- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: jmh9072
UPDATE: CAVX's Greasemonkey script is available here.
The Moderator Finder was originally written by kd5shw, and is currently being hosted and maintained by jmh9072.
STATUS:
Main site: Online!
uStalker: Online!
Mirror of Main Site: Online! (Hosted by burke9077)
What is it/How does it work?
This program downloads all of the moderators' profiles and checks the last time they posted, then it compiles a list telling which moderators posted last and at what time. That list is then output into the index page at mods.jmh9072.com
Binaries and Source Code:
Windows .zip (v4.1)
Linux .tgz (v4.2)
Mac OSX Users: Please download the Linux version and compile it. I may be able to help if it doesn't work. If you manage to compile it, please put together an archive and send it to me. I'd like to have this program available for these three operating systems.
As always, post here (or PM me) to report downtime, suggest new features, and ask questions. I'll do my best to respond quickly.
EDIT: Through the power of google, I have recovered the original post by kd5shw:
Posted by: kd5shw
Thanks to jmh9072 for hosting the site. The new modwatch can be found at http://mods.kd5shw.com
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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: http://kd5shw.com:1000/mod.html
So what is it?
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.
How do I use it?
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.
How well does it work?
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.
How did you do it?
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.
http://kd5shw.com:1000/code/modhtml/
Note that it uses information available to everyone on bnet. It just organizes the information.
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.
Thanks for the new updates jmh9072, helped alot, oh and kudo's to CAVX.