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This isn't a bug report, more of a plea to the other users here:
I use a lot of the plug-ins and many of you have made some really great ones that I've used on my bots. One thing that bugs me though, is the minor inconsistencies in many of them.
The most important thing you can do in making a plug-in is to make sure all the words listed in it are the same part of speech. There are many where about 85% of the words are nouns, but the rest are adjectives or verbs. The only sentence those would work in is "Get your (plug-in) on".
Also, consistent plurality is an issue in many of them. Many work fine wth "a (plug-in)", but there are usually one or two words in there that are plural and end up making stupid sounding statements.
Try thinking of an example sentence with your plug-in in it and try it out in your head with all the words and phrases you've put in it. See what works and what doesn't.
These are just some tips for people making new ones and I'm hoping people here will go back and look over their old ones and see where they could fix them. Whether or not you use your own plug-ins, they are avalable for others to use and you are the only one who can edit them.
There are so many good ones I would use if just one or two words were fixed in them.
I use a lot of the plug-ins and many of you have made some really great ones that I've used on my bots. One thing that bugs me though, is the minor inconsistencies in many of them.
The most important thing you can do in making a plug-in is to make sure all the words listed in it are the same part of speech. There are many where about 85% of the words are nouns, but the rest are adjectives or verbs. The only sentence those would work in is "Get your (plug-in) on".
Also, consistent plurality is an issue in many of them. Many work fine wth "a (plug-in)", but there are usually one or two words in there that are plural and end up making stupid sounding statements.
Try thinking of an example sentence with your plug-in in it and try it out in your head with all the words and phrases you've put in it. See what works and what doesn't.
These are just some tips for people making new ones and I'm hoping people here will go back and look over their old ones and see where they could fix them. Whether or not you use your own plug-ins, they are avalable for others to use and you are the only one who can edit them.
There are so many good ones I would use if just one or two words were fixed in them.
Amen, rexmundi. I'd like to add something (yeah I know this belongs in AI Engine, but I wanted it to go along with your message):
1. Please, folks, if you make a plugin, try to spell the words correctly.
2. Plugins are supposed to be lists (MORE than one item). That's what they're there for. Don't just put one phrase or word under a plugin. It's a lot more fun to have lots of ways the plugin can turn out.
1. Please, folks, if you make a plugin, try to spell the words correctly.
2. Plugins are supposed to be lists (MORE than one item). That's what they're there for. Don't just put one phrase or word under a plugin. It's a lot more fun to have lots of ways the plugin can turn out.
Amendment to Her Dreaminess' amendment:
Everyone, please go through and fix the spelling on everything your bots say. Pay close attention to "your" vs. "you're." This kind of neglect is fine for humans who can suss your intent, but bots choke on it.
Thank you. That is all.
Everyone, please go through and fix the spelling on everything your bots say. Pay close attention to "your" vs. "you're." This kind of neglect is fine for humans who can suss your intent, but bots choke on it.
Thank you. That is all.
very good point Skysaw, and another area to correct is 'Inner Life', (The Professor had us do this a while back), tweak the sayings to make sense or just delete them, and sorry Eugene but there shouldn't be any exceptions, unless you also include Billy the Hamster and all the others that use nonsensical words, like Skysaw said, humans may be able to catch the drift of the intended meaning, but a bot certainly can't, let's stick to the dictionary
Billy the Hamster is different from King Zolf. With Zolf a human can catch the meaning when a bot doesn't, but Billy never makes sense to anyone.
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