FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public

Shouldn’t the list be maintained in the OP instead of burried in the thread? That way it’ll be easier for everyone to track.

Op went AWOL

Op went AWOL

The Miller has been absent since about Nov 20th. He is the only one who can change post one. At some point in the future we can have the moderator (forum owner SB) reassign post one to Team Fritz or whatever. Then it can be updated. We just haven’t got to that point, yet.

I have the beginning of an interest-list bot. It’s a long way from being usable, but at least it does a few things so far:

  • Parses posts
  • Looks for and acts on things like “I’m in for N”, plus explicit commands like “TKbot, command arg1 arg2 …”
  • Maintains a database of pledges and cancellations for each user for each product
  • Remembers multiple projects which can have multiple products
  • Remembers which posts it has seen before, and ignores those
  • Detects new users in project threads and schedules a task to welcome them to BLF

However, it does not yet:

  • Run automatically
  • Download new posts
  • Post updates
  • Actually interact with BLF directly, at all
  • Detect which project a thread is about
  • Detect which product a request is about, if a project has more than one product
  • Import old interest lists
  • Generate updated interest lists
  • Ignore quoted text (so quoting a request for a product is parsed the same as actually requesting a product)
  • Have a web interface
  • Handle polls or voting (sometimes the “pick one” approach isn’t sufficient, so it might do Approval and Condorcet-style polls)

So it’s a super early proof of concept and there’s much left to do. Anyway, it’ll probably turn out something like this…

… except probably less chipper and less chatty, since talkative bots tend to end up like this:

Tk I think that would save a ton of time and confusion and work on a lot of people. If anyone can figure out a way to overcome all the issues left to work it is you. Thanks for your efforts.

Hum, I guess it would be a nice idea. Maybe the only problem is the different ways people say they want to be interest list:

- I’m in for N / I’m in

- I want N

- Please put me in the list / Please add me to the list /

- Sign me up for N

- Put me down for N

- I’d be interested in N / I am interested in N

- Count me in for N

  • 1 please / N please
    ….

These are only some ways people say they want the FW3A. Also, despite the “bot”, wouldn’t it be necessary to re-check everything again to fill the gaps?
It is a brilliant idea, though :wink:

Thought I was on the list, didn’t see my name…

Interested in 1-2 depending on final details and release timetable.

(sorry my interest didn’t follow any of the others as noted above)

I guess this is your first post on the thread :wink: Member pepinfaxera will add you name later here.


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The Miller (Original Post, 763 entries, 10-30-2017): FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public
pepinfaxera (continuation and updated list after entry #764 and corrections): FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public - #2127 by pepinfaxera

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Do you want a 2nd?
Please, publish it
.

I think it would be reasonable for the project team to say that requests to be added to the list have to be in a certain format, and to only intervene if the bot doesn’t function properly.

If anyone has trouble with the bot commands I’m sure other members will help them out.

I see the BLF A6 is being sold off really cheap now, under $18. When compared to the quoted original price it seems like its being dumped. As a marketing ploy it works. Every time the price goes down I order yet another one. I am wondering if this will be the ultimate fate for the FW3A, can it be bought cheaper when it nears the end of it`s run.

I don’t expect the FW3A to go for the same price as the BLF-A6 because it’s more expensive to produce. It has more components and requires higher precision in its parts. It could potentially hit prices below the original group buy price at some point, but I wouldn’t expect that any time soon.

That’s a normal price curve thing though, especially for group buy-type stuff. It starts low and ends low, with a higher price for most of its life in-between.

Is he OK? I certainly hope so.

Last I knew, about a week or so ago someone posted he was posting to facebook and looks to be doing good

We should copy the German forum where they have a thread for interest and a thread for discussion. Much much better imho.

FW3A in TLF thread for interest
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FW3A TLF thread for discussion.

It is a brilliant idea, though
Just as a style exercise
As mental training
.
But, do not implement it
It would be a filter

Many would be left out
Although they propose a template

Many non-English language

Google translator and other translators
.

Copy - translate - complete translate - paste
Some answers for a book of anecdotes jokes

This is not exact what I wrote
Google translates as translate
I can not express exactly my idea

Put me down for 1 please.

OohNai: You are number1026 on this post,