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on *:text:!rate*:#:{
  if ($2 == %topnick) || $nick == %topnick) {
    notice $nick %topnick is in the lead for scouts!
  }  
  elseif ($2) {
    var %scorenick = $2
  }
  else {
    var %scorenick = $nick
    var %tempcount = 0
    var %tempcount = $($+(%,%scorenick,1),2)
    var %tempresult = $calc(%topnickscore - %tempcount)
  }
  if (%tempresult < 0) {
    set %topnick $nick
    set %topnickscore %tempresult
    %scoremsg = %scorenick is in the lead for scouting with %tempnum2 points
  }
  elseif (%tempresult > 1) {
    %scoremsg = %scorenick is behind %topnick by %tempresult points!
  }
  elseif (%tempresult = 0) {
    %scoremsg = %scorenick is tied for the leader with %tempcount points!
  }
  else {
    if (%tempresult = %topnick) {
      %scoremsg = %scorenick has not been noted scouting the world!
    }
  }
  /notice $nick %scoremsg
}