Choose a channel name. IRC channel names start with a #, and Freenode's policy dictates that "off topic" channels should start with ##; e.g. ##mychannel.
Join the chosen channel. Use the /join ##mychannel command. If the channel was empty, it will be created and you will automatically become a "channel operator" (sometimes "chanop" or "op"). Ops are allowed to manage the channel – for example, to ban abusers. If the network doesn't give you op rights, it means the channel is already registered by somebody else.
Register the channel with the ChanServ bot. This makes sure nobody else can take over the channel. /msg ChanServ register ##mychannel
The channel is now registered!
When you want to become a channel operator again, ask ChanServ. /msg ChanServ op ##mychannel
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