Undernet Chanfix

What is Chanfix?

Chanfix (nicknamed C) is an automated service to reop opless unregistered channels.
Note that it works automatically if your channel is opless, you don't need to apply for it.

How does Chanfix work?

All a channel needs to qualify for Chanfix is:

* Not registered with X
* At least 1 op with a registered X username
* At least 4 users (including the 1 registered op)

The ops need to be LOGGED IN to X in order to get a score. Chanfix won't consider channels with less than 4 persons in it. If you have got at least 4 persons in the channel Chanfix will start to collect data and calculate a score for each op. That score is assigned to the channel and the op's username. If an op has not been opped for at least 13.5 hours, chanfix will not reop them. If the channel qualifies, Chanfix will detect if the channel becomes opless. Chanfix checks the channel if there are users present who score high enough to be opped. If yes, Chanfix will op those users. It may take up to 60 minutes for reop these users.

What are these "scores"?

If you're logged in to X and opped in a channel that qualifies for Chanfix, you'll automatically accumulate a score for that channel: For every 5 minutes you're opped you score 1 point. You'll need at least 162 points (13.5 hours of being opped) to be considered to be reopped in case of an opless channel. You don't need to be opped for one long shot, but over a period of 14 days, which is the period Chanfix is keeping in it's database. Because Chanfix only records the last 14 days the max score you may get is 4032. If there needs some reopping to be done Chanfix will reop the ops with highest scores first. If there are 5 rightful ops in that channel, Chanfix will stop reopping. Note that you can NOT know the score you got for a certain channel.

When will chanfix take action on my channel?

If your channel was taken over you can report to one of the usual reop help channels such as #nastrand, #arlington, or #zT. IRC Operators can force chanfix to start fixing your channel. However when you ask make sure that you are one of the regular ops on the channel.
If your channel is opless chanfix will automatically start fixing your channel and reopping the top scoring ops if it meets the requirements previously stated. Chanfix works in 2 stages when it fixes a channel: 1) First it clears all of the restrictive channel modes (+bilkr) and waits 30 seconds to allow users to rejoin the channel. 2) After 30 seconds it will begin opping the top 5 highest scoring ops that are logged in, on the channel, and have >= 162 points. (Note that if at any time your channel has 5 ops during a fix, chanfix will stop fixing your channel. This includes the ops you OR chanfix op during the process)

I still have a question!

Chanfix questions can be asked in #UserGuide or #Help. Chanfix reop request channels: #nastrand, #arlington, #zT. Chanfix development/installation: #coder-com Logs with excellent questions/answers from the liveevent are available at:
http://www.user-com.undernet.org/promotions/chanfix.php.