There are just soo many places in my life a filter like this could come in handy!

But really, aren't stupid comments most of the entertainment factor?

chefdkb175

Ah, seems open source has come to the rescue already :) (or is on the way, at least)

kureshii

Maybe YouTube needs to force people to type properly. "We're sorry, but your comment could not be submitted. Please type in proper grammar and punctuation. Coherence in your comment is optional, but will increase the chances of your comment being approved by our automated systems. Any offensive comments will not be approved"

Dooga

"i need something like this for the internet in general."
@glass: XD

I don't need this, since Greasemonkey disables comments for me =)

Whoever can write a greasemonkey script that meets glass' needs (with at least 2 years of support and updates), gets an automatic $50 donation from me.

kureshii

i need something like this for the internet in general.

glass

I don't think I've ever seen a single comment on YouTube that was worth reading.

The How-To Geek

WHAT TEH FCUK?! THIS IS SOGAY!!111

wURST EYDEA evUR.

violentsingalong

Welcome to Web 2.1. A Stupid Internet Made By Stupid People (tm)

Ah how I miss the days before Endless September. [en.wikipedia.org]

I think if Youtube instituted an IQ test before posting comments, it could filter out 85% of those posts on its own.

Sample Test #1: 1+2= a) 3 b)12 c) Google
Sample Test #2: Which is correct? a) Good b) Gud c) Cancel My Internet Account
Sample Test #3: Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?

Lazarus

Looks nice. Unfortunately, it would only result in extra clicks for me. I'd have the same problems I have on Digg, with buried comments, I can't help but show them just to see what they said...

eternicode

[comment filtered]

Nickcompoop

@kureshii: That needs to be built into a FF plug-in now! I'd love to have a little box over comments on any page that simply reads: "This comment is most likely stupid. Click to see comment."

conigs

Who reads comments on YouTube? Seriously? :)

Laur

I mostly already love it. NOTE: it doesn't work on the "Next" screen of comments. You'll have to refresh the screen (for example, Page 2 of 135 pages of comments) to get this filter to kick in.

MissedTheExit

@violentsingalong:
LOL! ROFLMAO!

Er, I mean "Good show, old boy!"

mcv2

Amazing plugin and concept, but it slows YouTube to a crawl as it sifts through the page. Once they speed it up, I will add it.

telepheedi

Great comments, folks! Funniest thing I have read in ages.

I am reminded of the quote: "We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true." - Robert Wilensky

moe52

@EMAILBEN145: I wish it was available to I could filter your comment.

Tush

THIS IS GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EMAILBEN145

[imgs.xkcd.com]

I applaud whoever developed this extension, but wouldn't an extension to turn off YouTube comments have the exact same effect with a lot less effort?

Darklighter

I would say it, but all of you beat me to it. I don't think there are any comments at YouTube worth reading in the first place, are there?

Either that or there'll be a lot of empty comment fields after videos once I have this installed.

phoenix

I only ever read the comments on YouTube if I'm extremely bored. There's always a laugh to be had and/or an argument to be picked somewhere...

Wifesmacker

An "Excessive Swearing" filter would be nice too. Not always, but sometimes...whoa.

ACF

@Darklighter: I loved that xkcd.

And I have to admit, I read the comments on youtube for comic relief. Besides, just when I think that humanity cant get any worse, I go there and it helps me realize I'm deluded and in denial about the human race surviving.

YoohToob cohmentz! Itz thuh funzorz!!!111oneoneeleventyone
(Seriously, what's wrong with those people?)

Lazarus

"And I have to admit, I read the comments on youtube for comic relief. Besides, just when I think that humanity cant get any worse, I go there and it helps me realize I'm deluded and in denial about the human race surviving."
@Lazarus: If you're feeling down and out, paying a quick visit there lets you know that at least you're better than half the internet population... or are you?

kureshii

I tried it and it unfortunately crashed when I clicked on a featured video. (Where 95% of the worst offenders are located)

Maybe because it crashed due to massive stupidty.

Not ALL You Tube Comments are bad. I'm a vlogger (the 1% on the site who actually shows their face) and make sure to give coherent thoughts.

leonwestbrook

I like how terse and to-the-point this post's subject is, but... I hope this add-on gets a name-change, because "snob" isn't accurate: snobbery involves cruelty, contempt, and a type of stupidity unto itself due to a narrow worldview. Rather, filtering out stupid comments is a smart, happy thing to do.

I suggest "YouTube Comment Qualitizer" (portmanteau for quality + optimizer) instead. =)

Torley

I rarely used YouTube anymore but to watch japanese music videos...but this will come in handy!

TheManator

Comment hidden (Yet another internet idiot)

SMSDHubbard

I need something like this that filters 4channish <.<

HikariOblivion

This didn't work well for me. It made Firefox freeze for about half a minute every time I went to watch a video.

Famf

@Wifesmacker

Digg's comments are a lot more entertaining than YouTube's.

nolemonplease

Jeez with how slow this makes YouTube load, I wouldn't use it.
But then again I don't use FF anyways since it sucks on a Mac...

helimeef

@The How-To Geek: ill have to second that!

bagano

but then of course you would miss all the really good posts by someone who happens to use informal language and really make-you-smile things like [b3ta.com] .

bagano

How long until they make one of these extensions for Livejournal?

theblackdog