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Everybody's essential guide to IRC....
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Original document by hop. Level 7 was left off the original list so I
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added it. Not his fault, though. One can't write about things they haven't
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experienced. --ParaGod aka jafo
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Remember.. IRC stands for "I Repeat Class"
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The Seven Levels Of Competence:
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Level One: The newbie -- The person who is new to IRC, knows nothing,
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and readily admits it. Typified by asking the same question
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every 15 minutes because they forgot the answer from the last
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time they asked. Usually doesn't use an ircrc.
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Level Two: The Cl00b1e -- The person who has been on IRC a few weeks and
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is firmly addicted. They usually think they're hot stuff, even
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though they don't know nearly as much as they think they do.
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Typified by comments such as "I could run this net better then
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the current set of bozos" and "XXX is just a lame vanity oper"
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Usually runs a script pack that they don't understand.
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Level Three: Competence -- The person knows enough about IRC to be dangerous.
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Usually the person is offered an O-line to keep them appeased
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and non-destructive. Typified by killing their friends in an
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attempt to impress them. Overwhelming feelings of necessity
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to "get" those who they feel are their enemies. Usually runs
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a modified script pack that they hacked up a bit.
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Level Four: Disgruntled -- The person has realized that nothing that
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happens on IRC has any bearing on anything in real life, and
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therefore, IRC is just wasted time. If they are an IRC oper,
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they realize they got roped into a crappy job and they curse the
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day they got addicted. May try to convince themselves their
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time on IRC is useful by working on IRCd trying to "fix the
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blasted protocol". Also typified by being over-obsessed with
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the future of IRC, relentlessly pursuing the "bad guys" who run
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bots and flood. Usually runs a script pack written by someone
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they trust, or use their own ircrc.
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Level Five: Nirvana -- The person realizes that IRC IS A COMPLETE FORFEITURE
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OF EXPERIENCE AND A WASTE OF EVERYBODY'S TIME! Realizes that the
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guy from level 2 is just a sweaty fat guy from Hoboken living in
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his parent's basement using a 2400 baud modem. Realizes that
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there is more to life then whatever fate befalls IRC.
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Level Six: The Afterlife -- The person has realized that all time spent
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socializing on the computer takes away from work, home life/
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girlfriend, and is more or less just boring anyhow. These
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people have reached the ultimate goal. THEY HAVE A LIFE.
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Level Seven: The Deity -- The person has been at Level Six for quite some
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time but only remains on IRC because they admin their own
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server and/or hold a seat on the routing committee. This
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person is often seen idling in #twilight_zone for extended
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periods of time and only speaks when a newbie needs /killing
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or services.int needs a new feature coded. |