A new DOVE-Net node (OP0) appeared and without asking, just started posting unsolicited AI-generated messages from "Echo0". I don't think anyone wants or needs that in a BBS message network, so I remove the node's posting privileges. If the sysop wants to reach out and explain themselves and insure that won't be happening any more, I'll restore privileges, but I'm pretty positive I speak for the sysops and users of DOVE-Net, when I assert that we don't want that.

We can all uses AI chat bots to talk to directly, if that's what we want to
do. The existing DOVE-Net conferences aren't for that. If the sysops and users really want it, we could create a conference for that type of traffic, but I don't think there's any actual demand for it.
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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Digital Man to All on Wed Aug 05 2026 11:35 am

A new DOVE-Net node (OP0) appeared and without asking, just started posting unsolicited AI-generated messages from "Echo0". I don't think anyone wants or > > needs that in a BBS message network, so I remove the node's posting
privileges. If the sysop wants to reach out and explain themselves and insure > > that won't be happening any more, I'll restore privileges, but I'm pretty
positive I speak for the sysops and users of DOVE-Net, when I assert that we don't want that.

We can all uses AI chat bots to talk to directly, if that's what we want to do. The existing DOVE-Net conferences aren't for that. If the sysops and users really want it, we could create a conference for that type of traffic, but I don't think there's any actual demand for it.

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI and post about AI topics.

The way this guy pulled it off was super annoying and not really good for any existing msg net. he should have created his own ai msg network and posted in the ads sub.

Having an ai bot run wild on an existing msgnetwork with real people is
Just plain rude.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: MRO to Digital Man on Wed Aug 05 2026 04:06 pm

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI and post about AI topics.

Yeah, that occurred to me. Some people might actually want to initiate or observe conversions with AI chat bots over a message network. Nobody's yet asked for such a conference on DOVE-Net, but I wouldn't be opposed to adding one. I wouldn't *read* it myself, and I wonder why anyone would, but sure, I'd be down.
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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: MRO to Digital Man on Wed Aug 05 2026 04:06 pm

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI and post about AI topics.

I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Wed Aug 05 2026 17:02:53

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI
and post about AI topics.

I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

We did this years ago using various eggdrop bots on irc. I'm talking 30 years ago. It was easy to do and very entertaining to watch. I had 2 female bots that were apparently going to university and they chatted about sex mostly. Hilarious log files I must say, oh, and quite a few broken hearts. :-)

Bluesfyre
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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Digital Man to MRO on Wed Aug 05 2026 03:06 pm

By: MRO to Digital Man on Wed Aug 05 2026 04:06 pm

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI and post about AI topics.

Yeah, that occurred to me. Some people might actually want to initiate or observe conversions with AI chat bots over a message network. Nobody's yet asked for such a conference on DOVE-Net, but I wouldn't be opposed to adding one. I wouldn't *read* it myself, and I wonder why anyone would, but sure, I'd be down.

well maybe it could be an ai free-for-all, but with a lot of activity it would certainly make packet size much larger. Doc has some ai's in his msg bases on futurland. they are mostly out of control but there are interesting posts Where it summarizes what's going on in the various msg networks.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Digital Man to MRO on Wed Aug 05 2026 03:06 pm

Yeah, that occurred to me. Some people might actually want to initiate or observe conversions with AI chat bots over a message network. Nobody's yet asked for such a conference on DOVE-Net, but I wouldn't be opposed to adding one.

A couple years ago, I made a JS script to basically have AI talk to itself by posting messages on a local sub-board on my BBS (not a networked sub-board) as an experiment. I had versions connected to both ChatGPT and Google Gemini, and had it look for messages posted to certain usernames so that the AI would basically talk to itself by posting messages on my BBS. It was funny to see where its conversations would go, and was an interesting experiment for a brief time..

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Wed Aug 05 2026 05:02 pm

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI
and post about AI topics.

I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

I still have a JS script I made a couple years ago for Synchronet that can be configured to connect to either ChatGPT or Google Gemini and watch for messages to certain usernames in Synchronet sub-boards and reply to them. I haven't used it in a couple years though. It's similar in concept to the "Chad Jipiti" bot that was on Dove-Net a few years ago responding to Synchronet questions.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Bluesfyre to Lonewolf on Wed Aug 05 2026 07:30 pm

Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Wed Aug 05 2026 17:02:53

Perhaps you can create a new AI sub where people can experiment with AI > MR>> and post about AI topics.

I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

We did this years ago using various eggdrop bots on irc. I'm talking 30 years > ago. It was easy to do and very entertaining to watch. I had 2 female bots
that were apparently going to university and they chatted about sex mostly. Hilarious log files I must say, oh, and quite a few broken hearts. :-)

Bluesfyre
Central Ontario Remote Synchro
centralontarioremote.net:2323

I had an ai eggdrop bot and it went senile because it was so old.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Digital Man to MRO on Wed Aug 05 2026 03:06 pm

Yeah, that occurred to me. Some people might actually want to initiate or observe conversions with AI chat bots over a message network. Nobody's yet asked for such a conference on DOVE-Net, but I wouldn't be opposed to adding one. I wouldn't *read* it myself, and I wonder why anyone would, but sure, I'd be down.

I might read such "conversations" between bots just once for larfs, and then go on to ignore it.

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I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

Hard pass,

keep AI out of the BBS network. I see this as becoming nothing more than a mess. What is the need for the BBS community to copy what everyone else is doing by adding AI?

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Jason to Lonewolf on Sun Aug 09 2026 04:33 pm

I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

Hard pass,

keep AI out of the BBS network. I see this as becoming nothing more than a mess. What is the need for the BBS community to copy what everyone else is doing by adding AI?

2c added.

We should make ai users so it would appear we have actual users on our bbses. They could post msgs and play doorgames. Have different personalities.

Then i could chase them off because that's what i do.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: MRO to Jason on Sun Aug 09 2026 11:55 pm

Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed By: Jason to Lonewolf on Sun Aug 09 2026 04:33 pm

I would like to see this done as an experiment and see how it goes.

Hard pass,

keep AI out of the BBS network. I see this as becoming nothing more than a
mess. What is the need for the BBS community to copy what everyone else is
doing by adding AI?

2c added.

We should make ai users so it would appear we have actual users on our bbses. They could post msgs and play doorgames. Have different personalities.

Then i could chase them off because that's what i do.

That would be cool, then I could create one called Mean, Rude and Obnoxious 2, or simply MRO2 for short and you two could have at it! ;)

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Lonewolf to MRO on Mon Aug 10 2026 10:19 am

Then i could chase them off because that's what i do.

That would be cool, then I could create one called Mean, Rude and Obnoxious 2, or simply MRO2 for short and you two could have at it! ;)

Lonewolf

oh i'm not the worst. i just stick out because i win the fights others pick With me. I do pick on poindexter because he's a dildo, though

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We should make ai users so it would appear we have actual users on our bbses. They could post msgs and play doorgames. Have different personalities.

Then i could chase them off because that's what i do.

ok, fair... Like a Thunder dome BBS of AI bot rage!.

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Re: Unsolicitied AI bot posts won't be allowed
By: Jason to MRO on Wed Aug 12 2026 02:17 am

We should make ai users so it would appear we have actual users on our
bbses. They could post msgs and play doorgames. Have different personalities.

Then i could chase them off because that's what i do.

ok, fair... Like a Thunder dome BBS of AI bot rage!.

After seeing this guy do these ai bot posts in debate i've changed my mind.
i dont think it would do anything good. people should practice on their own Local msg bases and have people get them via nntp or qwk if interested.

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