+ /** Write to all users on a channel except some users
+ * @param protoev Event to send, may contain any number of messages.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param except_list List of users not to send to
+ */
+ void Write(ClientProtocol::Event& protoev, char status = 0, const CUList& except_list = CUList());
+
+ /** Write to all users on a channel except some users.
+ * @param protoevprov Protocol event provider for the message.
+ * @param msg Message to send.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param except_list List of users not to send to
+ */
+ void Write(ClientProtocol::EventProvider& protoevprov, ClientProtocol::Message& msg, char status = 0, const CUList& except_list = CUList());
+
+ /** Return the channel's modes with parameters.
+ * @param showsecret If this is set to true, the value of secret parameters
+ * are shown, otherwise they are replaced with '<name>'.
+ * @return The channel mode string
+ */
+ const char* ChanModes(bool showsecret);
+
+ /** Get the value of a users prefix on this channel.
+ * @param user The user to look up
+ * @return The module or core-defined value of the users prefix.
+ * The values for op, halfop and voice status are constants in
+ * mode.h, and are OP_VALUE, HALFOP_VALUE, and VOICE_VALUE respectively.
+ * If the value you are given does not match one of these three, it is
+ * a module-defined mode, and it should be compared in proportion to
+ * these three constants. For example a value greater than OP_VALUE
+ * is a prefix of greater 'worth' than ops, and a value less than
+ * VOICE_VALUE is of lesser 'worth' than a voice.
+ */
+ unsigned int GetPrefixValue(User* user);
+
+ /** Check if a user is banned on this channel
+ * @param user A user to check against the banlist
+ * @returns True if the user given is banned
+ */
+ bool IsBanned(User* user);
+
+ /** Check a single ban for match
+ */
+ bool CheckBan(User* user, const std::string& banmask);
+
+ /** Get the status of an "action" type extban
+ */
+ ModResult GetExtBanStatus(User *u, char type);
+
+ /** Write a NOTICE to all local users on the channel
+ * @param text Text to send
+ * @param status The minimum status rank to send this message to.
+ */
+ void WriteNotice(const std::string& text, char status = 0);
+ void WriteRemoteNotice(const std::string& text, char status = 0);