OzAlerts - Unofficial OzBargain Trending Deal Notifications via Discord

bayleyb on 13/09/2023 - 16:44

Hello everyone,

I've put together a simple system to ping users when a deal begins to trend on OzBargain.

I've created a free discord server that allows you to set notification preferences for deals that gain at least 15 votes within 45 minutes. The goal is to undercut the existing OzBargain event subscription (+30 votes in 30 minutes), notifying users of deals faster before they expire and be extra convenient for users that already have discord.

If you are interested, you can join via this link: https://discord.gg/nPAuxMqEmw
Upon joining, you can set your notification preferences to ping for all new deals, or just trending deals.

Any questions, feel free to ask.
I understand this isn't for everyone, but after missing out on a few killer deals recently I had to put something together for myself and thought it was worth sharing to the community.

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  • Godric on 13/09/2023 - 17:05
    +12

    Isn't this like the 20th attempt at a user creating a Ozb Discord

    • CrispyChrispy on 13/09/2023 - 19:13
      +1

      There was that one user a while back, iirc they had a chess piece with a yellow background as their profile pic, forgot their username though… got bullied/shut down so hard by the OzB community for constantly pushing their unofficial OzB discord server that they upped and left, deactivating their account. That was interesting to watch unfold.

      • randomusername2017 on 13/09/2023 - 19:21
        +2

        Current user formerly known as Levity.

      • bayleyb on 13/09/2023 - 19:27

        I know plenty of servers have existed in the past, and someone will likely create another in the future haha. The only purpose of this server is a notification system for those who use discord and would like to be notified that way without needing to be on the OzBargain website 24/7 or depend on an email notification. It's not designed to be a community chat or anything - I think this forum serves its purpose for that.

      • Godric on 13/09/2023 - 20:14
        +1

        That was precisely the user that came to mind, i remember the initial thread too, was interesting

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 13/09/2023 - 17:13
    +1

    There’s already an official ozbargain bot discord though… deal pings only, no random chats.

    • Rukiata on 13/09/2023 - 20:55

      where??

      • bohn on 13/09/2023 - 21:07

        on discord.

        • Rukiata on 13/09/2023 - 21:08

          so another chat or bot

      • Chandler on 18/09/2023 - 10:29

        OzBargain Premium

  • sharkyoz on 13/09/2023 - 18:08

    discord goes with that device

  • spackbace on 13/09/2023 - 18:51

    notifying users of deals faster

    But 45mins>30mins…

    • bayleyb on 13/09/2023 - 19:08

      It only requires +15 votes within 45 minutes to trigger a notification. It allows up to a 45 minute window to meet this criteria, instead of 30 minutes.

      • geekcohen on 13/09/2023 - 19:12

        And by then, it has probably been OzBargained unless there is a lot of stock.

  • Drpepper666 on 13/09/2023 - 20:19

    Discord pings are annoying OP

    • bohn on 13/09/2023 - 21:16

      @everyone oh yeh?

  • Moneyinthebank on 13/09/2023 - 21:02

    Can we play codenames or among us on it

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