Lotto game on IRC
Register

We are the best invite forum on the internet! Here you will find free invites, free seedboxes, free bonuses, and much more. Our members know the true meaning of sharing and have created a truly global bittorent community! Our site has the most up to date information on all private trackers and our members will guide you and introduce you to this truly secretive and enlightened club. Ready to get started? Register now!


View Poll Results: Lotto game on IRC anyone?

Voters
71. You may not vote on this poll
  • Annoying, move it to a chan of its own.

    13 18.31%
  • Trigger the lotto command as a /ctcp and /notice.

    33 46.48%
  • Leave it like it is.

    24 33.80%
  • Other.

    1 1.41%
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 28
  1. #1

    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Montreal, Canada
    Posts
    387

    Default Lotto game on IRC

    I don't know why mods, supermods and admins are still allowing that continuous spam, but I'd really like if it could be moved somewhere else than T-I's IRC main chan. It's really annoying and I'm not the only one who thinks it. Plenty of users have stopped hanging around IRC because of it.

    Creating a #lotto chan or something would fix the issue or anything else, as long as we don't have to suffer this plague on the main chan.



    My 2 cents.


  2. To remove ads become VIP. Inquire about advertising here.
  3. #2

    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Posts
    4,275

    Default

    I mentioned the spam to outdoors30 during the premature stages of his lotto system. I felt the same as you, but then he did make a valid argument. The purpose of the lotto is to promote idling and conversations in the IRC channel and it has. I was quite skeptic of that as well, but seriously, the channel has been more active. The users in #torrent-invites usually hovers around ~58, but now it's around ~80. I'm not suggesting that the lotto system is the entire cause of this, but it definitely did contribute to that value.

    A suggestion would be to trigger the lotto command as a /ctcp and /notice the information to the user rather than announcing it to the channel. The only time the announcement should be public is when there is a winner.

    What you could do is append a poll to this thread.

    1) Move the lotto to another channel
    2) Leave it as is
    3) Follow el2em's suggestion

  4. #3

    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Montreal, Canada
    Posts
    387

    Default

    Excellent suggestion el2m, editing the suggesting in the form of a poll.

  5. #4

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    470

    Default

    A suggestion would be to trigger the lotto command as a /ctcp and /notice the information to the user rather than announcing it to the channel. The only time the announcement should be public is when there is a winner.
    This sounds good to me. It gets rid of the spam and if the lotto does promote idling in the main channel, this way we keep that too ;)
    A long time ago a creature born of dust brought light to the darkest corner of the universe. Over centuries he became a beacon of hope and a force for good. No evil could touch him; no darkness could sway him off his path. He helped those in need and guided them to fulfill their destiny. And, someday in the distant future when he is no longer need he will once again become dust, but until that day he is The Exalted.

  6. #5

    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Montreal, Canada
    Posts
    387

    Default

    I myself voted to put the lotto on a different channel. el2em said that the number of active users on chan increased and it's probably true. But when thinking about it, the same users would probably stay in both chans. It hardly seems that they're just going to join a different chan and not join T-I's main. This way, everybody would be happy: increased number of users (if that's the goal why not), and seperate chans for "normal" and lotto activities.
    Last edited by UBi; February 14th, 2011 at 03:22 AM.

  7. #6

    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    south australia
    Posts
    750

    Default

    Ubi i have voted (Trigger the lotto command as a /ctcp and /notice.), i hope this will happen and make the majority of users happy.

  8. #7
    shadowbuild is online now shadowbuild's Avatar THE DARKSIDE OF TI

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    in your subconscious
    Posts
    11,531
    Blog Entries
    4

    Default

    I did my part I voted and I have no problem with this being in the main channel it not only is bring activity on Irc up it is helping members give out invites in my opinion
    Last edited by shadowbuild; February 14th, 2011 at 08:54 PM.

    only the shadow knows the evil in the heart of men

  9. #8

    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    The Great Plains
    Posts
    1,064

    Default

    I like keeping it in main channel, this has changed IRC for the better - but yeah, it might be okay to make it not broadcast to everyone in the channel.

  10. #9

    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    1,291

    Default

    I vote for Trigger the lotto command as a /ctcp and /notice.

  11. #10

    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    585

    Default

    You guys dont want to see my hundreds of losses ( i still havnt one yet btw, which i assume means the contest is racist. ), I have to say, im mildly insulted.

    I like el2ems sugg, we dont necessarily need to see everyone losses just if theres a winner ;)

    I do think it should stay in #t-i simply because for the people who are joining because of the contest, if its in a lotto channel, theres no discussion, just people saying 'lotto' all day, when they pop into the channel to say lotto and see a conversation going they may jump in, where as, if it was just a channel they may never talk in main.

    By the same token, I dunno how hard it will be implement the idea where it only publicly announces it if its a winner. But if its hard/complex I cant really blame outdoors30 for not being 100% willing to jump in and spend all the time coding it. Not if hes as lazy as me, that is :P

    This is a good thing to bring up though, No one should leave the room because theyre annoyed, thats lame :l Fo' Serious!

    EDIT: BTW youre WELCOME and YES i DO deserve special thanks for YOURE AWESOME AVATAR!!!!!
    Last edited by Josh; February 14th, 2011 at 07:20 PM. Reason: i could tell you but than id have to kill you.
    <Lardo>josh you rule
    Thanks to DocDoom for my pretty much as sweet as they come avatar. He was also cooler for about 15 seconds when he changed his name.

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. A Seedbox for being on IRC?!?!
    By ethicks in forum Announcements
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: April 12th, 2009, 01:27 PM
  2. What and where you go on IRC?
    By coolkensington in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: February 15th, 2009, 07:15 PM
  3. Gaining post count for chatting on IRC
    By Ikyn in forum Suggestions
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: January 23rd, 2009, 06:26 PM
  4. Replies: 55
    Last Post: December 30th, 2008, 04:16 PM
  5. Reactivate SHOUT BOX & Hold off on IRC
    By welsh032003 in forum Suggestions
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: December 12th, 2008, 07:59 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •