The Web Slop Index

Not every corner of the web carries the same amount of synthetic bloat. This index compares publishing formats by their average Slop Score — the share of text made of clichés, filler, and redundant structure rather than facts.

Methodology: scores are computed by running 16 representative sample excerpts ( 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 per format) through the SlopTrim engine — the same linter the studio uses. Figures are illustrative of each format’s typical register, not a web-scale crawl, and no individual publisher or tool vendor is rated.