Category: FAQ

Should I group my nick with my significant other?

No, we strongly recommend that you do not group your nick with another nick that belongs to any other person, even your wife or husband. Over the years we’ve witnessed too many instances when a boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, or husband had grouped nicks or shared their password with their partner and then they used them [...]

How do I apply to work at WyldRyde?

WyldRyde doesn’t offer any paid staff positions. In fact, ALL WyldRyde “Staffers” are volunteers and dedicate their free time to helping WyldRyde and its users. There is no application process to become an official volunteer, they were asked to become “staff” after we noticed their dedication and willingness to help other users in #help and [...]

I’m banned from a chat/channel I never joined, can you remove it?

Nope, we can’t remove the ban! Even if you never joined a specific channel, you might find yourself unable to join it because of a ban that is in place. The channel may have banned users from your ISP, area, or country. They might be banning people that run a script you’re using. They might [...]

Why was I censored?

Foul or vulgar language may not be appropriate for all channels and some may even activate a mode which will automatically censor all language that is not suitable for children and replace it with “<censored>”. The person who is using foul language and is automatically being censored doesn’t see their words replaced with “<censored>”, however [...]

How do I automatically voice users using services?

Some channels might prefer to voice all users that join a chat or only voice registered users that join. Auto-vocing only registered users maybe an affective way to manage your chat if you want to keep your channel moderated and prevent anonymous trolls from causing trouble. Other channels will auto-voice everyone and then devoice trouble [...]

How To Report A Predator

If you know about a child who is in immediate danger, risk or you require an urgent response, you must call your local police or law enforcement agency. If someone on WyldRyde should start to make you or someone else you know feel uncomfortable and you suspect they could be a predator please contact a [...]

Why is there a limit on the number of Channel Bans?

All IRC networks have a limit on the maximum number of bans that a channel may have in place at any given time. Most networks, including WyldRyde, have this limit set at 60 bans or 2,048 bytes, whichever is reached first. This limit is in place to ensure the stable performance of the network during [...]

Bots: How do I Configure My BotServ Bot?

All the configuration options for BotServ bots are available on our BotServ Commands page. We strongly recommend that you don’t use the BotServ Kick options as it ultimately stifles conversation and can have a detrimental effect on new channels.

How Do I Get Voice In #Chris

Here is how you may become a trusted (voiced) user AND keep it: Contribute with meaningful and intelligent conversation when the channel is not moderated. Always follow WyldRyde’s Terms of Service and these additional rules: Don’t be abusive or personally attack anyone. Don’t post off topic links. Don’t repeat yourself. Don’t talk in caps. Don’t [...]