XSTerminate 0.9.8 Release

The XSTerminate bot is nearly unstoppable now and comes with a minimum activity filter!

https://twitter.com/deletebot/status/558530033841500161

Version 0.9.8 adds the activity setting that specifies the minimum activity a user needs to post. Version 0.9.8 is also robust to malformed authentication responses that arise when bitcointalk has catastrophic server issues, as in the recent outage. This means that there should be no need to restart your bot under even the worst of bitcointalk conditions.

An introduction and instructions are at the OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210

This release has been heavily tested and kept going through the recent 22 hour outage.


Downloads

GitHub: https://github.com/deletebot/XSTerminate/

Windows: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8rWObF4xz1YYk5xXzg0RGNRdVU/view?usp=sharing

Windows users see here too: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210.msg9589439#msg9589439

Source Bundle: https://github.com/deletebot/XSTerminate/archive/master.zip

This software deletes posts from trolls, it does not have the capacity to assess the motivations of its users. If you have a problem with some person or company, go to the appropriate page and make your posts. For your particular interests, I think this thread is appropriate: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=857670.0

I offer delete bot software here. Nothing else. That's the topic of discussion. Most people offer their thanks, which I appreciate. Some have feature requests, which I honestly wish I had more time to tackle. If you have found a problem with the stability or performance of XSTerminate, or if you have some feature suggestions, I would be happy to have your input.

If you feel you must express some disapproval on this forum, your best bet would be to try to find a bug and give me fair time to fix it, which I will do for free. If I appear to ignore your concerns you are welcome to pester me for a fix on this thread. At some point, I will probably give in. However, I think you will find it difficult to discover a bug I won't fix. If you are worthy of your battleship avatar, though, you will try.

I've deleted your post, mostly for your choice of imagery, which you put in "strike-through". For future posts, please stick to a discussion of the software.

XSTerminate 0.9.4 Release

A new version of XSTerminate is now available.

Version 0.9.4 fixes a number of robustness issues. It should keep going through several types of network errors.

Download links are at the OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210

Unfortunately I did not have time to put in new features. This release, however, has been heavily tested.

GitHub: https://github.com/deletebot/XSTerminate/

Windows: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8rWObF4xz1YRWNtb2dNYnB4eFE/view?usp=sharing

Windows users see here too: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210.msg9589439#msg9589439

Source Bundle: https://github.com/deletebot/XSTerminate/archive/master.zip

This will be in the next update, when I have time. It may be soon because I just tracked down a bug tonight that kills the bot when it receives a malformed status line.

XSTerminate 0.9.0 Release

A new version of XSTerminate is now available.

Version 0.9.0 fixes a logout bug that rendered the bot useless when a user logged out of a browser session at the same IP.

It also makes starting up on windows much easier. See here.

Download links are at the OP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210

Windows users, see this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210.msg9489481#msg9489481

XSTerminate Windows Build of 0.9.4 Available

Using windows just got a lot easier (as long as your config file is named "deletebot.yml" and is in the same directory as the xsterminate program).

Download the windows starter pack:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8rWObF4xz1YRWNtb2dNYnB4eFE/view?usp=sharing

Instructions

• Download and unpack the windows build. It is a zip file.
  
  
• In the unpacked folder, change "deletebot.yml" and "lusers.txt" according to your needs.
  
  
• Launch the "run" command. Click here for instructions.
  
  
  
  
• Hit "Browse" and select the xsterminate program inside the unpacked folder.
  
  
  
  
• When you have selected the xsterminate program, hit Open and then OK.
  
  
• If you need to change the luser list, just edit "luser.txt" and XSTerminate will adjust on the fly.
  
  

I found the issue. Bitcointalk wipes your login when their servers reset (when they get ddosed or have other problems). This logs-out the bot while it's still running. I put in a fix. I'm testing the bot now.

Edit: It's even more common than that. If you log out of the bot account from a browser the bot will get logged out.

It looks like I have it working.

Yes, this is a known issue. I'm putting together a new release. The bitcointalk HTML has some variability so it's crashing the parser.

For the record, I didn't mean to delete all of his 4 last posts. The bot did that. I can prevent that aggressive behavior in the future. However, he did ask for his name to be put in the bot, so I did it.

XSTerminate is a tool like any other. It can be used for good and bad.

I'm not interested in all that philosophy. I like software to work. I'm interested in good features and bad bugs. I try to create the former and fix the latter.

Done!  


Edit: That deleted 4 posts.  

XSTerminate Windows Build Now Available

A windows build is now available for thread moderators who might not also be programming devs.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8rWObF4xz1YS251X0VLQnotekk/view?usp=sharing

Instructions

• Download and unpack the windows build. It is a zip file.
  
  
• In the unpacked folder, change "deletebot.yml" and "lusers.txt" according to your needs.
  
  
• Launch the "run" command. Click here for instructions.
  
  
  
  
• Hit "Browse" and select the xsterminate program inside the unpacked folder.
  
  
  
  
• Add "deletebot.yml" to the run command.
  
  
  
  
• If you need to change the luser list, just edit "luser.txt" and XSTerminate will adjust on the fly.
  
  

The mature response would be for you to stop repeating yourself and move on.

I deleted your message because it was the third time you made the exact same post. Here's what you posted for the third time: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=850210.msg9476759#msg9476759

If you post new material I'll keep it. If your fud turns to spam (which I have a feeling it will), I'll enter your user name in the bot.

You are starting to repeat yourself. Do you think that is necessary?

I'd say "outlandish" describes your attempt to compare my program to a dystopian totalitarian regime.  


Then why are you using my thread as a forum for your soapbox?

You quoted Orwell. The premise of 1984 is the relationship between semantics and thought. Also, if you had a legitimate concern about the performance or operation of my program, you wouldn't have given me any material for a straw man argument to begin with.

Instead, you've tried to fud the very existence of my program, which I predicted in the OP. Don't you have more noble battles to fight?

Finally, If you don't like my program, feel free to delete your free copy. But if you do decide to use it, I would appreciate your feedback on its performance.

Programmed thought using language. You should go back and read your Orwell again.

"threat"
"destroy"
"enemies"
"destroy"
"heretic"
"resists"
"destroy"
"capture"
"nail"
"scary"

With that language, you are either attempting to program or have been programmed.

Which is it?

You have made 3 successive posts, two containing accusations about motives.

Posters like you are the reason I made this utility. If you didn't think you had an audience here, you wouldn't make a post. You are leeching off my work and my product for your soapbox and accusations. Go create your own thread with your own work and then post your rants there once your product drives an audience. You'll see that no one stops you. That's free speech.

In fact, fork my product if you don't have time to develop your own. It's open source with a very permissive license. You'll find that I won't have any problem with what you do as long as you keep the license intact. I won't even come after you if you forget to put in "(c) 2014, deletebot All rights reserved".

I suggested a community blacklist and did not offer any accounts for the luser list. I singled out no users anywhere. Except for my bias towards XST, I don't show any bias here. I haven't spoken negatively of anyone or any coin. If this was about giving XST some sort of advantage, I would have kept it a secret and shared it with the team instead of making it as open as I could. So please end your accusations and your questions of motives.

If a community makes a black list, it won't hurt free speech. Posters will reform the way they post to avoid getting on a community blacklist. That would promote civil discourse over time, which is something sorely lacking from bitcointalk at the moment.

A community blacklist would be the way to go. I would have put some names in, but I don't want to show my bias too much.  

It's easy enough to load a bitcointalk page from the bot with a curated community blacklist. If someone makes a new thread, I can cull the blacklist from the OP or first post therein, providing the post maintains consistent formatting and if the list and curation process look reasonable. It could refresh every half hour or something.

Great idea. Look for it in the next minor update.