Lee Anderson has joined the Reform UK political party!

growstuff

Galaxy

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness

That kind of "AI" which isolates single words in social media posts has existed for decades. Essex County Council installed it in its schools' networks. "Sex" was identified as a banned word, even when it existed as part of a word. Unfortunately, it mean that anything with "Essex" was banned, which was inconvenient, to say the least.

I thought that might be the level of AI that GN was using, but obviously excluding the word "sex" from the filter!

The Essex schools' networks must have found it baffling if they attempted to talk about other counties

- like

Middle
Sus
or even East Es

or the former County of

Wes

Which is all the fault of those Saxons obviously.

Nicenanny3

Well I'll post my quote again from WW11 "When you start taking flax you know you're over the target". Why are some posters on here so up in arms about things if they think in their words Reform UKs manifesto is no good and they have no chance of getting into power or at least gaining some seats why are they so bothered. Or are you secretly worried about them taking seats from the Tories or splitting the Tory vote that's it I think.

I'm aware of the irony in my reason, but I don't want "my country" to tolerate idiotic political manifestos and racist thinking.

Cossy

You are completely correct Iam64 it’s utterly pathetic!

GSM no prizes for guessing who!

None.

Galaxy

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness

That kind of "AI" which isolates single words in social media posts has existed for decades. Essex County Council installed it in its schools' networks. "Sex" was identified as a banned word, even when it existed as part of a word. Unfortunately, it mean that anything with "Essex" was banned, which was inconvenient, to say the least.

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TinSoldier

I agree and it isn't going to happen as, from what I have read so far in this discussion, the protagonists are only interested in one issue whereas government is about so much more.

...the protagonists are only interested in one issue whereas government is about so much more.

Hear, hear.

I think I'd even vote Conservative if they came up with a leader and cabinet dedicated to being honourable and truthful, focused on the needs of the nation as a whole (that wouldn't be easy, I admit), and stopped the populist, dog-whistle politicking.

... even if I didn't necessarily agree with all their policies - integrity counts for a lot these days. It seems so rare now...

You are completely correct Iam64 it’s utterly pathetic!

GSM no prizes for guessing who!

Galaxy

As far as I understand it, moderation is via reporting. So I am pretty sure it is reporting that is happening. If it was tech led then other comments on this thread would have been deleted. 'You sound like a silly schoolgirl' is a personal attack under the guidelines but it hasnt been removed because people havent reported it.

I’m such a silly girl it didn’t occur to me to report it! I also don’t really care what SOME people on this thread think of me, it’s water off a ducks back 🦆

Oreo

Galaxy

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness

I understood from what one of the mods who came onto a thread last year said, that when a post is reported they took a look at it and then decided if it should be deleted or not.That they rely on posters to do this, so no algorithm or other AI.

OK! No algorithms - so it was a reported post.

Galaxy

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness

... well, I did wonder, but know that there are some not-very-sophisticated algorithms around (MSN use them) - does GNHQ totally rely on posts being reported?

Because I'm sure no-one is trawling through them otherwise!

TinSoldier

I may be mistaken but I think Iam64's deleted post has been reinstated - on page 7.

MaizieD's post just above it remains deleted when all I think she questioned was OP's grasp of history about slavery or wtte.

Thanks TinSoldier - yes my post is reinstated with the offending word now set as P* - which is what I’d have asked gransnet mods to do if any poster had asked me not to use the offensive word as it was often used during the ~Brexit campaign.
I don’t know why Maizie or GSM have been deleted.
It begins to feel personal. That’s against guidelines. As is referring to other posters as behaving like school girls.
Pathetic.

Galaxy

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness

I understood from what one of the mods who came onto a thread last year said, that when a post is reported they took a look at it and then decided if it should be deleted or not.That they rely on posters to do this, so no algorithm or other AI.

I agree.

I agree and it isn't going to happen as, from what I have read so far in this discussion, the protagonists are only interested in one issue whereas government is about so much more.

I doubt anyone will be willing to engage in debate (as we know it) of any of Reform’s ‘policies’. It’s difficult to engage in meaningful debate about anything which is nothing more than a headline. For debate, one needs substance.

As far as I understand it, moderation is via reporting. So I am pretty sure it is reporting that is happening. If it was tech led then other comments on this thread would have been deleted. 'You sound like a silly schoolgirl' is a personal attack under the guidelines but it hasnt been removed because people havent reported it.

Nicenanny3

No thank you I've seen your posts calling Lee Anderson a thug.

He is. I'm familar with his well-documented behaviour. The Michael Crick documentary is a good example of how dishonest he is but I acknowledge you using this as excuse not to debate the Reform UK Emergency Health and Social Care Plan or any of its other policies.

Cossy

Cossy

Germanshepherdsmum
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Goodness, why on earth was the above from GSM deleted??

I can guess - and who was responsible.

I may be mistaken but I think Iam64's deleted post has been reinstated - on page 7.

MaizieD's post just above it remains deleted when all I think she questioned was OP's grasp of history about slavery or wtte.

My post was to 17:16TinSoldier. The quote facility doesn't seem to work.

No thank you I've seen your posts calling Lee Anderson a thug.

Crikey maybe I am wrong and they use AI and it's gone rogue.

Galaxy

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness

It will be some type of algorithm much like the ones used on neighbour sites like “Next Door”

Cossy

Germanshepherdsmum
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Goodness, why on earth was the above from GSM deleted??

I would be astounded if GN are using AI, they arent usually at the cutting edge of tech, and I say that with fondness