What do those symbols before channels in a WHOIS mean?
There are several symbols you may see prefixed to channel names in a user's WHOIS. These are:
@#channel
The user has operator status in the channel.
+#channel
The user has voice status in the channel.
<#channel
The user is invisible in a channel with channel mode +D or +d set.
-#channel
The user has user mode +d (deaf) set, and won't receive channel messages.
!#channel
User is a 'zombie', which means the user was kicked from the channel, but the kick has not yet been acknowledged by the user's server.
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