#IRC Reference

Not intended as a guide for newbies, more like a "cheat sheet" for the somewhat experienced IRC user, especially one who wields some power over a channel.

##The Basics

• /join #channel
  • Joins the specified channel.
• /part #channel
  • Leaves the specified channel.

direct discussion about administrative action away from the main channel and into #reddit-diabetes-ops to minimise disruption. our -ops channel is the place where users should come to ask for our help. examples:

• any sort of operator request or discussion of channel administration in the main channel
• PMs asking why a ban was set
• reports of harassment (unless the user is confiding in you)
• any request for operator action

Most (or all) of these methods make use of ANSI escape sequences.

For example, using a dictionary:

ansi = {'underline': '\033[4m', 'bold': '\033[1m', 'end':'\033[0m'}
print '{[bold]}Hello World{[end]}'.format(ansi, ansi)