Hide channels from others?

[Kiwiclx]

+1 for SecretAgent

Channel privacy is presently well regulated through proper use of available CMODEs. UMODE +p does not guarantee privacy with services such as Rizon Stats (which, along with CMODE +s, is at the discretion of channel operators) and other privately regulated services which track and publish public statistics and conversation.

Then again, I'm not really concerned with the outcome; it does not affect me either way. I am for whichever saves bandwidth, CPU cycles, and effort. :>

[snip]

If you're really going to implement this, please make it detectable. I.e. instead of showing no channels at all (or rather, common channels only), print a notice indicating that some channels have been omitted from the list. (Only for normal users of course.)
As a channel operator, you should have the right to kickban people based on channels they are in, and when recruiting new staff members, it's much easier to tell if an applicant will fit in if you can view the channels he or she is in.

Regards,
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[Celestin]

As a channel operator, you should have the right to kickban people based on channels they are in, and when recruiting new staff members, it's much easier to tell if an applicant will fit in if you can view the channels he or she is in.

Unlocking +p will make this even less doable. Currently you dont see +s chans already. With +p you wont see any that you are not in yourself.

[kevs926]

sure is useful

and more useful than other usermodes

[Ink]

It definitely seems like a good idea. I come in contact with plenty of new users to IRC whom I don't want following me to my channels.

[Zuko]

Yeah... i think you guys should do it... been waiting for something like this for a long time

[Jigsy]

Agreed, I'd love to see this happen.

[admin123]

Yeah its usefull

[Kirsty]

But then how do I go about stalking users if you do this? :[

[Jackon]

I was doing it because I could, more than anything.

It was a dumb thing to do.