-Title: User modes
+Title: User Modes
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Various modes can be set on users. Some of them can be set by the users, others
| i<br>(invisible) | Hides you from global WHO/WHOIS by normal users, and shows only shared channels in /WHOIS output. |
| Q<br>(disable forwarding) | Prevents channel forwards from affecting you. If a channel's modes prevent you from joining, you will receive the relevant error message regardless of any forwards. |
| R<br>(block unidentified) | Ignores private messages from users who are not identified with services. |
+| u<br>(unfiltered) | Receive messages that are filtered server side by freenode based on content, usually spam. Set +u if you want to receive these messages. Also see the corresponding channel mode. |
| w<br>(see wallops) | Subscribes you to /wallops messages from freenode staff. Used infrequently to highlight interesting announcements from the FOSS community. You will receive important network announcements irrespective of this setting. |
| Z<br>(connected securely) | Set automatically by the network when you connect via SSL/TLS. |