Bill, I realize that. That's opt-out, and anyone new to IRC is not going 
to know that. So I am asking for the opposite, which may not be a 
current feature of IRC, but that those who wish to see Zoia's replies 
(and who therefore know about Zoia) should opt-in.

Another option is a separate channel for the conference, but that may 
seem new and foreign to everyone, not just to new users.

kc

On 1/17/13 9:50 PM, William Denton wrote:
> On 17 January 2013, Karen Coyle wrote:
>
>> Is another possibility is for Zoia to be opt-in rather than opt-out?
>
> If you say
>
>     /ignore zoia all
>
> your IRC client will ignore everything she says.  You still see what 
> other people say to her, which is a bit odd, but it really makes the 
> channel a lot clearer.
>
> Bill

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