Communications Office Report #7
February 27, 2004
Admiral Turtle Jerrar

Greetings,

I've recently seen users talking in IRC channels about problems they've had with the ELS system, its implementation on the message boards, or other such topics. In some cases, users have been having XYZ problem for days and/or weeks. The kicker: not a single user had approached me in that time to tell me about the problem.

If you experience an unexpected error or problem dealing with the ELS or MinosNIC, *please* contact me. I simply cannot fix problems that I don't know about. Suggestions for the system are also welcomed. I need to have user feedback in order to make the system function as you'd like.

While we're on the subject of ELS, a quick update. Additional backend development was done this week, as well as the frontend interface for the new master-side login page. The 2.0 release is approaching.

I also spent some time this week working on the various extension TCL scripts of dasb0t, cleaning everything up and making it work correctly. I should announce the appointment of a new Communications Office Assistant (COMMA), Count SyNthetiC PaRadoX of the Bounty Hunter's Guild. He will be assisting in the management of the IRC bots/botnet, and TCL scripting. For his first tasking, I've asked him to create a database of all the bots floating around EH channels, and their primary function. This should be completed next week.

An addition to the Communications Office policies has been made this week:

#2 25 Feb 2004- IRC channels designed by the Communications Officer as being 'official' must be managed by Undernet Channel Services (X bot) and are explicitly governed by the IRC Code of Conduct. Additionally, a Communications Office approved bot will assist in the enforcement of code of conduct policies.

To this end, a request for designation as an official IRC channel form has been added to the COMM Request function on the Communications Office web site. Current official channels are listed at www.ehcomm.net/irc.php. If you'd like to add your channel to the list, please fill out the form after ensuring that it meets policy #2. (a COMM bot will be provided after designation)

Finally, everybody remember that this is a leap year and there will be an additional day this month!


Communications Office Links

http://www.ehcomm.net/ - Communications Office
http://www.ehnet.org/mb/ - Message Boards
http://www.ehcomm.net/request.php - COMM Request Forms
http://www.emperorshammer.org/irc.htm - IRC Code of Conduct

http://www.minos.net/ - MinosNIC
http://els.minos.net/ - ELS Management


Submitted,

COMM/AD Turtle Jerrar/CS-8/SSSD Sovereign (Paladin),
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