When do accounts and nicks expire - Revision history

Nitemare at 17:48, 11 October 2012

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	== How do you know the last time an IRC nickname was used? ==		== How do you know the last time an IRC nickname was used? ==

-	We know this only as a result of your authenticating/identifying to ~~NickServ~~ when you connect to the network. If you don't identify, we'll have no way to know that your nickname is in use, and it will eventually expire.	+	We know this only as a result of your authenticating/identifying to N when you connect to the network. If you don't identify, we'll have no way to know that your nickname is in use, and it will eventually expire.

	== How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time? ==		== How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time? ==
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	== I registered my nickname and now someone else has it. Did someone steal it? How do I get it back? ==		== I registered my nickname and now someone else has it. Did someone steal it? How do I get it back? ==

-	To keep your registered nickname, you must continue to use it. If you don't sign onto the network for at least 60 days, or you don't identify to ~~NickServ~~ for at least 60 days, the nickname is considered expired, and someone can ask to have it dropped. When a nickname has been dropped and picked up by some other user, we can't take it back from them. That would be unfair to the user who picked it up.	+	To keep your registered nickname, you must continue to use it. If you don't sign onto the network for at least 60 days, or you don't identify to N for at least 60 days, the nickname is considered expired, and someone can ask to have it dropped. When a nickname has been dropped and picked up by some other user, we can't take it back from them. That would be unfair to the user who picked it up.

	[[Category:Abuse and Policy]]		[[Category:Abuse and Policy]]

Admin at 07:23, 3 April 2009

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	That said, we do not ''expire'' accounts. However, we do consider IRC nicknames expired after 60 days without use. Nicknames which are at least two weeks old, and which were last used less than two hours after their creation may also be considered expired. These limits do not apply to staff-reserved nicknames, which are allocated and dropped as needed. Also, if the nickname you want to register is the same as someone's account name, or someone's alternate nickname, and it's the only alternate nickname they have, we may be reluctant to drop it, even if it's expired.		That said, we do not ''expire'' accounts. However, we do consider IRC nicknames expired after 60 days without use. Nicknames which are at least two weeks old, and which were last used less than two hours after their creation may also be considered expired. These limits do not apply to staff-reserved nicknames, which are allocated and dropped as needed. Also, if the nickname you want to register is the same as someone's account name, or someone's alternate nickname, and it's the only alternate nickname they have, we may be reluctant to drop it, even if it's expired.
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-	~~If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org~~

	== How do you know the last time an IRC nickname was used? ==		== How do you know the last time an IRC nickname was used? ==

Admin: /* How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time? */

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How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time?

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	== How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time? ==		== How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time? ==

-	Nicknames which are considered expired are not dropped automatically on a regular basis. We do drop them when we notice them and, if you ask a support agent, we'll be happy to manually drop the one you want so that you can re-register it.	+	Nicknames which are considered expired are not dropped automatically on a regular basis. We do drop them when we notice them and, if you ask a support agent in #support, we'll be happy to manually drop the one you want so that you can re-register it.

	== I registered my nickname and now someone else has it. Did someone steal it? How do I get it back? ==		== I registered my nickname and now someone else has it. Did someone steal it? How do I get it back? ==

Admin at 07:22, 3 April 2009

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	If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org		If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org
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		+	== How do you know the last time an IRC nickname was used? ==
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		+	We know this only as a result of your authenticating/identifying to NickServ when you connect to the network. If you don't identify, we'll have no way to know that your nickname is in use, and it will eventually expire.
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		+	== How can I take over a registered nickname that hasn't been used in a long time? ==
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		+	Nicknames which are considered expired are not dropped automatically on a regular basis. We do drop them when we notice them and, if you ask a support agent, we'll be happy to manually drop the one you want so that you can re-register it.
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		+	== I registered my nickname and now someone else has it. Did someone steal it? How do I get it back? ==
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		+	To keep your registered nickname, you must continue to use it. If you don't sign onto the network for at least 60 days, or you don't identify to NickServ for at least 60 days, the nickname is considered expired, and someone can ask to have it dropped. When a nickname has been dropped and picked up by some other user, we can't take it back from them. That would be unfair to the user who picked it up.

	[[Category:Abuse and Policy]]		[[Category:Abuse and Policy]]

Admin: When do accounts expire moved to When do accounts and nicks expire

2009-04-03T07:17:40Z

When do accounts expire moved to When do accounts and nicks expire

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Admin at 07:16, 3 April 2009

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	If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org		If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org
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Admin at 07:16, 3 April 2009

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	First, please keep in mind that accounts and IRC nicknames are two different entities, while it is possible to register IRC nicknames to your DareNET account.		First, please keep in mind that accounts and IRC nicknames are two different entities, while it is possible to register IRC nicknames to your DareNET account.

-	That said, we do not ''expire'' accounts. However, we do consider IRC nicknames expired after 60 days without use. Nicknames which are at least two weeks old, and which were last used less than two hours after their creation may also be considered expired. These limits do not apply to staff-reserved nicknames, which are allocated and dropped as needed. Also, if the nickname you want to register is the same as ~~the~~ someone's account name, or someone's alternate nickname, and it's the only alternate nickname they have, we may be reluctant to drop it, even if it's expired.	+	That said, we do not ''expire'' accounts. However, we do consider IRC nicknames expired after 60 days without use. Nicknames which are at least two weeks old, and which were last used less than two hours after their creation may also be considered expired. These limits do not apply to staff-reserved nicknames, which are allocated and dropped as needed. Also, if the nickname you want to register is the same as someone's account name, or someone's alternate nickname, and it's the only alternate nickname they have, we may be reluctant to drop it, even if it's expired.

	If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org		If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org

Admin: New page: First, please keep in mind that accounts and IRC nicknames are two different entities, while it is possible to register IRC nicknames to your DareNET account. That said, we do not ''expir...

2009-04-03T07:15:28Z

New page: First, please keep in mind that accounts and IRC nicknames are two different entities, while it is possible to register IRC nicknames to your DareNET account. That said, we do not ''expir...

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First, please keep in mind that accounts and IRC nicknames are two different entities, while it is possible to register IRC nicknames to your DareNET account.

That said, we do not ''expire'' accounts. However, we do consider IRC nicknames expired after 60 days without use. Nicknames which are at least two weeks old, and which were last used less than two hours after their creation may also be considered expired. These limits do not apply to staff-reserved nicknames, which are allocated and dropped as needed. Also, if the nickname you want to register is the same as the someone's account name, or someone's alternate nickname, and it's the only alternate nickname they have, we may be reluctant to drop it, even if it's expired.

If you're trying to get a nickname expired so that you can register it, please state your request in #support or e-mail support@darenet.org