Word lists

What the tone check catches as people write. Blocked terms stop a post. Tone flags suggest a rewrite. Nothing here blocks an opinion.

Live version v18 · published 22 Sep by Lena Park

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Term or pattern	Match	Hits 30 d	False positives	Exceptions
idiot	Whole word	1,240	3%	2
useful idiot	Phrase	88	21% (high)	0
\bmoron(s\|ic)?\b	Regex	610	2%	1
\bsheep(le)?\bEdited · unsaved	Regex	402	18% (high)	4
\bshill(s\|ing)?\bException added · unsaved	Regex	356	9%	1

Showing 5 of 46 · Tone flags apply to takes, comments and profile bios · False positives are flags that moderators later marked as fine

False-positive exceptions

Phrases that contain a flagged word but aren’t insults.

black sheepsheep farmingThe Idiot (Dostoevsky)shill bidding · new

Slurs are masked everywhere in the Console. Revealing one needs the T&S lead role and is logged.

[blocked term 1]+1 variant spelling · draft[blocked term 2]6 variants · 19 Sep[blocked term 3]4 variants · 11 Sep

2 unsaved changessheep action changed · shill exception added · takes effect for new posts only