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Only Diaspora Administration and other key personnel involved in the maintenance of the DiasporaGames IRC Network hold o lines (IRC operator access) on the network.
All users connecting to the network, whether through a downloaded client or through a built in chat script on a website, are required to obey Network Rules.:
- Solicitation/Advertisement of channels, other networks, websites, and other services in private message or in official Diaspora channels for the purpose of diverting users away from the network is prohibited. This rule may or may not apply to independent channels whose own staff set the rules and regulations of their channel.
- A user may have no more than 2 clones of their host (domain address) online at a time. A clone is defined as a user who has the identical host mask of another user who is online. One user may have two clones of themselves online at any given time, but no more.
- Bots may be run by any user who wishes it, however the bot must not run one or more scripts which may be harmful to other users or staff on the network or illicit illegal activities. Bots may not be run in Diaspora Network channels.
- A channel on DiasporaGames IRC may not be made for the purposes of illegal activities (including warez, pornography, terrorism, etc.), bigotry (against race, age, gender, sexual orientation, or ancestry), or activities which may interfere with the operation of the network itself. Violating rooms, once found, will be shut down.
- Denial of service attacks (also known as: Nuking, ICMP, DDoS, SSping) on other users by means of IP address information obtained from DiasporaGames IRC will not be tolerated *
- Knowingly or carelessly performing an act that will interfere with the normal operations of computers, servers, or processes on DiasporaGames IRC.
Consequences for the breaking of one or more of these rules, may include but not limited to, a warning from online server staff, the temporary banning of the client from the server, the permanent banning of a client from the server, and/or the reporting of the client to their own ISP for abuse. Severe offenses will be reported to Diaspora Administration for further discipline.
*The terms 'Denial of Service' or 'nuke', ICMP Ping Flooding and SSping (ping of death) describe a type of attack against computers connected to the internet, causing the computer to disconnect or crash. These attacks are a violation of US Title 15 U.S.C. 421 section (a), subsection (c) and are thus an illegal Federal offense. (Maximum fine 4,000 dollars or up to 2 years imprisonment).
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