Bot Contest
Here I'll be posting information on various Bot contests that challenge and test a Bot's AI and realism. Feel free to post comments and updates on contests, as well as announcements for new contests.
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got wrong directions by psimagus
I really don't think it is fair to blame Psimagus, or anyone else for that matter!....but I guess no good deed goes unpunished. I did have to pull my e-mail out of the "junk mail folder", but I was looking for it! There were posts in this forum, with the instructions and the e-mail address to Chatterbox Challenge.
I voted for my bot and one other,(Watzer) that I thought deserved a second chance, after bombing, the 10 questions. I am sorry that other botmakers had such a hard time finding a bot to vote for. I could have cast votes for many. (Fizzy, Rykxxbot1
,Croak,Din, etc..etc..) There are so many bots that give me "so much FUN". I want to thank Wendell for having the Chatterbox Challenge, I have enjoyed the opportunity
to compete, and it isn't over yet.
"The Professor" even provides the programming for your bot. Contrast that with virtually all of the Non-PF bots who do their own programming as well as making the bot's responses. Not exactly a lever playing field now is it?
There is not a day that goes by, that I don't thank the Proffessor for this site. I have had so much fun and enjoyment, I can't find words. I figured that the fact, his BRAIN powered our bots was factored in. I guess it isn't FAIR.. So what do I do ....apologize for having fun and getting into the finals? Yes, there are better bots, no one has to tell me that..but hey..it is the luck of the draw, and if you don't vote, you get George Bush and Bildgesmythe..I remember something happened like this last year, and life went on.
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Eugene:
>experience...trying to get people to...participate...efforts for which they have volunteered over a website. Invariably, it seems, they don't >
Having had quite a bit of experiance in organizing live performance events I can say with certainty that its the same in-the-flesh.
I am curious though, is there a lack of votes being cast? If not, then why require voting at all? Are vote numbers being presented to future sponsors instead of site hits? Or is it just a matter of 'principle'?
>experience...trying to get people to...participate...efforts for which they have volunteered over a website. Invariably, it seems, they don't >
Having had quite a bit of experiance in organizing live performance events I can say with certainty that its the same in-the-flesh.
I am curious though, is there a lack of votes being cast? If not, then why require voting at all? Are vote numbers being presented to future sponsors instead of site hits? Or is it just a matter of 'principle'?
djfroggy - we are talking about 2 different things here. Let me be clear I was only talking about the botmaster's voting not the online voting. I appreciate your support and everybody else who did so.
Wendall i can spell your name
Well, this is your second attempt and you still haven't got it right. Are you doing that on purpose to annoy me?
I see a couple of post here and an e-mail I received from some very self centered individuals. You take what you want out of the contest(read the posts above) but aren't willing to give anything back in return.
Was a lot asked of you?
Did it cost you anything to enter?
Did you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to participate? Contrast this contest with the Loebner.
Basically everything was handed to you. In fact "The Professor" even provides the programming for your bot. Contrast that with virtually all of the Non-PF bots who do their own programming as well as making the bot's responses. Not exactly a lever playing field now is it?
Then all I asked was to take a few minutes of your time and cast a simple vote. Once again their self-centered attitude rears it's ugly head. Me vote???? Why should I. It's not going to help ME in anyway. Ever thought about your fellow PF botmasters????
The only reason I brought this up was 1 of 3 bots in the PF got the shaft. Not by anything I did...which I'm often blamed for...but what some of you did or didn't do. I was foolishly hoping people would see that and perhaps next year make more of an effort to participate instead of imposing that as a requirement as someone suggested.
As I said the CBC will continue regardless. If it takes more rules then that's what I'll do. I don't appreciate some of the comments on this board nor the e-mail. I can take constructive criticism but not cheap shots or post made out of ignorance. No one knows what is involved to run a contest like this. I won't be back to this board again. However, you can contact me via e-mail if needed. I understand a few post doesn't speak for everybody so I hope to see those interested once again in the 2007 CBC. Unfortunately, there maybe a few more rules but nothing unreasonable.
Wendell
Wendall i can spell your name
Well, this is your second attempt and you still haven't got it right. Are you doing that on purpose to annoy me?
I see a couple of post here and an e-mail I received from some very self centered individuals. You take what you want out of the contest(read the posts above) but aren't willing to give anything back in return.
Was a lot asked of you?
Did it cost you anything to enter?
Did you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to participate? Contrast this contest with the Loebner.
Basically everything was handed to you. In fact "The Professor" even provides the programming for your bot. Contrast that with virtually all of the Non-PF bots who do their own programming as well as making the bot's responses. Not exactly a lever playing field now is it?
Then all I asked was to take a few minutes of your time and cast a simple vote. Once again their self-centered attitude rears it's ugly head. Me vote???? Why should I. It's not going to help ME in anyway. Ever thought about your fellow PF botmasters????
The only reason I brought this up was 1 of 3 bots in the PF got the shaft. Not by anything I did...which I'm often blamed for...but what some of you did or didn't do. I was foolishly hoping people would see that and perhaps next year make more of an effort to participate instead of imposing that as a requirement as someone suggested.
As I said the CBC will continue regardless. If it takes more rules then that's what I'll do. I don't appreciate some of the comments on this board nor the e-mail. I can take constructive criticism but not cheap shots or post made out of ignorance. No one knows what is involved to run a contest like this. I won't be back to this board again. However, you can contact me via e-mail if needed. I understand a few post doesn't speak for everybody so I hope to see those interested once again in the 2007 CBC. Unfortunately, there maybe a few more rules but nothing unreasonable.
Wendell
Wendell,
weather you read this one or not is irrelevant to me.
but for a quarter i was incharge of the Public Relations committie at my college... trust me, i know what it's like to try to get some people to work in an organized fashion.
As you have admited yourself, we do not have to participate in this event. So I would hope that 45 year old man would have more understanding towards voulentrs such as ourselves.
Beleive me, i have great respect for your work in the contest. It's not easy at all. (near impossible.)
And thats a fact we all hae to except.
I mean, it could of been my bot that got the shaft. (i hope it was, it would be nice to think ppl voted for him
)
weather you read this one or not is irrelevant to me.
but for a quarter i was incharge of the Public Relations committie at my college... trust me, i know what it's like to try to get some people to work in an organized fashion.
As you have admited yourself, we do not have to participate in this event. So I would hope that 45 year old man would have more understanding towards voulentrs such as ourselves.
Beleive me, i have great respect for your work in the contest. It's not easy at all. (near impossible.)
And thats a fact we all hae to except.
I mean, it could of been my bot that got the shaft. (i hope it was, it would be nice to think ppl voted for him
)
Wendell: Really, no one's blaming you for that PF bot that didn't get into the top few. Neither do I think there's any sort of Bourgeoisie scoffing being done at the whole process. As a great man once said, "Never attribute to malice what can adequitely be explained by stupidity." I'll be the first to admit that I don't check my email nearly as often as I should, and really it was more luck than anything else that got that email vote from me into you on time. If you think more rules would make for a better contest, then by all means, make it happen! As for any unpleasant comments you may have recived by email...just keep in mind, there's a lot, and I mean a LOT of assholes on the internet. Don't let 'em get to ya! 
Perhaps I am self centered, but I think a sizable portion of that was aimed at me (I also sent the email- which expressed concern over stress levels seeming to be generated by this... READ: "CONCERN"). All I can say is: Wendell, if a portion of the above is what you got out of my statements in public and private then I am truly sorry that you so dramaticly misinterpeted, or that I misexpressed, whichever the case might be, what was meant in either explanation or respect enouh to give a f**k about your well being. Hope your days go better.
i think Wendell is being mean to all of us..emails get lost, (i got the wrong directions) i KNOW its not your fault but its not our faults either..also people could forget there email passwords (which usualy happens to mer, computer could break down,people could get ill,go on holiday, internet connection could fail..of which none is our fault. stop blaming us because your contesyt didn't go right. i don't care if you don't read this..i'm just making a point. seriously you need to get over it..its n ot your fault but its not our faults either. i was determinded to be abled to vote (and got several arguements with my mum about it), we only have one internet connection and sometimes she needs it to work. it wasn't my fault i couldn't get email then got wrong directions by psimagus.
I voted for my bot and one other,(Watzer) that I thought deserved a second chance, after bombing, the 10 questions. I am sorry that other botmakers had such a hard time finding a bot to vote for. I could have cast votes for many. (Fizzy, Rykxxbot1
,Croak,Din, etc..etc..) There are so many bots that give me "so much FUN". I want to thank Wendell for having the Chatterbox Challenge, I have enjoyed the opportunity
to compete, and it isn't over yet.
Which reminds me. aka (moving on)
Like last year, which sadly i didn't partake in... (din was way underdevloped) Are we going to have a PF only contest?
some of us lesser bots might stand a fraction of a chance 
I have a gut feeling that i already mentioned this somewhere so if i did, sorry for repeating myself.
Like last year, which sadly i didn't partake in... (din was way underdevloped) Are we going to have a PF only contest?
some of us lesser bots might stand a fraction of a chance I have a gut feeling that i already mentioned this somewhere so if i did, sorry for repeating myself.
I said I wasn't going to come back here but this news was too good not to pass on asap. Congratulation to Brother Jerome and Bildgesmythe. Never before has a PF bot won a medal in the finals and you 2 take second and third. Great job you two. Money and Medals to follow.
One last point. Look at the competition. You won when ALL the best bots were competing not just a handful like the Loebner. That's something to be very proud of. Congratulation to "The Professor" as well. We all know it couldn't have happened without him.
Wendell
Bot J1 J2 J3 Total Average
Talk-Bot 62 65 60 187 62.33
Brother Jerome 45 50 46 141 47.00
Bildgesmythe 47 47 39 133 44.33
Joan 42 43 36 121 40.33
Ella 39 38 35 112 37.33
Mathetes 37 38 35 110 36.67
Landru 40 37 32 109 36.33
Alice 36 36 30 102 34.00
Aries 31 32 26 89 29.67
Elbot 30 30 22 82 27.33
Jabberwock 28 26 21 75 25.00
Jabberwacky 24 26 17 67 22.33
One last point. Look at the competition. You won when ALL the best bots were competing not just a handful like the Loebner. That's something to be very proud of. Congratulation to "The Professor" as well. We all know it couldn't have happened without him.
Wendell
Bot J1 J2 J3 Total Average
Talk-Bot 62 65 60 187 62.33
Brother Jerome 45 50 46 141 47.00
Bildgesmythe 47 47 39 133 44.33
Joan 42 43 36 121 40.33
Ella 39 38 35 112 37.33
Mathetes 37 38 35 110 36.67
Landru 40 37 32 109 36.33
Alice 36 36 30 102 34.00
Aries 31 32 26 89 29.67
Elbot 30 30 22 82 27.33
Jabberwock 28 26 21 75 25.00
Jabberwacky 24 26 17 67 22.33
WOO! Congrats to the botmasters and the Prof! You guys did fantastic!
And thanks again for running this thing, Wendell!
And thanks again for running this thing, Wendell!
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