FR: Bot for #io.js

[hemanth]

Freenode's #io.js deservers a bot! [Interested in helping for the same]

We can fork and modify ecmabot or write a new one! :)

[mousemke]

well... i dont know what is being looked at, but i can offer up a bot i've been working on.
https://github.com/mousemke/_val
http://knoblau.ch/_val

what capabilities are expected/desired/required?

[Fishrock123]

Can you suggest what it might do? I don't particularly feel like we should have a code-running bot.

[domenic]

-1, bots are very frustrating to have in an IRC channel.

[mousemke]

my suggestion from experience as well as the attitude of the channel would be have a bot to broadcast occasional io.js info when necessary, but a very low-key, minimally interactive bot

[Fishrock123]

Sounds like the MOTD?

[rvagg]

sounds like bikeshedding actually

IMO take this discussion to IRC, it's a relatively unregulated environment there but as I've stated before, my preference is for it to be focused on technical discussion and just generally being civil. If you bring in a bot then you are responsible for it and all of its actions so it's up to you if you want that on your head.

[hemanth]

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