Stop using my nick!
About three years ago, I registered my name as my nickname on IRC. I had to ask the staff to expire the previous registration, given the last registered 'kitt' hadn't logged in for years, they were willing to give it to me. I also followed Andy's lead and started supporting the Peer-Directed Project Center financially (mainly with a yearly subscription).
One of the nice things about registering a nickname is that, if you use it regularly, it's yours.
So, imagine my annoyance when I logged in yesterday, and someone else, someone in Amsterdam, was using my nickname. Worse, he had it as a 'KiTT' login, with a "Remember the famous car?" tagline. He wasn't relinquishing it, and I was stuck with a secondary nick name. People in the channels still knew who I was, but I wanted my nick back! I mean, isn't that the whole point of registering a nick AND supporting the network?
After being frustrated for a bit, I asked one of the staff for help.
The answer was so simple, I was embarrassed.
[15:43] ---| /msg nickserv help ghost [15:43] >nickserv< help ghost [15:43] -NickServ- ***** NickServ Help ***** [15:43] -NickServ- Help for GHOST: [15:43] -NickServ- [15:43] -NickServ- GHOST disconnects an old user session, or somebody [15:43] -NickServ- attempting to use your nickname without authorization. [15:43] -NickServ- [15:43] -NickServ- If you are logged in to the nick's account, you need [15:43] -NickServ- not specify a password, otherwise you have to. [15:43] -NickServ- [15:43] -NickServ- Syntax: GHOST <nick> [password] [15:43] -NickServ- [15:43] -NickServ- Example: [15:43] -NickServ- /msg NickServ GHOST foo bar [15:43] -NickServ- ***** End of Help *****
And so...
[15:43] ---| /msg nickserv ghost kitt [15:44] >nickserv< ghost kitt [15:44] -NickServ- kitt has been ghosted.
And now...
[15:44] ---| /nick kitt [15:44] --- You are now known as kitt [15:44] --- services. sets mode +e kitt
Whoo!
I'm 'kitt' again!