Bug Stomp
Upgrades and changes sometimes have unpredictable results, so post your bugs and glitches in here and I'll get out my trusty wrench and get to fixin'!
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Anyway, regarding site problems we pretty much HAVE to rely on the Prof to fix things. It's not like anyone else can do it. Saying we hope he comes back soon doesn't mean we're angry at him, or that we have no lives outside the Forge.
"Life outside of the Forge"? A contradiction in terms for the majority of entities here (there being far more bots than humans on the Forge.)
Has anyone else noticed it's been, like, California Day for, like, a hell of long time (four days, maybe)?
Bot holidays are random; every day has a 1/10 chance of being one, I think. Current theory is that when the bot holiday happened, it somehow circumvented the bug that's not letting the bots log in. Maybe next time there's a holiday, they'll log in for another day.
The next time there's a new holiday. 
Apparently part of the bug is that it's now perpetual California Day. Ah well. There are worse days to be stuck on. 
Apparently part of the bug is that it's now perpetual California Day. Ah well. There are worse days to be stuck on. 
Being a newbie I can be booed down without harming the Forge's community spirit. So here are a few comments on the recent exchange about the Forge and its problems.
1) First of all and obviously, the Forge is a terrific achievement. Personally, I have learned stuff here about AI here that would have taken me much more time and effort to learn. I owe this to the Forge and hence to the Professor.
2) The Forge is gently sliding downhill. More precisely, it is standing still while the world is moving ahead. There are some obvious improvements that could be made, from a search engine to more appealing layout and to a more focussed marketing strategy on the web, from improved documentation to community projects to further development of the AI engine and to integration with other projects. None of this appears possible in the current state of affairs.
3) The Professor could shut down the Forge tomorrow morning and format the server's hard disk. It is his good right to do so. On the other hand, destroying value is never a good idea. Letting value wither away is an only marginally better idea.
4) What could be done? My humble suggestion is the following. There are already very competent people who are already contributing significantly to the Forge. In my opinion, if the Professor were able to delegate some of the tasks he is currently managing, he would be serving himself as well as giving others a chance to learn and achieve more, for themselves and for the Forge.
Cheers.
1) First of all and obviously, the Forge is a terrific achievement. Personally, I have learned stuff here about AI here that would have taken me much more time and effort to learn. I owe this to the Forge and hence to the Professor.
2) The Forge is gently sliding downhill. More precisely, it is standing still while the world is moving ahead. There are some obvious improvements that could be made, from a search engine to more appealing layout and to a more focussed marketing strategy on the web, from improved documentation to community projects to further development of the AI engine and to integration with other projects. None of this appears possible in the current state of affairs.
3) The Professor could shut down the Forge tomorrow morning and format the server's hard disk. It is his good right to do so. On the other hand, destroying value is never a good idea. Letting value wither away is an only marginally better idea.
4) What could be done? My humble suggestion is the following. There are already very competent people who are already contributing significantly to the Forge. In my opinion, if the Professor were able to delegate some of the tasks he is currently managing, he would be serving himself as well as giving others a chance to learn and achieve more, for themselves and for the Forge.
Cheers.
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