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Re:Why existing profanity detection libraries suck and how I... by beobab on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:39PM (#19087482)
Are you familiar with the maxim that people behave better if they believe they are being observed?

Would you agree that people would be less likely to “go off on one” if a draft message displayed a “this message could be construed as offensive” warning before they sent it?

Re:Why existing profanity detection libraries suck and how I... by jsjohnst on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:52PM (#19087638)
But what defines “offensive”? If you used a “profane” word, I’d likely not even notice. But if you said something negative about me or my family, yes, that’d likely be offensive. Even that isn’t fool proof, a friend saying something negative about me might not be offensive (especially if a truthful statement), but a stranger it would likely always be. There’s so much nuance here that I feel it’s a losing battle.