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Nate · 2009-04-21T01:20:50Z

Lately I've been hearing from a lot of users that they wish they could be on YWS more often. Whether it's because of school, work, or something else, they just can't get on YWS as much. As a result, they aren't able to review as much as they would like or participate in various discussions as much as they would like. So in the new YWS (coming out in two-three months), I'm going to install a feature I'm dubbing "YWS auto." What "YWS auto" does is analyze all your posts, then automatically writes reviews/posts as you normally would like. This is possible because software programs have become more intelligent in years past. Just as Microsoft Word can adapt to your writing style, YWS can adapt to your style as well. Since such a feature could easily get out of control, you have the option to approve/deny automatic posts before they appear. This way, you can log in just once a week and approve the posts that look like you wrote them yourself. By approving and denying, the software slowly learns more about you. Eventually, you won't even need to log in to approve/deny as every single generated post would be 100% accurate. Heck, eventually, you could go inactive for months and no one would notice.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:52 pm

Matt Bellamy says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:52 pm

Tee hee. xD

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:58 pm

Sureal says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:58 pm

I remember the good ol' days, where most people would believe everything Nate said, no matter how ridiculous. Alas, those days seem to have passed. =(

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:18 pm

Demeter says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:18 pm

But... I do, Sureal?

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:54 pm

Matt Bellamy says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:54 pm

I only have one word for you, Nate:

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:10 pm

Swottielottie says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:10 pm

YWS Automatic Response:

Dear Nate
The story is lacking some creativity but it is abundant with cliches .

Overall, it is good.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:24 pm

Evi says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:24 pm

I was about to make a list of all the reasons this idea is disastrous and positively bonkers. Really, honestly, I was.

O.o

"Hey, Evi, look-- if you say the word 'lemonade' really slowly, it sounds like the word 'gullible'!"

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:57 pm

fluteluvr77 says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:57 pm

Awesome Nate! Can it PM everyone back too? 'Cause you know those messages are really wearing me out!

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:20 pm

peanutgallery007 says... · Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:20 pm

So... confused!

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Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:39 pm

Master_Yoda says... · Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:39 pm

Nate, can you add the feature of it being able to do this before you actually install the software?

This message was compiled by YWS's new automatic feature.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:10 pm

Antigone Cadmus says... · Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:10 pm

*is reminded of the G-mail April Fool's Day prank...*

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Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:59 pm

Mira says... · Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:59 pm

It sounds cool, but I think I'll stick to writing my own reviews. The computer would take out the love I put into each post.

Still an awesome idea!

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Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:46 pm

Nate says... · Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:46 pm

yrclever ->> That's obviously a prank. In keeping up with the pretense that YWS Auto will write posts as if they were written by you, there will be no disclaimer.

flute ->> It will apply to PM messages as well! Just imagine, you'll be able to let YWS Auto respond to your PMs. If someone else who sent you a PM has YWS Auto, the two of you could have a conversation without any human interference. You could come back months later and find out your best friends with a member you've never even heard of! The future is exciting, no?

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Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:21 am

Juniper says... · Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:21 am

No, Nate. The future sounds scary.

Suppose that feature knows some personal information about a user, and reveals it to the entire YWS world? XD

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Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:27 am

Nate says... · Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:27 am

springrain wrote:No, Nate. The future sounds scary. Suppose that feature knows some personal information about a user, and reveals it to the entire YWS world? XD

Sorry June, but you have no constitutional right to privacy. Privacy is overrated after all.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:24 am

Galerius says... · Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:24 am

Roe v Wade, d00d.

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