Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-24260217-20150904014715/@comment-26235098-20150904185440

Solstice2000 wrote:

The bot CANNOT detect a troll in all generality. Chat mods will still have a 'job' in that sense. For instance, the TrollXXX sockpuppets usually get verified via wikia for sockpuppetry, I believe, before they are blocked, which an admin must do.

What the bot CAN do is the following:

The bot can process what is said in chat. If a certain user uses profanity or obscene words, a warning can be issued instantly. Following that, if the same user persists, kick. Second offense, kick. Third offense, ban. A time lapse to give the person time to read the warning can be programmed, after the first offense.

It could also detect spam to a limited extent (eg user repeating messages containing obscene references, even if there is no profanity), or simply resending an identical message over and over (any content).

Where I see this as being a huge help is with some of the blatant trolls that come in and spam bad words or obscene references. It takes time for a person to react. Sometimes the screen is full and we have to scroll up to see who did it... then click their id, etc. Meanwhile the users are getting rained on with more... Automating it would get rid of them faster.