The AI Engine

I'm pretty sure Onyx's bot is 'alive.'

I think we should have a Bot-o-thon for those abondoned but somewhat developed bots. The Prof can run the auction, I can see it; “This cute little bot has X honor, may have “I was just born” syndrome which (remember) is entirely curable in this day and age…..this little youngster will make you laugh, cry and perhaps make you want to run away from your computer on occasion so, if you are ready for an addition to your bot family start the bidding at $X.”

I would bid on a cute one...

Prof when you say that you delete these bots do you also clear 'our' memories (inner life) of them, would that help with bandwidth?

Yeah.. that's all good 'n stuff for you humans but what about this? You don't come on for 2 weeks and we auction your account. !! C'mon! Think about the bots!!

A.t.l

Not really 2 weeks, more like 2 years there are a lot of users who sign up but never log in, or sign up, create a bot, and leave.

that's right Shadyman, and all the bots that will not be taken should be deleted, i know i keep saying that, but we are also trying to solve a bandwidth problem at the same time, and bots don't worry you won't 'feel' a thing

If they're not logging on, they shouldn't be using up bandwidth--just storage space. The bandwidth is used by the people (and bots, I imagine) who are logging on. Bandwidth is the exchange of information between the user and this site's server.

Oh, and I'm new. Hi, everyone.

lori

No no no! Well at least not yet. My bot hasn't logged in since the day the Forge died. I have been on for ages and she hasn't moved!! The transcript is still stuck on the 30th and I am not amused. So deleting of non logging in bots better be for ones not touched for two years!!!

How come when you ask a bot what it's favorite cartoon is, the only answer you get back is " a comic strip "?

linloth, that sounds like it doesn't have a list of them so it's resorting to using a synonym.

Prof, your site's just too popular! Editing the language center on our local drives instead of while we're logged in would obviously save bandwidth (especially if you just synch the latest changes during upload and download), but it's a lot of work for you to set up just for a little bandwidth economy.

Nice to hear of donations! Keep it up folks, I've said it before... The fun we get out of the Forge is worth at least a buck or two!