Deslop Writing

Overview

Strip AI-generated artifacts from existing text while preserving intent and factual claims. Prefer small, local edits over rewrites unless explicitly requested.

Workflow

1) Establish baseline

• Identify the "source of truth" text (before the AI pass) if available.
• Identify the target audience (internal doc, public post, README, PR description, email).
• Preserve facts. If the text makes a claim without evidence, either add the missing specifics or remove the claim.

2) Remove slop patterns

• Delete filler and signposting ("In conclusion", "It's important to note", "Let's dive in", "As mentioned above").
• Replace inflated/marketing language with plain statements.
• Replace vague attributions ("experts say", "many believe") with something checkable or remove it.
• Remove list spam and "rule of three" rhythm when it's not natural.
• Prefer repeating the best word over synonym-cycling.