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Haha, I call this the "Clbuttic" problem. But nowadays it can be solved with machine learning fairly easy https://moderationapi.com/blog/moderate-text-automatic

• marcus_holmes 5y ago
  That's a slightly different problem from the Scunthorpe problem. You have a customer who gives her name as "Fanny Batter". Is that a permissible name? What about "Juan Kerr"? Or "Amanda Huggenkiss"? It's not about replacing "ass" with "butt", but detecting rudeness/humour in context. I'd be amazed if machine learning can solve this one. It's extremely hard for humans. * all those names should be rejected btw
  • CRConrad 5y ago
    > * all those names should be rejected btw No they shouldn't.
    • marcus_holmes 5y ago
      If you don't want someone going to the press and creating some "human interest" story about how they got a loyalty card with a stupid name, then your algorithm should at least question them.
      • CRConrad 5y ago
        But perhaps you do want them to do that, or at least don't care if they do. Maybe you think silly jokers is a good demographic to market to this way. And if not, then just tell the press: "They typed in the stupid name, so they got it on their card. How is that our fault? Now go write about some real news in stead of this lazy sensationalism."
• xsmasher 5y ago
  The clbuttic problem involves replacement; original source is (AFAIK) here: https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The-Clbuttic-Mistake- https://thedailywtf.com/articles/The-Clbuttic-Mistake-