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irclevels.txt (3110B)
      1 Everybody's essential guide to IRC....
      2 
      3 Original document by hop.  Level 7 was left off the original list so I
      4 added it.  Not his fault, though. One can't write about things they haven't
      5 experienced.  --ParaGod aka jafo
      6 
      7 Remember.. IRC stands for "I Repeat Class"
      8 
      9 The Seven Levels Of Competence:
     10 ------------------------------
     11 Level One:  The newbie -- The person who is new to IRC, knows nothing,
     12             and readily admits it.  Typified by asking the same question
     13 	    every 15 minutes because they forgot the answer from the last
     14 	    time they asked.  Usually doesn't use an ircrc.
     15 
     16 Level Two:  The Cl00b1e -- The person who has been on IRC a few weeks and
     17 	    is firmly addicted.  They usually think they're hot stuff, even
     18 	    though they don't know nearly as much as they think they do.
     19 	    Typified by comments such as "I could run this net better then
     20 	    the current set of bozos" and "XXX is just a lame vanity oper"
     21 	    Usually runs a script pack that they don't understand.
     22 
     23 Level Three: Competence -- The person knows enough about IRC to be dangerous.
     24 	     Usually the person is offered an O-line to keep them appeased
     25 	     and non-destructive.  Typified by killing their friends in an
     26 	     attempt to impress them.  Overwhelming feelings of necessity
     27 	     to "get" those who they feel are their enemies.  Usually runs
     28 	     a modified script pack that they hacked up a bit.
     29 
     30 Level Four: Disgruntled -- The person has realized that nothing that
     31 	    happens on IRC has any bearing on anything in real life, and
     32 	    therefore, IRC is just wasted time.  If they are an IRC oper,
     33 	    they realize they got roped into a crappy job and they curse the
     34 	    day they got addicted.  May try to convince themselves their
     35 	    time on IRC is useful by working on IRCd trying to "fix the 
     36 	    blasted protocol".  Also typified by being over-obsessed with
     37 	    the future of IRC, relentlessly pursuing the "bad guys" who run
     38             bots and flood. Usually runs a script pack written by someone
     39             they trust, or use their own ircrc.
     40 
     41 Level Five:  Nirvana -- The person realizes that IRC IS A COMPLETE FORFEITURE
     42 	     OF EXPERIENCE AND A WASTE OF EVERYBODY'S TIME!  Realizes that the 
     43 	     guy from level 2 is just a sweaty fat guy from Hoboken living in 
     44 	     his parent's basement using a 2400 baud modem.  Realizes that 
     45 	     there is more to life then whatever fate befalls IRC.
     46 
     47 Level Six:   The Afterlife -- The person has realized that all time spent
     48 	     socializing on the computer takes away from work, home life/
     49 	     girlfriend, and is more or less just boring anyhow.  These
     50 	     people have reached the ultimate goal.  THEY HAVE A LIFE.
     51 
     52 Level Seven: The Deity -- The person has been at Level Six for quite some
     53              time but only remains on IRC because they admin their own 
     54              server and/or hold a seat on the routing committee.  This
     55              person is often seen idling in #twilight_zone for extended
     56              periods of time and only speaks when a newbie needs /killing
     57              or services.int needs a new feature coded.