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Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040867#msg1040867
« on: February 11, 2013, 12:21:24 am »
Aside from our lovely Potato, could we have a rule against using scripts, bots or whatever (not an IRC expert here) in the main chat room? Their triggers tend to be either annoyingly general, or people intentionally trigger them this spamming chat not only with what they're saying but also with what the bot's saying. For that matter whatever the bit says tends to be useless regardless, and again does nothing but spam chat a little bit.

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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040869#msg1040869
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2013, 12:25:31 am »
Aside from our lovely Potato, could we have a rule against using scripts, bots or whatever (not an IRC expert here) in the main chat room? Their triggers tend to be either annoyingly general, or people intentionally trigger them this spamming chat not only with what they're saying but also with what the bot's saying. For that matter whatever the bit says tends to be useless regardless, and again does nothing but spam chat a little bit.

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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040871#msg1040871
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2013, 12:26:40 am »
[22:06] <DANIEELA-BL> BL anyone?
[22:06] <ZappyBot> DANIEELA-BL I'll do it! My Ign is "Zapppy212", what's your ign DANIEELA-BL ?


[22:06] <Zappy212> Blarp, put on your "what time is it bot" ?
[22:06]  * blarp Glances to the top-right corner of the screen...
[22:06] <Zappy212> What time is it?
[22:06]  * blarp Glances to the top-right corner of the screen...
[22:06] <Zappy212> What time is it?
[22:06]  * blarp Glances to the top-right corner of the screen...

22:01] <Zappy212> What time is it?
[22:01] <+blarp> Time for you to buy a watch!
[22:01] <Zappy212> What time is it Zappy?
[22:01] <ZappyBot> Time for you to buy a watch!
[22:01] <+blarp> Time for you to buy a watch!
[22:01] <Zappy212> What time is it?
[22:01] <+blarp> Time for you to buy a watch!
[22:01] <Dm1321> ...
[22:01] <+Mitt_Romney> What is the time?
[22:01] <+CaptainScibra> What time is it?
[22:01] <+blarp> Time for you to buy a watch!
[22:01] <+CaptainScibra> :D
[22:01] <Dm1321> You gotta be kidding me.

[22:08] <+Opsinis> One hour... chat's dead
[22:09] <+blarp> NO!!!!!!! LIVE CHAT LIVE
[22:09] <ZappyBot> Anyone who wants to BL say "zappy me" or ''bl anyone?'' :D
[22:09] <+Applejack> Zappy me?
[22:09] <ZappyBot> Alrighty, my Elements in game name is "Zapppy212", what's yours Applejack ?

[22:09] <@n00b> Hello blarp and bot
[22:09] <+blarp> Hi! How have you been?
[22:09] <+Applejack> Chat's dead, basically
[22:09] <+blarp> NO!!!!!!! LIVE CHAT LIVE

[22:10] <+Applejack> Chat's dead. What time is it Zappy? Oh, and how are you Blarp?
[22:10] <ZappyBot> Time for you to buy a watch!
[22:10] <+blarp> Very well. Thank for asking.
[22:10] <+blarp> NO!!!!!!! LIVE CHAT LIVE
[22:10] <+blarp> I'm doing fine. Thanks!
[22:10]  * blarp Glances to the top-right corner of the screen...

Lovely.

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*blarp had a bot that said hello to everyone that enters to the chat*

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[11:24] == mode/#elementsthegame [+v Chapuz] by ChanServ
[11:24] <+blarp> hello Chapuz
[11:24] == Absol [~IRIS@elementscommunity.org] has left #elementsthegame []
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[11:24] == mode/#elementsthegame [+v Absol] by ChanServ
[11:24] <+blarp> hello Absol
[11:24] == Absol [~IRIS@elementscommunity.org] has left #elementsthegame []
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[11:24] == mode/#elementsthegame [+v Absol] by ChanServ
[11:24] <+blarp> hello Absol
[11:24] == Absol [~IRIS@elementscommunity.org] has left #elementsthegame []
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[11:24] == mode/#elementsthegame [+v Absol] by ChanServ
[11:24] <+blarp> hello Absol
[11:24] <+Absol> i see how it is
[11:25] == AAA [~IRIS@65.49.wr.wu] has quit [Client Quit]
[11:28] == Spielkind|away has changed nick to Spielkind
[11:29] <+RR> Anyway, is scripting allowed?
[11:30] <+Spielkind> what scripts?
[11:31] <+Chapuz> idk
[11:31] <+Chapuz> and no moderators online
[11:31] <+RR> Blarp's welcoming script.
[11:31] <+RR> Alan and Xeno are.
[11:31] <+Absol> vrt also uses script
[11:31] <+Spielkind> that potato is allowed too...
[11:32] <+Spielkind> so seems only some kind of "how do we like that script" not is it allowed
[11:32] <!UTAlan> It's more about common courtesy / avoiding spam
[11:33] <!UTAlan> Potato is bringing new content every time he posts and providing information to chat
[11:33] <!UTAlan> Blarp is saying a generic greeting when someone enters chat, even if he isn't there to respond back to them
[11:33] == Cheesy111 [~IRIS@205.222.wpv.nsw] has joined #elementsthegame
[11:34] == mode/#elementsthegame [+v Cheesy111] by ChanServ
[11:34] <+blarp> hello Cheesy111
[11:34] <!UTAlan> Scripting is allowed, but must avoid spam and use common courtesy
[11:34] == antiaverage [~antiavera@u-09-015-97-925.hsd9.ma.comcast.net] has quit [Quit: Computer has gone to sleep.]
[11:34] == blarp was kicked from #elementsthegame by UTAlan [Please disable the "hello" script before returning]
[11:34] <!UTAlan> So yeah.

Taken straight from What people say in chat. UTA already asked him to drop it and the problem ensues.

PS: We had two OP's at the time all this bottery was going on in chat.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2013, 12:31:02 am by Dm1321 »

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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040872#msg1040872
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2013, 12:30:52 am »
I'd suggest some sort of 'time-limit' filter that prevents a bot or script (excluding AveragePotato) from sending a message for e.g. every 5 minutes.

Scripting is nice and all but the real issue is how quickly the scripts can lead to spam.

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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040873#msg1040873
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2013, 12:31:33 am »
a perfect example of zappy spamming my bot.
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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040874#msg1040874
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2013, 12:32:56 am »
a perfect example of zappy spamming my bot.

Funny-- A perfect example of WHY bots shouldn't be allowed.

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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040886#msg1040886
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2013, 01:12:07 am »
The problem generally isn't the bots, the problem is people abusing the bots. Having said that, some sort of common sense should be used in what should be an acceptable script and what is not.

Example, welcoming scripts. Vrt and Pepokish have a script such that whenever someone says /me Waves, they both /me Waves back frantically! ..That's not annoying. That's adorable. As long as no one abuses it, which I've yet to see.

Blarp's script that causes him to say "Hello" every time anyone enters chat? Yeah, that's annoying.
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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040887#msg1040887
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2013, 01:14:38 am »
The problem generally isn't the bots, the problem is people abusing the bots. Having said that, some sort of common sense should be used in what should be an acceptable script and what is not.

Example, welcoming scripts. Vrt and Pepokish have a script such that whenever someone says /me Waves, they both /me Waves back frantically! ..That's not annoying. That's adorable. As long as no one abuses it, which I've yet to see.

Blarp's script that causes him to say "Hello" every time anyone enters chat? Yeah, that's annoying.

Which is why I've turned it off as of weeks ago. I'm trying to keep it to the adorable side :P
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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040895#msg1040895
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2013, 01:42:23 am »
As a laughing material, this is good, but as an actual chat, this is quickly annoying.
+1, though we need more "productive" bots like flood protection or deck autoparser.
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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040896#msg1040896
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2013, 01:49:45 am »
Maybe a slightly less blanketing rule that says that personal (as in non-admin-approved) bots must not be designed to respond to messages publicly, all bots must not post more than 6 messages per minute, and bots not approved must not post more than 1 message per minute.

Oh, and if there's a script that chokes off offending scripts, it should choke off anyone that had a major part in inducing it to do so, too.
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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040903#msg1040903
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2013, 02:49:33 am »
This and other "annoying as crap" banter is one reason I stay away from main chat unless I'm looking for someone in specific...

I would so love to sit in chat and help new players with their questions as they often get neglected but I personally cannot stand to be there most of the time...  and over half of the regular abusers are blocked on my IRC client anyways.

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Re: Ban bots in the main chat https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=46746.msg1040914#msg1040914
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2013, 04:16:40 am »
PLEASE, they are annoying and don't aport anything to the chat and community.
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