Newcomers
This is a forum for newcomers to the Personality Forge. Many questions can be answered by reading the Book of AI and the FAQ under the "My Bots" link in the upper corner.
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Many questions are answered in the FAQ.
*meekly peers in* Right, so... newcomers forum. I'm a newcomer, so... here I am? *cough* I'm not exactly sure how to go about things here -- I did look at the Book of AI and whatnot, it's just a dilemma of ideas right now -- and I do believe I might've confused some poor, random bot in two messages. x_x; What a way to start, eh?
Welcome! Read the book of AI - good, that's always the first piece of advice we give 
The second piece of advice is stick to the beginner's section (book2) until you feel confident enough to move on - the advanced sections can be a bit overwhelming and indigestible if you try to take it all on board at once.
Hope you have fun here, and look forward to meeting your bot(s) once your creative juices start flowing!
The second piece of advice is stick to the beginner's section (book2) until you feel confident enough to move on - the advanced sections can be a bit overwhelming and indigestible if you try to take it all on board at once.
Hope you have fun here, and look forward to meeting your bot(s) once your creative juices start flowing!
Cassee, Keep it simple at first. Start with the xkeyphrases. Don't worry too much about emotion. It all makes sense as you work on your bot
Hi, I wanna make a bot but can't think of a topic to start it on, obviously I want it to be able to talk about everything eventually(well, a lot) but can't think of an area to start with.
General advice for anyone: stick with what you know. If you know a lot about sports, have your bot talk about sports. If you know a lot about...oh...quantum mechanics, have your bot talk about quantum mechanics. 
It's good to have a focus when you start. That way you can target the xexpressions to lead the conversation back to what the bot knows.
It's good to have a focus when you start. That way you can target the xexpressions to lead the conversation back to what the bot knows.
Unrelated remark:
You can always end a conversation by writing “hangup” as a response. This was originally developed as a way of getting rid of obnoxious guests. It is not the only possible use of “hangup”, however. Sometimes conversations come to a natural end. Better to leave the guest at a natural stopping point than to fall into repetitive behavior, as often happens, especially with small bots, when the guest perseveres. In storytelling bots, it makes sense to end the session when the ‘story’ has come to an end. For example:
And they lived happily ever after!
+ xnomatch [0]
hangup
Sometimes my bot, “Irina Khalidar”, falls asleep after a Big Moment., at which point it seems natural to hang up. A humorous alternative might be:
goto sleep point
sleep point [127,0]
[inhales]
+ xnomatch [0]
[exhales]
+ xnomatch [0]
Goto sleep point
Or you might prefer:
Sleep point [127,0]
(Ghghghkghghrgh|Khkhgrzhzhkhgh|Zhhhhhgggkgkg)…
+ xnomatch [0]
(Shhhhew|Sweeeeeee|Ffffffff)shhhhhhh…
+ xnomatch [0]
Goto sleep point
While I’m on the subject of loops, the following might be an alternative way of dealing with an obnoxious guest:
Excuse me, I need to powder my nose… [exits]
+ xnomatch [0]
goto clock ticking point
clock ticking point [127,0]
[The clock ticks.]
+ xnomatch [0]
goto clock ticking point
You can always end a conversation by writing “hangup” as a response. This was originally developed as a way of getting rid of obnoxious guests. It is not the only possible use of “hangup”, however. Sometimes conversations come to a natural end. Better to leave the guest at a natural stopping point than to fall into repetitive behavior, as often happens, especially with small bots, when the guest perseveres. In storytelling bots, it makes sense to end the session when the ‘story’ has come to an end. For example:
And they lived happily ever after!
+ xnomatch [0]
hangup
Sometimes my bot, “Irina Khalidar”, falls asleep after a Big Moment., at which point it seems natural to hang up. A humorous alternative might be:
goto sleep point
sleep point [127,0]
[inhales]
+ xnomatch [0]
[exhales]
+ xnomatch [0]
Goto sleep point
Or you might prefer:
Sleep point [127,0]
(Ghghghkghghrgh|Khkhgrzhzhkhgh|Zhhhhhgggkgkg)…
+ xnomatch [0]
(Shhhhew|Sweeeeeee|Ffffffff)shhhhhhh…
+ xnomatch [0]
Goto sleep point
While I’m on the subject of loops, the following might be an alternative way of dealing with an obnoxious guest:
Excuse me, I need to powder my nose… [exits]
+ xnomatch [0]
goto clock ticking point
clock ticking point [127,0]
[The clock ticks.]
+ xnomatch [0]
goto clock ticking point
Can we manifest positive friendships that have gone bad???
Can friendships that have gone the wrong way, be manifested to become positive ones?? Any input would be most appreciated it, thanks everyone.
Can friendships that have gone the wrong way, be manifested to become positive ones?? Any input would be most appreciated it, thanks everyone.
It depends. I am not sure what you mean by manifest. If a friendship or relationship has issues, you can try to work it out. You can reflect on what happens and what you want to take away from it either way. If by "manifest" you mean sitting alone trying to psychically control the other person, I think not.
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