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Originally Posted by dda
What is (or are) ops? Is is short for oppression?
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It doesn't mean that much.
In the chatroom, you get a list of all the people in there. This could be 2 people or it could be 200. All these people can pretty much talk at the same time (but that doesn't happen - usually at the most only 5 or so do ).
People with ops are hierarchically higher in the chatroom. The only real perks are:
-They can set the "topic" of the channel (another word for a chatroom). This is the message that people are greeted with on joining the chatroom. In #forums, it's normally just a quote from the channel or an amusing website someone has found.
-They can mute the channel, so only themselves and other people with ops can talk.
-They appear at the top of the list of users in the chatroom.
-They can kick people out of the channel.
-They can ban people from the channel, so they can't come in.
-They can invite people into the channel from elsewhere (you can be in many channels at once).
That's about it really. Which is why it isn't a big deal, but it'd still be nice for all the "regulars" to have ops.