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 ===== Creating your OWN channel ===== ===== Creating your OWN channel =====
 If none of the channels you find are quite what you want, or you have an idea for a new channel, anyone can create a new channel. All you have to do is join it, and if it doesn't exist, it will be created for you. To do this, use the commandline: in any input box (where you chat) type /join #newchannelname. You will see a new window open for it, and you will be the only one in the userlist. If you are the first to join a new channel, you will be givin operator status (also called ops, chanops, @, or +o) which allows you to change modes, kick, ban, and more. If none of the channels you find are quite what you want, or you have an idea for a new channel, anyone can create a new channel. All you have to do is join it, and if it doesn't exist, it will be created for you. To do this, use the commandline: in any input box (where you chat) type /join #newchannelname. You will see a new window open for it, and you will be the only one in the userlist. If you are the first to join a new channel, you will be givin operator status (also called ops, chanops, @, or +o) which allows you to change modes, kick, ban, and more.
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 ==== Registering a Channel ==== ==== Registering a Channel ====
 You do not want your new channel to go away when you leave, and it would be nice if you were protected, so that you always got ops when you joined. This is where bots (short for robots) come in. Bots are special users on IRC which are operated by software instead of people. On AfterNET there are 2 bots you need to know. The first is called AuthServ. It is the account management bot. You login to it, and it helps everyone on IRC know who you are, including the other bot you need to know, called X3. X3 is our channel services bot. Once registered with X3, your channel is reserved for you. X3 will manage a list of friends and enemies (called users and lamers) in your channel, and help you with modes and the topic. You do not want your new channel to go away when you leave, and it would be nice if you were protected, so that you always got ops when you joined. This is where bots (short for robots) come in. Bots are special users on IRC which are operated by software instead of people. On AfterNET there are 2 bots you need to know. The first is called AuthServ. It is the account management bot. You login to it, and it helps everyone on IRC know who you are, including the other bot you need to know, called X3. X3 is our channel services bot. Once registered with X3, your channel is reserved for you. X3 will manage a list of friends and enemies (called users and lamers) in your channel, and help you with modes and the topic.
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 You can communicate with bots by sending them private messages. Most bots respond to the word 'help' with a menu of commands. Try this now: type /msg authserv help You can communicate with bots by sending them private messages. Most bots respond to the word 'help' with a menu of commands. Try this now: type /msg authserv help
  
-For detailed instructions on registering your account with AuthServ, and registering your channel with X3, follow this link. +For detailed instructions on registering your account with AuthServ, and registering your channel with X3, follow [[help:irc:x3|this link]]. 

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