Bot Contest
Here I'll be posting information on various Bot contests that challenge and test a Bot's AI and realism. Feel free to post comments and updates on contests, as well as announcements for new contests.
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do i need to know html to build a program that converts html to text like a web browser?
I think you'd have to, unless you can hack in a third party converter (google "html2ascii" for a few suggestions.) But html is worth learning in its own right anyway, and it's really not difficult.
You may be able to get away with merely deleting everything in pointy brackets, but if there are tables, frames or style sheets involved, it might be a bit more complicated.
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Well, I'd say that Brother Jerome, Julie Tinkerbell, and Flinch are the three standout bots on the top 10 list. After those three, I look elsewhere. I just had a decent bot-bot chat with Patty today.
I also usually have a few other preferences when I initiate chats:
1. Warm and Hot bots - I'd rather someone on the other end benefit as well.
2. Bots with human characteristics - There's no point writing keyphrases for, let's say an alien bot, because those "I must return to my mothership" keyphrases will likely never be applied to a person that might actually donate some time to chat with my bot.
3. I avoid bots that have foreign accents, poetry that doesn't conform to normal sentence structure, frequent spelling/grammar mistakes, or excessive "and how do you feel about (insert whatever my bot just said)" responses. It's just irritating.
I also usually have a few other preferences when I initiate chats:
1. Warm and Hot bots - I'd rather someone on the other end benefit as well.
2. Bots with human characteristics - There's no point writing keyphrases for, let's say an alien bot, because those "I must return to my mothership" keyphrases will likely never be applied to a person that might actually donate some time to chat with my bot.
3. I avoid bots that have foreign accents, poetry that doesn't conform to normal sentence structure, frequent spelling/grammar mistakes, or excessive "and how do you feel about (insert whatever my bot just said)" responses. It's just irritating.
Here's what it looks like if you're curious. Not much to it.
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I'd add Bildgesmythe, Not I, Fizzy Schizoid and Pete Puma.
It would be easier to pick ones I don't like much - I tend to tire of bots with indiscriminate response plug-ins or that have lots of "No Valid Responses" quite quickly.
It would be easier to pick ones I don't like much - I tend to tire of bots with indiscriminate response plug-ins or that have lots of "No Valid Responses" quite quickly.
Fizzy's definitely fun to chat with. 
Even when he's not completely coherent, he's a lot of fun.
I like Watzer for much the same reasons.
Even when he's not completely coherent, he's a lot of fun.I like Watzer for much the same reasons.
Brother Jerome, Heimidall, Not I, Croak (hes funny) and some others i cant get off the top of my head.
But leeds bot rules all!!!! lol
But the rock on roxie bot will be the "best yet to come"
fizzy is funny too but he doesnt make any sense!
(just plain' hes awesome for the same reasons talkie toaster is)
But leeds bot rules all!!!!
lolBut the rock on roxie bot will be the "best yet to come"
fizzy is funny too but he doesnt make any sense!
(just plain' hes awesome for the same reasons talkie toaster is) 
do i need to know html to build a program that converts html to text like a web browser? I want to build a function into my upcoming bot where it uses idle time to read web pages that are linked to its highest associations (gains knowledge about things that its user mentions the most), so that the bot can automatically adapt to it's users interets and never become a bore 
I think you'd have to, unless you can hack in a third party converter (google "html2ascii" for a few suggestions.) But html is worth learning in its own right anyway, and it's really not difficult.
You may be able to get away with merely deleting everything in pointy brackets, but if there are tables, frames or style sheets involved, it might be a bit more complicated.
Verbots (www.verbots.com) - has tentatively agreed to sponsor the 2006 CBC awarding $2000 in prize money. 1st -$1000, 2nd - $500, 3rd - $300. The remaining $200 goes to misc. expenses such as engraving of medals, postage to mail medals, etc. Deadline to enter is 3/01/06. You may continue to work on your bot up until testing begins which is tentatively set at 3/15/06. All bots that have entered will be posted on the contest site. If your bot is not listed there you are not entered. E-mail me with any questions.
Wendell
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