@@ -90,14 +90,22 @@ Congratulations on your new Libera.Chat channel!
9090
9191### Troubleshooting
9292
93- If you do not get the Operator status on join, it could be because there are
94- people already in the channel. You will need to ask them to leave while you
95- set it up. If they do not cooperate, you will likely need to pick a new name.
93+ If you do not get the Operator status, but believe you already registered
94+ this channel during a previous session, try using ` ChanServ OP ` :
9695
97- If the channel is already registered but not in use, or there are no active
98- Operators, it may be subject to [ expiry] ( /policies#channels ) , depending on the
99- type of namespace it belongs to. As part of the expiry process, staff will
100- take input from both you and any existing channel members.
96+ ``` irc
97+ /msg ChanServ OP <#channel>
98+ ```
99+
100+ If you did not previously attempt to register, and you do not get the
101+ Operator status on join, it could be because there are people already in the
102+ channel. You will need to ask them to leave while you set it up. If they do
103+ not cooperate, you will likely need to pick a new name.
104+
105+ If the channel is already registered by someone else, but not in use, or there
106+ are no active Operators, it may be subject to [ expiry] ( /policies#channels ) ,
107+ depending on the type of namespace it belongs to. As part of the expiry
108+ process, staff will take input from both you and any existing channel members.
101109
102110If you are a representative of a project and you wish to use a channel that is
103111already registered, you can ask staff about a [ group registration] ( /chanreg ) .
@@ -186,16 +194,36 @@ The permissions you can give are outlined in the output of
186194` /msg ChanServ HELP FLAGS ` , along with instructions about the use of
187195` TEMPLATE ` functionality.
188196
197+ If your channel is ** not** set ` SECURE ` , then you can trial new Operators by
198+ _ temporarily_ giving them the Operator status.
199+
200+ ``` irc
201+ /msg ChanServ OP <#channel> [nickname]
202+ ```
203+
204+ Substitute ` DEOP ` in place of ` OP ` to remove their status if you don't like
205+ their performance. ` VOICE ` and ` DEVOICE ` are the equivalents for giving and
206+ taking Voiced status.
207+
208+ The ` SECURE ` channel flag limits ` OP|DEOP|VOICE|DEVOICE ` functionality to
209+ only those who possess the corresponding ` ChanServ ` flags, which will prevent
210+ people from receiving these statuses on a temporary basis.
211+
189212** Be very careful who you grant the ` F ` flag to. They will have full
190213permissions on the channel and will be able to remove your own ` F ` .** The ` f `
191- flag will allow them to assign permissions they already have and is thus a
192- safer option.
214+ flag will allow them to assign or unassign permissions they already have and
215+ is thus a safer option.
193216
194217Unless the channel is assigned to a registered group you are listed as a Group
195218Contact (GC) of, you will not have
196219[ GC permissions] ( #special-instructions-for-group-contacts ) and
197220will not be able to get the channel back without their cooperation or by
198- [ registering as a group] ( /chanreg )
221+ [ registering as a group] ( /chanreg ) .
222+
223+ We also recommend against using ` +O ` or ` +V ` as these flags mean people will
224+ be given Operator or Voiced status on joining a channel. See
225+ [ the catalyst guide] ( /guides/catalyst#only-be-opped-up-when-necessary )
226+ for the philosophy behind this.
199227
200228## Other channel settings
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