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Subject: Moderator Stalker: Stalk the mods! (And now your friends too!)
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

It'd be nice to have a "Msg User" on the Mod Stalker/uStalker.

  • 08.14.2008 8:40 AM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
It'd be nice to have a "Msg User" on the Mod Stalker/uStalker.
Good idea.

  • 08.14.2008 8:46 AM PDT
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Can the icon just take us to the list of recent posts instead of their profile? I think it might be doable, I'm not sure. Looks like the recent posts go by name and not by ID.

[Edited on 08.14.2008 9:29 AM PDT]

  • 08.14.2008 9:27 AM PDT

Estne volumen in toga an solum tibi libet me videre?

Nothing suits me like a suit.

Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

If I forget my password for uStalker, what can I do?

  • 08.14.2008 11:17 PM PDT

It would be interesting to see who the top stalked users are, and how many users are stalking a particular user. Also, see how many people and who is stalking you.

  • 08.15.2008 12:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: TheKilla88
If I forget my password for uStalker, what can I do?
Just go ahead and say it, "AWWW S-blam!-

  • 08.15.2008 1:07 AM PDT
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Posted by: Firebird347
It would be interesting to see who the top stalked users are, and how many users are stalking a particular user. Also, see how many people and who is stalking you.
That would be interesting to see, but that would also require more php skills and data storage from jmh.

  • 08.15.2008 1:08 AM PDT
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I love Coup d'Bungie.

  • 08.15.2008 1:45 AM PDT
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I have a question about the user stalker. Is it possible to develop a "keep me logged in button" for the user stalker because it times out and logs me out after a certain amount of time? I don't want to give you more work. But if it were easy to do could you do it?

  • 08.16.2008 9:43 PM PDT

Posted by: odmichael
I have a question about the user stalker. Is it possible to develop a "keep me logged in button" for the user stalker because it times out and logs me out after a certain amount of time? I don't want to give you more work. But if it were easy to do could you do it?


Well it is, but that would involve cookies, which is what I am working on at the moment.

  • 08.17.2008 6:07 AM PDT

Posted by: halofreak33
Well it is, but that would involve cookies, which is what I am working on at the moment.
That's not really what he was asking about. He wants to know if he can stay logged into the uStalker site for a longer period of time.

Posted by: odmichael
I have a question about the user stalker. Is it possible to develop a "keep me logged in button" for the user stalker because it times out and logs me out after a certain amount of time? I don't want to give you more work. But if it were easy to do could you do it?
Yes, it's quite easy. I can just give an option to extend the time your browser keeps your cookies.

Update: I just increased the default time to stay logged in from 4 hours to 1 day. The new version will have an option to choose how long you want to stay logged in.

4 hours was okay for internal testing, but a production release should let you stay in longer.

[Edited on 08.17.2008 10:57 AM PDT]

  • 08.17.2008 9:24 AM PDT

I'm confused. It's malfunctioning.

The moderator finder will say Yoozel posted at 8/21/2008 22:59, and the profile says the same thing, but when I check recent posts, it says 08.16.2008 1:43 AM PDT. What the hell?

I think the problem lays with B.net, but still.

Oh, and wouldn't this be easier to read if it went by AM PM rather than a 24 hour clock? Could that be an option?

  • 08.21.2008 11:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: JimboMonkey1234
I'm confused. It's malfunctioning.

The moderator finder will say Yoozel posted at 8/21/2008 22:59, and the profile says the same thing, but when I check recent posts, it says 08.16.2008 1:43 AM PDT. What the hell?

I think the problem lays with B.net, but still.

Oh, and wouldn't this be easier to read if it went by AM PM rather than a 24 hour clock? Could that be an option?
Good point. I wish it was working though!

  • 08.22.2008 5:27 AM PDT

Posted by: BB rulz07
Posted by: JimboMonkey1234
I'm confused. It's malfunctioning.

The moderator finder will say Yoozel posted at 8/21/2008 22:59, and the profile says the same thing, but when I check recent posts, it says 08.16.2008 1:43 AM PDT. What the hell?

I think the problem lies with B.net, but still.

Oh, and wouldn't this be easier to read if it went by AM PM rather than a 24 hour clock? Could that be an option?
Good point. I wish it was working though!
The "last post" feature counts group posts, but the search feature doesn't return results inside groups.

I guess I could make it AM/PM, but I don't really know much interest there is in such a feature. I personally don't have any problem with the 24-hour clock.

(And BB rulz, what do you mean that "you wish it was working?" Everything looks to be working just fine)

  • 08.22.2008 12:39 PM PDT

Posted by: jmh9072
Posted by: BB rulz07
Posted by: JimboMonkey1234
I'm confused. It's malfunctioning.

The moderator finder will say Yoozel posted at 8/21/2008 22:59, and the profile says the same thing, but when I check recent posts, it says 08.16.2008 1:43 AM PDT. What the hell?

I think the problem lies with B.net, but still.

Oh, and wouldn't this be easier to read if it went by AM PM rather than a 24 hour clock? Could that be an option?
Good point. I wish it was working though!
The "last post" feature counts group posts, but the search feature doesn't return results inside groups.

I guess I could make it AM/PM, but I don't really know much interest there is in such a feature. I personally don't have any problem with the 24-hour clock.

(And BB rulz, what do you mean that "you wish it was working?" Everything looks to be working just fine)
Thanks, I figured it was something like that.

Oh, and I'm just too lazy to do the math. I don't go off of military time.

  • 08.22.2008 12:56 PM PDT
Subject: Moderator Stalker :: uStalker :: New script by CAVX is online!

Please compile for OSX!

  • 08.23.2008 1:59 PM PDT

I'm on a mac and it works for me.
Posted by: L0NEW0LF112
Please compile for OSX!

  • 08.24.2008 5:32 PM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
That's one of the reasons why if you're using bungie.net polls to collect any kind of real data, you're completely insane.

While this in on the front page, is the mod stalker broken for anyone else? :( I can't tell who's on.

  • 08.24.2008 5:58 PM PDT
Subject: Moderator Stalker :: uStalker

Posted by: Luke35120
I'm on a mac and it works for me.
Posted by: L0NEW0LF112
Please compile for OSX!
He's talking about compiling the source for Mac. You can access the output of the executable using any web-enabled device. I don't have an ETA, but I hope to have a Mac version soon.
Posted by: Halo Creed
While this in on the front page, is the mod stalker broken for anyone else? :( I can't tell who's on.
The site is still too unstable for me to start the program again. Once things settle down, it'll be operational. (I thought the message I posted was self-explanatory, but I guess not)

  • 08.24.2008 6:21 PM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
That's one of the reasons why if you're using bungie.net polls to collect any kind of real data, you're completely insane.

Posted by: jmh9072
(I thought the message I posted was self-explanatory, but I guess not)


I understood it >.> I just wanted to know if anyone else was having teh problemz.

  • 08.24.2008 6:23 PM PDT

Posted by: Halo Creed
Posted by: jmh9072
(I thought the message I posted was self-explanatory, but I guess not)


I understood it >.> I just wanted to know if anyone else was having teh problemz.
Oh, well, yes, everyone is getting that message.

UPDATE: The site seems to have stabilized for the most part. I'm going to try to start everything back up.

UPDATE2: It seems to be working. Hopefully, bnet's load balancer will continue to work and the problems won't come back.

[Edited on 08.24.2008 6:53 PM PDT]

  • 08.24.2008 6:36 PM PDT
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Nice, very useful

  • 08.25.2008 12:52 AM PDT

if knowledge is power and power corrupts, isn't knowledge therefore dangerous?
Black Tower

i like this.
it lets me know if they're ignoring my pm's or not...

[Edited on 08.27.2008 2:10 PM PDT]

  • 08.27.2008 2:09 PM PDT
Subject: Moderator Stalker: Stalk the mods! (And now your friends too!)

Posted by: jmh9072
Posted by: halofreak33
Well it is, but that would involve cookies, which is what I am working on at the moment.
That's not really what he was asking about. He wants to know if he can stay logged into the uStalker site for a longer period of time.

Posted by: odmichael
I have a question about the user stalker. Is it possible to develop a "keep me logged in button" for the user stalker because it times out and logs me out after a certain amount of time? I don't want to give you more work. But if it were easy to do could you do it?
Yes, it's quite easy. I can just give an option to extend the time your browser keeps your cookies.

Update: I just increased the default time to stay logged in from 4 hours to 1 day. The new version will have an option to choose how long you want to stay logged in.

4 hours was okay for internal testing, but a production release should let you stay in longer.


Ah, good work.

  • 08.28.2008 8:19 PM PDT
Subject: Moderator Stalker :: uStalker :: New script by CAVX is online!
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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
[hr]
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.

  • 08.28.2008 8:48 PM PDT