updating based on tests

app.py

@@ -23,22 +23,40 @@ welcome_messages = [
 ]
 welcome_messages_counter = 0
 wait_messages_counter = 0
+channel_id = 900017973547388988 # 900017973547388988 = #introduce-yourself
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_member_join(member):
-    global welcome_list 
+    global welcome_list
     global welcome_messages_counter
-    
     welcome_list.append(member.mention)
-    if len(welcome_list) > 8:
-        channel = bot.get_channel(900017973547388988)
-        message = f'{welcome_messages[welcome_messages_counter]} {welcome_list[0]} {welcome_list[1]} {welcome_list[2]} {welcome_list[3]} {welcome_list[4]} {welcome_list[5]} {welcome_list[6]} {welcome_list[7]}'
-        if welcome_messages_counter == 6:
-            welcome_messages_counter = -1
-        welcome_messages_counter = welcome_messages_counter + 1
-        
-        await channel.send(message)
-        welcome_list = []
+    
+    if len(welcome_list) >= 8:
+        channel = bot.get_channel(channel_id)
+        print(f"channel: {channel}")
+        # Check if the channel has received at least 3 messages from other users (non-bot?) since the last message was sent
+        count = 0
+        print(f"count: {count}")
+        async for message in channel.history(limit=3):
+            if message.author.bot:
+                print(f"This is a bot message! -> {message.content}")
+            else:
+                count = count + 1
+                print(f"count: {count}")
+        if count == 3:
+            print(f"count: {count}")
+            # 8 users, can change this
+            message = f'{welcome_messages[welcome_messages_counter]} {welcome_list[0]} {welcome_list[1]} {welcome_list[2]} {welcome_list[3]} {welcome_list[4]} {welcome_list[5]} {welcome_list[6]} {welcome_list[7]}'
+            if welcome_messages_counter == 6:
+                welcome_messages_counter = -1
+            welcome_messages_counter = welcome_messages_counter + 1
+            
+            await channel.send(message)
+            welcome_list = []
+
+    else:
+        print(f"welcome_list: {welcome_list}")
+            
 
 DISCORD_TOKEN = os.environ.get("DISCORD_TOKEN", None)
 def run_bot():
@@ -47,4 +65,4 @@ threading.Thread(target=run_bot).start()
 def greet(name):
     return "Hello " + name + "!"
 demo = gr.Interface(fn=greet, inputs="text", outputs="text")
-demo.launch()    
+demo.launch()