Confirmation instructions

To prevent abuse in the countervandalism channels, users must confirm a legitimate Wikipedia account before they can talk or give bot commands in #cvn-wp-en and #cvn-wp-en-newusers. This policy is intended to prevent abuse, not restrict access by legitimate Wikipedians.

Quick guide

 * 1) Register your username with Nickserv. This prevents problems with impersonation.
 * 2) If you have at least 300 edits, list yourself under Request Queue, following the instructions in that section.
 * 3) If you're confirmed, you will be autovoiced in the channel when you join. You only need to confirm once.

Note that very new Wikipedia accounts (often those with fewer than 300 edits) may be refused to prevent abuse.


 * 1) Register a nickname with Freenode, the IRC server hosting the channels. You can do this by typing   to switch to that name, then   to register it.
 * 2) While logged in to your Wikipedia account, edit this page and add your name to the list below. Please use the form.
 * 3) Join #countervandalism and ask to be confirmed. A channel staffer (identified in the channel by being voiced) will check that you have performed the steps above and add you to the channels "autovoice" list.
 * 4) After this, you will be have free access to the channel as long as you're logged in to your Freenode account. Some clients have options to log you in automatically; to do so manually, please type.

That is all that is required, and should take no more than five minutes. No real user with a valid Wikipedia username, a valid, registered, identified nickname and and at least 300 edits will be denied admission.

If there is a reason to question the requirement for "voice", we may ask for further identification, but this will be very very rare. An staffer may also defer to one of the senior staffers if they have cause for concern.

Results
If you're confirmed, you will be automatically voiced in the channels when you join. Note that users who don't access the channel for four months may be removed from the access list.

Please read the relevant channel policies. Any user's access may be revoked at any time at operators' discretion. Users may appeal to channel staff if they believe they have been treated unfairly.

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