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document the gotcha about changing the webhook target on irc notif

I got bit by this and tried to send to `?channel=#tpo-admin`, which
obviously fails because # is a special character. Easier to just skip
the pound sign altogether.
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......@@ -269,8 +269,10 @@ URL should be:
... and you should select the notifications you wish to see in
`#tor-bots`. You can also enable notifications to other channels by
adding more parameters to the URL, like (say)
`?channel=%23tor-foo`. The parameters are documented the [KGB
documentation](https://salsa.debian.org/kgb-team/kgb/-/wikis/usage).
`?channel=tor-foo`. Important note: do not try to put the `#` in
the channel name, or if you do, URL-encode it (e.g. like `%23tor-foo`),
otherwise this will silently fail to change the target channel. Other
parameters are documented the [KGB documentation](https://salsa.debian.org/kgb-team/kgb/-/wikis/usage).
Note that GitLab admins might be able to configure [system-wide
hooks](https://gitlab.torproject.org/help/system_hooks/system_hooks) in [the admin section](https://gitlab.torproject.org/admin/hooks), although it's not entirely clear
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