Editing Slop slop

[[Slop slop]] is text that repetitively calls things slop. Because of the popularity of the word slop<ref name=mw/> to refer to AI generated text, it is now used to derisively refer to text online that one dislikes. Because human tastes differ greatly, almost every piece of work is likely to be declared 'slop' by someone at some point of time.

The repetitive use of the word 'slop' to describe a text negatively rather than to use descriptive verbiage that clarifies why a text is rubbish is in itself a form of slop. Hence, such criticism is [[Slop slop|slop slop]].

=== Example ===

A typical example of the confusion a normal human experiences when faced with an example of slop slop.

{{HackerNews
 | url      = https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46369192
 | author   = 	
prof-dr-ir
 | title    = Perfect Software – Software for an Audience of One
 | text     = If this is not AI slop then I feel sorry for the author.
 | date     = 2025-12-23
}}
{{HackerNews
 | url      = https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46369279
 | author   = 	
m_w_
 | title    = Perfect Software – Software for an Audience of One
 | text     = I don't understand this comment at all - it's very obviously written about personal experience with development, doesn't read like it was written with AI, and the sentiment is nice.
Sure, the projects mentioned aren't the most impressive pieces of software ever written, but isn't that kind of the point of the article?
 | date     = 2025-12-23
}}

== Notes ==

<references>
<ref name=mw>
{{cite web
 | title = 2025 Word of the Year: Slop - Merriam Webster
 | url = https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year
 | website = Merriam-Webster
 | publisher = Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
 | date = 14 December 2025
 | accessdate = 23 December 2025
}}
</ref>
</references>

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