Most rooms are public. Anyone on the system may get into a public room.
Private rooms may take several forms:
- Guess-name: to gain access to this type of room, a user need only know
+ Hidden: to gain access to this type of room, a user need only know
the room's name. No hints are given by the system.
- Passworded: same as guess-name but the user must also know a password
+ Passworded: same as hidden but the user must also know a password
to get access.
Invitation-only: users may only gain access to this type of room if
-an aide gives it to them.
+an Admin gives it to them.
- Once a user has access to a private room, it shows up on the known
-rooms list and acts the same as any other room. Aides may kick users out
-of any type of private room, and out of excludable rooms.
+ Personal: this type of room acts as a user-specific "mailbox."
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+ Once a user has access to a private room, it shows up on the known
+rooms list and acts the same as any other room. Admins may kick users out
+of any type of private room, and out of excludable rooms. Please also keep
+in mind that Admins have access to ALL private rooms.
Before making it private, think about it. Does it really NEED to be private?