From: rasengan Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 04:08:37 +0000 (-0700) Subject: policy update (#513) X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/commitdiff_plain/1194a3e71a427a669ccdddee22006416d46eeb43 policy update (#513) Co-authored-by: Andrew Lee --- diff --git a/content/pages/policies.md b/content/pages/policies.md index 2ddd04ffc..f3158b95b 100644 --- a/content/pages/policies.md +++ b/content/pages/policies.md @@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ 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. If you’d like to take over one of these channels, then you’ll need to be associated in -some way with the project in question. Topical, or ‘about’ channels, begin with +some way with the project in question. For abandoned project channels that +have moved or are no longer available to the public, you may request the +ownership of the channel be transferred to you. Please make said requests in +the #freenode IRC channel. Topical, or ‘about’ channels, begin with two # characters, and these are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to the first person who registers it with ChanServ. As with nicknames, however, we reserve the right to remove or alter registrations where we believe they have @@ -81,10 +84,11 @@ applicable where freenode operates. Use of freenode and its facilities is a privilege, not a right, and may be withdrawn where we believe that this has not been the case. -Unlawful activities and related support activities are considered off-topic, as are -inappropriate advertising, heavy media file trading, proprietary game software modding, -warez, porn and various forms of antisocial behaviour, including (but not limited to) -political, racial, ethnic, religious or gender-related invective. +Off topic channels are required to act in good faith in accordance to the freenode +community as a whole. Unlawful activities and related support activities are considered +off-topic, as are inappropriate advertising such as unused channels for the purpose of +polluting the channel list results, transmission of illicit content such as warez or +illegal content, spam, or squatting a namespace preventing others from utilizing it. In accordance with UK law freenode has no tolerance for any activity that could be construed as: