if (!desc) {
    syntax_error(s_ChanServ, u, "REGISTER", CHAN_REGISTER_SYNTAX);
    } else if (strcmp(chan, "#") == 0) {
    notice_lang(s_ChanServ, u, CHAN_REGISTER_SHORT_CHANNEL);
    } else if (*chan == '&') {
    notice_lang(s_ChanServ, u, CHAN_REGISTER_NOT_LOCAL);
    } else if (*chan != '#') {
    notice_lang(s_ChanServ, u, CHAN_REGISTER_INVALID_NAME);
    } else if (!ni) {
    notice_lang(s_ChanServ, u, CHAN_MUST_REGISTER_NICK, s_NickServ);
    } else if (!user_identified(u)) {
    notice_lang(s_ChanServ, u, CHAN_MUST_IDENTIFY_NICK,
        s_NickServ, s_NickServ);

 
    if (!chan || *chan != '#') {
    syntax_error(s_ChanServ, u, "FORBID", CHAN_FORBID_SYNTAX);
    return;
    } else if (strcmp(chan, "#") == 0) {
    notice_lang(s_ChanServ, u, CHAN_FORBID_SHORT_CHANNEL);
    return;
    }

 
    if (CSForbidShortChannel && strcmp(chan, "#") == 0) {
    mask = sstrdup("*!*@*");
    reason = getstring(user->ngi, CHAN_MAY_NOT_BE_USED);
    goto kick;
    }