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From: Mikaela Suomalainen <mikaela+git@mikaela.info>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:45:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add Message-removal.md thanks to #oragono

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+# Removing/deleting messages
+
+## via average IRC client
+
+1. `/cap req message-tags` or set it to be automatically requested
+   (WeeChat: `irc.server_default.capabilities`)
+1. Open raw log (WeeChat: `/server raw`)
+1. `/quote history #channel` and look for the spam message alongside it
+   `@msgid=qwerty123456789`
+1. `/msg histserv delete qwerty123456789` (using the msgid here`)
+
+## via KiwiIRC
+
+* https://irc2.piraattipuolue.fi/
+
+Method 1: Right-click the message and select "Inspect Element" to find
+the `data-message-id`. Paste it into `/msg histserv delete`.
+
+Method 2:
+
+1. Open Settings from the top left corner (where there is the first
+   character of your display name).
+1. Scroll to bottom and enable advanced settings.
+1. Enable `showRaw` (feel free to filter for it).
+1. Follow the average IRC client instructions starting from step 3.