The Stupid Filter

[proud2BlibKansan]

The StupidFilter Project:
Because the internet needs prophylactics for memetically transmitted diseases.

The concept behind the StupidFilter Project originated during a conversation between Gabriel Ortiz and Paul Starr. StupidFilter was conceived out of necessity. Too long have we suffered in silence under the tyranny of idiocy. In the beginning, the internet was a place where one could communicate intelligently with similarly erudite people. Then, Eternal September hit and we were lost in the noise. The advent of user-driven web content has compounded the matter yet further, straining our tolerance to the breaking point.

It's time to fight back.

The solution we're creating is simple: an open-source filter software that can detect rampant stupidity in written English. This will be accomplished with weighted Bayesian or similar analysis and some rules-based processing, similar to spam detection engines. The primary challenge inherent in our task is that stupidity is not a binary distinction, but rather a matter of degree. To this end, we're collecting a ranked corpus of stupid text, gleaned from user comments on public websites and ranked on a five-point scale.

Eventually, once the research is completed, we plan to release core engine source code for incorporation into content management systems, blogs, wikis and the like. Additionally, we plan to develop a fully implemented Firefox plugin and a Wordpress plugin.

http://stupidfilter.org/main/index.php?n=Main.HomePage

[Breeze54]

1. They sound really, really stupid!

Does censorship ring a bell?

And who the hell are they to determine the criteria for what bypasses as 'OK' and 'not OK' information?

PROUD2BLIB?

YOU NEED TO GET THE HELL OUT OF KANSAS!!!! ....... NOW!!!

PLEASE?!?

:hug:

:cry:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. OMG I love this idea!!

Check it out. I am sure there are stupid people in Massachusetts too. LOL

[Breeze54]

3. Cool! When are you moving?

:P

Yeah, there are dumb bunnies in Mass.; no doubt; but not as dumb as the Kansas Rethug supporters

[Tesha]

5. Then again, *SOMEBODY* voted Mitt the Twitt in, didn't they?

Even though it was obvious to everyone, probably
even Barbara Anderson and her CLT, that he was
just using them/the office as a springboard to
run for the Presidency this time around.

Tesha

[Breeze54]

9. He was dubed a "Drive by Gov" early on ; same as Patrick will be...

We, here in MA, are getting really sick of it and it isn't the liberal left allowing it!

Who is allowing? The fucktards and people like HRC!!! :grr:

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. LOL

Yep we got some dumb rethugs here. :headbang:

[Tesha]

4. Are you afraid *YOUR* posts will be panned? (NT)

[Breeze54]

10. "panned"? Huh?

Are you for real? :P

I'm not afraid of anything... much.

Are you trying to pick a fight with me?

:rofl:

Give it up, Tesh! Get a life and get with the program. ;)

[EFerrari]

6. LOL! Imagine how embarrassing it would be to have to email

the admin and tell them you were stuck in the Stupid Filter!

:rofl:

[Breeze54]

11. They already know that and are counting on it!

:P

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Hey I signed up for their email list!!

:rofl:

[JNelson6563]

7. There goes half the content in DU's GD forum

All the lounge-y stuff spilling into GD would disappear. How wonderful!

Julie

[atommom]

8. All of the "randomized stupidity" examples I saw were from YouTube.

Someone needs to point out the goldmine that is FR.

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Those examples were hilarious!!

[pleah]

15. I oppose censorship in any way, shape or form. I don't mind the stupid comments.

I came here to learn, as well as, get information about what is going on in the world. Some of the stuff is very entertaining. What is happening to people nowadays that they cannot censor anything for themselves. They always try to impose something on someone. Am I in the stupid file now?

[Ravy]

16. Could be the end of Free Republic!

I was going to say "spell" the end for Free Republic, but with that site, there are so many ways I could have gone with "spell", I thought better of it.