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+Q: What are factpacks and how do I install them?
+A: A factpack is a partial database of factoids that you can import into
+ your configured infobot by running the script called "factpack.pl".
+
+ # IMPORTANT: Run from the bots base directory!
+ eg: ./scripts/factpack.pl /path/to/areacodes.fact
+
+Q: Can I remove a fact pack I have installed?
+A: Yes, but at the moment, you need to manually use SQL commands in your
+ favorite SQL program. The "created_by" field in the factoids will be
+ set to the filename of the fact pack you installed. For example, if
+ you installed the "areacodes.fact" file, "created_by" would be set to
+ "areacodes.fact". The SQL to remove the above example would be:
+
+ sql> DELETE FROM factoids WHERE created_by = 'areacodes.fact';
+
+Q: Where can I download some existing fact packs?
+A: As of yet, the fact packs aren't available in SVN. You can try the
+ original infobot web site at:
+
+ http://www.infobot.org/factpacks/
+
+ NOTE: The import script can't yet handle compressed files, so you must
+ extract the factpacks in advance.
+
+Q: How can I make my own fact packs?
+A: The syntax is pretty basic. You just need a plain text file that has
+ one key/value pair per line. Comment lines begin with a "#" character
+ and are ignored, as are blank lines. Extra whitespace around key/value
+ pairs should hopefully be stripped out as well. A few example lines from
+ the areacodes.fact file:
+
+ # Sample comment here
+ area code 011 => the International Access Code
+ area code 201 => Hackensack, Morristown and Newark, New Jersey
+ area code 202 => Washington, District of Columbia
+
+
Q: The bot exits after I run 'factstats testing' or 'kernel' or anything
that uses fork(). Is this a bug in the bot?
A: No, this is not a bug in the bot but rather Net::IRC. A cheap hack is
to edit /usr/lib/perl5/Net/IRC/Connection.pm, search for DESTROY, and
comment out '$self->quit();'
-A: Apply the patches in the patches/ directory.
Q: I notice that, in the bot logs, the bot attempts to close all current