I’ve just had this idea. Why don’t we create a bot that scans comments and replies to them with boardgamegeek links for every game found in the comment?

To simplify the implementation I would be favourable to introduce some sort of syntax to make unambiguous whether or not some words are a game name or not.

What do you think about this idea?

  • @elvith@feddit.de
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    61 year ago

    On reddit, several video game subreddits had the relevant names in brackets, which got parsed and linked to a wiki,…

    E.g. Hey, if you want to get [Ability] you have to talk to [Person] at [Place] and fulfill their quest line. Also you’d need to pay 5 [Ressource]

    Depending on the search function of BGG, one might even link to categories, mechanisms,…

    • Hari SeldonOP
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      41 year ago

      This is even better than what I was thinking. I wonder if Lemmy APIs allows it tho.

      • @dpunked@feddit.deM
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        11 year ago

        I am not opposed to the idea. If you need my support as the mod, please feel free to reach out

        • Hari SeldonOP
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          31 year ago

          Good to know that you’re not contrary, however, I just wanted to bring an idea to the attention of the community. Right now I have neither the time nor the knowledge to do such a thing.

          • @dpunked@feddit.deM
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            11 year ago

            I guess the entire foundation thing is taking its toll.

            But if there is someone willing to make such a mod, I am all for helping where I can.

  • @return0@lemmy.world
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    41 year ago

    No promises, but gonna see if I can toss something together. Gonna use this a test post.

    [[Bot Factory]]

  • @donio@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I’m probably in the minority but I am not a fan of bot posts sprinkled into the thread. I am happy with just having the game names Clearly Marked or Manually Linked.

    It’s easy enough to block a bot though.

    • @dpunked@feddit.deM
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      41 year ago

      I agree with you, but a lot of traffic comes in from mobile and its bit more cumbersome to add the links properly

    • @myfavouritename@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m okay with a bot providing extra context. It’s easy to block for those who don’t want it.

      I do hope that people will get into the habit of making game titles bold. It makes it so much easier to scan a ton of comments to see if a particular game is being talked about.