it would just post some helping links, like the similar threads feature of vb3 :)

I don't like the idea - i'm just prejudiced against it from the start :)

Well it wouldn't be AI (in theory) because, an AI in general should be able to detect, sensor, analyze, reorganize, think and much more. All this does is compare text, and different construction of words. It would release alot of load of the mods, and no one would have to know its there, if I were the admins/mods I wouldn't even tell anyone if they installed it our not, this will lead to mis-use of the feature.

In that case, just refer people to the "Search" link. ;)

But wouldn't it be easier for a User, that sees no light, has no life, and dedicates 24/7 to vB.org (and I don't mean you (Erwin) or Xenon)

I think a userbot dedicated to just one forum, would release atleast that little load off you, and it would become like a bot that tells people of the new features for instance.

Say I request a Arcade Hack, the bot would look for keywords Arcade, since Hack, and maybe some other words would be unsignificant, and if some results are brought back for Arcade, it can post a link to the search query, and inform the user of the search feature, the capabilities to this is not limited.

I like helping people out. If some robot beat me to it i'd be pretty miffed. That's why i don't like Xenon ;) hehe

- miSt

scanning post......

Keyword 'Xenon' appeared....

rescan post....

small attack on Xenon....

reaction: call function Ban Mist....


:D

@Drk: yeah, exactly what i think...
It could really help us :)
Or at least the similar thread feature should be installed :)

Similar Threads in vb3 is pointless. It's not accurate enough. I mean @ vbulletin.com it shows about 3 useless posts per post in the similar threads... which are hardly remotely related..

Why can't we do everything the traditional way... and help people ourselves ;) ?

- miSt

Stop whining Mist

I would like to see something in the database like a FAQ section. If I had a dollar for everytime someone asked the same damn question about the divbyzero error in vbStats I could retire somewhere...

I would like to comment on some people saying that Hackers should be required to support their hacks, simply by saying.. Your insane. There is an old saying "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" or something to that effect. We are giving you part of something we worked hard on, for your use, and in most cases free of charge. In this situation I would say if you are unhappy with the support for the hack the obvious answer would be to not install it, you can't lose.

That does however bring me to saying that there could be some sort of pass along system for answering questions in threads. When I was unable to answer questions about the hack people like FWC and Kurafire stepped in and began answering questions like pros. These were people who understood the hack, who were fluent in the errors and problems, and most importantly who were glad to assist and help people with one of the most popular and sloppiest coded vB hacks to date. It would be nice if they could be recognized as such in the database.

Spin offs would be another issue. I was away for quite some time and Kurafire released a hack (http://www.vbulletin.org/hacks/index...ack&hackid=880) to my hack. Once this is installed in the final version this becomes a moot point. This thread is just a bit confusing, and there should be someway around this. But my mind is a bit muddled right now so I will leave that to clearer headed folk.

This has been my 2 cents. ^^