In one of my graduate classes, I have the option to do a research project on almost any topic I want. I have just been given permission to do a project involving Blockland. Basically, the idea is to develop a program capable of determining if a build is spam or not. In order to do this though, I will need lots of data to train the program on, so I’m turning to you guys to lend me a hand. All skill levels are welcome. You can choose to submit spam, or something that is not spam. You are welcome to make multiple submissions of different builds, but don’t get to the point where you end up spamming the forums. I do have some rules that I need followed for this:
1. Try to keep the number of bricks below 50k. This isn’t a strict limit; I just don’t want to spend the rest of my life trying to load these builds. Small builds are welcome, but I’d like at least 100 bricks in each build. When posting a build, put the number of bricks in the build.
2. When you post your build, label it as spam or not spam. Remember, I’m only trying to make that distinction, and not if a build is really good or really bad. I am not looking for any kind of rating.
3. Do not submit a save that contains multiple builds (like a city built by random people on your server). These saves could really mess things up, so I don’t want them. I just want saves that contain only a single build.
4. It must be possible to load the build in V8 without any add-ons other than the ones that come with V8.
5. You must only use the default set of bricks. Builds that contain non-standard bricks will not be accepted.
6. Don’t post screenshots. We don’t need lots of posts with pictures of spammy builds on the forums. Your build will be used as long as you follow rules 1 through 5.
7. Don’t submit past April 5th, 2008. I know this doesn’t give much time for new non-spam builds, but I will accept builds from the gallery if you can provide a link and the information I ask for in rules 1 and 2.
Also, feel free to use the following:
1. Any number of print bricks, with any combination of prints.
2. All of the special effect paints.
3. Macros while building.
4. Any map you want. You don’t need to provide a link to download the map since I won’t need it.
If everything works out, I will possibly make an add-on that acts as a spam detector that you guys will be able to try out. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I appreciate your interest. Remember, the more help I get in gathering builds, the more likely this will work.
