Seasons

no actually I don't. haven't you figured that out by now?

Thank god we don't write in german, that would make the easy-to-use interface into a complete mess, I fear.

Between the different genders on verbs and the really big compound nouns, as well as formal and informal address that you get in german, I would tend to agree with you.

Any other Northeasterners stuck in this blizzard? Woo hoo! No classes today, as professors can't come in.

Actually, while we're on the subject of languages, does anyone know where I can learn Latin or Greek free online? I know Butterfly Dream does Esperanto but I'm more into the Classics myself. Typically, my school used to do Classical Studies as a subject until the year before I took my options so I've never had the chance, but have always been interested in that kind of thing.

No, Turing's, but I'm a Canuck south-easterner, and I hope that stormfront gets up here quick!

Reply to Message 1933 in Bug Stomp:

I'm sure the Prof has access to bot-owner relationship information.

But in answer to the question, I'm an active user with two bots that I neglect. That doesn't mean I will neglect them indefinitely, just that I am neglecting them now in favor of two other bots. If I knew that they would be deleted for neglect, then I would add a token phrase every week or something like that. I think an active user who wanted to keep bots alive could fool the system however it was set up.

I don't think that an active member should get his or her bots deleted. As you said, they could just be leaving them aside for later use. Perhaps there should be a "delete bot" button for those who decide that their bot is never going to mature (there may all ready be one, I'm not sure).

The question is about those bots that belong to bot masters that haven't logged on in x about of time. Do all their bots automatically get deleted? Do only the baby bots get deleted, leaving the older ones we've gotten to know? Do bots get given away or auctioned off in some manner?

For the sake of clarity:
- This discussion started because of the lack of bandwidth. Even though the Prof said that won't be a problem in the future, the future's not here yet, and I think bots and transcripts take a lot of server space as well.
- I think the deleting should be aimed at bots whose master is never here anymore. Their bots should be deleted, and to be able for owner or fans of this particular bot to object to their euthanasia, their name should be posted here, let's say a week for the deadline.
- I think auctioning or giving away bots defeats the purpose in a way, but a bot who is liked so much should of course stay.
- I think if a master hasn';t been here for 3 months we can safely assume he lost its interest.

And we all know the real reason that the Forge went down yesterday.
I *told* you Shady! Only hook up your bot to a *small* nuclear power plant! What were you trying to do, power all of Canada???

But that would hurt, let's see, Paint Patricia, Mr. Crab (who is a good friend of the Prof and has a number of interesting bots), and probably quite a few other people who would like to be here more often but can't make it for whatever reason. Time shouldn't be (and isn't) the only criterion.

Darnit how'd you know TD? Why you think Ontario's having that energy crisis? Steve probably fell asleep at the controls leaving for a nuclear meltdown or something hehe

PS Just a note, nuclear meltdowns aren't what they used to be, Nuclar reactors have a failsafe system in them to keep them from melting down; the rods that have to be put in place to react are held up by electromagnets that are powered by the reactor's own power. So, if it starts a meltdown (power fails) then the rods drop (nothing to hold them up) and the chamber is contained