Remove kline's public listing as group staff

[irc/freenode/web-7.0.git] / content / kb / general / cloaks.md

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@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ should *not* be relied upon for that purpose, as they are not reliable:
 
  - Connecting before identifying to NickServ (or whilst services are
    unavailable due to a netsplit or maintenance) will show your uncloaked
-   IP/hostname. Authenticating with SASL avoids this if configured to abort the
-   connection on authentication failure.
+   IP/hostname. [Authenticating with SASL](/kb/answer/sasl) avoids this if 
+   configured to abort the connection on authentication failure.
  - Connecting via a gateway (for instance, the webchat) will override
    unaffiliated cloaks (see the "gateway cloaks" section above)
  - Due to the nature of IRC services, there are some tricks which can cause
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ protection from casual observers, and a way to stop your IP/hostname being
 passively logged in most cases, but caution that they cannot be relied upon to
 hide your IP/hostname robustly—if you want that, you should consider an [IRC
 bouncer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRC_bouncer),
-[VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network) or
-[Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) (see our blog post on [connecting to
-freenode via Tor](https://freenode.net/news/tor-online)).
+[VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network) or [our Tor hidden
+service](/kb/answer/chat#accessing-freenode-via-tor)).
 
 Do consider, however, just how much you need to hide your IP address; it's
 disclosed routinely during normal Internet usage—for instance, every website
@@ -94,8 +93,9 @@ Requesting a cloak
 ==================
 
 Once you've read and understood the above, if you would like an unaffiliated
-cloak, please drop in to #freenode or speak to a member of the staff team and
-we'll be happy to set one up for you.
+cloak, please drop in to #freenode or speak to a member of the staff team. Note
+that cloaks are a privilege, and staff have the right to deny that privilege to
+users if they deem necessary.
 
 For project cloaks, a registered GC for the project needs to contact staff to
 request the cloak be added to the desired user.