BabyServ
BabyServ has grown from strictly a channel fixer to a mini ChanServ. There's still lots of work to be done, but we're getting there slowly. A list of recent changes is available below. Also see the help pages for more detail on individual commands and settings.
BabyServ has 5 levels of access. The highest level of access is called Founder, who has absolute control of the channel. The other levels are:
Note that whilst there is no limit to the size of the AOPS, HOPS and VOPS lists, they should be kept as small as possible to prevent channel takeovers by troublemakers. Remember that anyone having chan-ops can take over the channel, so pick carefully.
So what's there to prevent this Founder and SOPS from creating havoc in the channel? Not much actually. However, if a group of "regulars" from a channel get fed up with the actions of "management", they can request a vote for a new Founder. This is similar to democracy as found in the world we live in.
The Founder is democratically chosen by the channel "regulars" by means of voting. How the channel picks these "regulars" is not the domain of this document, but our guideline is that "regulars" should be registered on NickServ for at least 3 months. We advise that you pick a trustworthy Founder, since they can make or break a channel. The chosen Founder must be registered for at least 1 year though, SOPS must be registered for 6 months, and AOPS and HOPS must be registered for 3 months. We also advise that you pick a trustworthy Founder. Given the takeover prevention measures added in the past, takeovers aren't as much an issue as before, assuming those features are enabled!
Rules for Founder and SOPS
The following rules must be adhered to at all times. Failure to adhere to these rules will lead to your permanent removal from the access list. "I was just testing it" is not an excuse. No correspondence will be entered into either.
Rules for AOPS and HOPS (and SOPS and Founders)
The following rules must be adhered to at all times. Failure to adhere to these rules will lead to your removal from the relevant list. "I was just testing it" is not an excuse. No correspondence will be entered into either. Given that Founder and SOPS are normally added as AOPS or HOPS, the following applies to them too.
Any stable channel that doesn't violate any of the laws of the country or the rules of this network and has been a fixture on the network for a while (say 3 months) can nominate a channel Founder.
The preferred way of doing it, is using the BabyServ voting page, which will collate all the votes in a database, to which only the BabyServ admins have access to. But first agree on and announce (we suggest a channel topic) a time period during which the vote will be held and involve as many of the channel "regulars" as possible to make it completely democratic. Once a date is decided on, one of the channel members must request a vote to be opened.
Once the vote is confirmed to be open, the channel "regulars" can cast their votes. People who vote must be registered on NickServ for at least 1 month.
After the voting closes, the vote results will be made public automatically and channel members are welcome to point out anyone who cheated, so that those votes can be thrown out. ZAnet admin will collate the votes from the database and find the Founder chosen by the channel. If no major voting fraud occured, the foundership will be offered to the chosen Founder, who can either accept or decline it, in which case the next highest votee will be contacted. Channels are requested to be patient during this period, since it sometimes can take a week or two to process.
In cases where most of the channel "regulars" do not agree with the actions of the elected Founder, they may also opt to vote for a new Founder. To do this, follow the same procedure as for the initial selection. Note that a considerable number of votes representing a large portion of "regulars" must be received to replace one channel founder with another. To prevent constant revoting, this option can only be used once every 6 months.