It's a nice idea. I'd go ahead with it - but also release the regex publicly. Apps make enough external requests as it is
On Oct 9, 12:14 am, Dewald Pretorius <dpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think it might be a better idea to publish the regex code somewhere, > so that developers can directly include it in their apps if they want > to. > > If you provide a web service, can I send my users to your email > address or support system if your regexs reject their tweets as false > positives? ;-) > > I suck at regex. Regex is for super intelligent beings levitating on a > much higher and different intellectual stratus than me. So, any kind > of regex that can be copied and pasted is always very welcome. > > Dewald > > On Oct 8, 6:28 pm, Dave Briccetti <da...@davebsoft.com> wrote: > > > I detest tweets like these: > > > just joined a video chat athttp://xxxMakeyour own video chat > > athttp://xxx#xxx > > just joined a twibe ... > > > I am thinking of starting a repository of regular expressions matching > > noise-tweets like these, that Twitter clients could query via a Web > > Service, and the public could contribute to. > > > Is this a good idea?
