Moderator Finder and uStalk v1.2
The original Moderator Finder was written by kd5shw
The new uStalk and Moderator Finder are written by jmh9072 and Firebird347
[b]STATUS:
Moderator Finder: [url=http://mods.jmh9072.com]Online![/url]
uStalker: [url=http://ustalk.jmh9072.com/]Online![/url]
MIRRORS:
Gronfors's Mirror: [url=http://ustalk.fyrum.com/stalk.php?uid=1]Online![/url][/b]
[url=http://ustalk.googlecode.com/files/uStalk-Greasemonkey-v1.1-r50.user.js]Greasemonkey Script v1.1-r50[/url]
[u][b]What is it/How does it work?[/b][/u]
This program finds each moderator's last post time and enters it into a database. Whenever a person accesses the site, a list is shown, organized by the last time a moderator has posted. The list is updated no more frequently than every 30 minutes.
[u][b]Source Code[/b][/u]
The source code for uStalk can be found on [url=http://code.google.com/p/ustalk]Google Code![/url] :)
Feel free to play around with it and patches are very welcome if you have anything you'd like to add.
The code is licensed under the New BSD License. If you use it or parts of it in another project, please give credit to the authors. At the time of this writing, the authors are jmh9072 and Firebird347.
EDIT: Through the power of google, I have recovered the original post by kd5shw:
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] kd5shw
Thanks to jmh9072 for hosting the site. The new modwatch can be found at [url]http://mods.kd5shw.com[/url]
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The question has been brought up a lot. How do I report spam. Several answers are given. (gmail, irc, msn, pms) Each method has its own pros and cons, but the question that always comes up about the pm solution is how do I tell which moderator is online. Now we have an answer. I've given out this answer a couple times in the individual threads, but the threads keep popping up. So I've decided that I should create a thread about it so more people can see it.
First a link: [url]http://kd5shw.com:1000/mod.html[/url]
[u]So what is it?[/u]
It is a list of moderators sorted, using a program I wrote, so that the last moderator to sign on is listed first. In the same row as the listed moderator is the time they last had activity on bnet. This time is the time that bnet servers use. I believe that is UTC -8, but I could be wrong.
[u]How do I use it?[/u]
I'll give an example. Say you see spam on bnet. Go to the site I linked above. Any mod that is on in the last 5 minutes(this isn't an exact figure use your judgement) can be considered 'online'. Then click on the avatar of the mod is online. This will bring you to the profille. Click on message user and send the message you want. If more than one moderator is online you can message them too by going back and clicking their avatar. Sending to more than one increases the chance of action being taken.
[u]How well does it work?[/u]
It works about as well as the online indicators on forums. I don't have access to the what sessions have been ended by logging out so there is some delay there compared to something that would be built into the site.
[u]How did you do it?[/u]
I wrote a program that downloads the moderator profiles and looks at the time stamp on the page. The program then does a sort on the list of moderators. If you want the source or the executable/batch files so you can run a local mirror or just so you can follow the code here is a link to the source/executables.
[url]http://kd5shw.com:1000/code/modhtml/[/url]
Note that it uses information available to everyone on bnet. It just organizes the information.[/quote]
NOTE: KD5's post was not edited at all in the interest of preserving his thread, and it should be noted that his original links no longer work. Also, some changes have been made since the New Hawtness that makes some of the information he wrote outdated. Currently, the program uses the date and time that the moderators last posted instead of the date and time they last loaded a page because the "Last Login" times are no longer shown in profiles. Any mod that has posted in the last 30 minutes can be considered online. It would be best to PM the ones that have posted fairly recently.
[Edited on 07.04.2012 1:55 PM PDT]
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From where? [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Luke35120 "just another fan" is missing.[/quote]
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"just another fan" is missing.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] BLAIR223 Just installed. Also, what do you put in for uStalk ID? Thanks =)[/quote]I'm assuming you have also registered for the site and setup a stalk list? If so, just look in the top right corner of the screen on [url=http://ustalk.jmh9072.com]the homepage[/url]. It'll say uStalk UID: #. Just put that number into the script.
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Just installed. Also, what do you put in for uStalk ID? Thanks =)
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Argorok [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jmh9072 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TOM T 117 Could this be used to show other users too. Because if you could format it so you could search for a user to see whether or noth they are online that would be awesome![/quote] Yes, as I said in the original thread, I am working on such a feature; however, it would need to be written in PHP instead of C++. I haven't done anything with it in a while, but it's on my list of things to do.[/quote]How's that going by the way?[/quote][url=http://ustalk.jmh9072.com]It's been done for quite some time. :)[/url] Just register for an account, then you'll be able to input other users UIDs, names, and avatar URLs, and it will organize them on a page by last post date. If you need help or have any questions, just post here or shoot me a PM.[/quote] Oh! Gotcha. I didn't know there were accounts now. I'm off to heavily stalk people I've never heard of.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Duardo This thing is so cool.[/quote]Thank you so much. :) [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Argorok [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jmh9072 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TOM T 117 Could this be used to show other users too. Because if you could format it so you could search for a user to see whether or noth they are online that would be awesome![/quote] Yes, as I said in the original thread, I am working on such a feature; however, it would need to be written in PHP instead of C++. I haven't done anything with it in a while, but it's on my list of things to do.[/quote]How's that going by the way?[/quote][url=http://ustalk.jmh9072.com]It's been done for quite some time. :)[/url] Just register for an account, then you'll be able to input other users UIDs, names, and avatar URLs, and it will organize them on a page by last post date. If you need help or have any questions, just post here or shoot me a PM.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jmh9072 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] TOM T 117 Could this be used to show other users too. Because if you could format it so you could search for a user to see whether or noth they are online that would be awesome![/quote] Yes, as I said in the original thread, I am working on such a feature; however, it would need to be written in PHP instead of C++. I haven't done anything with it in a while, but it's on my list of things to do.[/quote]How's that going by the way?
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This thing is so cool.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Rokit Bravo jmh ;-)[/quote] Thanks. :) Firebird and I actually both came up with the idea independently. And we also have some great ideas for next year! ;) [url=http://mods.jmh9072.com/aprilfools11]April Fools 2011: uDoNotStalk[/url] [Edited on 04.02.2011 3:52 PM PDT]
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Bravo jmh ;-)
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Raaascal What are these so called 'April Fools pranks?' :-)[/quote] [url=http://mods.jmh9072.com/aprilfools07]April Fools 2007[/url] [url=http://mods.jmh9072.com/aprilfools08]April Fools 2008[/url] [url=http://mods.jmh9072.com/aprilfools09]April Fools 2009[/url] And apparently I didn't have a good idea for one last year. :-/
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What are these so called 'April Fools pranks?' :-)
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Luke35120 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Badseed_666 I'm sorry but this is creepy. Stalking?! Really?[/quote]It's not stalking, it's just letting you know who's posted...which is not the same at all. >.> <.<[/quote]It uses publicly available information about the last time someone posted, just compiles multiple users' times into a list for you. If one wanted to follow a single user, they wouldn't need this at all. The name is really just meant to be humorous. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] CYBER DRAGON 666 seeing as how I went through all the pages to comment on this, where do we sign up for variant April fools pranks? or this the real deal here? Obviously, it..... is?[/quote]The April Fools pranks are just something we try to put together every year. Nowhere to sign up, it just happens. [Edited on 03.05.2011 2:01 PM PST]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Take this thread away! Another reason for a hacker to...uh.....hack. And stuff![/quote] Your name confuses me!
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seeing as how I went through all the pages to comment on this, where do we sign up for variant April fools pranks? or this the real deal here? Obviously, it..... is?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Badseed_666 I'm sorry but this is creepy. Stalking?! Really?[/quote]It's not stalking, it's just letting you know who's posted...which is not the same at all. >.> <.<
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I'm sorry but this is creepy. Stalking?! Really?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Firebird347 It appears I broke the server while doing some upgrades. It should all be working now. Sorry for the downtime.[/quote] Ah that would do it huh? no inconvenience at all. I do have a question though, I will PM you.
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It appears I broke the server while doing some upgrades. It should all be working now. Sorry for the downtime. [Edited on 02.27.2011 2:34 PM PST]
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Is the server down for maintenance? Ustalk isn't working.
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I test against Firefox and Chrome, but all modern browsers should work. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Luke35120 It's a website so I imagine all browsers work somewhat. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the cobbler What browsers are supported?[/quote][/quote]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the cobbler What browsers are supported?[/quote] Yes. I think all browsers work on it. I'm using Chrome and it works great.
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It's a website so I imagine all browsers work somewhat. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] the cobbler What browsers are supported?[/quote] [Edited on 02.23.2011 11:23 PM PST]
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What browsers are supported?
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Hey it works for me again.
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This is an awesome tool.