Author: Danniel Corbit
Date: 09:30:04 09/23/98
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On September 23, 1998 at 12:03:43, Steven Swift wrote:
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>Right. There is no problem that doesn't have a technical solution. If our guys
>can go to the moon, then we can make a system to zap abusers.
Problems of similar difficulty. Do you imagine that a computer program can scan
a piece of English grammar and decide if it is objectionable? Looking for
certain words is not going to work either. I can phrase something using nothing
obscene or even vulgar and yet is extremely nasty and abusive. I choose not to
use profanity {and yet you will see that I can still be harsh if you read many
of my posts} but others might utter an expletive which is [for instance] aimed
at injustice. Should this be automatically bounced?
>How about a program that screens targeted abusive posters. Easy to look for
>keywords. These abuse guys aren't exactly masters of the use of words !!!! Then
>it can have automatic expulsion forms printed out and emailed to the abuser
>after two (2) warnings !!!!
>
>>They
>>are quite smart enough to know what is objectionable and what is not. But they
>>don't have the "tools" to manage this just yet...
>
>How about Bob doing the screening. He has reputation and respect. We trust him.
>He could do it. How about it, Bob ? Or could you write the ASP (Abuse Screening
>Program) ?
Such a computer program as to recognize what is harsh and abusive is ten years
away. Read Morovic's book on AI, and you will see the nature of the problem and
the compute power needed for something our brains dismiss as trivial.
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