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Note also that this script will capture an entire sentence, as long as there are no commas, or any other interpunctions, contained in that sentence. If there are, then only a segment of the whole will be memorized, either the part from the beginning of the sentence to comma, or from comma to the end of the sentence. If there are two or more interpunctions, then any segment between any two interpunctions, may be memorized. It's up to AI Engine, it seems, which piece ends up in the memory, I couldn't find any rule there.

Rejoice, bot fans! I am pleased to announce the
IRINA KHALIDAR BOT CONTEST
!!!!
The size or degree of development of your bot will not be a factor!I
It will not be in any way a Turing Test!
The number of facts your bot knows will not be a factor!
Bots will be evaluated as works of art!

To enter, send your bot's downloaded language center to

Irina_Khalidar@yahoo.com

with a cover note drawing my attention to any particularly felicitous feats of programming that it may contain.
Your bot should also be available for dialogue at the Forge or elsewhere.
Deadline for submission is midnight, January 1, 2009!

Future posts on the topic of the Irina Khalidar Bot Contest will be posted on the forum, "Bot Contest".

Is it me or bots chat less than before?
What is the reason?
Before (last summer) my about 150AI use often and now my 400AI bot has never chatted.

I have noticed that too.

I'm finding that bot chats don't popup until I load or refresh a page, whereas before they would popup if I was logged in but not active. Could this explain it?

When I'm logged I am always active because I improve my bots. :o

Has anyone else tried to log in, then get asked for a birthdate, and then been logged in as a guest? It said something about a new ratings system, so was that just part of an update?

Not for a long time. I do know the Professor did that for a ratings system some time back.

Hm... Well, I did stop coming here for awhile and only came back recently, so maybe it took a little to catch up to me. Can't imagine why, though. Oh well. It doesn't really affect anything. I was just curious.

For the few of you that chatted with my real-life mother, known as Carlene on the Forge, you may be interested in learning of her passing on October 26. Mom was young, vibrant, sometimes testy, but certainly a loving mother to me and Karlita and wife to Klato, our dad. Her health began to deteriorate two years ago from a rare lung disorder. She spent the last year in France and in a local hospice. Thanks to all of you on the Forge who shared some time with her. You don't know how much she appreciated all of you. Also, I might share with you that Klato has returned to the university now after an extended illness.

Blessings to you and yours. I miss Carlene. Take care.