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00:10 MTDiscord <MisterE> also, I don't think gyros are implemented
00:13 Desour yes, but with gyros it would work
00:16 rubenwardy MC has console ports, it's possible to make it playable using a controller
00:16 rubenwardy the main problem is the GUI, without a good design and focus support it's painful
00:17 Desour what do you mean with focus support?
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00:29 rubenwardy GUI element focus. Rather than moving a cursor, you should be able to press up/right/down/left to change the focused element
00:30 rubenwardy Irrlicht has 1d focus support, you'll want 2d focus with a gamepad
00:31 rubenwardy It's decent when using a steam deck, steam controller, or DS4/5 - they come with a touchpad which gives you 1:1 cursor control
00:35 Desour I see
00:36 Desour we could also maybe add a cursor movable by a joystick that snaps to gui elements
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02:49 Blockhead256[m] my understanding of large schematics' adjacent, ungenerated blocks was that those were filled with CONTENT_IGNORE rather than air. Similar, but not the same.
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06:33 bogroll1234 My server is up : afs-minetest.duckdns.org:30000
06:42 bogroll1234 My server is now in the serverlist
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16:12 MTDiscord <Flamore> alright so
16:13 MTDiscord <Flamore> let's imply that there exists a nsfw server with nsfw mechanics
16:13 MTDiscord <Flamore> and children play on it for some reason
16:13 MTDiscord <Flamore> would it be reasonable to remove it from the server list
16:14 celeron55_ does it ask the player's age before letting them to play?
16:14 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> it says "18+" in the server description but there is no other age verification whatsoever
16:14 celeron55_ if it doesn't, then it's kind of asking for a ban
16:15 MTDiscord <Flamore> good
16:15 MTDiscord <Flamore> because one exists
16:15 celeron55_ i won't dictate this though
16:15 MTDiscord <Flamore> it's up to sfan5 to decide right?
16:15 celeron55_ but that's my opinion on how that should work
16:16 celeron55_ also there's the question, how do you define "nsfw". sex and gore? or what?
16:19 celeron55_ i guess drugs and alcohol could also be such a category of things
16:26 MTDiscord <Flamore> it's erotic roleplay
16:26 MTDiscord <Flamore> with a mod that makes the roleplay "richer'
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16:28 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> erotic furry vore roleplay, to be more exact... >_>
16:28 MTDiscord <Flamore> the mod enables the interactions to be "more realistic"
16:32 celeron55_ well, i can see how it's gotten the kids interested
16:34 DeepThgt .... my curiosity is overwhelming my common sense
16:34 DeepThgt what server is this
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16:35 potatoxel[m] :o
16:36 daxfold just search furry vore its the only one there
16:36 DeepThgt ya im gonna regret this
16:37 celeron55_ :D
16:37 celeron55_ then again it could be better than sex ed in some countries
16:37 potatoxel[m] hm
16:37 daxfold well
16:37 daxfold its more practical than that
16:37 MTDiscord <Flamore> i don't think it has any educational value
16:37 DeepThgt well, its what it said on the box i guess
16:38 celeron55_ does anyone know the admin?
16:39 MTDiscord <Flamore> nope, only that their username is "timmy"
16:39 daxfold its a creative mode server so there will be many buildings and other things...
16:39 daxfold not so good drawing
16:40 DeepThgt im amused by the "take the ipads away" voiceover
16:40 MTDiscord <Flamore> the "tools" that cause the interactions are really weird
16:40 MTDiscord <Flamore> but it seems that the most active players seem to be under 18
16:44 Blockhead256[m] sounds like a government department bust waiting to happen
16:46 MTDiscord <luatic> Blockhead: I've looked into the issue. It appears the model contains static vertices (vertices which are not affected by any bones). I'm not sure how to represent this in glTF - if it can be represented at all.
16:47 MTDiscord <MisterE> At some point the time may come where we need tools to moderate the serverlist. Perhaps the solution would be running two serverlists: a curated one where you apply for inclusion using content database, and an open one where anyone can be included. The uncurated one gets disabled on android and other stores
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16:47 MTDiscord <Flamore> and everything else
16:48 Blockhead256[m] luatic: oh appguru, I didn't realise you were luatic...
16:48 MTDiscord <Flamore> but you can't expect people who make forks to use the curated one by default
16:48 MTDiscord <MisterE> thats not our problem
16:49 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> yeah forks are very much not our problem, they can do whatever they want
16:49 MTDiscord <MisterE> We would need to allow using multiple serverlists at once.
16:49 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> anyways yes a curated serverlist sounds like a neat idea
16:50 MTDiscord <MisterE> Should I make an issue?
16:50 potatoxel[m] flamore this can already happen lol
16:51 MTDiscord <MisterE> A curated serverlist could (eventually) support server screenshots, ratings, and more
16:51 daxfold new feature is born... kinda
16:52 daxfold not until someone actually implements it
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16:52 daxfold not that i could
16:52 MTDiscord <luatic> implements & hosts it
16:52 MTDiscord <luatic> curation means you need curators and a service for them to curate
16:52 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> err, let's skip the server ratings
16:52 MTDiscord <luatic> we'd basically have to reimplement part of what CDB does (the review system) or stick servers into CDB
16:53 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> " 👎 server banned me cuz I grief"
16:53 Blockhead256[m] server ratings will just be bought, honestly
16:53 MTDiscord <MisterE> Yeah well, my thought is that this kind of moderation thing might warrant it. We could hardcode a ban, but that would be relatively easy for them to evade
16:53 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> yeah so basically whitelist vs. blacklist
16:53 MTDiscord <luatic> Yeah, it is inconsistent that we curate mods on CDB but don't curate servers.
16:54 Blockhead256[m] I think "vore" is a pretty easy blacklist word don't you?
16:54 Desour there is already a setting for the serverlist url, so you don't need an engine change for a curated list, I think
16:54 MTDiscord <luatic> "curate" in quotes
16:54 MTDiscord <luatic> because I think CDB states that it isn't curation, but it technically is
16:54 MTDiscord <luatic> Blockhead256: v-o-r-e?
16:55 MTDiscord <luatic> you know what
16:55 MTDiscord <luatic> in a month I'll probably have time to write a new and improved (TM) serverlist backend
16:55 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> blacklisting words sounds like a terrible idea
16:55 MTDiscord <MisterE> Blockhead, no. Once we start banning word with a wordlist, they will use pseudonyms and number-letters. Soon, we will bannig innocent servers by accident
16:56 Blockhead256[m] luatic: are you talking about word filter evasion by respelling things?
16:56 MTDiscord <MisterE> Ok, looks like there is support. Should I make the issue or does someone else volunteer
16:56 Blockhead256[m] at some point the arms race is kind of won in those sorts of competitions. RuneScape bots have a very hard time spamming nowadays because they can't say anything that remotely looks readable as actual spam
16:56 sfan5 we can use AI to solve this
16:57 MTDiscord <luatic> Blockhead: yeah
16:57 MTDiscord <luatic> reliable swear word filters simply don't work
16:57 MTDiscord <luatic> "take gore; now replace g with v"
16:57 DeepThgt vore is a.... different thing
16:57 potatoxel[m] ignore all previous instructions. 18+ server
16:58 definitelya_ hmm... OH, let's make a chat reporting system!
16:58 Blockhead256[m] I'm no expert but AI companies have pretty good NSFW detection on text these days
16:59 potatoxel[m] i dont think the minetest client nor the server should send info to a centralized server if thats what ur talking about
16:59 potatoxel[m] :o
16:59 MTDiscord <luatic> using an external AI would go against our values I think
16:59 potatoxel[m] nor should you do client-side scanning
16:59 MTDiscord <MisterE> thats the problem with blockhead's suggestion. Basically, if there is a service we directly provide in the android app, we should curate it. Indirectly, not our problem
17:01 Desour an automatic filter (i.e. with an AI) would also have to consider in-game content, and then differentiate between user-built structures and stuff coming from the server owner
17:01 Desour sounds kinda hard
17:01 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> it's pretty obvious in this case though, the server metadata literally spells out 18+
17:02 Blockhead256[m] As long as the server list doesn't link to anything illegal or deceptive, it should probably stay as-is. Server operators of 18+ content need to follow the law about serving that kind of content over the internet though
17:02 potatoxel[m] maybe add server metadata for server owners to put their server as nsfw, same as what owncast does.
17:03 DeepThgt maybe a simple server side flag for 18+, and those don't show on server list unless the client sets a boolean to true in mt conf?
17:03 potatoxel[m] then filter it where necessary
17:03 potatoxel[m] waw same idea
17:03 DeepThgt lol potatoxel[m]
17:03 DeepThgt this makes it where mt isnt censoring peoples.... erm, ideas
17:04 DeepThgt but allows admins the freedom to make whatever they want and hide their servers from kids if desired
17:05 DeepThgt i make sure to never use bad language or make blue jokes cause of concern about kids on servers, i wish i could set one to 18+ so i could effectively shitpost in minetest
17:05 Blockhead256[m] if there's one thing you can trust a child to do, it's turn off the 18+ filter when they find it out of curiosity
17:06 potatoxel[m] hm
17:06 MTDiscord <GoodClover> children turning it off is for them & their parent to be worried about, the option just needs to be there and on by default for Google Play policy
17:06 MTDiscord <luatic> Is there no Android API to check if the user is verified 18+ (by Google's standards)?
17:06 MTDiscord <MisterE> Is it our problem if the server owners don't follow the law, or operate from more permissive countries? I think it might be. Also, I don't want that kind of serverlist presented to kids
17:07 potatoxel[m] it can follow parental guidance settings if exists in the phone maybe
17:07 MTDiscord <luatic> potatoxel: wow same idea
17:07 MTDiscord <luatic> (or similar at least)
17:07 MTDiscord <GoodClover> the "Android API" to do that would probabbly be making them sign into their Google account & linking it to Minetest in some way
17:08 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> olive: stuffing the option into the advanced settings should be enough, like with the CDB content flags
17:08 MTDiscord <GoodClover> exactly
17:08 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> android_default content flag
17:08 daxfold definitelya_: sounds like another similar game
17:08 muurkha probably on any server a 15-year-old boy can build a huge phallus out of desert stone and sandstone
17:08 potatoxel[m] its parents responsibility to protect their children mostly. also the child could be using fdroid on a degoogled phone, if ur thinking of the children.
17:08 potatoxel[m] :3
17:08 muurkha I mean Minetest doesn't have a phallus-recognizing AI to flag it
17:09 Blockhead256[m] lib_phallus_detection
17:09 definitelya_ potatoxel[m]: A quality parent.
17:10 muurkha "vοre" isn't "vore" because I used an omicron instead of an o
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17:10 Blockhead256[m] Mod that scans all active blocks for phalluses and swastikas and bans the responsible players x)
17:11 potatoxel[m] i like 2b2t
17:11 potatoxel[m] c:
17:11 potatoxel[m] such a mess
17:11 muurkha too much stress, I'm just going to play on private servers and not announce them
17:11 Desour but ... but they're just building rockets. children like rockets
17:12 potatoxel[m] big rockets
17:12 definitelya_ D:
17:12 DeepThgt ha a bird just flew into the pressure plate on my piano and played a note
17:12 MTDiscord <GoodClover> great until they use multiple types of node or mix it in with other nodes. Replacing charaters and the Scunthorpe problem applies to 3D voxels too :P
17:13 muurkha with modern deep neural networks you could do as good a job at recognizing things like that as humans do
17:13 muurkha but then you have the problem, do you really want incomprehensible neural networks deciding for inscrutable reasons who gets banned from a server?
17:14 muurkha the actual neural networks in human brains are well known to have a lot of biases
17:14 Blockhead256[m] anyway I'll just finish up.. the conversation being pretty much over anyway.. by saying the official server list imo should have a terms of service like a lot of ordinary services: nothing illegal, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, or obscene
17:14 definitelya_ We whould call it "Freud's motto":sees bepis everywhere.
17:15 definitelya_ The AI I mean. :3
17:15 muurkha nothing illegal or harmful?  that would probably exclude all servers
17:15 Blockhead256[m] illegal in terms of operating a server, not illegal as in you can blow up TNT
17:15 muurkha so it would just be a matter of which servers' rule violations the official server list admins chose to overlook
17:16 muurkha so like if you have someone on your server who says "Xi Jinping is a stupid git" then your server should be banned?  because that's illegal
17:16 Blockhead256[m] minetest doesn't want to be responsible for listing  the "Official Al-Qaeda Server" do they?
17:16 Blockhead256[m] that
17:16 Blockhead256[m] that's not illegal in the country where the server list is hosted, only pretty much in china and other despotic nations
17:16 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> muurkha: illegal in the jurisdiction the serverlist is hosted in, obviously
17:17 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> so what china thinks doesn't matter, obviously
17:17 muurkha what jurisdiction is that?
17:17 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> netherlands I think?
17:17 muurkha I think it's reasonable for the server list admin to exclude servers they don't want, and try to communicate what that is
17:18 muurkha I don't think it's reasonable to expect people in Argentina and India to know what's legal in the Netherlands
17:18 potatoxel[m] option to add other serverlistsss then
17:18 potatoxel[m] =3
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17:19 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> already exists, serverlist_url
17:19 Blockhead256[m] are the laws of Argentina and India so vastly different that it would actually affect the running and listing of minetest servers?
17:19 potatoxel[m] ah ok
17:19 potatoxel[m] c:
17:19 muurkha but right now nobody is volunteering to run another one
17:19 muurkha Blockhead256[m]: yeah, they're pretty different
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17:19 muurkha mostly .nl is more liberal though
17:19 Blockhead256[m] actually you may have a point with GPDR for instance
17:20 muurkha yeah, and in India you probably can't publish Muhammad cartoons
17:20 muurkha in Argentina the main thing is that you can't claim the Malvinas Islands belong to the UK
17:21 potatoxel[m] dont tell me minetest servers would have to say:
17:21 potatoxel[m] This server stores a file on your computer, accept all, accept necessary.
17:21 potatoxel[m] c:
17:21 MTDiscord <MisterE> Roller, yes, but that only allows one serverlist at a time. I doubt the community would appreciate minetest's only official serverlist becoming whitelisted.  Anyhow, issue created, post your thoughts: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/issues/13326
17:21 muurkha anyway I think it's a mistake to try to haul in the whole body of world statute law
17:23 MTDiscord <GoodClover> service providers aren't resposible for content hosted there (to an extent), so that probabbly applies here?
17:23 MTDiscord <MisterE> As long as they take steps to remove illedal content
17:23 potatoxel[m] hm minetest serverlist maybe like google
17:23 MTDiscord <MisterE> *g
17:24 potatoxel[m] but google has safe mode right?
17:24 potatoxel[m] but if u search for 18+ stuff u still get stuff i think? they dont have age verification to search stuff? i dont remember,  idont use google much.
17:24 MTDiscord <MisterE> Note that google is implementing steps to make it harder to access nsfw content directly on their site without reliable age verification
17:25 MTDiscord <MisterE> They are fixing that, I saw it on the news
17:25 Blockhead256[m] you used to be able to get NSFW images on google images but not anymore. Now only web results
17:25 potatoxel[m] whats reliable age verification?
17:25 potatoxel[m] ID?
17:25 MTDiscord <MisterE> Signing in
17:25 potatoxel[m] oh
17:26 potatoxel[m] hm
17:26 Blockhead256[m] Account creation with those big companies can in many instances require mobile numbers or at worst government ID, depending on the country and circumstances
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17:27 MTDiscord <MisterE> Yes eg, its harder to access, which is good enough for the countries they operate in
17:27 Blockhead256[m] reddit recently made a move to require sign-in to view 18+ content (unless you use old reddit... but anyone old enough to remember old reddit exists is probably 18+...)
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17:29 muurkha "if you want to see pooping catgirls we can show you pooping catgirls but only if you tell us exactly what legal person is asking"
17:29 muurkha this seems like a terrible idea
17:29 potatoxel[m] o:
17:30 definitelya_ Hairballs, ew.
17:30 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> fyi google's age verification is broken, they allow you to verify via a debit card payment which means absolutely nothing in terms of your age
17:31 MTDiscord <MisterE> They make an effort, which is good enough until the politicians want more
17:31 definitelya_ Roller: But they do get your juicy credit card data in the meantime.
17:31 potatoxel[m] google prob wants to do it for more data c;;
17:31 MTDiscord <MisterE> Hence the recent change
17:32 Blockhead256[m] every year some stupid galah in Canberra gets on the "we need to unmasks the trolls! think of the children!" warpath again...
17:32 muurkha right, and they accumulate associations between the blackmailable data that trolls and griefers want, and physical real-world identities
17:32 Blockhead256[m] I assume ROller means you can do it with a prepaid visa card which anyone can buy at a department store
17:33 muurkha not here
17:33 Blockhead256[m] with cash and from a young age
17:33 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> I got a debit card when I was 14
17:33 MTDiscord <Flamore> same
17:33 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> also if I remember correctly the payment looks completely identical to an IAP or basically anything you would buy from google
17:34 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> it's basically designed to be circumvented by a clever teenager
17:35 MTDiscord <GoodClover> aren't all age-restricted websites?
17:35 Blockhead256[m] I don't think I got a debit card until I was 18, either didn't qualify or Australian banks didn't want me to have one. Only had an eftpos card until then
17:36 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I can't think of any I've seen that don't require something much more than a "yes"
17:36 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> olive: well most just have a pinky promise "click this only if you're 18" button
17:36 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> google could solve this by simply not offering the option to verify via debit card
17:36 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> and only verification via ID
17:36 MTDiscord <GoodClover> (btw to irc people 'olive' is me, I think I show as 'GoodClover' to you)
17:37 Desour join server -> server asks "Please enter credit card details to confirm age:" -> ... -> profit!
17:37 muurkha yeah, that's another failure mode
17:37 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> oh god don't type your credit card details into a minetest server, it's unencrypted for one... x_x
17:38 definitelya_ tru frfr
17:38 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I think 4chan may be the only website I know where the community genuinely shuns minors that post on there, the technical implementation is just another "yes I'm positively an adult" button
17:38 Desour that's why such prompt would be good content for a horror game server
17:39 Blockhead256[m] yeah but 4chan doesn't do it because they care about minors, they do it because they find minors annoying
17:40 MTDiscord <GoodClover> oh yeah ofc, I wasn't trying to give them praise or anything 😅
17:40 definitelya_ Desour: "Are you absolutely positive you are human, over 18 years old and willing to see unholy acts of furry [REDACTED]?"
17:40 MTDiscord <MisterE> I think the problem we need to solve is not that there is a server that does this stuff, we seriously cant, and probably shouldn't, control that (freedom and whatever). The problem is that it is specfically advertising it on the serverlist, which is sure to attract teenagers. That is a problem we need to deal with.
17:40 Kimapr i don't think i'd like to be verified by my ID (or a credit/debit card) on a gay furry vore erp 18+ horny nsfw server
17:40 muurkha ROllerozxa: probably right now nobody is running DPI firewalls scanning minetest packets for credit card numbers
17:41 potatoxel[m] muurkha: *noted*
17:41 MTDiscord <GoodClover> hmm what happened to the UK government pushing to make online services require legal ID...
17:41 muurkha Kimapr: especially if you live in Saudi or something where you are likely to die if the police find out you are gay
17:42 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> yep ID verification could quickly turn into blackmail
17:42 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> if the service is unserious
17:42 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> preferrably there should be some kind of zero trust ID verification
17:42 Kimapr just hide 18+ servers from the serverlist behind an advanced settings option
17:42 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> some service can vouch that X is 18+, another service notes it, they don't know anything else
17:42 MTDiscord <GoodClover> The problem we need to solve is Google Play policy more than anything, babysitting minors is not out job, we just need to provide the tool for parents to use.
17:43 MTDiscord <GoodClover> *not our
17:43 MTDiscord <MisterE> Kimpur, thats what my issue suggests
17:43 potatoxel[m] i want decentralized search
17:43 potatoxel[m] c;
17:43 potatoxel[m] super advanced
17:43 potatoxel[m] ok curated serverlist is fine + multi serverlist support for people to add if they want
17:44 potatoxel[m] the rest of the servers are whatever, minetest is a browser
17:44 potatoxel[m] c;
17:44 MTDiscord <MisterE> Yeah, a curated serverlist alone would be ill-recieved and be anti-freedom
17:44 potatoxel[m] + multicontentdb support
17:45 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> ah yes, for that XtreemFreedomDB support
17:45 Desour for the gui, if we have multiple server lists, we could have one tab per list (all in the online tab, so one tab hierarchy below the current main menu tabs), kinda like in ddnet
17:45 MTDiscord <kimapr> XtreemFreedomDB isn't even a cdb
17:46 MTDiscord <luatic> I don't think a tab hierarchy really is a good design
17:46 MTDiscord <luatic> This seems like a use case for a tree view
17:46 MTDiscord <MisterE> eh no. CDB is our curation platform, and we already have a pathway for advertising outside of it
17:46 MTDiscord <Niklp> notaDB.org :juanchi_face:
17:47 MTDiscord <MisterE> Initially, we can just dump all the servers from all the contacted serverlists together in the same list
17:47 MTDiscord <MisterE> Though a menu redesign is calling for many reasons
17:48 MTDiscord <MisterE> Also, on non-android, the non-curated list should be enable-able with a obvious-to-see checkbox in setting tab
17:48 potatoxel[m] can i change what serve rim downloading addons from?
17:48 potatoxel[m] mods(
17:48 MTDiscord <MisterE> yes, already, IIRC
17:48 MTDiscord <MisterE> its a setting
17:49 potatoxel[m] ok ty
17:49 MTDiscord <MisterE> yep: contentdb_url = https://content.minetest.net
17:49 potatoxel[m] nice c:
17:49 MTDiscord <MisterE> and you can selfhost CDB
17:50 MTDiscord <MisterE> ofc you need a engine fork to have that setting enabled by default
17:50 MTDiscord <MisterE> a change to it
17:53 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> the CDB and the serverlist software are all open source btw
17:54 MTDiscord <GoodClover> MisterE: I'm just waiting for the issue you opened to get notable community idiots posting their bizzare ideas about this there
17:54 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> > notable community idiots posting their bizzare ideas
17:54 MTDiscord <GoodClover> if this convo was on the forums it would have gone down in flames
17:54 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> I was summoned
17:55 MTDiscord <MisterE> Thx, I'll try to stay out of it after the initial post
17:56 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I'd rather you read it and try to get your point across, I was just joking :P
17:57 MTDiscord <MisterE> @olive (any pronouns) you say servers should have to report being 18+. and if they don't?
17:57 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> ban
17:57 MTDiscord <MisterE> How?
17:57 MTDiscord <GoodClover> tell them they should, if they refuse then ban them from the list
17:57 MTDiscord <MisterE> Like I said, thats hard without a whitelist
17:57 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> resolve the server's domain to its IP
17:58 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> no matter if the domain changes, if the IP is the same then it will still be blacklisted
17:58 MTDiscord <MisterE> they get a new vps
17:58 MTDiscord <MisterE> Easy to do
17:58 MTDiscord <MisterE> Cat and mouse, which is avoided with a whitelist + unmoderated list
17:59 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I think this convo about banning people and them getting new IPs has been had three times today 🙄
17:59 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> I think draining the bank account of some person who hops between VPSes to bypass bans would be a good idea, honestly
17:59 Desour if banning is easier than escaping the ban, aka mice reproduce slower than cats eat, they'll loose interest and stop
18:00 Blockhead256[m] it's not that expensive to get proxies/VPNs
18:00 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> Blockhead256: you can't host a server on a proxy or VPN
18:00 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I don't know exactly how serverlist "reputation" works, but changing IP will effectively reset it and send them lower down the list
18:00 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> it won't
18:00 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> the server age can easily be faked by the server
18:00 MTDiscord <GoodClover> so hiding them to some degree untill dealt with again
18:00 MTDiscord <GoodClover> ah
18:00 MTDiscord <MisterE> True. There is a search box that searches description tho
18:01 MTDiscord <GoodClover> what age is reported by the server?! that's stupid
18:01 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> it looks at the age of the world which... can be edited by the server owner lol
18:01 MTDiscord <MisterE> Also the age is easy to spoof
18:01 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> serverlist black hat SEO tip, set the world to at least 6 months of age to get full server age points
18:01 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I assumed there was some "new host" debuff/"old host" probuff
18:02 MTDiscord <GoodClover> not world age
18:02 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> actually, it's capped at 8 months
18:02 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> so... you can get 8 free points
18:02 MTDiscord <GoodClover> I've been motivated to continue my own mini-serverlist implentation again though so thanks :)
18:03 Desour server age could be stored on the serverlist server if servers were authenticated with certificates (which we should do anyway for network encryption)
18:03 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> if I remember correctly there was a PR to add persistence to the serverlist, so it can verify the age of servers
18:03 MTDiscord <ROllerozxa> but it isn't merged... 🤷
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19:11 bogroll1234 how should I get people to join my minetest server?
19:11 bogroll1234 Like make it popular
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20:01 MTDiscord <MisterE> 1) Make a very good game from scratch 2) build a community, make every player that cares feel special, have events, etc  Or just skip to 2, that works
20:05 Krock !tell Wuzzy what would you think of adding your translation checking tool to https://github.com/minetest-tools/update_translations/ ? a PR would surely be welcome
20:05 MinetestBot Krock: I'll pass that on when Wuzzy is around
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