(use-package erc
             :defer t
             :hook (erc-mode . emojify-mode)
             :custom
             (erc-prompt-for-nickserv-password nil)
             (erc-track-shorten-start 8)
             (erc-auto-query 'bury)
             (erc-hide-list '("JOIN" "PART" "QUIT"))
             (erc-network-hide-list '(("libera.chat" "JOIN" "PART" "QUIT")))
             (erc-channel-hide-list '(("#emacs" "JOIN" "PART" "QUIT")))
             (erc-autojoin-channels-alist '(("libera.chat" "#emacs")))
             (erc-rename-buffers t)
             (erc-image-inline-rescale 300)
             (erc-interpret-mirc-color t)
             (erc-kill-buffer-on-part t)
             (erc-kill-queries-on-quit t)
             (erc-kill-server-buffer-on-quit t)
             (erc-modules
              '(autojoin         ; Set away status automatically
                button           ; Join channels automatically
                completion       ; Complete nicknames and commands (programmable)
                fill             ; Wrap long lines
                irccontrols      ; Highlight or remove IRC control characters
                match            ; Highlight pals, fools, and other keywords
                menu             ; Display a menu in ERC buffers
                netsplit         ; Detect netsplits
                noncommands      ; Don’t display non-IRC commands after evaluation
                readonly         ; Make displayed lines read-only
                ring             ; Enable an input history
                services         ; Identify to Nickserv (IRC Services) automatically
                smiley           ; Convert smileys to pretty icons
                stamp            ; Add timestamps to messages
                truncate         ; Truncate buffers to a certain size
                )))

(defun start-irc (nick)
  (interactive "sTell me your nick please: ")
  (erc-tls :server "irc.libera.chat"
           :port 6697
           :nick nick
           :full-name "J. Edgar Hoover"))