Here's a funny story about Hotline:
There was a badass server with lots of stuff on it and it was hard to get in. The admin only popped in every few days or so and you could only get an account by talking to him directly and paying like a $50 fee. You couldn't start a conversation with an admin if you weren't a member, so new people would have to hang around the server for days and wait for the admin to message them.
One time I saw this guy hanging around the server for an entire week straight, monitoring the users window so he could see the admin pop on and not miss his chance at an account. Well that time finally comes, and the admin pops on.
Considering that there was no way to message an admin, the guy used a cool trick to get the admin's attention. He started changing his username, in this order:
"John"
"Hey, admin!"
"Hey, message me!"
"Account needed!"
"Come on message me!"
"PLEASE message!"
Then the admin LEFT 30 seconds later. The guy then changed his username to,
"SON OF A BITCH!!!"