What are Bots? What do they do?
Bots are scripts / programs that help out in chat.
With monitoring the Website, Twitter, Streams, FaceBook, and all the stuff we do here, we can use a helping hand with chat.
The bots help in so many ways. They monitor every one coming and going. They monitor every single word in chat. They watch for commands. They keep track and do things a human never could. They do this 24/7 365. They never sleep, never take a break to eat, and are always active in chat.
There are two sets of Bots. Ustream's Bots and our own.
Ustream-bot
(This bot can be turned on and off as needed)
This bot can...
lock the channel so the non-registered chatters can't type in chat. (ustreamer-xxxx)
lock the channel so non-registered chatters can't type or see chat.
censor bad words and censor links. (censor word list is unknown)
set the channel topic.
take away a single chatters ability to type in chat but, still allow them to view chat.
pause chat.
can be commanded to ban a chatter and hold a list of these chatters.
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Ustream-bot2
(This bot can NOT be controlled. All the numbered bots are special chat protection bots that only join a chat when some sort of threat is detected. For example, it might join when following a user suspected of spamming malware or unsolicited commercial messages. Or it might have been alerted to possible hacking attempts or threatening language which was blocked by the chat servers or detected by Ustream-Bot. Once positively confirmed that any suspected users are up to no good, it'll quietly ban them, and move on, leaving our chat.)
This bot can and will...
(Unknown)
We do know it will ban for certain words. If it detects a certain word it will quietly ban you on the Ustream server itself. We have no control over this and can not fix it. You will have to email: chatadmin@ustream.tv
Even if you copy a Tweet and paste it to the channel chat which has a (ban word in it) This bot will ban you.
Some examples it has banned for:
[19:33] * +xxxxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxxxx@dev-xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-27 19:33:16 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[19:33] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxxxxxxx Well here's something I missed while i was gone.... Jdstl @ Jdstl314 Dec 14 All u Uncle Tom ASS NiggaZ Dead too Pick a side Kill A Pig Night 12/31/14
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[16:27] * +xxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.IP) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-26 16:27:30 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[16:27] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxxxx Im so confused. why are there white people marching with people who call themselves nigga? What are they?
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[21:31] * +xxxxxx (xxxxxx@dev-xxxxxx.xxx.xx.xxxxxxx.net) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-25 21:31:31 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[21:31] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxx Dorian Johnson 10 hrs · Im not feeling this merry sht took to many loses so fck it , Drinking all Day for my Luh Bro's .... #RipLoLo #RipDre #RipBigMike #RipBourtney Love My Niggas!!!
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[23:29] * +xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (brockhamme@dev-xxxxxx.xxx.xxxxx.net) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-24 23:30:02 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[23:29] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxxxxxxxxx bassem should be known as "Free iphone for niggas"
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[23:03] * +xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxx@dev-xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxxxxxx.net) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-24 23:03:53 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[23:03] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "my niggas cut you for real" ... Sounds like a threat towards officers
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[03:55] * ustreamer-50381 (ustreamer-@xxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxxxxx.IP) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: ustreamer-50381 on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-24 03:55:47 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[03:55] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE ustreamer-50381 ayyy sup niggas
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[19:03] * +xxxxxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxx@dev-xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx.xx.com) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-21 19:03:58 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[19:03] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxxxxxxxxx heil hitler
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[19:57] ustreamer-755 NO MORE DEAD COPS!!
[20:02] * ustreamer-755 (ustreamer-@xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxxx.IP) Quit (Z:lined (Hate speech prohibited. Nick: ustreamer-755 on 2014-12-20 20:02:29 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
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[18:01] * +xxxxxxx (xxxxxxx@dev-xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx.xx.com) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-17 18:01:34 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[18:01] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxx damn you /b/
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[15:52] * +xxxxxxxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxxxx@dev-xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.net) Quit (Z:lined (Behavior not conducive to the desired environment. Nick: xxxxxxxxxxxxx on #nothiefsallowed at 2014-12-17 15:52:49 -0500 GMT. For more information, please email: chatadmin@ustream.tv.))
[15:52] -Ustream-Bot-2:#nothiefsallowed- REMOVE xxxxxxxxxxxxx Just goes to show titles mean NOTHING
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....and many others.
Our Bots... (They have many names. Names are changed from time to time.)
Kick / Ban / Commands / Keywords
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Kicks:
We add a list of words we think can be abused. They are set to kick only. We know some words many be debatable but there is not always a human here to judge the way the words are being used. List of words below....
Example:
1.) I went to the zoo and seen the cutest ape!
2.) Look at that MFing Black Ape! Someone needs to knock his azz out!
(Now on the second one... if there is no Mod around, then this can become a problem in chat.)
The bot can NOT tell how you are using the word. It just knows to kick the person who said it as it is a possibility the person is using it in a bad way.
The list is fluid. We try to adjust it as needed. Any suggestions are welcome.
If flood is on; chatters will be kicked for posting more than 3 lines of text in 5 seconds.
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Bans:
Bans can be for many reasons. The Bots can and will auto ban for various reasons or they can be done manually by a Mod.
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Commands:
The bots can be set to do various things on command. These can be various keywords or actions. Depends on who's Bot it is and who set it up.
Example:
Current name - BumbleBee__
Has keywords set to post information. Helps with not having to type it and easier for everyone to call the information up when needed.
!site <---- Type that and it posts www.nothiefs.com
!tweet <---- Type that and it posts NoThiefs twitter address
!rules <---- Type that and it posts the rules of chat
Some are just for fun to pass the time. Keep chat in high spirits.
!coffee <---- Type that and get a cup of coffee
and the list of commands is long!
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Most any command you see in chat, can be used by chatters. You can't break the bots. Use them, they are there for the chatters.