File:Private message flood 2006 freenode.PNG

Summary
This screenshot shows a private message flood. Taken on Windows XP (in classic mode) in mIRC. (the network this was taken on was freenode) The clones here were made through tor.

Fair use rationale for IRC flood

 * I believe that it is fair to use this image in the IRC flood article:
 * To illustrate how a message flood can render the user interface of the client difficult to use.
 * In the absence of any free alternative. (note, that if anybody on a free  client happens to be hit with a message flood, please upload a new screenshot to replace this)
 * For use in the free encyclopædia, Wikipedia, hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia foundation.