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(Already replied on Discord, but just replying here too for consistency/visibility.)hotdogPi wrote: August 4th, 2023, 10:45 am Nathaniel, can I run this? It gets all Life RLEs from the oscillator discussion thread. I've already tested it on pages 1 and 2.
I think you could use it to write something about yourself (for example mention your discoveries), if you would like to. That's optional. Some editors do that. Some editors leave the page empty.
I think it is not limited to threads dedicated to rules. Basically, any thread with a specific stated purpose could be an exception -- when there is an existing thread to collect some specific kind of information, it's better to bump the existing thread, rather than create a duplicate thread.silversmith wrote: August 9th, 2023, 8:42 pm I think that rule 3b should be adjusted to allow, if not encourage, keeping the discussion of a rule in the thread it originally began. This would prevent fracturing the information that has been collected about that rule, or at least clarify the exceptions.
Would it be reasonable to change the rule to something like "Do not post in topics that have been inactive for over a year without good reason, such as posting about a rule in a pre-existing topic for that rule."?
I agree. Additionally, it seems like this policy would be more aligned with the current "cultural norms" of these forums. For example, posts already tend to be accumulated by topic in broad, old threads in a way that works well, such as:confocaloid wrote: August 10th, 2023, 1:35 pm I think it is not limited to threads dedicated to rules. Basically, any thread with a specific stated purpose could be an exception -- when there is an existing thread to collect some specific kind of information, it's better to bump the existing thread, rather than create a duplicate thread.
For now a workaround is to embed picures from the web using Zhihu's LaTeX API:GUYTU6J wrote: August 5th, 2023, 1:11 pm Is it possible to have phpBB supports for formatting LaTex? It would be nice to be able to write formulae and build tables in the posts.
Hovering over anything with that type of underline shows some extra information (in this case, the definition of "iff").TYCF wrote: August 12th, 2023, 2:44 pm What does the underlined iff mean in LiveWiki?
(They look like {{iff}} in editing mode)
Like the one in https://conwaylife.com/wiki/Strobing_rule .
Not really. I believe a good plan would still be to read through the LifeWiki Did-You-Knows thread, then post a candidate did-you-know or two and see if you get any good feedback.C28 wrote: August 20th, 2023, 10:16 am Is there any sort of guidelines/requirements for making a "LifeWiki:Did you know/" page?
A bot is an automated computer program that does stuff.
Heh, or a spider is also a bot that crawls the Web to index stuff for search engines.hotdogPi wrote: August 22nd, 2023, 7:47 am A spider is a c/5 spaceship, unless you're looking at the skyscraper thread in the sandbox, in which case it refers to actual spiders.
hotdogPi wrote: August 22nd, 2023, 7:47 amA bot is an automated computer program that does stuff.
A spider is a c/5 spaceship, unless you're looking at the skyscraper thread in the sandbox, in which case it refers to actual spiders.
I mean the users in the forum whose username ends in [[bot]] or [[spider]].dvgrn wrote: August 22nd, 2023, 7:59 amHeh, or a spider is also a bot that crawls the Web to index stuff for search engines.hotdogPi wrote: August 22nd, 2023, 7:47 am A spider is a c/5 spaceship, unless you're looking at the skyscraper thread in the sandbox, in which case it refers to actual spiders.
Yes, Thank you!hotdogPi wrote: August 22nd, 2023, 10:23 am As in who's currently online right now? Yes, they're automated web scrapers. For example, I just looked and saw "Bing [Bot]"; this probably has to do with search indexing.
Why are there weirder and weirder bots every time? An hour ago, I saw "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" and last week I saw "Baidu [Spider]" and "C/5 [Spider]". I also saw "Minibot [Bot]". Can you tell me what is going on???
They are accidental.Haycat2009 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 7:44 amWhy are there weirder and weirder bots every time? An hour ago, I saw "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" and last week I saw "Baidu [Spider]" and "C/5 [Spider]". I also saw "Minibot [Bot]". Can you tell me what is going on???
So what do they do? I know that Baidu is to gather information for the Baidu search engine, but what are "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" "C/5 [Spider]" and "Minibot [Bot]" supposed to gather info for?unname4798 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 8:11 amThey are accidental.Haycat2009 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 7:44 amWhy are there weirder and weirder bots every time? An hour ago, I saw "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" and last week I saw "Baidu [Spider]" and "C/5 [Spider]". I also saw "Minibot [Bot]". Can you tell me what is going on???
Also, there is one called Google [Bot].Haycat2009 wrote: August 31st, 2023, 1:42 amSo what do they do? I know that Baidu is to gather information for the Baidu search engine, but what are "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" "C/5 [Spider]" and "Minibot [Bot]" supposed to gather info for?unname4798 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 8:11 amThey are accidental.Haycat2009 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 7:44 am
Why are there weirder and weirder bots every time? An hour ago, I saw "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" and last week I saw "Baidu [Spider]" and "C/5 [Spider]". I also saw "Minibot [Bot]". Can you tell me what is going on???
And "Majestic-12 [Bot]" .Haycat2009 wrote: August 31st, 2023, 1:42 amSo what do they do? I know that Baidu is to gather information for the Baidu search engine, but what are "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" "C/5 [Spider]" and "Minibot [Bot]" supposed to gather info for?unname4798 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 8:11 amThey are accidental.Haycat2009 wrote: August 30th, 2023, 7:44 am
Why are there weirder and weirder bots every time? An hour ago, I saw "Mr Turtle facts [Bot]" and last week I saw "Baidu [Spider]" and "C/5 [Spider]". I also saw "Minibot [Bot]". Can you tell me what is going on???