Networks by age

Rob_ · Idler Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

Just a random suggestion that i would find useful, would it be possible to view networks by age? e.g. networks older than 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, etc...

This would let people find established networks or new networks depending what it is there looking for.

chaz · Idler Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 282 Location: IRC

Aye, looks like a good idea to me ... Smile

Would be interesting to bash in some 'old haunts' and see if they are still around.

Jobe · Posted: Sep 12, 2006 10:54am Post subject:

Seems like a sensible idea to me!

Very Happy

Jason · Posted: Sep 12, 2006 12:20pm Post subject:

only one problem, i don't store when a network was added to sirc...

so we could only do this if we had a section for the network admin to fill in.

Rob_ · Idler Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

or start from now - it wont be much use for a few months, but after that, it'll be pretty useful :)

DeMiNe0 · Posted: Sep 13, 2006 7:57am Post subject:

But then you would have joe smoes net who just started today showing up as the same age as efnet.

]Daniel · Idler Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 317 Location: Boise, ID

Ya but come on, thats EFnet...EFnet only exists in the nerdiest of realities...EFnet doesnt have an age, EFnet was started by the Greeks back in 500BC along with the first computer, cant remember what it was called, its 8:20am, so ya. Worst thing is, Im nerdy enough to know about EFnet, and hah, Im sure most of you guys are the same.

Thats the end of my random comment of the day, please tune in tomorrow same time, EFnet time zone. Smile

Jobe · Posted: Sep 13, 2006 8:43am Post subject:

I know it wouldnt exactl be accurate but you could look at the first registered date for the domain name and use that as the creation date for already existing networks. I accept this would require a lot of work and would in most cases not provide an accurate or even valid date but it wouldnt be that far off except in rare cases.

Rob_ · Idler Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

DeadNotBuried · none Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 43

there is always the scrawl history to go off that is used for the graphs etc, that would come the closest to being accurate for when searchirc started indexing the networks

Stefano · Eleet Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 527 Location: Beirut

very nice idea
but what if a network goes down and reopen months after will his birthday get reset?
its gona be sorta idlerpg of networks
intresting
go for it

time_bandit · none Joined: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 7

It seems like the channel count in the networks lists is inaccurate.