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retext-profanities
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retextjs / retext-profanities

retext-profanities

plugin to check for profane and vulgar wording

2Distinct people
2Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
45GitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

plugin to check for profane and vulgar wording

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

No recommendation phrase was found in the indexed comments.

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by week2 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-03-13 14:51:10 UTC to 2023-05-20 16:27:45 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012023-03-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-03-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMar 132023-03-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-03-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-03-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-04-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsApr 102023-04-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-04-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-04-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-05-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-05-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsMay 15

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Mar 132023-03-13 00:00:00 UTC2023-03-20 00:00:00 UTC101
Mar 202023-03-20 00:00:00 UTC2023-03-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 272023-03-27 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 32023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 102023-04-10 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 172023-04-17 00:00:00 UTC2023-04-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 242023-04-24 00:00:00 UTC2023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 12023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-05-08 00:00:00 UTC000
May 82023-05-08 00:00:00 UTC2023-05-15 00:00:00 UTC000
May 152023-05-15 00:00:00 UTC2023-05-22 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

2 sources
I built a similar one to test job descriptions for non-inclusive language[0]. These tools are helpful , particularly for people who are not native English speakers. I use open source tools like retext-equality[1] and retext-profanities[2] to help catch non-inclusive language. Inevitable there will be strings that are mislabeled or just plain wrong as many of these tools aren't capable of understanding context ("communicate clearly" is often flagged as "clearly" can be superfluous or patronising in certain contexts). Also - kudos for open sourcing it. I look forward to contributing and using the library. 0: https://devscreen.io/inclusive-language-check 1: https://github.com/retextjs/retext-equality/blob/main/rules.... 2: https://github.com/retextjs/retext-profanities/blob/main/rul... Edit: I have just noticed that this hasn't had any commi
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ts in 3 years, and no releases for much longer than that. OP: are you the author of the library? It would be good to hear what the plans are for it.
In Joblint – Test tech job posts for issues

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