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elkybut whyyyyyyyy?00:50
rwwssshhhhhhhh00:50
Picielky: because you ran for the positionnnnn01:07
Pici;P01:07
madsailor Hello all.  I have noticed that questions go unanswered for long periods sometimes in #ubuntu-beginners.  Would it be possible to have ubottu msg a redirect to the main #ubuntu channel rather than leaving people to wait indefinately?  Would this be a bad idea for some reason?02:28
bazhangmadsailor, how about you giving them a nudge yourself? something like, you may get a quicker answer in #ubuntu02:28
madsailorbazhang, I do, and I try to help if I feel I can, but obviously there are times when everyone there is really just lurking02:30
bazhangmadsailor, well sometimes no one knows the answer, no matter the channel02:30
madsailorbazhang, true.  Just thought that the main channel is more likely to have an answer since it is so much higher volume, and there is almost always someone active02:31
bazhangmadsailor, thus my initial suggestion02:32
madsailorI understand. I can manually redirect.  Anyone can.  But sometimes no one is paying attention.  Ubottu can continuously pay attention when lurkers are elsewhere (or uninterested in typing the same please check in #ubuntu message for the #####'th time))02:35
m4vmadsailor: we can't do that automatically in a reliable way or guaranteed that I won't be abused.02:36
m4vit*02:36
m4vbazhang suggestion is the best, if nobody is looking then the channel needs more active people, not a patch-work with a bot.02:38
gpcmadsailor: it is a good idea but it is worth noting that not everybody is always available to help. Perhaps speaking with the channel ops and see if they want to add something in the channel topic about #ubuntu.02:38
gpcI can tell you for certain that 11 of the people who are voiced in that channel would have no problem with you sending them a PM, the rest I am sure would be fine with it also02:39
madsailorgpc, channel topic is a good idea.  I realize people are often busy w/other things and/or can't help with a specific issue.  I just thought having a helpful redirect when that was the case might be useful, but I suppose it could be abused02:42
gpcthing is there is no easy way of making the bot sentient02:42
gpc:)02:42
m4vyeah.02:42
madsailormaybe you can get ubottu a date with watson;)02:43
m4vubottu: you wanna date Watson?02:44
ubottuError: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)02:44
madsailorhaha...guess she'll need to be programmed with some livelier dinner conversation first02:45
nhandlermadsailor: FYI, in the future, it usually helps if you go to the OPs for the channel (especially for a team channel like that). This sort of thing would be much better handled with a /topic or entrymsg than a patch for ubottu02:45
madsailornhandler, ok.  Will do that in the future. thanks all!02:47
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lubotu3In #ubuntu-cym, brobostigon said: !8ball is ianto a god?15:56
Tm_Tawww15:56
lubotu3In #ubuntu-cym, Kaia said: !8ball is Luinar scared of us?16:02
lubotu3In #ubuntu-cym, brobostigon said: !8ball is Kaia our welsh queen?16:03
Picihrm, thats annoying.16:03
DJonesI'm guessing that 8ball is a bot in -cym that answers yes/no16:04
Tm_Tis not16:04
DJonesAh well16:05
Tm_Tatleast wasn't when I last time were there16:05
DJonesHas it been sorted out, or is it worth me querying with brobostigon, he's talking -uk, or was it just botabuse16:06
Tm_TI can talk to him if he continues16:07
DJonesok16:07
Tm_TI even might practice my cymraeg skills while doing so (:)16:08
vish"cym" is which locale?16:09
DJonesCymri - Wales16:09
vishoh!16:09
DJonesSorry, should be Cymru16:10
DJonesTm_T: I can only remember one word of Welsh from spending 3 years there at college16:10
Tm_TDJones: I might remember ~10 words16:12
vishinteresting, i never would have made the connection to Wales..  thanks. :)  when 'cymraeg' was mentioned i thought it might be connected to reggae or something..16:13
ubot4pleia2 called the ops in #ubuntu-locoteams ()20:53
pleia2sorry, I should have acked that this is handled :)21:00
Picitsk tsk :P21:01
* pleia2 hugs Pici 21:01
PiciI noted it a bit late anyway ;)21:01

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