#gentoo-chat

Welcome to the #Gentoo-Chat channel, hosted on irc.libera.chat.

#gentoo-chat was created to give like-minded gentooers a safe place to talk and discuss near on anything, except support.

The ops in #gentoo-chat are basically lazy. They like it best when the channel is self moderating. Any user can and should highlight to another user when they are deviating from accepted channel norms. Operators are users too and will not normally wear their op hat.

Ops

Rules

As this channel is under the #gentoo- namespace, the Gentoo Code of Conduct applies. Please read it if it's new to you.

In addition, the following specific rules of #Gentoo-Chat apply:

This is a family channel so we have peoples of all ages, races, colours and creeds here. Therefore, please respect the behaviour policy below.

  1. Users must not use foul language against another user. Minor swearing is allowed, just keep it classy.
  2. Users must not attack others' views - be they religious or political. Everyone has their own right to follow what they believe to be their own path in life.
  3. Ops are the governors of the chan, their word is final so adhere right away. If you have an opinion which is different please move the discussion to #gentoo-chat-ops.
  4. Trolling in -chat is allowed but you better have talent or your poor attempt will be rewarded with removal.
  5. /topic carries a link to the current rules, please make sure you read it regularly and adhere to it.
  6. ASCII art is not to be used in -chat. Some users have minimal scrollback and/or displayed lines.
  7. No monologues. -chat is for chatting. It's neither a blogspot nor a place to promote your political agenda. Do not use line breaks as punctuation. Users posting monologues, not chatting, are likely to be removed.
  8. #gentoo-chat is not a support chan - feel free to ask but do not pester. If you are willing to give help it's etiquette to carry on in a pm or other space.
  9. Bans are temporary unless you have been told otherwise. All bans and quiets set for longer than 24h will be reviewed by the ops team within 24 hours of being set.
  10. Evading will get you a permaban - evade at your own risk. Evaders are listed and passed on to libera who may Kline the offender.

Appeals/Escalation Process

Users that form the opinion that some operator action was not justified can follow the escalation process as detailed below.

/join #gentoo-chat-ops and talk to the operator involved. History shows that the best outcomes are achieved with a calm conciliatory approach. That's not to say that the ops are always right but things rarely go well during discussions that start in an angry or confrontational manner.

If you feel uncomfortable talking to the op involved, ask to speak to another op.

In the event that drugs (including alcohol) played a part in events leading up to your exclusion, please wait 24 hours. The ban may have expired by then anyway.

Should attempts at resolution with the op involved fail, the next step is to put it to the entire ops team in the same venue.

The step after that is to file a bug at Gentoo Bugzilla for ComRel. You may make the bug comrel-only.

Misc

Neat-o channel stats by MetaNova.

RIP Griz and Doc. Gone but not forgotten. Griz left behind his seekrit notes file.