**** this VGC CHAT BOT BOBBY

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I guess I'll make this a thread despite also sending a dm to cm about this maybe the more traction the problem gets something might get done? Who knows...

Last night vgc's chatbot Bobby had an a.i response feature (chatgpt sorta thing) enabled. While in theory this is a cool idea and I can understand the use behind such feature. I assume it's use is to keep chat from dying and gives people conversation starters/topics. Which again is cool but only in theory or in a less active chat. The reasons it is less cool now that this is actually implemented go as followed:

1: it doesn't understand inuendos/metaphors which is fine and all until users start making sexual inuendos and the bot replying accordingly. (Mushroom made a post about this saying the bot made an inappropriate comment in response to gay men at a hot dog eating contest..) this has already started to be misused and used to target other members in a sexual manner.

2: members that are ignored are using the bot to bypass being ignored by having the bot quote the blocked message so the person who has them on ignore can still see their comments/insults etc.

3: the bot says it's character limit is 200 however it made a post that was 1600+ characters last night. Users are starting to ask the bot to post lengthy messages as "poems" in an attempt to cause the chat to scroll for users. Which one can be annoying and two can make ot difficult for mods to catch messages that need their attention

Again the features are cool in theory buts been implemented in a chatroom full of people who are constantly looking for a way to ruin the usr experience and make things difficult for staff and others in retaliation. I ask that the bot be removed or at the very least add more limitations like a cool down or a message limit.
 
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With all new features there are some things that need to be worked out (and on) which is in the process of being done. Also hoping an ignore feature for the bot will be worked in, so patience will be helpful and much appreciated for the time being.

Thank you for the feedback!
 
I guess I'll make this a thread despite also sending a dm to cm about this maybe the more traction the problem gets something might get done? Who knows...

Last night vgc's chatbot Bobby had an a.i response feature (chatgpt sorta thing) enabled. While in theory this is a cool idea and I can understand the use behind such feature. I assume it's use is to keep chat from dying and gives people conversation starters/topics. Which again is cool but only in theory or in a less active chat. The reasons it is less cool now that this is actually implemented go as followed:

1: it doesn't understand inuendos/metaphors which is fine and all until users start making sexual inuendos and the bot replying accordingly. (Mushroom made a post about this saying the bot made an inappropriate comment in response to gay men at a hot dog eating contest..) this has already started to be misused and used to target other members in a sexual manner.

2: members that are ignored are using the bot to bypass being ignored by having the bot quote the blocked message so the person who has them on ignore can still see their comments/insults etc.

3: the bot says it's character limit is 200 however it made a post that was 1600+ characters last night. Users are starting to ask the bot to post lengthy messages as "poems" in an attempt to cause the chat to scroll for users. Which one can be annoying and two can make ot difficult for mods to catch messages that need their attention

Again the features are cool in theory buts been implemented in a chatroom full of people who are constantly looking for a way to ruin the usr experience and make things difficult for staff and others in retaliation. I ask that the bot be removed or at the very least add more limitations like a cool down or a message limit.
Or another approach could be to have the staff set some guidelines around its use and when people misuse it there are consequences.
 
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