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What does that “@” symbol by someones nickname mean?

April 26, 2017mean nickname symbol

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What does that “@” symbol by someones nickname mean?

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The “@” symbol by a user’s nick, or nickname, means that the user is a channel operator, and with this has the ability to perform special commands to help run the channel, such as kicking or banning abusive users or setting the channel topic. The “@” symbol is called “ops” for short.