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Notices

Notices are a lightweight message type inspired by IRC's NOTICE command. They are used for announcements, service messages, and bot responses.

Key Characteristics

- Display with -Nick- prefix (distinct from regular <Nick> messages)
- Shown in a distinct color for easy identification
- Do NOT create PM windows or conversations sidebar entries
- Do NOT trigger notification sounds or highlights
- The system must NEVER send automatic replies to notices (prevents bot loops)

Sending Notices

/notice <nickname> <message>
/notice <#channel> <message>

Routing Preferences

Use /notice_routing to configure where user-targeted notices appear. Channel notices always appear in the channel window regardless of routing settings.

Ignore Integration

Notices respect the ignore system. Use /ignore <nick> notices to filter notices from a specific user, or /ignore <nick> to filter all message types.

See Also

/notice Command · /notice_routing Command · Private Messages · /ignore Command