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SomeoneElse · Voice Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Posts: 4

I know it's a strange request. Here's the problem:

-We have a reasonably popular, established channel with a steady following of regular trivia players and chatters.
-We also have a slightly obsessed and unnaturally fast player who thinks nothing of getting over a 100 answers correct in a row - and in the process, clearing the room of other players completely.
-We're at the stage now where others enter the room, see the streaker playing, and part again.

To save the room I am hoping we can organise a script that could quietly ignore streakers for just a minute or so after they get a certain number of correct answers. Room messages have been posted warning this may happen - and I have set .+ignore manually a couple of times via partyline. I don't really want to give bot access to other ops at this time though.

So ideally, when the bot sees "XYZ has won 6 in a row!" it ignores XYZ for a minute. Just enough time for others to get an answer or two in.

Don't know if it's possible, but it would also be great if our ops could enable or disable the script via a msg to the bot or other command. There are times when people are genuinely playing on their own simply because there is nobody else around, and that's fine.

So now this is me blushing Embarassed

for asking for so much ...

and having a little cry Crying or Very sad

please help save our room from turning into a one player hangout (I read on the sticky note that crying and blushing could help ...)

and saying thanks Very Happy

to anyone who reads this and considers helping.

willyw · Revered One Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1175

SomeoneElse · Voice Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Posts: 4

Thanks so much for this - wasn't expecting such a quick reply. It looks great to me and I'll give it a go this evening. I hadn't even thought about the bot not "seeing" its own text - which makes sense of course.

The manual setting is probably just what we need anyway - will allow others to have a bit of fun in quiet times and streak to their hearts content. Other ops have (or will have) enough flags to do this. I was just reluctant to add anyone else as masters as this particular bot is a friend's baby and I did't want to stuff it up in any way.

Thanks again - will reply again as soon as we have tested it.
Very Happy

SomeoneElse · Voice Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Posts: 4

Ok - well the stall script is working fine for me as it is - thanks again Smile

The only thing is that while we have quite a few ops, there are still periods of the day when the room isn't opped or the ops are idle (or asleep). And of course those are the times when the main offender seems to be playing now.

Just an idea - but could a different bot see that someone "has won x in a row" and then issue the !stall msg to the triviabot? We have a couple of bots languishing without jobs to do as it happens - so this could give them a reason for existing. Smile

willyw · Revered One Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1175

SomeoneElse · Voice Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Posts: 4

Message sent Smile

Just some more information for anyone else who may be reading and thinking this isn't quite right. This is actually just a measure to try and keep all our regular chatters happy and wanting to stay in our channel.
The whole issue has been openly discussed in the room and messages have been added to the bogus script, warning that lengthy streaks by any one player may mean they could be ignored by the bot for a short period. At the moment the ignore has been set to 60secs which is long enough for at least one other person to grab an answer.
I am sure all triviaholics will understand Smile