< chat > The epic struggle of bots vying for dominance.
Botwars are generally (and quite inappropriately) carried out on talk systems, typically IRC , where botwar crossfire (such as pingflood ing) absorbs scarce server resources and obstructs human conversation.
The wisdom of experience indicates that Core Wars , not talk systems, are the appropriate venue for aggressive bots and their botmasters .
Compare penis war .
(1997-04-08)