X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/blobdiff_plain/fbb9b6df5ce2f1dd18863d28059352695558c1cf..5092071b21f5e8b9c5c09d41b79d37d2b3e220fc:/content/kb/general/cloaks.md diff --git a/content/kb/general/cloaks.md b/content/kb/general/cloaks.md index dfd7aeb6c..2b73817df 100755 --- a/content/kb/general/cloaks.md +++ b/content/kb/general/cloaks.md @@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ freenode staff to request that a user be given a project cloak. Unaffiliated cloaks =================== -Unaffiliated cloaks take the form `unaffiliated/accountname`. They obscure your -IP from casual observers, to a degree - but see the weaknesses section below. +Unaffiliated cloaks take the form `unaffiliated/accountname`. They indicate that +you are not affiliated with any specific project on freenode. They can also +help obscure your IP from casual observers, to a certain degree - but see the +weaknesses section below. Gateway cloaks @@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ you visit will necessarily see your IP address, unless you are using a VPN or Tor. Many, many users happily use IRC for decades, never hiding their IP address, and do not have any problems. +To re-iterate, the primary purpose of cloaks is to show your project affiliation, +or lack thereof. "Hiding your IP" is not their primary purpose, and they cannot +be fully relied upon to do that. + Requesting a cloak ================== Once you've read and understood the above, if you would like an unaffiliated