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diff --git a/proto/strfail.go b/proto/strfail.go
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+package proto
+
+func Strfail(fail Object) string {
+	switch fail.Kind {
+	case "bad-target":
+		return "unknown user or channel"
+	case "unknown-name":
+		return "unknown user or channel name"
+	case "invalid":
+		return "invalid action"
+	case "forbidden":
+		return "you don't have permission to do that"
+	case "name-taken":
+		return "name is in use: " + fail.Fields[""]
+	case "invalid-name":
+		return "name is too long or contains invalid characters: " + fail.Fields[""]
+	case "not-in-channel":
+		return "you are not a member of this channel: " + fail.Fields[""]
+	default:
+		return "unknown error"
+	}
+}