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The easiest way would be an app that is OS agnostic, based on a stripped down RSS feed reader,
the base code is readily available,
simply set up one RSS feed per server,
create a subscribe/unsubscribe option to follow each of your favorite servers, and
a mute option to allow the app to run in background without stealing window focus upon a new RSS message.
And some PR skin for branding,
And that's all there is to it.

Going with this glorified RSS reader also allows people who use their custom RSS readers to simply add the desired RSS feeds per server to their own readers.

I still don't see a need for this.

BitLbee would be best, on one server you can create a single Irc chat room that will push to IRC/ICQ/GMail/Facebook/Twitter/RSS . Create a ircbot for each PR and PRAA server, and people can subscribe to the bot and select which IM/RSS/etc service to be notified with,
the only part needed would be to connect the bot to the PRSPY framework. And a server box to run the bitlbee server.

Real life situation right now: CIA is full, Hardcore is dead with 16 players because of a map a lot of players seemed to not like and will probably fill back up when they switch back to insurgency. It's pretty late and I have other things to do besides constantly check prspy every 10 minutes and then when I do finally find out it's already 5 minutes into a round. I can watch some TV, maybe do some laundary, wash some dishes. Get a facebook notification, my phone alerts me to facebook messages, so it will ding, and wow, man has taken one small step.

Update: hardcore must have crashed and is now down to 2 players so if possible I would set to notify me when there are 20 players on the server, I'd still join the server to seed, just not actually play unless 20 or so players showed back up. I probably won't play tonight unless CIA changes maps, crashes, or I learn chinese or russian.

I'd also like to know when my friends sign on in a perfect world, if I had friends.

.. So is this an idea that you are working on or are you just canvassing whether people are interested prior to committing to development? Or are you just conceptualizing? i.e; Can you deliver this project or are just the ideas man

I'll be honest I don't have much experience on this exact issue but I'm a firm believer in where there is a will, there is a way. Right now I'm just gathering concepts and support, 0% actual work done yet.

Does anyone else have any other ideas they'd like to throw in before I start?

Anyone else is more than welcome to take over, help, or do their own.

i smell another iphone or android app hahhaha

99 cents times all the pr players that would pay for it.. well the devs would be rich!