I admit I would have to block one random user just to see the poster listed as a wrongheaded crackpot.
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I love it.
Not if you're ready to work it again, no.
I can upload what I still have, and pop in to bitches to see what they want to do with it.
From what I can remember, there are three things that need be done before the filter can go live:
- fix spurious threadsuck posts
- change language displayed on blocked posts
- decide where the filter documentation lives, and write it
#1 and #2 are on Rob's list (the terminology -- was it to be "this post has been rendered blinvisble" or "invisible"?)
Any takers for #3? DX has already requested it be done in filk.
I'll volunteer for to write a non-filk documentation. I wouldn't be so good with filk.
change language displayed on blocked posts
The bullshit consensus compromise between the funny and simple seemed to be:
This post rendered blinvisible.
Note that the I'm changing the name tag for the FAQ entry to "filter" (before, it was "MARCIE").
This post rendered blinvisible.
I like this.
Personally, I'm way more partial to:
This post has been filtered.
I didn't go through and tally all the opinions, but the vibe I got is that some folks feel as Kat does, and some would like something even more silly (like MARCIE), but that most fell somewhere in the middle.
Okay, I just experienced some numbering weirdness. After making this post:
DXMachina "Four and Twenty Natters: WHO ARE YOU BAKING FOR??!?!!?!" May 10, 2004 5:48:05 pm PDT
I clicked on message center, and was given this:
Clicking on Natter gave me this, with the post number greater than the total number of posts:
This lasted until someone else posted in Natter.