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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
As you may know we have currently "RedAlert" and "Red Alert" channels for reporting where RA (Red Alerts - active Borg event) are taking place. Unfortunately those channels are spammed as hell.. and it's hard to get hold of useful info. Partially because anyone can join w/o accepting or reading the channel policy first.
Well myself being EVE player and experiencing "defense channels" I know that it is possible to have proper information channel.

I have created a private channel: privRA

Chanel is intended only to share informations about current Borg events. End the only way to get access to it is via invitation.
Anyone who is willing to follow policy is welcome.

Channel policy:
  1. Please report only when you actually see Red Alert in sector space. Provide sector name and instance number.
  2. No chatting is allowed.
  3. Spam won't be tolerated.
  4. If you continue to break rules after warning you will be removed from channel.

Channel just started and I realize those info channels are only as good, as how many willing members they have. But I am certain in a few days it will be better than the current ones. And most important it will be noise free.

If you like the idea, want to be a part of it please post here or PM me, and I will invite you.
Please also inform your friends and fleet mates about it.

Channel is moderated by 12th Fleet members.
If you are a fleet leader/diplomat and want to have operator rights on that channel please send PM to @Xelosu.

Please keep in mind this is new channel it will need at least few days to kick in.


If your looking for more information about Borg Invasion or other channels, please check this great topic:
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=230420
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Sure, throw me an invite. I'll take the SPAM free route every time.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    I don't have difficulty getting sector information in Red Alert, at all. It's quite useful, and helpful when questions concerning the Borg arise. Not to mention that I also see people asking for help in zones that are undermanned which is definitely a plus.

    Long story short, there are already more than two channels for this. In fact, there are several (at least five that I know of). All of them want to be 'the' channel but I really don't see the need to make more than what already exists as it dilutes the stream of information for everyone.

    I don't know what times you play but I've just never had trouble finding locations and I often play in the dead of night and morning when the least amount of players are usually on.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    I find the 'spam' quite interesting on the RA channels its often interesting chat and trivia. When somebody calls an alert though, most of the time people will be quiet for long enough for people to see the information, and will even repeat it.

    Good luck with your channel though.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Invite sil vous plait
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Some people like myself, want to run "information channel" in same window as fleet chat, so I don't have to hope every second from tab to tab, and with all current ones it is impossible due to amount of Spam.
    Same reason many people I know have global and zone chat turned off permanently.
    For those people I have created my channel.

    In both RA channels often happens that msg are incoming with the frequency of 1 every 5 seconds. And sadly most of them is pure spam.

    Like this:
    [17:20] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: Only 2 of us in Pi Canus.. not enough ships to win this
    [17:20] [Red Alert] Kysea@Pho*****: no no that's not...
    [17:20] [Red Alert] Duncan Mit@Jet****: tactival retreat
    [17:21] [Red Alert] Kysea@Ph*****: Alpha Centauri still clear
    [17:23] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: No Tac cubes.. but nearest target after that
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: NOO.. dont go to the tac---
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Zan@Na*****: lol to late
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: .. oh well.. the long hard way..
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Maudee Ganx@P-A-T-********: Anyone else fly an Excel, go into a borg encounter and then have their transwarp drive go off and put them who knows where?
    [17:26] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*******: fiure at it from above or below.. not along the sheild bars... you get hit wih null sensors

    Sorry but I don't find any of this information useful, interesting or whatever.

    I know some people have no fleet and or simply like to chat, I am not saying thats bad.
    But there are also people that want to get information w/o having to read all that spam.

    I have no intention of making this "THE CHANNEL".
    It's just an alternative..
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    There's plenty of useful information there; Pi Canis needs more people, other sector blocks are clear of Borg and being watched, etc. I only see a few random lines where people aren't stating location/status of Borg. I'm just not sure how you can say that it's spam as I never have issue keeping up with it and I have it plainly in the same tab as zone, fleet, etc. It's only when I go to starbases that zone chat gets spammy.

    But, hope that works out for you either way.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Ezhno wrote: »
    There's plenty of useful information there; Pi Canis needs more people, other sector blocks are clear of Borg and being watched, etc. I only see a few random lines where people aren't stating location/status of Borg. I'm just not sure how you can say that it's spam as I never have issue keeping up with it and I have it plainly in the same tab as zone, fleet, etc. It's only when I go to starbases that zone chat gets spammy.

    But, hope that works out for you either way.

    Stop arguing with him, he made a thread to invite people to his PRIVATE channel, if you don't want to join it move on. He didn’t ask you to debate whether or not his PRIVATE channel was needed.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    So wait...asking for more ships in a certain Red Alert is spam now? :confused:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    So wait...asking for more ships in a certain Red Alert is spam now? :confused:

    To him it might be, that’s why he is creating his own personal private channel for JUST announcing RA’s only, get it?

    No “we lost” no “we need more help” no “ when is the next RA” . Just “ RA Pi Can” or “RA Si” and that’s it.

    I don’t see an issue with this, heck sign me up @brakner. Now maybe I can put the new RA channel in the same tab as my team/zone chat and not have it spam by so fast that it kills all other chats.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    So wait...asking for more ships in a certain Red Alert is spam now? :confused:

    Pretty much. Considering theres only 5 people per instance, and if you are already inside an instance, you have no idea if the Red Alert is even up/allowing people to join from sector space anymore. Or if your instance is already full because there's a cloaked klink or two leaching/afk.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    I'd like an invite. The random chatter does tend to clog things up. Used to be "Red Alert" had chatter and "REDALERT" didn't but apparently attempts at moderation have been abandoned for REDALERT.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Brakner wrote: »
    Stop arguing with him, he made a thread to invite people to his PRIVATE channel, if you don't want to join it move on. He didn’t ask you to debate whether or not his PRIVATE channel was needed.

    No one is arguing. I simply pointed out that I have had different experiences.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    im all abord invite me please
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Yes PLEASE invite @igax!!!! The Red Alert channels have gotten bad!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Xelosu wrote: »
    Some people like myself, want to run "information channel" in same window as fleet chat, so I don't have to hope every second from tab to tab, and with all current ones it is impossible due to amount of Spam.
    Same reason many people I know have global and zone chat turned off permanently.
    For those people I have created my channel.

    In both RA channels often happens that msg are incoming with the frequency of 1 every 5 seconds. And sadly most of them is pure spam.

    Like this:
    [17:20] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: Only 2 of us in Pi Canus.. not enough ships to win this
    [17:20] [Red Alert] Kysea@Pho*****: no no that's not...
    [17:20] [Red Alert] Duncan Mit@Jet****: tactival retreat
    [17:21] [Red Alert] Kysea@Ph*****: Alpha Centauri still clear
    [17:23] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: No Tac cubes.. but nearest target after that
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: NOO.. dont go to the tac---
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Zan@Na*****: lol to late
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*****: .. oh well.. the long hard way..
    [17:25] [Red Alert] Maudee Ganx@P-A-T-********: Anyone else fly an Excel, go into a borg encounter and then have their transwarp drive go off and put them who knows where?
    [17:26] [Red Alert] Bogle@cel*******: fiure at it from above or below.. not along the sheild bars... you get hit wih null sensors

    Sorry but I don't find any of this information useful, interesting or whatever.

    I know some people have no fleet and or simply like to chat, I am not saying thats bad.
    But there are also people that want to get information w/o having to read all that spam.

    I have no intention of making this "THE CHANNEL".
    It's just an alternative..

    blah blah blah

    Oh sorry, I'll try to be constructive.

    I don't think you're sending the message you want to.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    I would appreciate an invite also please. @therunn
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    -Songbird- wrote:
    blah blah blah

    Oh sorry, I'll try to be constructive.

    I don't think you're sending the message you want to.

    It's stuff like this that makes me agree that private channels are the way to go.
    too many people spam the current red alert channel with meaningless chatter as is.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    I would like an invite. All the talk is good for some but when you have both redalert and a active fleet talking all i see is a wall of text that I have to scroll up to actually get the information I need.

    Send Invite @DarkMarth
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    @tyler42 would also appreciate an invite.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    @kutunto send me invite too please.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    -Songbird- wrote:
    blah blah blah

    Oh sorry, I'll try to be constructive.

    I don't think you're sending the message you want to.

    Other than you and one other person all I see is 3 pages of "please send me an invite" Ever think maybe its you?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Yeah why not, shoot me an invite and I'll give it a try. At the moment my ignore list will soon explode so this sounds good.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Could use a invite to @matunus
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Brakner wrote: »
    Other than you and one other person all I see is 3 pages of "please send me an invite" Ever think maybe its you?

    Pardon? I never said anything about the intent or message that this thread is supposed to 'send.' What I did say was that my experiences were different from that of the OPs and that I do not see people asking for more players in an instance as 'spam.' If he wants a purely information channel then he's perfectly well off to do so.

    Please read my post carefully and do not make blanket statements.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    Ezhno wrote: »
    Please read my post carefully and do not make blanket statements.

    Considering In my post I Quoted -Songbird- and not you, I would say the same to you.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    All invitations send.
  • dirtshifterdirtshifter Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    i enjoy the borg red alerts alot but have a hard time finding them so being ablle to monitor your channel would be nice.
    Once i get a bit more familiar with posting locations i'll do that as well.
    here's bragsinall waiting for your channel .
  • rodentmasterrodentmaster Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    *sigh*....


    Necro bump? It's from 2011.
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