Grants channel owner status to a user (prefix ~). Owners have the highest privilege level and can set any mode, including +o and +q. The first user to join an unregistered channel is automatically made owner.
Hierarchy
Owner (~) > Operator (@) > Half-Operator (%) > Voice (+) > Regular
Usage
/mode +q Alice — Make Alice an owner /mode -q Alice — Remove owner from Alice
Only other owners can grant or revoke +q.