BanBuilder Banned-Word List Generator

So you're setting up a new <insert web application here> and you need a good list of age or content-appropriate banned words. We're here to help.

Collaborative Expletives

Language is a constantly evolving, living thing. New expressions evolve through popular culture every year, so our approach is one of curse-collaboration. Though user submissions, we're able to constantly update, revise and improve our banned word list.

So be a team player and start swearing at us today!

We currently have 814 banned words approved in the database. We're collecting more, and will have the downloadable customized lists available soon!

Where We're At

We're still collecting words at the moment, but within a few days, you'll be able to customize your list based on:

• Rating (PG, PG-13, R)
• Country
• Export format (txt, csv, sql import statements, php array)

We'll have a form available by which you'll be able to pick exactly the kind of list you want, based on rating (we're using the movie rating system of PG, PG-13, and R to keep things simple) and a little further down the line, geographic location. (The list started as a US list, but the UK certainly has some colorful expressions of their own.) Once you've picked the rating level and geographic location, you'll be able to pick from various export formats, including txt files, csv, and sql inserts.

Submissions

Naturally, there has to be a level of quality control involved. When new words are submitted, they'll go into an approval queue. Once (and if) they're approved, they'll show up in the generated banned-words lists.

About This Project

On the forums I run, I tend to be fairly lenient on what my users can get away with, blocking only the most offensive and racist terms. This project started after I was forced to create and review yet another banned word list, this time for a client project targeted towards young adults. The banlist needed to be locked down pretty tight, which meant that my standard list of banned words wouldn't even come close to fitting the bill.

As we were putting this list together, I reached out to my filthy-mouthed friends to gather words for the ban list. It occurred to me that collectively, we could accomplish a lot more - and that by offering filters, web application developers would be able to generate exactly the right list of words with little or no effort.

About Me

I'm just a web developer/php programmer that occasionally comes up with fun projects that hopefully provide useful tools to other people out in the cloud. If you're interested, drop by my website or follow me on Twitter. If you have any questions, drop me an email at snipe@snipe.net.

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