Re: /mode #macintosh +b newbie

David Meleedy (dmm@head-cfa.harvard.edu)
Thu, 15 Dec 1994 11:03:44 -0500

> Michael-Stern@deshaw.com stated so eloquently and profoundly:
> #
> # I've noticed a trend recently of the channel being +b to newbie!*@*.
> # That's cruel and unnecesssary; if a newbie is a pain, we can kick him
> # from the channel. We don't need to ban all newbies.
> #
>
> Bullshit. If they can't change their friggin nickname they can learn
> elsewhere than #macintosh. Like #im-a-moron?

Hmmm... how about the /ignore nick command?
you could even put a macro into your .ircrc file (for non-Homer people)
that lets you automatically /ignore "newbie"'s.

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