(defcustom erc-lurker-trim-nicks t
"If t, trim trailing `erc-lurker-ignore-chars' from nicks.
-This causes e.g. nick and nick` to be considered as the same
+This causes e.g. nick and nick\\=` to be considered as the same
individual for activity tracking and lurkiness detection
purposes."
:group 'erc-lurker