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Out of couriosity: Why then didn't flag it the actual n-word of all things? > A transcribed interview of neo-Nazi and former Klan leader David Duke—in which he

by xg15 5y ago

Out of couriosity: Why then didn't flag it the actual n-word of all things? > A transcribed interview of neo-Nazi and former Klan leader David Duke—in which he uses the N-word and talks about hunting Black people—gets no notes. Edit: Also interesting that this comment is dropping like a stone in HN's comment ranking, even though currently the comment score is at 1. If I accidentally triggered some anti-flame or anti-profanity filter, I'm sorry.

londons_explore 5y ago
Perhaps certain words disable the feature entirely? The feature only seems to trigger when it has a suggestion. I can't imagine what suggestion would be suitable to replace the n word.
- xg15 5y ago
  Good point. maybe even Google didn't want to be seen as "hey, here are some suggestions how you can make your speech about murdering Black people more inclusive..."
- Auracle 5y ago
  We need Clippy back, with webcam functionality. That way he can suggest ending the word in an “a” if you’re black. If you’re not he’ll report you to HR.
throw10920 5y ago
> Edit: Also interesting that this comment is dropping like a stone in HN's comment ranking, even though currently the comment score is at 1. If I accidentally triggered some anti-flame or anti-profanity filter, I'm sorry. Comment order is a function of both score and age. As far as anybody (except those who actually have access to the source), there's no other "hidden" mechanic.
- politician 5y ago
  Initial ranking depends on the author's karma. From there, the other factors take over.
hrwf82M 5y ago
Because it's not a list of "banned words". It's a list of words or phrases that might accidentally cause offense (apparently similar to some of the entries on the public style guide: https://developers.google.com/style/word-list https://developers.google.com/style/word-list). For that role, there's no need to include the n-word, because nobody is going to accidentally put that in a press release. (Of course, the lists were apparently compiled by total dorks who put in things like "terminate", "dummy variable", and "native". But the list being dumb is a separate issue from it from what you raise).

by xg15 5y ago

londons_explore 5y ago

Perhaps certain words disable the feature entirely? The feature only seems to trigger when it has a suggestion. I can't imagine what suggestion would be suitable to replace the n word.

xg15 5y ago
Good point. maybe even Google didn't want to be seen as "hey, here are some suggestions how you can make your speech about murdering Black people more inclusive..."
Auracle 5y ago
We need Clippy back, with webcam functionality. That way he can suggest ending the word in an “a” if you’re black. If you’re not he’ll report you to HR.

throw10920 5y ago

> Edit: Also interesting that this comment is dropping like a stone in HN's comment ranking, even though currently the comment score is at 1. If I accidentally triggered some anti-flame or anti-profanity filter, I'm sorry. Comment order is a function of both score and age. As far as anybody (except those who actually have access to the source), there's no other "hidden" mechanic.

politician 5y ago
Initial ranking depends on the author's karma. From there, the other factors take over.

hrwf82M 5y ago

Because it's not a list of "banned words". It's a list of words or phrases that might accidentally cause offense (apparently similar to some of the entries on the public style guide: https://developers.google.com/style/word-list https://developers.google.com/style/word-list). For that role, there's no need to include the n-word, because nobody is going to accidentally put that in a press release. (Of course, the lists were apparently compiled by total dorks who put in things like "terminate", "dummy variable", and "native". But the list being dumb is a separate issue from it from what you raise).