Troll detector - fo' realz!

[Ken g6]

From http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/troll-anger-management/:

To help curb so-called trolls who spew disruptive comments as a kind of sport, researchers [at Yahoo] developed techniques for automatically identifying negative posts that are off-topic while staying away from relevant ones.

(More in the article.)

So when can we get this installed on the forums here?

 

[olds]

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[AstroManLuca]

this thread sucks. everyone knows this.

 

[joesmoke]

this thread is now about sexually explicit needle gauges

BULK BEEF!

APPLE SUCKS!

POT IS FOR LOSERS!

DRINKING IS FOR IDIOTS!

<your political party> SUCKS AND IS FOR SIMPLETONS WHO WANT TO RUIN THE COUNTRY!

 

[Iron Woode]

this thread is now about sexually explicit needle gauges

BULK BEEF!

APPLE SUCKS!

POT IS FOR LOSERS!

DRINKING IS FOR IDIOTS!

<your political party> SUCKS AND IS FOR SIMPLETONS WHO WANT TO RUIN THE COUNTRY!

settle down, newb!

You don't want to sprain your brain now, do you?

 

[RavenSEAL]

I'm guessing it would just search for keywords found on the original and following post? Some sort of system like that?

 

[KeithTalent]

Good trolls can beat any detector! Everyone knows this.

KT

 

[0roo0roo]

sounds like a good way to filter for agreement.

 

[Riceninja]

Good trolls can beat any detector! Everyone knows this.

KT

subtlety and consistency :thumbsup: