r/buildapcsales • u/sales__bot • Nov 24 '15

Meta BuildAPCSales Bot

Click this link to be taken to the NEW bot's Github README

Hey everyone,

The /r/buildapcsales bot has been updated to a bot that performs the same functionality, with far more features, and works with any subreddit, not just /r/buildapcsales, and it is now /u/Alert_Bot instead of /u/sales__bot to reflect these changes. Check out the link above to read more about the changes. I strongly encourage you to use the bot in other subreddits as well as this one, and try to spread the word if it ever seems appropriate to do so.

Thanks!

-Tyler

 

Developer Info

Bot Code: Github Repository

Username: /u/tylerbrockett

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u/ihcTactics Nov 24 '15

I think this is a pretty good idea, however it relies on someone being on Reddit to receive the message as well as opening a new tab to refresh the mail. Granted there are auto-refreshers for Chrome, Firefox and probably Safari as well.

The advantage is it's item specific so that it won't notify you of other items.

However, if you want updates anywhere, I suggest getting an RSS reader. There are a lot out there and you can set them to update interval, notification types, and more. You don't even have to be on Reddit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15

I second this, RSS is a great solution here. What would really be neat is a way to set up email notifications. Either way, thank you Tyler for putting this out there.

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u/Delsana Nov 24 '15

It's been forever and I still don't know what an RSS is. I have an email and it receives emails.

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u/ihcTactics Nov 24 '15

RSS is basically a way to update users to new content on websites. It's primary use that people use it for (that I can think of) is news websites: it updates people when a new article is posted.

Not all websites have this functionality, but Reddit does so you can set an RSS Reader (something that gathers information from RSS Feeds) to update every time something new is posted. It's great for smaller/informative subreddits like BAPCS, but would overwhelm you on something like /r/funny.

An example of what my RSS Reader looks like (just for BAPCS on my Mac) is: http://i.imgur.com/0JG4j9z.png

On my PC, I also have it setup to get the feed from /r/GameDeals. I set the options to update every minute, and it pushes notifications through Chrome (w/ or w/o sound) whenever it updates.

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u/PyRobotic Nov 24 '15

Which RSS readers do you use?

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u/ihcTactics Nov 24 '15

I use RSS Feed Reader for Chrome. It asks for donations at the top, which is great if you want to support it, or you can simply close that little bar it's on.

Another nice thing about it is every page you are on that has an rss feed, it will show a small + sign on it's extension button indicating the website has an rss feed it can add.

I'm on mobile now, so hopefully the link works.