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Become an IRCNow Ambassador!

If you enjoy socializing with other admins/opers, negotiating deals, would like to help improve IRC, improve user freedom, and hang out with your friends, this is the job for you.

Your Reward

1. Become staff on IRCNow
2. Free OpenBSD VPS
3. Gain diplomatic immunity on foreign networks
4. Receive extra accounts and services as needed
5. Hang out with friends while improving IRC
6. Add a new work experience for your CV/resume
7. Help improve freedom on the internet

We may someday pay salaries to our staff, but we cannot afford to do so at this time.

How to Apply

1. Become familiar with our goals for IRC and our commitment to user freedom.
2. Understand our technology and software.
3. Request a shell account and other IRC services.
4. Contact us on IRC or email your application to admin@ircnow.org. Ambassadors can remain anonymous.
5. We'll interview you, and if you are qualified, you'll be promoted to staff!

Your Duties

1. Commit to help our network for a minimum of 5 hours per week
2. Negotiate with other networks: get connection limit exemptions (ilines), negotiate alliances, and partnerships
3. Get sponsorships from free software/open source organizations, businesses, and private donors
4. Get to know all the networks on IRC.
5. Help with marketing and interacting with users.
6. Report all money transactions that involve IRCNow

Administration

1. Track our progress on the roadmap
2. See the report on IRCNow Finances