hwbot - the forum contest bot

RichBa5tard · 27th April 2004, 09:38

I've got to hand in a little "internet programmation" task in a week or 6, and i've come up with a neat idea.

Those "show me your highest 3Dmark/Pifast/....' threads are very popular on forums, but it's a b*tch to maintain them manually.

How about a bot, that maintains the first post? It skims the pages for expressions like [ mbot ]<nickname> - <time/score> - system specs - ...[ /mbot ], and updates the first post manually.

If someone wants to start a contest he should fill in a form on the madmark website containing the url of the first post, the type of contest and the team name, from then on the mbot updates the thread hourly.

Pretty easy to do, any comments/suggestions?

jmke · 27th April 2004, 09:59

a verification system would be very usefull, otherwise some jokers will do

[mbot]the best - 999999999999999 - P8 9ghz [/mbot]

RichBa5tard · 27th April 2004, 10:08

Such entries should be removed manually. It's not an anonymous entry, you'll still have to be registred at the forum where the contest takes place.

jmke · 27th April 2004, 10:22

won't removing entrees manually f*ck up the bot?

how will the bot the able to update the 1st post btw?

RichBa5tard · 27th April 2004, 10:32

Editing the first entry is just an HTTP Post request. However, you'll need to give your password and login if the mbot isn't the owner of the first post.

You've got a point about messing up the bot with manually removing the entry. I could blacklist the user who posted it.

jmke · 27th April 2004, 10:37

that's quite a security risk, maybe always let the bot make the 1st post?

RichBa5tard · 27th April 2004, 10:41

That would simplify things. : )

jmke · 27th April 2004, 10:51

or maybe 1st post by the user with explication and details
and then you go to the bot, specify the thread and hit go, the bot will then reply with a first basic list and rules you gave the bot.

the only reference you need for updating from then on is the unique post id

RichBa5tard · 27th April 2004, 11:12

Good idea, i'll get to the coding asap. : )

27th April 2004, 12:09

Nice idea!
Janssens will like you so much. :-)

27th April 2004, 09:38	#1
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	mbot - the forum contest bot I've got to hand in a little "internet programmation" task in a week or 6, and i've come up with a neat idea. Those "show me your highest 3Dmark/Pifast/....' threads are very popular on forums, but it's a btch to maintain them manually. How about a bot, that maintains the first post? It skims the pages for expressions like [ mbot ]<nickname> - <time/score> - system specs - ...[ /mbot ], and updates the first post manually. If someone wants to start a contest he should fill in a form on the madmark website containing the url of the first post, the type of contest and the team name, from then on the mbot updates the thread hourly. Pretty easy to do, any comments/suggestions? __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp)*: E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

27th April 2004, 09:59	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	a verification system would be very usefull, otherwise some jokers will do [mbot]the best - 999999999999999 - P8 9ghz [/mbot] __________________

27th April 2004, 10:08	#3
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Such entries should be removed manually. It's not an anonymous entry, you'll still have to be registred at the forum where the contest takes place. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

27th April 2004, 10:22	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	won't removing entrees manually f*ck up the bot? how will the bot the able to update the 1st post btw? __________________

27th April 2004, 10:32	#5
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Editing the first entry is just an HTTP Post request. However, you'll need to give your password and login if the mbot isn't the owner of the first post. You've got a point about messing up the bot with manually removing the entry. I could blacklist the user who posted it. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

27th April 2004, 10:37	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	that's quite a security risk, maybe always let the bot make the 1st post? __________________

27th April 2004, 10:41	#7
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	That would simplify things. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

27th April 2004, 10:51	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	or maybe 1st post by the user with explication and details and then you go to the bot, specify the thread and hit go, the bot will then reply with a first basic list and rules you gave the bot. the only reference you need for updating from then on is the unique post id __________________

27th April 2004, 11:12	#9
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Good idea, i'll get to the coding asap. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

27th April 2004, 12:09	#10
AngeluS Posts: n/a	Nice idea! Janssens will like you so much. :-)

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