same network in top 12 shown twice

neksi · none Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

I have noticed that in the top 100 networks section and specifically in 10.000+ networks section the last 2 networks are exactly the same network.
I dont know if those networks have merged and searchirc admins have been informed about it or not but i dont see why the same network needs to be shown twice there.

Displaying networks with 10,000 - 70,000 users
EFnet (Ranked #4) 18,490 chans 67,845 users
WebChat (Ranked #5) 3,947 chans 47,627 users
UniBG (Ranked #6) 34,162 chans 30,731 users
DALnet (Ranked #7) 19,255 chans 29,611 users
freenode (Ranked # Cool

4,180 chans 26,336 users
GameSurge (Ranked #9) 28,278 chans 23,733 users
rizon (Ranked #10) 5,057 chans 18,819 users
WolfPac (Ranked #11) 1,688 chans 11,921 users
Abjects (Ranked #12) 1,676 chans 11,914 users

if you try connection to both of them you will find yourself on the same network

[01:31am] * Connecting to irc.abjects.net (6667)
[01:31am] -darkness.il.us.abjects.net- *** Looking up your hostname...
[01:31am] -darkness.il.us.abjects.net- *** Checking Ident
[01:31am] -darkness.il.us.abjects.net- *** Found your hostname

[01:32am] * Connecting to irc.wolfpac.org (6667)
[01:32am] -werewolf.ca.us.abjects.net- *** Looking up your hostname...
[01:32am] -werewolf.ca.us.abjects.net- *** Checking Ident
[01:32am] -werewolf.ca.us.abjects.net- *** Found your hostname

To searchIRC admins: I would like this issue to be resolved. Thanks in advance

ps: Other than this little issue, good work on searchirc website Smile

Jason · Posted: Dec 29, 2006 9:15pm Post subject:

The system usually catches and prevent network dups from being indexed. The few that slip through are caught with the "manual investigate" emails we get, but we don't process those very frequently...

Thanks for bringing this to our attention - problem resolved :)