Toxicometer: chat toxicity meter

Every big chat sooner or later has someone after whom you want to close Telegram. Toxicometer plays the thermometer: it rates the tone of messages and shows how warm or hot the atmosphere in a conversation is. 🌡

What is inside

The bot description says a neural network runs inside it, performing semantic analysis of messages and hinting at the toxicity level. Add the bot to a chat or send it a few phrases in a private message, and it will tell you what it thinks of your way of talking.

The author states the bot does not remember what you write. It stores only the rating of your toxicity.

Four commands for every case

The command set is small, but each one answers a clear question.

• /toxic_top shows the three most toxic users in the chat.
• /my_toxicity gives information about your toxicity overall.
• /my_toxicity_here shows your toxicity in this particular chat.
• /chat_mood tells you the current mood of the chat.

Some commands are aimed at group conversations, so add the bot to a chat for the full experience.

Using it without a fight

A ranking of the most toxic members sounds like a recipe for a quarrel. To keep the game from turning into bullying, agree on it in advance.

1. Tell members that a bot with ratings is coming to the chat.
2. Call it a joke or a friendly contest, not a verdict.
3. Use /chat_mood to notice when the overall tone gets tense.
4. If the ranking causes offense, simply remove the bot.

What to trust and what not

Any program that reads tone from text makes mistakes. Sarcasm, joking profanity, quotes and slang easily confuse it. A friendly spat with strong words may score high, while polite manipulation passes as harmless. 🤔

Treat the numbers as a reason to smile and reflect, not as proof. Serious moderation needs real people and clear chat rules.

There is a practical side too. If /chat_mood regularly shows tension at certain hours or after certain topics, that is a signal: maybe it is time to pin the rules, set quiet hours or ask the arguers to cool down. Numbers help start a conversation, but people still make the decisions.

Check the stats sparingly. Look every day and the chat turns into a contest where members play for the score. Once a week is enough to see a trend without turning it into drama. 👀

Who it helps

• Admins who want to understand the general tone of a community.
• Friends who enjoy comparing who is ruder.
• The curious who want to see how their own writing style looks.

On privacy

To rate anything, the bot has to see chat messages, like any bot in a group. Add it only where members agree, and keep it out of chats with personal or work secrets. Before adding it, check which rights you grant. A bot that only reads and counts does not need admin rights. 🔒

It is a fun and useful self-reflection tool if you treat it with humor.