Blacklist of words on content to filter message [closed]

Answer 1

You're never going to be able to filter every permutation. Perhaps the most feasible solution is to filter the obvious, and implement a "Report Abuse" mechanism so someone can manually look over (and reject) suspect comments.

Answer 2

Use uClassify to train bad comments, when the system is trained well enough you can flag the offending comments for moderation.

Answer 3

If you have enough time, it is worthwhile reading about the Scunthorpe problem.

Jeff Atwood also has a post on the futility of obscenity filters.

Answer 4

Thanks to too much php I've found some links which might be a solution for your case:

• http://wiki.cdyne.com/wiki/index.php?title=Profanity_Filter
• http://www.webpurify.com/

Answer 5

SO you are going to ban shit, shït, shıt, śhit, and śhiŧ?

Blacklisting is not a viable solution in the Unicode age. Yet banning € outright seems excessive.

Answer 6

Also there is always the possibility to filter word like "bass" which of course includes one of the words which is not permitted. At the moment some good moderators seem like the best solution to such a problem.