Thread:Project:Support desk/Improving the effectiveness of regular expressions against vandalism/reply (5)

Sorry, but I think that you didn't read what I wrote.

Let me again, try to make you read.


 * You think that the number of arbitrary words (illegal variations) are less than the known words that we consult in a simple dictionary? You get to be kidding if you answer that arbitrary combinations are less than using known words. So no, the current system is much less effective. Its simple I wont rewrite it again.
 * Most people use few words. Thats somthing globally very "known", you can read some books in the linguistics area, you will known.
 * The whitelist doesn't need to be perfect at the first time. Where did I said to cover every possible word in every possible language? Please, read the text...

Now based on simple math that 2+2 is greater than 1, I can't completely understand what you say by This is way too limiting and even more arbitrary of a restriction than the current regex-based measures. Did you known what are arbitrary characters combination?

Other thing you said that proves you didn't read:

"I really wanted to write an article on Khenarthi's Roost, but it isn't in the dictionary so I can't!"

What I wrote before:

And articles can be flagged to latter be published after someone personally check and possibly later add the word to whitelies database (or create a "inflexer" for a new variation).

Anyway, thanks for you comments. I think I should look for people more optimistic. Bye.