Editing QuakeNet (section)

==Services==
Channels often feature QuakeNet's requestable bespoke [[IRC services|channel service]] 'Q'. Q is the main channel service and manages account authentication similar to nickname registration on servers with Nickserv; although there is no nickname protection service, instead operating on a first come first served basis. The other popular channel service seen in the larger channels is 'S'. S is SpamScan, a service used to detect spam from channels and warn or later punish the offending users. Since April 2014, D was also added as a channel service which collects various statistic metrics about a channel, such as word counts and popular phrases.

Additional services include O as an operserv reference bot to the server operators on QuakeNet, and R (RequestBot) which allows users to request both Q and S if their channel meets their requirements. There are many other backend services which help QuakeNet staff administer the network.<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://searchirc.com/services/QuakeNet
| title       = searchirc.com: QuakeNet's Services
| access-date  = 2009-04-23
}}</ref> QuakeNet also is the home to many other third-party bot-operated [[IRC services|services]] that can be used for various purposes to assist channel operators to run their channels or provide light entertainment. Many of these channels can be found using the channel search facility on the QuakeNet website.