[alicebot-style] Re: Collecting AIML

[Dr. Rich Wallace]

If I'm not mistaken, the Runabot mods are closed source, so it's not
possible for the other botmasters to look at the AIML, right?

> Another AIML spinoff, Runabot, uses the same module approach  to AIML
> sharing  as AI Buddy. In their case, AIML authoring and  sharing are
> encouraged by  assigning a "popularity" ranking to each  botmaster who
> submits "mods." The more  people there are using a person's mods,  the
> better their popularity rank. I  don't have a clue about the mechanics
> of how  they determine how many people  are using which mods, but they
> do. There are also  "Top Mods" and "Editor's  Choice" sections for
> outstanding examples of  coding.
>   Of course, this has its drawbacks. There are a lot of really inane
> mods
> created by people who hope to compete for a good ranking by submitting
> dozens  of mods, however inferior, that others might use. There's also
> constant   bickering among the members about plagiarism.  And since new
> mods can be  submitted  directly from the individual user's control
> panel, I suppose it  requires  someone to monitor the "New Mods" section
> for malicious code, hate  speech, etc.  But it does generate a lot of
> interest in authoring AIML among  their members,  and occassionally
> there's a diamond to be found amongst the lumps  of coal.
>    I've been trying to build up a repository of sorts at my  forum, _AI
> Nexus
>  Forum_ (http://knytetrypper.proboards19.com/index.cgi)  , but most of
> my
> members are just lurkers, lol, and only a half dozen  or so people have
> actually  contributed any material. Still, over time, there's  starting
> to be an  accumulation of code snippets of particular use to a fledgling
>  botmaster. Hopefully  over a bit more time, it will start to become a
> genuine  resource. Regards,
> Richard Gray


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