User talk:Toprawa and Ralltiir/Zev Senesca

Rules
There is no set topic in #wookieepedia. While mainly meant for Wookieepedia-related discussion, we also discuss a wide range of other topics. Off-topic chit-chat is allowed except during official functions, such as Mofferences.

However, there are some rules that should be followed at all times. They are as follows:
 * 1) Don't be a dick. Personal attacks are unpreventable on IRC, but don't go out of your way to irritate others. Vicious abuse is grounds for sanctions.
 * 2) No whining. Users who ask for something from another IRC user and are refused should not stoop to complaining, which is grounds for sanctions. It is acceptable to be persistent, but in a mature manner. Also, don't ask for voice status. It's reserved for regulars.
 * 3) Real-world politics and/or religion may only be discussed with unanimous consent. If someone doesn't want to talk about them, drop the subject.
 * 4) #wookieepedia's official language is English. We don't care if it's British or American, as long as it's not "L33t" or "TXT." Abbreviations are fine, but keep it within reason.
 * 5) No spamming. The meaning should be obvious. Don't say the same thing six times because no one is responding to you. Don't keep yammering on about a subject nobody cares about.
 * 6) No role-playing. By and large, regulars in #wookieepedia find role-playing in IRC to be annoying and dumb. You are not a Jedi, or an Imperial commander, or a Sith, or a Mandalorian. If you act like you are, you will be kicked.
 * 7) Ops = admins. In general, the people with @ symbols (or however your client denotes ops) are Wookieepedia administrators. If they're around, then there is an official presence to consult, and there are people enforcing the rules. However, admins may choose to remain de-opped, and there are certain opped users who are bots or IRC services (including the resident Wookieepedia bot, "Nuku-Nuku," as well as the IRC channel management bot, "ChanServ").

Additionally, our host IRC network has an official policy that must be followed at all times.

The standard sanctions for dealing with violators of IRC policies are as follows. As on Wookieepedia, sanctions undertaken by administrators while acting as a channel operator fall under administrative autonomy.
 * 1) Warning. Directed at the violator by an operator.
 * 2) Kicking. Should only occur when policy violations, spamming, trolling, and similar transgressions are sufficiently obvious and continuous.
 * 3) Mute. The violator will be quieted, allowing them to grow frustrated and quit on his or her own.
 * 4) Kickbanning. When all else fails. Anyone with more brains than a bantha will never get to this point.
 * 5) Wiki sanctions. In extreme cases, administrators may issue on-wiki sanctions, namely blocking, to users whose IRC behavior proves to be an egregious disturbance.

Channel operators
All Wookieepedia administrators are granted operator status in all public Wookieepedia IRC channels by virtue of their on-wiki sysop privileges. Likewise, all bureaucrats are granted Founder rights (+F) in all public Wookieepedia IRC channels. Administrators may additionally be granted Founder access in public channels as circumstances merit. Private Wookieepedia channels, such as those used by the Inquisitorius and AgriCorps, are governed by those respective groups, which must designate at least two standing members to hold Founder rights at all times.

Administrators may grant operator or Founder status to non-administrators in public channels as circumstances merit, but non-administrator operators must submit to the direction of administrative operators in issues of channel management. No administrative operator may modify another administrator's channel access privileges (also known as flags), either temporarily or permanently, without a majority of the Wookieepedia administration in support.

The following flags are standard for Wookieepedia public channels (see here for a list of what each flag means):
 * Bureaucrats: +AFORVefiorstv
 * Administrators: +AORVeiorstv

,, and are Wookieepedia's designated Freenode contacts. They can ask Freenode to modify Wookieepedia's channel namespace as well as add, modify, or remove "wookieepedia/" IRC cloaks.

Subchannels
In addition to the main channel (#wookieepedia), Wookieepedia hosts several other public and private IRC channels for specific purposes, including WookieeProjects. The following is a list of officially-recognized Wookieepedia IRC channels:


 * # wookieepedia-rc
 * # wookieepedia-social
 * # wookieepedia-wookieeprojects

The following are subchannels moderated by Wookieepedia's status-article-review groups. These channels remain private except during official meetings, which are open to the public.


 * # wookieepedia-agricorps
 * # wookieepedia-educorps
 * # wookieepedia-inquisitorius

Wookieepedia users may register subchannels to coordinate WookieeProjects. These channels should be titled like so: #wookieepedia- (for example, #wookieepedia-WP:TCW for WookieeProject: The Clone Wars). All WookieeProject channels fall under the purview of the Wookieepedia administration. Users who do not grant appropriate channel rights to the administration upon request will have their channels seized. If a WookieeProject channel falls into disuse, it will be redirected to #wookieepedia-wookieeprojects at the discretion of the administration.