Introducing Synthiam, in beta mode!

I'll build a link clicking bot for support...

Hey Will we made changes to the editor. It expands as you type now so it should be easier to work with.

Thank you Amin!

@fxrtst - The purpose of the Other Synthiam Robots on a robot page is to bring awareness to awesome robots you guys have built. Amin's got rid of the description preview to make it much less intrusive. How do you like the change?

Alan, Thanks for asking feedback although the question is directed to @fxrtst

to be honest... is really annoying and your question provides the answer "...much less intrusive", so is intrusive less or more is a personal opinion.

I understand the behavior (similar to cross-selling) if you are selling a product not a in a forum post thread.

Sorry if you wanted a different opinion.

I thought you guys would be happy about that feature - because it gives your robots exposure through other robot views. I'm the one who thought of it to help get new visitors seeing more of your robots. You guys made awesome stuff and i want people to see it. But, this is your forum so i'll have it removed if you prefer. Let me know. Just want you guys to be happy

Thanks for the feedback ptp! As you know from being around for a long time, we value feedback and take it to heart. Your opinions are what shape this business. From the forum features to software updates, we're always listening!

When making changes we consider two groups: Existing users and new users. In this example. existing users may find links to other robots in a forum post thread as distracting or intrusive; meanwhile, new users looking for inspiration and ideas to spur their creativity may find it very helpful. It's a challenging balancing act. For the robot links in a forum post, we are analyzing click info from new and existing users to determine whether the feature is being utilized or not. We also track overall community metrics whenever a change is made to see how engagement changes. If something is added that we thought would be great ends up reducing engagement, we remove it or change it, analyze results and repeat.

Long story short - keep the feedback coming, we value your opinions!

Sorry I caused an irritating rash....I was "suggesting" to move the robot highlights to another location as marked up here in this image. My first reaction is that both the contents are fighting one another... actual posted robot project with images and video vs the  "other robots from....."

I don't think it should be removed.....just relocated towards the bottom of the post. I agree with Alan that there are two groups and I think the "Other robots" is a good idea for the other group who might be visiting and looking at projects, just not smack dab in the middle of a thread. I might even go as far as saying that a new viewer may be distracted by "Other robots..." from reading the actual project posts in the thread.

Again just my opinion. I'd like to hear from others about how they feel about this.