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Community => Feedback/Suggestions/Problems => Topic started by: Highlander on December 29, 2008, 10:45:21 AM

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Highlander on December 29, 2008, 10:45:21 AM

I have been pondering this on several occasions, but never made it as far as posting before.

On several occasions, I've noticed people join the various channels of OPU, say "Hello" and get no reply. Shortly after they leave, or spam the channel trying to get response, before going away. Often I miss them by a couple of minutes only, and rarely they are seen coming back.. at least in my experience.


In the Download section for IRC is gives a basic description of what IRC is, and why we use it. However, for the untrained user it must seem like we are a inactive bunch, at least if you happen to be a European, logging in during the daytime. Nobody responds within the short time the "visitor", and they simply leave.

So, my thought was, that it perhaps would be useful to include a sentence about the necessity to wait at least 5 minutes for a reply from the channel.. or to include the description of how to call people's attention in IRC (Slap or highlight or any other method I have yet to discover).


Though annoying at times, it might just be that we gather up a bigger crowd ?

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Freeza-CII on December 31, 2008, 02:03:59 AM

Sad but true people rarely read them. It cant hurt tho.

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Spikerocks101 on December 31, 2008, 12:37:39 PM

I find that alot... i seen people come for 1 minute, and then leave. And, like highlander said, its always a just 1 minute to late...

Title: Irc Info
Post by: CK9 on January 09, 2009, 03:26:59 PM

Most of the time, people aren't responding because they are busy with something else (homework, a game...mostly homework though).

A chennel bot that welcomes people and explains this wouldn't hurt...

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Sirbomber on January 09, 2009, 05:46:25 PM

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A chennel bot that welcomes people and explains this wouldn't hurt...

You mean WELKUMs people.  ;)
As long as it does it in a PM.  That can get very spammy.
And it would have to not do it to registered people/regulars, for that would get annoying.

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Mez on January 10, 2009, 09:48:40 AM

unless it did it via DCC

I would have it send a dcc msg to anyone not registered with nickserv

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Hooman on January 10, 2009, 09:34:55 PM

*Stomps the staff*
Here ye, Here ye, the honourable ...

It's got possibilities.  :)  

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Leviathan on January 11, 2009, 05:55:07 AM

An auto join msg is easy to setup.

Title: Irc Info
Post by: CK9 on January 12, 2009, 04:25:02 PM

If possible, give it a delay, most people will ignore it if it happens while everything is loading up

Title: Irc Info
Post by: Highlander on January 13, 2009, 01:16:17 AM

Be safe, just add it both places ;)