RULES FOR GUESTS:
BOTS and CLONES,
GREETS and SIGN-OFFS

BOTS

A bot (short for "robot") can be defined as a chat program which runs unattended, and which may respond to commands sent it by message or in channel. A bot often logs conversations, but will not always do so.
• #Christian already has its own bots, a channel service bot provided by the network, and a Bible-Bot provided by another user. We do not need any other bots. In times of trouble on the net, occasionally a privately owned bot may be brought into channel by one of the senior channel operators if he/she can see an imminent need.

• Therefore the only bots welcome on the channel are X, Logos3, CStar, Logos9, and those other bots occasionally brought on by channel managers for specific reasons.

  Any other bot on the channel will be banned immediately it is recognised as such.

  In the majority of cases this will also have the unfortunate effect of banning the bot's owner

  This is an important security consideration, because unless the bots in channel know each other, a "bot war" can easily result.

  Ops may interpret as a bot any user who does not engage in conversation in the channel, but who responds to "seen" requests in channel, who also ignores private messages, and who may also post messages to people joining and/or leaving channel.

  Guests who lurk for hours without saying anything may also be regarded as bots by definition.

  Please refer to new section below on IDLING

• Logos3 (Undernet) and Logos9 (starlink-IRC) is a scripture and channel management bot.

  Use of the Logos bot is encouraged, however, we request that users do not cause Logos to flood. Logos should not be 'speaking' more than the guests in the channel.

• If a guest is going to use Logos for their own edification, and the scriptures posted are not relevant to the current conversation, it is requested that the guest utilize Logos in private message. (The command is /msg logos3 (or logos9) version book verse). A private query window should also work.

• Posting scripture can promote discussion, please be prepared to discuss why you felt it necessary to post a particular scriptural reference if it is outside of the scope of the current conversation

• Please take this link to see what logos3 and logos9 can do for you. If you enquire from logos3 or logos9 in message format, you don't even have to be in channel to get an answer.

• Use of private scripts that post messages to channel or in private are discouraged in the channel.