4 In order to encourage users to hold conversations in channels rather than
5 with "shouts" the server has a shout quota. A shout quota limits the
6 frequency of a user's shouts (including "it"-type shouts). For normal
7 purposes, the standard shout quota is not a limitation.
9 Imposing more strict shout quotas is a sanction for cases of shout abuse.
11 If you type "shout" or "it" alone without any message, you will be informed
12 about your current shout status: either (a) you may shout now, or (b) the time
13 when you may next make a shout.
15 See Also: channel etiquette intro_talking it shout shout_abuse
17 [Last modified: August 28, 1995 -- Friar]