Wikipedia:IRC cloaks
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Information relating to getting a cloak for the Freenode IRC network to identify yourself as a member of the Wikimedia family.
You must have done the following things before you can be given an IRC cloak. Freenode staff will not authorise a cloak if these instructions are not followed.
- Registered your primary IRC nick. (This is also called the "master nick" and should be the one you plan to use most often.)
- Registered a second nick, and linked it to the main nick using the "link" command.
- Set an email address for your nick. (You may choose to hide this from public view for security.)
- Speak to a Wikipedia Group Contact! (Currently, this means James F..) The Group Contact will confirm the above, and direct you to the appropriate page to sign. See below for the list of authorized Group Contacts who are currently handling requests.
If you need help with these steps, see the Freenode FAQ, the help page on Meta, or ask a group contact for help.
Also note:
- You must speak with an authorised Group Contact to request a cloak. See the list of currently-active contacts below. Do not edit this page to request one; most likely, it will be missed.
- You must be a logged-in user on the Wikimedia project where you are requesting a cloak.
- Users should have a few contributions, demonstrating that they really are members of the community. If you just want a generic Freenode cloak, see the Freenode FAQ.
- You must identify with NickServ to use your cloak.
- Be sure to ask for a cloak on your primary nick. If you ask for it on a secondary, linked nick, it will not work.
When your cloak is installed, you will see this message:
--- NickServ has set your hostname to wikipedia/YOUR NAME
This will occur when it is installed, and in the future when you identify with the nickname.
