When you connect to Nerdfighteria Network, you agree to the following rules. If you break any of the following rules, you may be banned from Nerdfighteria Network and all of our other services. Network and official channel operators will generally follow the op guidelines, and the same is suggested of operators in unofficial channels. If you do not agree, disconnect from the network and do not reconnect.

1. Acceptable Connections
   1. You may not connect to Nerdfighteria Network with an insecure or open proxy or through Tor.
   2. Your connection may be port scanned for open and potentially insecure proxies. This is not an attack on your computer and will only happen when you connect.
   3. Connections made by bots must set user mode +B upon connection, and must get permission of the channel owner before joining a channel.
   4. Bots intended to break any network rule may not connect to the network. This includes, but is not limited to, file sharing and “XDCC” bots.
2. Nicknames and Channels
   1. No nickname or channel name which impersonates or implies affiliation with the network or its administration may be used.
   2. Nicknames or channel names which impersonate or imply affiliation with certain persons and groups not affiliated with the network are also forbidden. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, John and Hank Green.
   3. Channels without activity (also known as Parked Channels) may be dropped if deemed inactive by the Board of Directors. Use of such channels for advertising/official network impersonation may be dropped at the discretion of the network administration.
   4. Attempting to obtain unauthorized access to another user’s registered nicknames or channels is forbidden.
   5. Nicknames expire after not being used by the owner for 3 weeks (21 days). After expiration, it may be freely used and registered by another user. On demonstrated need, the network staff may prevent a nickname from expiring.
   6. A channel will expire 2 weeks (14 days) after not being joined by a user on the access list. After expiring it can be freely registered by anyone.
   7. Certain channels, listed here, are officially affiliated with the network and its administration.
3. Content and Conduct
   1. No content which is in violation of the laws of either the United States or Israel may be posted, shared, or otherwise transmitted through the network.
   2. Advertising is forbidden without the permission of the channel’s owner. This applies to advertisement of channels, IRC servers, products, and websites. Mention of such things in an appropriate context is permissible.
   3. Malicious URLs are forbidden, and will be dealt with severely. This includes sites attempting to install malware (or entice the user to install it), phishing sites, and “shock” sites.
   4. Posting of Adult-only content is strictly forbidden on channels, unless the channel clearly states in the channel topic that it is adults-only and the channel has a channel key associated with it. Additionally, posting adult-only content in adult-only channels is not always acceptable. For example, child pornography is always forbidden, and subject to a permanent ban and the IP of the offender reported to the proper authorities.
   5. Sending large numbers of repetitive messages or commands without legitimate cause is forbidden. Retaliation for flooding is not legitimate cause. The network recommends use of your IRC client’s ignore function if you are the victim of flooding, in addition to reporting the incident to the administration.
   6. Harrasing users or groups of users is forbidden. This includes but is not limited to: Inflammatory messages, bullying or intimidation.
4. Legal
   1. You must be aged 13 or over to connect to the network. Any user found to be in violation of this rule will be immediately disconnected from the network, and all associated data removed.
   2. The terms of this agreement are to be considered under the laws of the United States, Israel, or the Netherlands, where appropriate.

Last Updated: 7 January 2015

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