.Koda!

.Koda · none Joined: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Florida, USA

Hey,

My name is Ryan, I love to use IRC. I'm actually looking to become an IRCop and learn the ropes of running a network (But that's a different topic)

I'm 16. I love to wakeboard, and jetski, and I love anything that is fast enough to do something stupid on.

Any questions for me, Fire away!

PingBad · Guru Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 2098 Location: New Zealand

Welcome, Ryan, to SearchIRC. I am PingBad, your obedient waiter.

As for your invitiation to questions, may I ask what you seek into an IRC network that you wish to run, or operate on?

.Koda · none Joined: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Florida, USA

I want to learn to be an IRCop. Not the ones that appear as @ at the top of channels. But the big dogs. The ones that Op the servers.

I want to know if anyone is looking to take in an apprentice.

PingBad · Guru Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 2098 Location: New Zealand

Do you have any channel management experience (@)? If not, I suggest you start there to get to terms with the various politics involved with being a community leader.

As for trying to find a place to recruit to, most proffesionally-run networks I am personally aware of "hire from within" (meaning they'll only consider those who have been part of the userbase of the network, know how things run on the network, and have a proven trackrecord of trust and integrity).

I don't mean to put you off, merely give you a heads-up on what you may come across in your journey to becoming a world-class IRC Operator.

.Koda · none Joined: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Florida, USA

Ya. That's the problem I keep hitting.

As for channel experience, I currently run about 4 channels but they're all on separate networks.