<BullDog> As you may know, GameSurge is a +o/+v network
<BullDog> There is no +a, +q, or +h
<BullDog> (well for user status anyway)
<BullDog> #maplestory had its origins on GameSurge
<BullDog> And thus, so did I
<BullDog> Now, at the time, we were led by a guy by the nick of SquiZ
<BullDog> His right hand admins, one by the nick rukmedes (who we just called "Steve" because that was his real name), and his soon-to-be-wife, Aria
<BullDog> Now they all were +o
<BullDog> So keep that in mind
<BullDog> I started out as a regular
<BullDog> I worked up trust
<BullDog> Then became autovoiced
<BullDog> Life went on normally
<BullDog> Until one day
<BullDog> SquiZ, who had been having personal issues
<BullDog> Finally erupted
<BullDog> He joined the channel
<BullDog> Banned EVERY SINGLE OP
<BullDog> And left
<Kefka> Well, sounds like he was the founder and had a right to do so
<Kefka> And also they could just unban themselves
<BullDog> Not for personal issues
<BullDog> And no, not with the access rights he had set
<BullDog> He limited such commands to himself
<BullDog> It was near impossible to recover the channel
<BullDog> Steve, Aria, and the other ops couldn't get back in
<BullDog> The channel could not be controlled
<BullDog> Period
<Kefka> Well, that could be done with basically any services, so even if they did have +haq they couldn't have done anything about it
<BullDog> If you would let me finish
<BullDog> I talked with SquiZ later that day, according to him, the channel didn't actually belong to him.
<BullDog> He somehow gained access to it, changed things so that it couldn't be anyone elses, and left
<BullDog> Took it over, if you will
<BullDog> It makes you feel like you're powerless to do anything to prevent it in the first place
<BullDog> Point is, I don't want op wars.
<BullDog> As for halfops
<BullDog> After the entire GameSurge incident
<Kefka> If anybody got access to a channel password on any network with any channel modes they could effectively do the same thing
<BullDog> We moved to what was then known as Xelium
<BullDog> I was given my autovoice back
<BullDog> ...until I learned that Xelium had halfops
<BullDog> I had believed the fact I had built up enough trust within the admins that I could in fact be entrusted with halfop
<BullDog> And after talking with rukmedes, he did so
<BullDog> So I basically became the first halfop
<BullDog> The fact that, I was extremely limited in what I could do, but at the same time having only the basic functions to help with the channel, I was very pleased
BullDog> I also believe halfop, is an excellent thing to have, for those you don't really want to give op but you would want their help with the channel...
<BullDog> Or as a "trial" run, even
<BullDog> Now I know I could've been more straightforward with that, but, there are certain aspects I wish to keep to myself
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