StupidFilter

This is something I stumbled across. It is a program that, when finished, will help to stop rampant stupidity on the internet, specifically individuals who rant and scream, and say nothing for nothing's sake. They want to do this by using some analysis of how people talk online, and finding the trends to help stop people from flooding the web with non-sense. The main use of StupidFilter is to stop trolls on blogs and other posts.

It is going to be, and currently is, an open-source filter software. According to their site (http://stupidfilter.org/main/index.php?n=Main.About) "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."


I think this is a great idea. I have been on a blog or other such media, reading about something that I have an interest in seeing what other people's views on it are, only to see the thread unraveled by a troll, that one person who just rants and yells, never says anything, and insists that they know more than anyone on the planet, all of whom are stupid for not listening to him. I fully support online freedom of speech, but I think when someone starts a post or blog, they should be able to start off by saying 'no trolls allowed.'