Re: new user mode idea

[Mamaw a secret agent <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why not make it a  /mode #playland +g soinso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx? Like you would
a ban or
any other action then instead of +g on just the nick if he rejoins he
would still be gagged?

On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, [ISO-8859-1] Robert Martin-Legène wrote:

> The way I see it, the mode will go away when the user leaves the channel.
> So if you do "MODE #playground +g Null", I'd just leave and rejoin the
> channel.
> 
> On 23 Sep 1999, m de`jour wrote:
> 
> > I am not a subscriber to this list so have no idea if a feature such as this
> > has been suggested.
> > 
> > Why not add a new channel level user mode which would silence or muzzle a
> > user, even if the channel is not +moderated.  since both s and m are channel
> > modes, they could get confused if they were used for a user.  a cap S for
> > silence or cam M for muzzle are possibilities.  But I think a unique letter
> > would be better.
> > 
> > +g for 'gag' a user
> > 
> > mode #chan +g loudmouth
> > 
> > This way, a foolish person could be temporarily silenced, prevented from
> > sending to channel, while s]he sees others enjoying themselves with civil
> > chat, and it would not waste a valuable ban space.
> > 
> > no charge and worth every penny.
> > 
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