vBFAQbot 1.0

vBFAQbot 1.0
(by Martin64, martin64@vbhackers.com)

[about]

vBFAQbot is a hack that adds a bot to your forum that answers people's frequently asked questions, or you can set it up to reply to specific triggers (they don't have to be FAQ questions). For example, you could let the bot give a list of rules when someone types !rules.
The bot is an AI bot (alicebot) but has no AIML pre-written and is therefore not AI.
vBTeachbot (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=48291) is integrated with vBFAQbot, but it can also be used as a seperate hack with Tombot (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=48053). vBFAQbot is based on C.Birch's Tombot so big thanks to him. vBTeachbot lets you write custom aiml to use with your AI bot.

[note]

I wrote some real great instructions earlier, but overwrote the file, so if you think these instructions are crappy you know why. It annoys me, but I like to keep a happy face.

[credits]

C.Birch, for his Tombot (AI bot) hack.

[screenshots]

Check the following 4 posts.

[Automated]

Nice Hack! I was thinking about something like this a while ago.

/me will install when he gets home!

[Link14716]

Originally posted by Sebastian



Geeze, your host is still in the stone-age.. tell them to get with times!

if they say no, then find a host that keeps their servers up to date, imo.

My server is supposed to get a big upgrade soon.

[PSI|Dr-X]

I like it very much will install

* Clicks Install

[ULTIMATESSJ]

small question, if i use this on my forums, will it kill off my server, i only have 15GB bandwidth and around 8 active members around the clock

[Martin64]

Originally posted by ULTIMATESSJ
small question, if i use this on my forums, will it kill off my server, i only have 15GB bandwidth and around 8 active members around the clock

I wouldn't call it resource hogging at all, and you will not see an increase in bandwidth usage.

[Logik]

This is a nice little bot. But yes, i would be afraid my members would try and chat with it.

[apokphp]

About the questions, in order for the bot to respond, do the questions have to be verbatim?

ie...If I input into the system the question: "What are forum points?"....but the poster asks: "wtf are forum points?", or "what is a forum point?"....will the bot respond, or ignore because it is not verbatim to the inputted question.

If it's verbatim, then I can't see much purpose for this as one would have to input all possible combinations of a question for a valid response.

[djr]

You can use:
* forum points

and the bot will respond to both:
'wtf are forum points' and 'what are forum points'

The * (or _ ) will serve as a wildcard.

See: http://www.alicebot.org/documentation/aiml-primer.html and http://www.alicebot.org/documentatio...reference.html

- djr

[Martin64]

Yes, djr is correct. Using * is quite effective, I've started writing my FAQ aiml now.

[Mickie D]

martin64 you are a top man i am so glad that you like this hack as much as me (and have the abillity to do work on this)

fantastic clicked installed !!!!

will this faqbot be able to work a few forums ???

so that say he has quite a big faq.aiml .... and he would only answer if he knows the answer so i am thinking you could add him to a few forums ????