New Firefox extension makes YouTube comments almost bearable

by Jay Hathaway Aug 26th 2008

To a lot of people, snobbery has negative connotations, but there are some places on the web that could use a bit more of it. The best example? YouTube comments. A lot of the commentary on YouTube videos lacks substance, proper grammar, and semblance of constructive criticism. That's where YouTube Comment Snob comes in.

YouTube Comment Snob is a Firefox extension that gets rid of a good majority of the spam and drivel by applying some simple grammatical rules. You can customize it to filter out comments by using your favorite combination of the following: too many spelling mistakes (using Firefox's spellchecker), too much capitalization, no capitalization, swearing, profanity or excessive punctuation (!!!???!). The only problem with YouTube Comment Snob is that it hasn't yet been applied to the whole Internet.

[via Daring Fireball]

Tags: Comments, filter, firefox extensions, FirefoxExtensions, YouTube, YouTube Comment Snob, YoutubeCommentSnob

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Shoukichi said 9:47AM on 8-26-2008

A superb extension if I may say so myself. I am no longer afraid to venture out into the wilds of youtube. The natives are vicious heathens who are more likely to bite your little finger off than smile at you.

notnamed said 12:46PM on 8-26-2008

Actually, something like it has been applied to the general internet:

http://stupidfilter.org/main/

Transcontinental said 5:36PM on 8-26-2008

"The only problem with YouTube Comment Snob is that it hasn't yet been applied to the whole Internet." -- Now that is indeed, snob!
Some people are rude, some illeterate, some both, but remains sometimes an interesting unfinished idea. And sometimes an elegant rhetoric may be as empty as a cold smile.
Com'on, don't be so European!

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