Just tried it out.<p>Wasn't sure if it's ok to type "pray for my family" because I have no idea what will happen: Will it post to my FB timeline? No. Did it add me to a public directory of Shep users? Looks like it. No idea how to undo that.<p>Typed "show prayers" and saw a list of users who asked for a prayer. There wasn't much info though, and I didn't dare to click because again I didn't know what would happen. I don't want to send them automated messages for example.<p>Like you said it's interesting because you can end up interacting with other users via Shep. I guess the caution/downside is that people (like me) may be more hesitant to try features out if it can have interpersonal consequences.
Hi all, this is Vic one of the developers.<p>We made Shep so that you can share your problems with the world and let others support you in prayer.<p>Life’s problems are more manageable when you have a group of people supporting you, so we think this will have positive impact on people’s lives.<p>It’s the first social chatbot on Messenger where you interact with others, so feel free to give us feedback and recommendations for things you’d like to see.<p>I’ll be lurking this thread and answering any questions people have