User talk:Doubly

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Bot Boffins Birthday Bash
Hi there! I've fixed up the pictures on your article so they aren't quite so big. What I'm not sure on is if you were a participant and can add any information to make the article merit an tag to denote original reporting. Brian McNeil / talk 22:56, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

I think the only thing you need to do on this article before changing to  is fill out a little background on the talk page for the article to justify your original reporting. Then it'll appear on the front page of the site along with the rest of the news. I'd like something that mentions that it is computer bots in the title, but I'm loath to change such a lovely alliteration. :-) Brian McNeil / talk 23:46, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Doubly 12:11, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Hello, this is Doubly Aimless. I am the lead programmer for Pandorabots.com, a free bot hosting site that uses Dr. Wallace's ALICE and AIML chat bot technology. I attended the ALICE 10th birthday bash and Colloquium on Conversational Systems in Guildford, UK on November 25th and contributed much of the text to this story. I spoke with conference speakers and participants before, during and after the conference; online and in person. There was a party the night before in London and an informal luncheon and drinks afterward. The photos were taken by Ulrike Spierling. Doubly Aimless / talk
 * I'll copy this onto the article's talk page. Brian McNeil / talk 12:20, 30 November 2005 (UTC)