My response will be short, due to the fact that this is not the appropriate place for the discussion and because the decision has been made.
Your use of the IRC channel, is largely limited to joining, using the seen functionality of the bot and then parting. The bot and channel are not to be used in this manner. As such, since this is largely an issue with your abuse of the way you wish to use the bot, you have been explicitly denied access to using the functionalities of the bot.
Your ban has been lifted, but the decision to deny you access to the bot will not be changed.
Also please understand that the channel guidelines are just that, guidelines, not rules or laws. The guidelines are meant to stand as a default list of items that assist users in acting appropriately in the channel and not as a way to describe all things that channel operators will act upon. The way that the channel is managed as well as how individual incidents are treated are done so at the discretion of the channel OP in the manner that the OP believes to be best for the channel as a whole. The OPs of the channel reserve the right to interpret the guidelines as best suits the channel at any given time and can use, omit or add items as required without providing documentation as to those items.
Attempting to keep an accurate list of rules that users should abide and that OPs should follow is not feasible nor practical for such an environment, and as such, the way the channel is operated will not change.
Observe the spirit of the guidelines
Please observe the spirit of the guidelines. While these guidelines attempt to provide a clear guide for the successful and pleasurable use of the channel, they are an outline only. Please don’t use any of the ideas listed here to obfuscate or obstruct the intent or to harass other users. The channel is dependent on your willingness for it to succeed. Please avoid the practice of testing every boundary, every guideline, every word to see where you might get away with something. Please do not loudly protest the policies of WordPress and the actions of its staff team in a way that invites drama and negativity and disrupts the regular flow of information in the channel. If you want to talk policy, do it via email.
Respect decisions
Respect decisions. Channel ops work hard to be fair and balanced, but may not always resolve issues exactly the way you would. We are always willing to talk with you about any issues you have, but we ask that if you disagree with our actions, to please bring your criticism to us in query. This helps keep the channel on-topic and calm.
– http://codex.wordpress.org/IRC/Channel_Guidelines
