YouTube Comment Snob

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on August 29, 2008 3:53 PM | | Comments (0) ~
The possibilities make the mind reel.

YouTube Comment Snob is a Firefox extension that filters out undesirable comments from YouTube comment threads. You can choose to have any of the following rules mark a comment for removal:

  • More than # spelling mistakes: The number of mistakes is customizable, and the extension uses Firefox's built-in spell checker.
  • All capital letters
  • No capital letters
  • Doesn't start with a capital letter
  • Excessive punctuation (!!!! ????)
  • Excessive capitalization
  • Profanity


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