#KLSEChat Channel Etiquette

#KLSEChat is an informal channel for investors, traders and punters of the KLSE to meet and share information amongst each other. However, the few odd chatters who chose to continuously harass and disrupt the smooth operation of the channel has resulted in the enforcement of rules to maintain some form of order.

THE 10 COMMANDENTS OF #KLSEChat

Thou shalt identify thyself when requested.
Thou shalt not impersonate.
Thou shalt not use colours.
Thou shalt not shout.
Thou shalt not flood.
Thou shalt not beg for Ops.
Thou shalt not repeat thyself.
Thou shalt not promote racism and bigotry.
Thou shalt not promote illegal activities.
Thou shalt not be abusive and use profanities.

It is not necessary to greet everybody on a channel personally. Usually one "Hello!" or equivalent is enough. Also, don't expect everybody to greet you back. On a channel with 20 people that would mean one screenful of hellos. It makes sense not to greet everyone, in order not to be rude to the rest of the channel. If you must say hello to somebody you know, do it with a private message. The same applies to goodbyes. Also note that using your client's facilities to automatically say hello or goodbye to people is extremely poor etiquette. Nobody wants to receive autogreets. They are not only obviously automatic, but while you may think you are being polite, you are actually conveying yourself as insincere. If somebody wants to be autogreeted when they join a channel, they will autogreet themselves.

Remember, people on IRC form their opinions about you only by your actions, writings and comments, so think before you type. If you use offensive words, you'll be frowned upon. Do not "dump" (send large amounts of unwanted information) to a channel or user. This is likely to get you kicked off the channel or killed off from IRC. Dumping causes network "burps", causing connections to go down because servers cannot handle the large amount of traffic. Other prohibited actions include:

* Harassing another user. Harassment is defined as behavior towards another user with the purpose of annoying them.

* Annoying a channel with constant beeping. (Therefore most clients cannot beep at all)

The above forms part of the #KLSEChat Channel Rules but is in no way exhaustive. The rules are not subject to interpretation. The Channel Operators' decision are final and they may enforce news rules from time to time as they see fit. When you join #KLSEChat, you agree to be bound by these rules.