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It also sounds like our channel @helpers and the @help command could help by spreading the word about /ignore. If you like the #code4lib experience and find Zoia annoying, please do yourself a favor and /ignore zoia so you don't have to miss out. -Mike On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 for renaming @poledance to @rsinger. > > On Friday, January 18, 2013, Tim Donohue wrote: > > > FWIW, there are a few zoia commands I've noticed that could come across > as > > sexist (especially if you see Zoia as being a "female" bot). > > > > I don't think they are used that frequently, but I have seen: > > > > @poledance (have zoia display a poledancer) > > @euph (have zoia respond in a euphemism) > > > > This isn't meant to spoil any of the fun of having zoia around. For the > > most part, I don't take offense to zoia. But, I do find zoia annoying / > > noisy (which is why I'm rarely in code4lib IRC). Though there are some > > useful / helpful zoia commands in there. > > > > I like Jon Gorman's suggestion of having a friendly, helpful bot and a > > wise-cracking one. That way, those of us annoyed by the ongoing > > wise-cracking can ignore it, while still having access to the helpful > > stuff. (And it may be easier to turn off the wise-cracking parts during > the > > conference if desired.) > > > > - Tim > > > > On 1/18/2013 10:26 AM, Karen Coyle wrote: > > > >> Actually, I find the "playing" with Zoia itself offensive. As per my > >> response to my own message. > >> > >> It objectifies women. Treats them as play-things. Makes me very > >> uncomfortable. If we want to have an information bot, perhaps like the > >> one used by W3C which takes minutes for meetings (Zakim, I believe it > >> is), that seems reasonable. But to have a "play-thing" that is gendered > >> is a really, really bad idea. In fact, to have a "play-thing" of any > >> kind on the channel might not be a good idea. I know that some folks > >> find it fun, but it is akin to the locker-room shenanigans (at least as > >> I experience it), and it's a HUGE in-joke that makes it obvious to > >> anyone new that they aren't "in". > >> > >> kc > >> > > >