Make "welcome" messages only after someone speaks up

[jywarren]

replying to @ryzokuken about the welcome messages we see a lot of:

i57d1mvkctc just joined via IRC; welcome! They may not hear messages via Riot/Matrix/Gitter/Slack (we are working on this problem), so use https://chat.publiclab.org to respond.

The only reason they are there is because the anti-spam measures mean that IRC joiners may not hear responses.

We could change the message to only post if an IRC person speaks up (the first time?) and others are trying to respond to them.

So how would we structure that behavior? Starting with a trigger for:

IF it's a new user AND they send any message to the chatroom

REPLY to the chatroom that someone is speaking up for the first time (assuming they've been approved by plotsbot) with the message:

i57d1mvkctc just joined via IRC; welcome! They may not hear messages via Riot/Matrix/Gitter/Slack (we are working on this problem), so use https://chat.publiclab.org to respond.

This would be instead of in the voice behavior:

plotsbot/src/behaviors/voice.js

Line 17 in c202924

return username + ' just joined via IRC; welcome! They may not hear messages via Riot/Matrix/Gitter/Slack (we are working on this problem), so use https://chat.publiclab.org to respond.';

[ryzokuken]

@jywarren sounds much better than the status quo 😄

[jywarren]

thanks, if you're able to help us get this going that would be so helpful!

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[MetalDent]

Hi, is anyone working on this issue?

[ryzokuken]

@MetalDent feel free to pick it up! Don't hesitate to ask for help here or on IRC/Matrix if you're stuck/need help with anything.

[MetalDent]

@ryzokuken how can I check if someone sends a message?

[ryzokuken]

The IRC Interface currently doesn't give away that kind of information, so you will have to update the interface.