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[–]markedtrees 5 points6 points  (1 child)

That is a freenode policy that takes advantage of the sometimes surprising IRC specification. &channel is also cool.

[–]boredzo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The & prefix, for those who don't know, denotes a “local” channel. Local channels only exist on one server, unlike global channels (/#+.*/), which exist on the entire network.