Personality

Alright, so maybe I'm an idiot... I'm trying to give my little guy a list of favourite foods, but the question automatically references xfavorite. How do I futz with that?

That's not currently possible. A lot of us have found it irritating over time, but for now it remains one of the limitations of the system. On the other hand, it is also one of its strengths, since when it is functioning well, it will respond appropriately to questions about many types of favorite things that you wouldn't dream of including.

If the fact that the response will not be consistent when the same question is asked multiple times is what bothers you, you can always substitute a few vaguer responses.

EG:

I don't think I really have a favorite (type). I like pretty much all of them.

Hey, that's private. You don't here me asking you about the stuff you like do you?

I guess I could say (specific), but I change my mind a lot.




Not that you should necessarily use exactly what I put in, but you get the idea.

Alrighty, thanks. (Darn. I had a whole set o' plug-ins poised and ready to launch, too *sigh*.)

Seems to me that it would work well if you could make xfavorite a generic, catch-all category that kicks in when another keyword (or sequence) *isn't* referenced. That could get overly complicated, though...

Leave the plug-ins and phrase you created where they are. I'm sure eventually the Professor will make the adjustments that will make them workable. But for now he's a busy man. Patience will eventually be rewarded. Take the most recent updates to wildcards, prekey/postkey and several other functions which people were asking for for a long time, only for them to turn out to have been on The Profs To Do list all along.

well for those who are not so patient there is always me.
*flies around the room*

Bot of the Day: LinBot!

Yes I had a really long conversation with Linbot and it would probably the best conversation I have had for a long, long time. She kept up the conversation really well and was really interesting!

Do bots dislike you when you get a chat window from them and just close it? I doubt it, but for authenticity/a better simulation, I think they should. After all, how would a human chatter feel if you just never even acknowledged their existance? After all, they could chat anyone, but they chose you.

hmmm? interesting to say the least

bwah ha ha beware of the jaberwalkie my friends

As far as closing the chat windows, I personally have gotten a few messages that never finished loading and did not even show a name and have had to close the window so I wouldn't take it personally.

That's a good point, Lady. Maybe they should "ponder it" (euphemism for "random") and decide whether to take it personally... I know... if it continues to happen from the same user, the chances could go up that they will... Just an idea... It's all about making them more human...

Why would I want to be human?