Closed (won't fix)
Project:
Bot
Version:
6.x-1.x-dev
Component:
Code
Priority:
Normal
Category:
Feature request
Assigned:
Unassigned
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Created:
25 Jul 2010 at 17:48 UTC
Updated:
31 Jul 2010 at 05:31 UTC
Plan out some sort of way for ops to give an irc status to members who have met a certain karma status as authoritative when talking on IRC drupal channels. Possibly use course quizzes to ensure they know drupalicon bot commands, can effectively search drupal for answers, post issues, comment where needed in drupal and greatly assist ops in that specific channel. Then add to the irc node page that users with that irc user status are authoritative in that drupal subject matter.
Comments
Comment #1
avpadernoDruplicon is implemented using http://drupal.org/project/bot. You should open a feature request for that project.
Comment #2
avpadernoI am not sure that the karma status would be a valid criterium to distinguish authoritative people. I am not sure what authoritative people would mean, in the specific; if somebody is asking about a module I am developing, then I am more authoritative than others, independently from my karma status.
Also note that not all users know what IRC karma is; I have replied to some questions, but in few cases my karma has been increased. Until all users know what IRC karma is, and when it should be used, making this difference doesn't make sense.
Comment #3
avpadernoI am moving the report to the right issue queue.
Comment #4
morbus iffI've little interest in such a feature. I know of no Drupal IRC channel that uses multiple user/server statuses, see little reason to create a secondary metric for measuring a Drupal user's contributions or knowledge (which has in the past been predominantly handled by the d.o website, which is used far more heavily than IRC), and have never really been a fan of "certified" "accolades" in open source communities - they smack far too much of useless "You've passed the RedHat Certification Exam! You're a Certified Smartypants now!" systems which, like most quizzes, reward recollection, not action, creativity, or actual applied knowledge. Quite simply: there's more than one way to do most anything in Drupal, and no quiz could legitimately accept only one answer to a particular question.
Comment #5
xjmI didn't know what it was so I went for awhile without giving any to people who'd helped me. There's nothing about it on the handbook page: http://drupal.org/irc/usage
Comment #6
morbus iffxjm: that is because karma is nothing but a parlour game. It is not required nor *does anyone place any real import to it*. It's stupid game crap that people do, but it doesn't *mean anything*. I'd be a hearty −1 to adding it to the IRC usage page. Anyone who treats it as "real" or "serious" should consider against it, as I'd disable its functionality from Druplicon in a heartbeat.
Comment #7
xjmHaha, alright, point taken.