traditional Internet IRCOp principles.
That is to say, IRCOps are neutral entities outside of any channels that they
themselves own. IRCOps will NOT use their power to intervene in any channel
discussions, regardless of the subject, except in the case of the exceedingly
few rules are violated and/or when the security of the network and/or its users
is at stake.

Any IRC channels on KoshkaIRC not owned by an IRCOp are independent entities that
are free to govern themselves however they see fit.

Microsoft Comic Chat is a popular tradition on this server, and 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.