- EastBeast
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Well...I think a spam filter could be implemented in the way we all want. A database of words and there connections to related words could be built up from scanning internet content relatively fast. (Amazon.com has a similar thing for books called Uncommon Phrases or something for each book)
Once that database is in place, a forum could be associated with certain words. For instance, Zanzibar could be related to multiplayer, Halo, etc. Then, the filter can stop things from coming in that are more than a few levels away from the base words. For instance, the database might see "shotgun," relate that to "weapon" and that to "multiplayer" So, the post would pass if the allowed number of hierarchies away was less than 4 or something.
However, that wouldn't work anyway because you just read this and would know to include some key words in the post everytime to bypass the filter.
More important, though, is the issue of whether or not it's ethical or right to automatically delete or move someone's post. Hard to say.
I do think, that a really cool solution to the problem would be to have someone's new thread content checked against current topics. So, if you're posting about "I hate modders," then after you hit submit, bungie.net would check for similiar threads and provide links to them. If you didn't think any of them addressed the problem, you could hit submit again. Otherwise, you could enter one of the other threads. It's like a search function, but more streamlined.
Wow, this issue is more interesting than I thought. *ponders* Sure would be a lot of work for Achronos *assumes that drunks don't do much work in closets*
-Eastbeast314