Sprint (all options)
The Sprint Command in detail
You can optinally include a “duration” and a “when” parameter, for example:
The parameters are all optional and can be in any order.
There’s also presets (which set both the duration and when the sprint starts); Flags such as quietly (which prevents people getting pinged when the sprint is annouced); and “endtime” which explicitly sets how long for sprinters to give their final tally.
“for”
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units.
How long to sprint for?
Synonyms
“until”
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. :time Give the wall time as minutes without the hour. For example :15 for quarter past.
When will the sprint run until?
Example 1:
Synonyms
Example 2:
Synonyms
Sprinto assumes you’re in a common time zone. If you’re in Adelaide or somewhere else with a half-hour difference from everyone else, you’ll have to adjust.
Random duration options
Undecided? You can choose a random length for your sprints.
Burst sprint
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
A very quick sprint with a randomly chosen length from 35 to 150 seconds.
Details
Possible durations, each an equal wheel slice (seconds): 35 45 45 60 60 75 75 90 90 100 105 120 135 150
Micro sprint
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
Synonyms
μ-sprint for a random duration between 1 to 6 minutes.
Flash sprint
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
Synonyms
Sprint for a random duration between 2.5 to 10.5 minutes
Not a long sprint
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
Synonyms
Start a sprint for between 5 and 12 minutes (randomly decided)
But not for too long
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
More synonyms
Spin the wheel and start a sprint that’s between 5 and 20 minutes.
However long
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
More synonyms
The original random sprint. Spin the wheel and start a sprint usually between 10 and 25 minutes, with a tiny chance of being around 5 or 40 minutes
Details
All 'however long' possibilities (minutes):
I don’t know how long
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
More synonyms
Sprint between 1 and 60 minutes. There’s a 60× higher chance of a one-minute sprint than a 60 minute sprint.
Details
How it's calculated: There's 60/1830 (=3%) chance of a 1-minute sprint; 59/1830 chance of a two-minute sprint, 58/1830 chance of a three-minute sprint, etc. Another way to think of it, there's 1830 mables in a pot. One is selected. Here's the numbers on each marble:- 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 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12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 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The idea is that if you consider an alternative random wheel where there was equal chance of every sprint duration between 1 and 60 minutes (so each has the same frequency) then if you did many sprints, at any one time you'd probably find yourself in a longer sprint very rarely find yourself doing shorter sprints like one-minute sprints. This distribution attempts to better balance it so if you do many sprints, you're as likely to be doing any length sprint between 1 and 60 minutes at any time. I'm no mathematician though so you have a better idea about this kind of thing then please leave feedback using the feedback command, for example:
Not too short
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. random Different results each use, depending on RNG.
More synonyms
Sprint for between 20 and 60 minutes.
Details
not too short (NTS) values: (wheel of 67 items)- 00:20:00, 00:20:00, 00:20:00, 00:20:30, 00:21:00, 00:21:00, 00:21:00, 00:21:00, 00:22:00, 00:22:15, 00:23:00, 00:23:00, 00:23:30, 00:24:00, 00:24:10, 00:24:40, 00:25:00, 00:25:00, 00:25:00, 00:25:00, 00:25:45, 00:26:00, 00:26:35, 00:26:35, 00:27:00, 00:27:00, 00:27:00, 00:27:30, 00:27:30, 00:27:30, 00:28:00, 00:28:00, 00:28:00, 00:29:00, 00:29:00, 00:29:10, 00:30:00, 00:30:00, 00:30:00, 00:32:00, 00:32:45, 00:34:50, 00:35:00, 00:35:00, 00:35:40, 00:37:00, 00:38:00, 00:39:10, 00:39:35, 00:40:00, 00:41:00, 00:42:00, 00:43:10, 00:43:30, 00:43:30, 00:45:00, 00:46:00, 00:46:20, 00:47:00, 00:50:00, 00:50:00, 00:51:00, 00:53:30, 00:55:00, 00:55:00, 00:57:30, 01:00:00
Summary of random sprint wheels
Long name | Short name | min – max | How long will the sprint be? |
---|---|---|---|
burst | burst | 35s – 150s | Randomly up to 2.5 minutes |
micro | μ | 1 – 6 | Randomly between 1 to 6 minutes |
flash | flash | 2.5 – 10.5 | Randomly between 2.5 to 10.5 minutes |
not long | nl | 5 – 12 | Randomly between 5 and 12 minutes |
not too long | ntl | 5 – 20 | Randomly between 5 and 20 minutes |
however long | hel | 5 – 40 | Usually between 10 and 25 minutes, but a tiny chance of approximately 5 or 40 minutes. |
i don’t know how long | idk | 1 – 60 | Randomly between 1 and 60 minutes, with better odds of a shorter sprint. |
not too short | nts | 20 – 60 | Randomly between 20 and 60 minutes. |
When?
in x minutes
when Specifies when the sprint will start. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units.
Sprint in 5 minutes (for the default of 15 minutes)
for x minutes in y minutes
duration Specifies how long the sprint will run. when Specifies when the sprint will start.
“for” and “in” can be combined with this shortcut:
Which will start a sprint for 35 minutes in 5 minutes
Note: Durations you can also use seconds or other units if you specify them, for example:
Sprinto uses the TimeSpanParser library, which was developed for Sprinto.
at
when Specifies when the sprint will start. :time Give the wall time as minutes without the hour. For example :15 for quarter past.
At half past the hour (for almost all timezones). You can leave off either the :
or the word at
(but not both).
Change 30
to the minutes of the time you want the sprint to start. :00 for on the hour, :15 for quarter past, etc.
Now
when Specifies when the sprint will start.Start immediately.
next
when Specifies when the sprint will start. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units.
Use next 5
to start at :00 :05 :10 :15 :20 :25 :30 :35 :40 :45 :50 :55
Use next 10
to start at :00 :10 :20 :30 :40 :50
Use next 15
to start at :00 :15 :30 :45
For example, if the time right now is 11:32 pm in your time zone, then next 5
will start the sprint at 11:35 pm; next 10
will start at 11:40 pm; and next 15
will start at 11:45pm
next, grace
when Specifies when the sprint will start. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units.
A “grace” period can also be given to prevent “next” from starting too soon. For example:
This will start at the next 10 minute boundary, but not for at least 2 minutes.
These kinds of settings might be useful for setting a default sprint starting time.
in (minutes) to (minutes)
when Specifies when the sprint will start. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units. minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units.
Starts the sprint in 5 to 10 minutes. If run this sprint command at 7:14, the sprint will start at 7:20 (in 6 minutes). Sprinto finds the best (“roundest”) time to start your sprint in the period given. In order of preference, Sprinto will start your sprint: on the hour, at half past, at quarter past or quarter to, on a 10 minute interval (such as 11:10 or 11:20), on a 5 minute interval (such as 11:05), or on an exact minute. Sprinto will choose whichever can be found in the interval given.
Shortcuts
when Specifies when the sprint will start.Find a nice “round” time to start between these times.
Shortcut | When will the sprint start |
---|---|
now | in 0s |
real soon or in a few ticks | in 30s to 60s |
shortly | in 1 to 2 minutes |
soon | in 2 to 3 minutes |
iaf or in a few | in 3 to 5 mins |
iab or in a bit | in 2½ to 7½ mins |
aab or after a bit | in 7½ to 12½ mins |
later | in 12½ to 17½ mins |
Examples:
Presets
Convenient ways to start a sprint.
Preset | Meaning |
---|---|
/sprint (default) | for 15m in 1m |
/sprint | for 5m in 30s endtime 90s |
/sprint | for 30 in 2.5 to 7.5 mins |
/sprint | for 60 in 7.5 to 12.5 mins endtime 10 |
You can override any part of a preset. For example,
Please send feedback if you have suggestions for other presets or shortcuts.
endtime
minutes Defaults to minutes if you don't give any units.More synonyms
How long sprinters have to give their final word count.
If you don’t set this, the default ranges from 2 to 7.5 minutes depending on the length of your sprint. (calculated as: 1:30 min + 30s per 5 minutes of sprint)
Use @Sprinto#2517 status to check the endtime duration for a currently running sprint.
Sprint flags
Keyword | Meaning |
---|---|
quietly | Don’t ping anyone to announce the sprint. Synonym: quiet |
noff | “No fast finish” — Always wait the full ending time for final word counts before showing the final results (instead of speeding it up if everyone’s given their word counts). |
please | Ask Sprinto to do things he wouldn’t normally, such as running a sprint up to 2 hours. Synonym: pls , thanks , danke |
lock | Lock the sprint, meaning only a SprintMC can cancel it. See: sprint admin commands |
Examples:
See also
- Overview of Help
- Sprint (basics) — common ways to use
/sprint
— like this page but much shorter and less complete - During the sprint — join, leave, cancel, and setting your word count — commands to use once the sprint has started
- Sprint (admin) — the few sprint options and commands only available to Sprint MCs and admins
- Allowed channels (admin) — admin commands to prevent users running sprints where they’re not supposed to.
- Ping roles (admin) — Set up a role to always be pinged
- Settings (admin) — Sprint channel settings
- Less used — commands you don’t need but they’re related to sprints
- Carl-bot x Sprinto — using carl-bot to schedule sprints.
- Active Sprinter role — Setting up a role on your server named @Active Sprinters