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@@ -155,14 +155,10 @@ The spec reads:
I haven't been able to find any reasonable meaning in the phrase _"one day nicknames will be obsolete and the equivalent property will be the channel"_. It means nothing, and nicknames are just as relevant as they've always been.
-In addition, the described message format for both channel and user modes is incorrect (`'+'` and `'-'` are now allowed at any point in a modestring).
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For a wildly more accurate definition of this command, see [here](https://modern.ircdocs.horse/#mode-message).
-As noted above, the message format is incorrect as `'+'` and `'-'` are now allowed anywhere in a modestring.
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The specific list of channel modes here is outdated – 'private' is no longer standard, and there are a few more standard modes out there. See [here](https://modern.ircdocs.horse/#channel-modes) for an updated list.
There are now several 'types' of channel modes which are defined with the [`CHANMODES`](https://modern.ircdocs.horse/#chanmodes-parameter) RPL_ISUPPORT token. See [here](https://modern.ircdocs.horse/#mode-message) for further discussion on this and how it's implemented today.
@@ -177,8 +173,6 @@ In addition to the mistaken cut-off text here, these restrictions are now define
-As noted above, the message format is incorrect as `'+'` and `'-'` are now allowed anywhere in a modestring.
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The list of user modes here is outdated, and there are some other standard ones. See [here](https://modern.ircdocs.horse/#user-modes) for a slightly-updated list.