Fluff Busting Purity News 
Great news for Safari5 users, new NinjaKit greasemonkey extension (replaces Greasekit)
Great news for Safari 5 users! A new extension called NinjaKit lets you install greasemonkey scripts.
Its a much simpler process to install than Greasekit as it doesnt require SIMBL, the extension is self contained and is also PC + Mac compatible, once you have installed Ninjakit you can then click on any greasemonkey script link to install them.
The extensions home page is here: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/os0x/20100612/1276330696 and heres an english translation, for those of us who dont speak japanese. To install NinjaKit you just need to click the "Safari for NinjaKit" link (Please note the extension link wont work in the translated page, you need to click it in the original page) Once you’ve installed that you can then install any greasemonkey script you like, of course not all will be compatible but a lot should be.
It works great with Fluff Busting Purity, I also successfully tested it with two of my Flickr scripts : Multi Group Sender and Flickr PM.
You can install the latest version of FB Purity (v3.11) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v3.1
- Fixed script for latest FB code change
- Added visual feedback for "block app" function
- Added extra security on domain name parsing
- Stopped script from running in frames
You can install the updated version (v3.1) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9j
- Added an option to hide the "Beta testers wanted" box
- Added HTC Sense and Samsung Mobile to the default whitelist
You can install the updated version (v2.9j) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9i
- Fixed "block app" function.
- Added the following "hideable" extras: "profile info change", "profile pic change", "relationship change"
- Fixed the custom text filter in google chrome, previously it only worked for the first word or phrase
- Also optimisised the script a bit, so it should run a bit more efficiently on google chrome
You can install the updated version (v2.9i) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9h
- it now lets you filter those "likes external website" type messages. if you want to hide them, tick the hide "likes (became a fan)" box in the options screen.
- fixed: the bug where "became a fan" and "became friends" were getting mixed up
You can install the updated version (v2.9h) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9e (fixed extra/apps filter display bug, fixed allow+block app buttons)
- fixed an intermittent bug in the extras / application filter
- fixed : Allow and Block App buttons were no longer being hidden by default
The fbpurity.com domain suffered a DNS outage yesterday which meant the site was not working properly, so I spent the day moving the domain to a new DNS server and also fixing all the links on the site to work with the new settings. If you are having problems accessing the site today, you may need to wait a few hours before the DNS changes reach you.
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9d (fixed became fan/became friend story mixup bug)
- fixed became fan/became friend story mixup bug, which was occurring for some people (the latest in fb's attempts to de-rail gm scripts)
- fixed first extra story displayed didnt have the correct style
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9c (workaround for a bug in firefox)
- Added a workaround for a bug in Firefox that would cause the script to stop working if the browsers cookie settings were changed from the default settings.
- Added ping.fm to default whitelist.
No need to upgrade if the script is working ok for you, this release is for firefox users who are having problems getting the script running.
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9b (optimisations release)
- Made some performance tweaks to make the script run better
- Added Snaptu + SonyEricsson Panel + Nokia to default whitelist
You can install the updated version (v2.9b) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9a (bug fix release)
Some people noticed a bug that was causing the firefox browser to freeze when viewing custom friends lists, ive fixed that bug.
You can install the updated version (v2.9a) here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Fluff Busting Purity Script Update: v2.9
Ive just released v2.9 of the Fluff Busting Purity script.
Release Notes:
- Merged 2.8 + 2.8b-test so it doesnt matter which version of the site you are presented with, the script should still work.
- Fixed bug in chrome where show/hide functions were sometimes not working.
- Fixed Block + Allow links that were not showing up for certain applications (apps that post as normal FB stories).
- Added LG Mobile, Windows Phone, Twitter and Posterous to the default application whitelist.
- Added hide "Sponsored box" (ads) option.
You can install the latest version here: http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm
Facebook(tm) seem to be screwing around with their code in order to disrupt GM scripts
Facebook seem to be messing around with their code in order to disrupt GM scripts. If the script at http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm (v2.8) doesnt work for you, please try v2.8btest and vice versa. If neither of those work for you, please see the troubleshooting section of the FAQ: http://www.fbpurity.com/faq.htm for further help.
Facebook(tm) seem to be rolling out new homepage code, which means the script will be broken for some people
Facebook seem to be rolling out a site code change today, which means the script will be broken for some people.
The changes havent yet reached me, so the script is still working here, but thanks to Jocke, who sent me an example of the new homepage code, Ive been able to create a patched version which works with the new version of the site.
The patched version is available here: patched version - v2.8b-test (*updated 20th March 10:00 GMT*)
The FBP aka "Fluff Busting Purity" Fan Page is Reborn
Ive attempted to recreate the FBP fan page, its new name being "Fluff Busting Purity", you can join up here: http://fans.fbpurity.com
Facebook Shut down the F.B. Purity fan page
So they finally sent me an email to actually tell me the real reason they wanted to delete the Fluff Busting Purity Fan Page (which had over 5,040 fans at the time of deletion) and minutes after they sent me the email they actually deleted it! Talk about short notice!! I am furious!
Here is the message i got right before they deleted it:
If they had given me more notice i could have edited the logos etc, but no they decided to send me a completely misleading warning earlier in the day:
leaving me scratching my head as to what the actual problem was.
Well what have they got up their sleeves next? will they go after this page too? we shall see...
*Update* Just after i uploaded this post, i received an email from Facebooks lawyers. The contents are quite bizarre. They are claiming I own the domain facebookplus.org and they are saying i should hand the domain over to them. I have nothing to do with that domain!! ridiculous!!!
16th Mar 2010 - FBP Emergency!!! Facebook are planning on shutting down the F.B. Purity Fan Page
Facebook are planning on shutting down the F.B. Purity Fan Page, Please read and show your support.
(link no longer works as Facebook deleted the page!)
13th Mar 2010 - Script Update - v2.8 - Added one click whitelisting of applications
- Added: One click whitelisting of applications
- Added: Option to hide the "Connect with friends" box
- Added: "Facebook exporter for Iphoto" and "Flickr" applications to the default whitelist.
- Fixed: Intermittent loading of options screen
- Fixed: Suggestions box wasnt being hidden on the requests page if the hide suggestions box option was selected
- Improved: Compatibility with older versions of Firefox, Opera and Safari.
One click whitelisting of applications is now possible by clicking the "Allow" link which has been added above application messages, next to the "Block App" link. Clicking "Allow" will automatically add that application to your Whitelist.
You can also now turn off the "Connect with friends" box, via the new checkbox on the Options screen
Install Fluff Busting Purity v2.8
8th Mar 2010 - Major Update - v2.7 - Added Fluff Busting Purity Options Editing Screen
- Added an options editing screen, for editing the Extras list, Application Whitelist, Custom Text Filter and Suggestions Box
- Added sprint/samsung? photo/video uploader, Sony Ericsson uploader, Music Player & Status Shuffle to default whitelist.
- Added https:// to the list of included pages for those wanting greater security whilst browsing facebook
The options screen lets you edit the list of "Extra" stories you wish to hide, edit the list of Applications you want to allow to display messages on your homepage, edit the Custom Text Filter, which lets you block words or phrases from your news stream, and also lets you choose whether or not you want the Suggestions Box hidden.
This means you no longer need to edit the script itself to change these options, and also that the changes you make to the options will be saved each time you upgrade the script.
You can access the options screen by clicking the "F.B. Purity" link in the F.B. Purity bar at the top of your facebook homepage.
N.B. Important info: If you are not using the most up to date version of your web browser, the Options/Settings screen introduced in v2.7 will not work, as it utilises functionality that was only introduced to web browsers quite recently. If you cannot upgrade your browser for some reason, you can get the previous version of the script here: facebook.purity-v2.5a.user.js
3rd Mar 2010 - Another code change at Facebook, means the script has stopped functioning
- The F.B. Purity script has stopped working due to a code change at Facebook. This will take some time to fix, please be patient, and stay tuned for more info
- **UPDATE!** it seems like the code change at facebook was just a temporary glitch at their end as the script has started working again
26th Feb 2010 - New Release - v2.5a - Fixed for code change at Facebook
v2.5a Release Notes- Script stopped working due to a code change at Facebook. This release gets it working again
25th Feb 2010 - New Release - v2.5 - Added Custom Text Filter
v2.5 Release Notes- Added custom text filter, to hide posts featuring user specified words or phrases
- separated userappwhitelist from the defaultappwhitelist, for easier copying and pasting of application id lists
- added picasa uploader to default whitelist
Heres the lowdown on the changes in the latest version and how they affect you
The custom text filter is controlled by the
var textfilterlist = "" ;
variable. You can put a comma separated list of words or phrases between the quotation marks that you don't want to see in your newsfeeds.
For example, say you wanted to hide all posts that mentioned "FarmityVillage", you would edit the textfilterlist variable like so:
var textfilterlist = "FarmityVillage" ;
If you also wanted to hide the phrase "Go boston raiders" you would add a comma and then the text, like so:
var textfilterlist = "FarmityVillage,Go boston raiders" ;
etc. (the code should all be on one line, its wrapping here, due to column width)
The application whitelist is now split into 2 separate variables. "userappwhitelist" and "defaultappwhitelist" if you want to whitelist some applications, you should from now on put the application ids in the userappwhitelist variable.
23rd Feb 2010 - New Release - v2.4c - Bug Fix
v2.4c Release Notes- fixed event/friend/fan story differentiation
19th Feb 2010 - New Release - v2.4b - Bug Fix
v2.4b Release Notes- Fixed intermittent error in Firefox where the "Show Extras" link wouldnt work
18th Feb 2010 - New Release - v2.4a - Bug Fixes + Additional extra filters
v2.4a Release Notes- added another application exception (generic status updates posted "via some app" - using widgets)
- added motoblur ( facebook app for motorola phones ) and the iphoto uploader application to the default whitelist
- added optional extra : "Page Wall Comments"
- added optional extra : "Posted Event"
- fixed bug caused by "posted events" + "became friends" sharing the same story code
- fixed bug caused by "became friends + became fan of" sharing the same story code
13th Feb 2010 - New Release - v2.4
v2.4 Release Notes- Fixed hide suggestions box option (wasnt working on custom friends list pages)
- Tightened up the application filtering ( some apps were getting past the app filter )
- Added the ability to hide the following optional "Extras" : tagged/commented/liked photo, tagged in album, commented/liked album, commented/liked link, wall comments, group wall comments
2nd Feb 2010 - Fluff Busting Purity in the News
F.B. Purity Reviewed in the Washington PostRick Broida gave a great review of Fluff Busting Purity in the Washington Post
BTW If you like the script, please make a donation to show your appreciation of all the hard work i have put into developing this and keeping it running.
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