[03:11] <dax> Hi all. freenode is currently experiencing network-wide spambot activity. If you spot it in any of our channels and need assistance with it, feel free to yell in here.
[03:12] <dax> I've discussed with staff, their best suggestion at this time as far as channel modes is blocking unidentified users, which would be +q $~a (to mute them) or +r (to block them). #ubuntu-meeting and #canonical-sysadmin are currently getting spambot visits and are both +q $~a, I'm not aware of any other Ubuntu-adjacent channels.
[03:12] <dax> [My usual note on #ubuntu being +r blocking nonsense like this applies ;)]
[03:26] <dax> (apparently there's PM spam too, so that's fun)
[03:44] <lotuspsychje> good morning to all
[03:46] <lotuspsychje> one of the volunteers made a stats collect of #ubuntu of last years with the difference -R and +R if you would just take a look at it please and think how we could bring #ubuntu back to life again? https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/nWHDts6YTy/
[03:48] <dax> 1. does "lines" there mean messages or all lines (including joins/parts)?
[03:48] <dax> 2. considering that freenode got its worst spamwave of the year literally just today (and it's ongoing), this is mildly amusing timing
[03:49] <lotuspsychje> we understand its not easy with the trolling, the botnet spamers and the registered nonsense dax..
[03:49] <dax> (or was ongoing 20 minutes ago, looks like they wandered off for a bit)
[03:49] <lotuspsychje> dax: the lines collected are only spoken lines, no joins & parts
[03:49] <dax> thanks
[03:49] <lotuspsychje> thank you ; )
[03:50] <dax> If anyone wants to discuss it go for it, I'll stay out of it 'cause my thoughts are well known.
[03:52] <el> i saw what unregged had in it, so my thoughts have also been made known
[04:16] <bn_work> sorry, it's late for me... was trying to use pastebin but it mistakenly sent to channel, please unquiet...
[04:16] <dax> bn_work: it automatically unquieted, you should be okay to talk now
[04:20] <bn_work> thanks