Check Titles - automatically correct

[symptome]

I've got the problem, that many people use titles with plenty of !!!!!?????-Signs.
I always edit those titles to delete those signs.
Another typical faults is, that after a comma there is no space.

Isn't there a possibility that creation of a thread corrects those things in titles automatically?

Thanks!

[BirdOPrey5]

I put together a quick plugin that will tell a user to fix a mistake (not fix it for them) if they enter more than one ! or ? or a combination of ?! in a row...

So:
This! Is! OK!
But
This is NOT OK!!!

Also it should stop commas with no space after them...

Good:
this is a good, comma usage!
Bad:
this will not,be allowed!

Go to your Admin CP -> Plugin Manager -> Add a New Plugin

Product: vBulletin
Hook: newthread_post_start
Title: Thread Title Punctuation Check
Code"

PHP Code:

$checktitle = $vbulletin->GPC['subject'];
$regpat = "/[\w \(\)\[\]<>]+,[\w\(\)\[\]<>]/";

   if ( strpos($checktitle, "!!") OR strpos($checktitle, "??") OR strpos($checktitle, "?!") OR strpos($checktitle, "!?") OR preg_match ($regpat, $checktitle) )
   {  
      standard_error("Please fix the punctuation in the thread title. Excessive ! and ? are not allowed and commas must be properly spaced. <input type=\"button\" id=\"backbutton\" class=\"button\" value=\"Go Back\" title=\"\" tabindex=\"1\" onclick=\"{ history.back(1);}\">");
   } 


Set ACTIVE to YES
and SAVE.

[symptome]

Simply brillant!
Thanks a lot!

I believe, I will add some more
Like the 2 or 3 usual smileys ...
Or "..."

[symptome]

Or would it be possible to write the above to be executed automatically without showing any error to the member?

[BirdOPrey5]

Not that I can do... you might find someone else willing and able.

[kh99]

Something like this might work for you:

PHP Code:

static $pattern = array('/!+/', '/\?+/', '/(!\?|\?!)[\?!]+/', '/,(\S)/');
static $replacement = array('!', '?', '\\1', ', \\1');

$vbulletin->GPC['subject'] = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $vbulletin->GPC['subject']); 


(This allows ?! or !?, but you could change it to disallow that if you want).