[openstack-dev] [All] IRC Mishaps

Hayes, Graham graham.hayes at hpe.com
Thu Feb 9 15:49:13 UTC 2017


On 09/02/2017 14:42, Jim Rollenhagen wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 8:38 AM, Hayes, Graham <graham.hayes at hpe.com
> <mailto:graham.hayes at hpe.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 08/02/2017 20:39, Kendall Nelson wrote:
>     > Hello All!
>     >
>     > So I am sure we've all seen it: people writing terminal commands into
>     > our project channels, misusing '/' commands, etc. But have any of you
>     > actually done it?
>     >
>     > If any of you cores, ptls or other upstanding members of our wonderful
>     > community have had one of these embarrassing experiences please
>     reply! I
>     > am writing an article for the SuperUser trying to make us all seem a
>     > little more human to people new to the community and new to using IRC.
>     > It can be scary asking questions to such a large group of smart people
>     > and its even more off putting when we make mistakes in front of them.
>     >
>     > So please share your stories!
>     >
>     > -Kendall Nelson (diablo_rojo)
>
>     not realizing there is a space at the beginning of a line, and
>     typing a '/' command.
>
>     I am constantly typing ' /win 10' into channels, or more embarrassingly
>     ' /whois <nick of someone I am talking to>'
>
>
> Even more embarassing when you leak your IRC addiction with things like:
>
> <jroll> /b 119
>
> :D
>
> // jim
>

yeah, '/win <number > 99>' and people start looking at you weird :)





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