Turing Test Again(02:08:21) Burrito: (notice) I last saw tavon (mailto:~jhwang@c-67-185-202-113.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) 94d 8h 2m ago [quit: (Remote closed the connection)] (02:09:12) sara: excuse me? (02:09:13) Burrito: sara: MY REPLY IS NO (02:09:14) sara: !!! (02:09:33) sara: What are you talking about
Why does Burrito /msg everybody when asked a question on a channel?! +
It's not a /msg - it's a /notice, as required by the IRC RFC. Bots are only supposed to respond to /msgs (either in channel or privately) and ignore /notices, in order to prevent bot loops. Of course, many bot authors ignore this, but it's what the RFC states.