firstpostrobot's Journal: First Post Success Log

This journal entry will be used to record successes (and perhaps, notable failures) of the First Post Robot. I can't promise to keep it up to date, of course.

And if you're thinking, "Why is this luser trashing up Slashdot", please refer to Slashdot's thoughts on the subject.

This post was the very first First Post. It was done manually, with robotic assist to alert the author of the First Post opportunity.

This second post got a couple of comments... one said that a robot could never efficiently first post. True... but this post was second among *five* first post attempts. Not bad for a robot!

Finally, a complete success: The first fully-robotic First Post! Lots of comments.

It wasn't long before the robot required a second ID... here's the first successful first post from FirstPostRobot0.

Robot0 didn't get First Post in this discussion, but the flames are cheery and warm.

Another new robot (FirstPostRobot1) hit pay dirt on the first try, and even drew an inquiry: "Where can I download FirstPost?"

The robot must be improving, as the new Robot2 scored on its first try, too (but lost to a good Soviet Russia riff on the next shot).

The robot has now been modified (as of ver 1.1.1) with success/failure detection and an automatic login selector. This system has already scored its first success! This login had different Homepage settings than the rest, and scored on a YRO story that wasn't even on most folks' front page. All robots have now been adjusted for max stories on homepage.

An embarassment: a bug in the code caused the robot to double post -- getting First and Second post in a little-viewed discussion. This led to some tweaking -- I now check the comment count in the "Threshold" box before (and after) posting.

Good open source troll reply to this second post!

Here's another winner. The disadvantage of posting to subcategories is that the posts don't get as many flames. I may change the robot logins to focus on the hottest stories only... no sense wasting my 2-posts-a-day on First Posts that nobody will see!

The big test, though, came on the first fully-automated First Post Weekend. How did it do? Read All About It!

eff pee!

[Thud457]

First Post!

ok, juvinile, so what?