Levels of staff

Non-Services Staff

Server Operator

How to tell?

/whois nick shows: nick is an IRC Operator

/msg NickServ info nick does not show: -NickServ- nick is a services *****

What can they do that might affect you?

See users' IPs

Issue /kill

Server Administrator

How to tell?

/whois nick shows: nick is an IRC Operator - Server Administrator

/msg NickServ info nick does not show: -NickServ- nick is a services *****

What can they do that might affect you?

See +s channels that other users are in

Services Staff

Services Operator

How to tell?

/whois nick shows: nick is an IRC Operator {- Server Administrator} ({ } = optional)

/msg NickServ info nick shows: -NickServ- nick is a services operator.

What can they do that might affect you?

See all the information of registered nicks (i.e. /msg NickServ info nick all)

Set any mode on any channel

Kick any user (with few exceptions) on any channel

Suspend/Unsuspend nick/channel

See what users are from a certain IP

Add/Remove AKill (i.e. global K-line)

Add/Remove "Capture"

Modify session limits

Set/Unset vhost

Services Administrator

How to tell?

/whois nick shows: nick is an IRC Operator {- Server Administrator} ({ } = optional)

/msg NickServ info nick shows: -NickServ- nick is a services admin.

What can they do that might affect you? They include but not limited to:

See all the information of registered channels (i.e. /msg NickServ info #channel all)

Modify any setting of any nick/channel

Freeze/Defreeze nick/channel

Forbid/Unforbid nick/channel

Drop any nick or channel

Add/Remove SGLINE/SQLINE/SZLINE

Send global message to all users

Make Services ignore nicks/hosts

Services Root Administrator/Network Administrator

How to tell?

/whois nick shows: nick is an IRC Operator - Network Administrator

/msg NickServ info nick shows: -NickServ- nick is a services root administrator.

What can they do that might affect you?

Too many to list. Basically things you can and can't imagine