MadIRC is shutting down on 31.01.2024 - As of 11.02.2024 all servers have been shutdown.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Rules

There are many networks out there providing a lot of rules.

  • Don’t spam
  • Don’t be a racist
  • Don’t be rude
  • Don’t send links without asking
  • Don’t flood channels
  • Don’t share malicous links

We don’t really think it’s helpful to focus on all these negative things. We can’t forbid everything. Another problem with these rules is that everyone cries “abuse” when ever something may or may not fits into them. That’s why we decided to get rid of this kind of rule system and provide a very easy system.

First of all who ever owns a channel is boss of this channel and can do what ever he or she wants. If they kick people for no reason, it’s their problem not ours. We provide a platform, not the rules.

Anyways, when you annoy an admin or maybe harm the server don’t think about the rules. When you are kicked or banned, accept it. You visit us and if we want to get rid of you, just stay away. It won’t make anything better to come back.

xkcd free speech

All in all we decided to sum it up in a single, simple advice: Be excellent to each other and the servers :)

In general we recommend to apply the Netiquette (RFC1855) to your daily online life including your presence on our network. Thanks!