Bot Contest

Thanks for the update!!!

Thank you for the update and all your hard work!

Oh boy! I think I might try entering Aziere this year

Excellent! Thanks for the update.

One point in the rules people might miss:


"If you are running some type of blocking filter on your bot to prevent user abuse it must be removed during judging or you must provide a method where the judge can re-establish contact instantly. If the judge can not complete the conversation your bot will be disqualified. Seeing how a bot reacts to foul language or abuse maybe a part of the judging process."


- which means removing those "HANGUP" responses before the contest

Well, I entered Aziere- I just hope she doesn't bomb or scare the judges too much o.0 Around when does the contest actually take place? The deadline is like in March, I belive, so when do they actually judge the bots?

coolchimpk: it's probably worth delaying your contest on the wiki until after CC has finished

Hello, I just posted a message in the News section at the contest site. This will give you an idea why we don't have a sponsor today. Instead of having $2,000 in prize money to play for it has been ruined by people like him. Look, it's really very simple. If you believe the contest is rigged then simply don't enter. No need to go posting lies about the contest when it spoils the fun for the rest of us.

It's terrible that some people have to be so bitter that they would try to ruin the contest for everyone. I had so much fun last year. I would hate to see the contest ruined, money or not.
Bildgesmythe blew the 10 questions and only got in, by ..well..'no other botmasters voting for their bots'. I thought the judging was fair and the questions great! I literally laughed, sang and bounced around the house when I found out Bildgesmythe came in third. (giving great thanks to the Professor who makes this all possible)
Anyway thanks for all your hard work and effort Mr Cowart. I sure love the CBC

Wow. Wendell, I am so sorry to hear that sort of thing is going on. I always enjoy the contest even when I don't enter. No contest is perfect, and botmasters get frustrated for all kinds of reasons that have nothing to do with the contest but to accuse the contest of being rigged and attacking your professional integrity is going way too far. I hope it won't come to this, but that is the stuff defamation suits are made of. I'm glad you addressed it.

You should know that most participants enjoy the contest and think you do a great job. It's kind of you to put so much effort into the contest. Surely if you wanted money, you would just get a grant to work on your own bot? Anyway, I wanted to say thanks from the cheering section. Most people like what you do.

Yes I will postpone the contest because I only have 2 entries anyway.

I can understand being angry at a few mishaps, but this is going a little too far. The ChatterBox Challenge entry on Wikipedia now has a link on the bottom which links to this site: http://www.chatterbotschallenge.com/

Registered just today, apparently. Probably in retaliation for the piece in the news section. Hopefully this conflict will end peacefully.

A long way too far I'd say. I am put in mind of Jeremiah 31:30 -

every man that eateth of sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

how curious that that should be an anagram of

Ah! Hate the petty troll's enraged theme of eager, hot abusiveness.