The answer is simple.
- It is a rule that applies to everyone no matter how long they have been frequenting the channel.
- Not everyone in the channel each time you enter was there when you first entered and ID'd for the first time.
- Not all ops were there when you ID'd for the first time.
"Why not use a profile bot?"
- Although that is possible, we want to rely as little as possible on bots for such functions simply because when the bot goes offline (and they do) everything reduces to chaos.
