From 1754cdda7b0679d0e184954c8dde998ca81d0626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Lorentz Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 20:37:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify policy on keeping primary channels open MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I don't know if this is the exact policy, but this seems to describe better what was explained to me on #freenode-services: ``` 17:58 Someone closed a # channel I was in, can you make it forward to the ## channel with the same name, like https://freenode.net/policies#channel-ownership says? 18:01 <@Tabmow> pinkieval: what channel? 18:01 Tabmow: #freenode-policy-feedback 18:02 <@Tabmow> pinkieval: umm, no. Those are used by freenode staff when needed. 18:02 So freenode channels are excluded from the policy? 18:05 <@Tabmow> pinkieval: they are part of the freenode group which staff own. Read the policy again. 18:06 I get it, but the policy says "Primary channels are required to stay open.". #freenode-policy-feedback is a primary channel, right? 18:09 <@Tabmow> pinkieval: there are many freenode primary channels, like this one. 18:10 So only one primary channel per project needs to stay open? 18:19 <-- Tabmow (~tabmow@freenode/staff/tabmow) a quitté (Quit: ZNC 1.8.2 - https://znc.in) 18:20 --> Tabmow (~tabmow@freenode/staff/tabmow) a rejoint #freenode-services 18:20 -- Mode #freenode-services [+o Tabmow] par ChanServ 18:21 Tabmow: (in case you missed the question: ) So only one primary channel per project needs to stay open? 18:29 <@Tabmow> pinkieval: not exactly, but sure. ``` (I removed unrelated messages from the log) --- content/pages/policies.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/pages/policies.md b/content/pages/policies.md index b7b86f100..b41ce7d14 100644 --- a/content/pages/policies.md +++ b/content/pages/policies.md @@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ Channel ownership ================= Channels on freenode fall into one of two categories. Primary channels, which -begin with a single # character, are reserved for on-topic projects. Primary -channels are required to stay open. If a primary channel closes access to its -users or is in violation of freenode policies, then it will be closed and forwarded +begin with a single # character, are reserved for on-topic projects. Projects are +required to keep at least one primary channel open. If a project closes access to its +users or is in violation of freenode policies, then its channels will be closed and forwarded to a topical channel. If you’d like to take over one of these primary channels, then you’ll need to be associated in some way with the project in question. Topical, or ‘about’ channels, begin with two # characters, and these are allocated on a