LoyceV's: Follow users on Bitcointalk.org (posts and/or topics)

[LoyceV]

Follow users on Bitcontalk (posts and/or topics)

Why
I've seen the idea several times now, so I decided to create something. The last user who requested a feature to follow users was SM23031997, I don't remember who suggested it first.

How to use it
Post the userIDs of the users you want to follow in this topic, inside code-tags. Start with "P:" to follow their posts, and/or "T:" to follow their topics.
Your followed user list will show up on https://loyce.club/follow/youruserID.html (you'll have to wait up to an hour for the first update).

Example

Code:

P:3
T:35

In English: I want to know when satoshi makes a post, and when theymos creates a new topic.
The results can be found here: loyce.club/follow/459836.html (for convenience, you can add your own link right under your code-tags).

Result
      

All followers
See loyce.club/follow/

Updates
Every hour (I may change this later depending on the number of users).

Restrictions

• If someone else follows the same user already, you get retroactive results. Otherwise only new posts are shown.
• If you follow "posts", that includes "topics" started by the same user too.
• History is kept for 7 days.
• I'm not scraping post-titles, only topic-titles.
• I won't register title changes (due to caching)
• If you remove your post in this topic, your updates end (but the file won't be removed).
• To change who you follow, you can either edit your post, or create a new post in this topic

Notifications
If you want notifications, you can use a third party tool such as Visualping.

Be nice
Don't try to abuse this. I don't want to make a blacklist, but I will if I have to.

If something breaks, please post here.

Please test/use this

See [overview] LoyceV's useful data on Bitcointalk for more of my forum-related topics

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[LoyceV]

Reserved

[DireWolfM14]

Code:

T:35
T:234771
T:459836
P:3

[tranthidung]

Off topic, but can you do this, @LoyceV?

Question:

Can I choose to sort my topics chronological in descending or ascending orders?

Code:

https://bitcointalk.org/gettopics.php?user=1292764;sort=gettopics,desc/asc
or
https://bitcointalk.org/gettopics.php?user=1292764;sort=gettopics,first/last

I tried and could not get it done.

For me, now it is not a problem because I have not made too many threads.
For others who've made so many threads, it will help them to save time when searching through their topic history.

[jackg]

Following back anyone who follows me 🤣 this week only! (they do this on all other social media).

Nice bot, any plans to link it to telegram or something?

[Pmalek]

Following back anyone who follows me 🤣 this week only!

The follower count should now be a condition to advance in ranking. Activity + Merits + # of Followers

@LoyceV
Great idea creating this! I also remember several threads and posts were different members requested such an option in the past.

[LoyceV]

any plans to link it to telegram or something?

No. I wouldn't know how to do that anyway.

I also remember several threads and posts were different members requested such an option in the past.

Now let's see if they're actually going to use it. So far only one tester, and not a single topic created by the users he's following.

I noticed a bug: I'm currently also creating "empty" follow pages for anyone who posts here without making a request. I'll fix that soon. Fixed.

[Last of the V8s]

Code:

P:3
P:35
P:7811
P:10706
P:11425
P:24792
P:249495
P:290195
P:717141
P:976210
T:234771
T:459836

tyvm LoyceV you're a star
muh link https://loyce.club/follow/479624.html

[LoyceV]

Following theymos' new topic didn't work. It turns out Admin has tricks: while the post/topic was created at 56:06 (MM:SS), my scraper only picked it up at 59:57 (this should have been within a few seconds).
I think theymos might have moved it from a hidden board to a public board, because the next post number was picked up by my scraper at 56:31 (as expected)).
So theymos' post must have been published a few minutes after being created, and by then it was no longer the newest topic, so my scraper assumed it was posted in an existing topic.

Theymos' topic is missing from my list-of-new-topics:

Code:

5204525
5204526
5204527
5204529
5204530
5204531

I'm not sure yet how to tackle this without doing additional scraping.
I now check if a topic is one of the 20 newest topics, this should allow for approximately 1 hour of "tricks".

[PrimeNumber7]

any plans to link it to telegram or something?

No. I wouldn't know how to do that anyway.

Instead of having your script update a file on your server, your script would make an API call whenever a trigger is hit (someone creates a thread/post that you are 'watching'). Here is an article (by telegram) about telegram 'bots', and here is the telegram API documentation.

[LoyceV]

Instead of having your script update a file on your server, your script would make an API call whenever a trigger is hit

I agree it would be cool addition, but I really don't have the time to figure it all out now. I (still) have other things on my list that I've wanted to complete for a very long time but never got to.

[friends1980]

Follow me, mate, whenever you're in the mood for a daily portion of cynicism and bitterness. Further on, just another impressive move, LoyceV. Well done!

[Timelord2067]

Code:

T:94331
T:251328
T:154289
T:289011
T:881377
T:355846
T:1021758
T:1052091
T:1478835
T:2136362
T:2767731

P:37522
P:51908
P:101763
P:109881
P:133846
P:177454
P:343899
P:2640757

http://loyce.club/follow/131361.html (BPIP) (Ranking)

I guess I'm taking requests now
IsTimelord2067onDTyet.tk

Small disclaimer: I only check for DT2. Theymos blacklisted Lauda, so there was no need to add it. Timelord2067 is 2 inclusions away from DT1, so I'll just add this to my TODO list.

(DT update log)


Do I have to add new UID's in new posts, or just update this one? (am testing out with a couple of names)

Do I have to add new UID's in new posts, or just update this one?

Either one (edit or new post) should work.

(Not really sure where else to put this)

Allow me to add some links and more information to your post (and add arulbero):

Removed:

(removed)

Added:

    7. Legendary Timelord2067 (Trust: +7 / =5 / -1) (BPIP)

I have 11 snapshots of users on DT1 (ignoring internal exclusions). I think I'm only missing the very first DT1-distribution (right when this topic was created, I wasn't on DT1 back then).
If someone's interested, these are all the users who've been on DT1 in the past 10 months (and the coming 1 month). The number in front of each name shows how many months they were on DT1 (again: they could have been excluded within DT1):

Code:

      1 Timelord2067

Only 20 users haven't ever lost the DT1-lottery (yet).

Or this:

Do's and Don'ts

• It's okay to include your alt-account on your own Trust list. This means you trust the feedback you left from that account. Example:
  

  hilariousandco Trusts these users' judgement:
  7. hilariousetc (Trust: +3 / =1 / -0) (1725 Merit earned) (Trust list) (BPIP)

• Don't include your main account from your alt account(s). This could influence DT1-voting, and although that's not part of this guide, it's bad.

T:355846 Yahoo

P:37522 - Tomatocage
P:51908 - Blazr
P:133846 - monbux

P:109881 - goose20
P:343899 -     BiPolarBob
P:101763 - xetsr

[tranthidung]

I am in.

Code:

T:459836
T:881377

[LoyceV]

Do I have to add new UID's in new posts, or just update this one?

Either one (edit or new post) should work.

I am in.

Bug: DdmrDdmr's topic is shown as my topic. I'll have some time to look at it later.
And suchmoon's topic here was started by yahoo62278.

Update: what failed, is that my scraper didn't catch yahoo62278's new topic as being a new topic. Instead, it assumed suchmoon's post was the one that created the topic. I'm not sure yet what's the best way to fix this.

I missed 907 posts yesterday, anything in that that should have been followed won't show up:

Today, I slightly moved my netbook, and just touching it was enough to make it crash. Unfortunately, I had to go at that moment, so I couldn't fix it right away.
That means, I haven't archived any posts for between posts 53250266 and 53251174. The gap is just under 1.5 hours.
Unfortunately, I can't catch up on those 907 posts

[Maus0728]

Code:

P: 35
P: 857883
P: 487418
P: 1605387
P: 1582324
P: 698159
P: 1143164
P: 914465
T: 1000199

It is a pain in the ass if I kept searching and scanning their post each and every day. Gladly I found your tool in B&H section. Gotta help you find some bugs and recommendation.

Maybe I can share this in our local to help you gather more users/testers if you allow me to do so.

[LoyceV]

Code:

~snip~

Adding a space didn't work, but I've fixed that. See http://loyce.club/follow/1289002.html for your list.

Maybe I can share this in our local to help you gather more users/testers if you allow me to do so.

Sure, go ahead.

[TwitchySeal]

Code:

T: 459836
P: 538922

[LoyceV]

Are you mending it? It shows theymos and satoshi's nyms but not anyone else's.

My last fix broke more things... I'll try to fix it now, but it's going to take a while as I'm changing my approach.

Code:

T:1067333
T:234771
T:355846

[Last of the V8s]

Well no worries. It's a super thing and I for one have every faith.