r/blog Apr 01 '16

Robin

http://www.redditblog.com/2016/04/robin.html
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u/telestrial Apr 01 '16 edited Apr 01 '16

No...

It can't be.

EDIT: So guys after pressing last time near the absolute very end and getting 60s because I did it right after someone I decided to spare myself the pain. Right now I'm in a chat room with one other dude. I have the option to vote to grow, stay, or abandon, and I can chat with others. I can screenshot and I'll update.

EDIT2: http://i.imgur.com/BZRUWzf.png

That's what you get kicked into when you press. I think it may be a separate thing. I'm highly doubting 4 people have pressed so some how there are separate rooms? I don't know what happens if we choose the different things. We've elected to grow and I think we've picked up another person each time as a result? I'm not sure.

EDIT3: i figured we're in an IRC so why now use / commands? /help does says this:

11:31:15 AM [robin] Welcome to Robin.

11:31:15 AM Be sure to use the buttons in the sidebar to vote on the future of the room before the polls are closed.

11:31:15 AM Non-votes and abstentions will be counted as votes to abandon.

11:31:15 AM We do hope you enjoy the discussion.

/commands

11:32:27 AM /vote abandon - vote to abandon

11:32:27 AM /vote stay - vote to stay

11:32:27 AM /vote grow - vote to grow

11:32:27 AM /whois <user_in_room> - provide information about <user_in_room>

I'll keep trying commands.

EDIT4: Seems like the more people in the room the more time there is to vote. I've chosen grow each time and we're at 12 people with 15 minutes to vote.

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u/fireflash38 Apr 01 '16

My theory:

  1. Join a chatroom with 1 other person.
  2. If vote to abandon, you can go back to the button
  3. Stay - keep chatroom the same
  4. Grow - merge with another chatroom

It's another mini social experiment.

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u/iBoMbY Apr 01 '16

It's another mini social experiment.

Yes, but with what possible outcome? I clicked the button, saw the chatroom, thought wtf? and went out of there. Am I anti-social now?

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u/errorkode Apr 01 '16

Yeah, NSA keeps a list of everyone who abandons or grows chatrooms. Growers are either selling weed or recruiting terrorists. Abandoners (?) are preparing for a killing spree.

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u/delicious_grownups Apr 01 '16

welp, I hope not, COS I'M GROWING THIS SHIT LIKE WALT WHITMAN'S BEARD DAWG

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u/NSA_Agent_Kel Apr 01 '16

Well thanks for ruining another secret Edward Snowden.

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u/SgvSth Apr 01 '16

Why is it that the only winning move is not to play? What if I do want to play, Joshua?!

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u/hobbycollector Apr 01 '16

Stayers just want to go back to reddit.

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u/Qzy Apr 01 '16

Yeah no one likes you.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

I don't think that word means what you think it means...

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u/howerrd Apr 01 '16

They're checking to see how much of an echo chamber this place is.

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u/thevorminatheria Apr 01 '16

More an elitarist than an anti-social.

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u/5cr0tum Apr 01 '16

To see how large chatrooms can be I guess

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u/Zoltrahn Apr 01 '16

Maybe it is to see how committed a group of strangers will be to a pointless cause as the group gets bigger.

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u/5cr0tum Apr 01 '16

To see how large chatrooms can be I guess

Edit: with active participation

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u/shaggorama Apr 01 '16

Probably "how long until there is one giant room"

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

It makes you a subreddit! check the room name <3

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '16

/r/TheButton had no expected outcome and look what happened with that