What is Barliman?
One of the things that you’ll immediately note when you enter our registered channels, is the presence of a chatter named “Barliman”. Except he’s not actually a person, but a “bot” – program designed to help run TORn’s official chat channels. Barliman is designed to monitor languange in the channel, and will warn and eject those who swear. Three offenses will result in a ban of 10 minutes. A fourth offense results in a 48 hour ban. Repeat offenders may be banned permanently. Extreme cursing usually results in an instant ban. Channel operators will also kick and ban disruptive chatters at their discretion. Barliman also serves a variety of virtual refreshments for your amusement. 8) No-one is talking?!! People often chat and do other things at the same time. They might even be chatting in other channels. Be patient. If you hang around, someone will greet you eventually. Or you can try another channel on the server, which may be busier – although #theonering.net is usually busiest and ha
