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 Jan 10 2008, 04:24 PM
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QUOTE (Board Guidelines) Do not use foul language in posts, topics or signatures. Is it against or within board guidelines to type a substitute for an expletive where the intended word is clear as day? I am hoping it is indeed within board guidelines since that will free me up to be more colorful in my rants. For example, is the following against or within board guidelines: QUOTE ...#$%@ the profiles! ... then $%^& her! she was a *itch to begin with...
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Jan 10 2008, 04:38 PM
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 Make Aliyah! Group: Members Posts: 7,489 Joined: 2-September 04 From: Back HOME! W00t! Member No.: 660 |
QUOTE (melech @ Jan 10 2008, 11:24 PM)  Is it against or within board guidelines to type a substitute for an expletive where the intended word is clear as day? I am hoping it is indeed within board guidelines since that will free me up to be more colorful in my rants. For example, is the following against or within board guidelines: As long as you don't talk about using egg ######ers to make hard boiled eggs. -------------------- There are a number of ideas that literally form the backbone of Judaism. Without knowledge of these ideas, it is virtually impossible to know how Judaism came to be as it is today, or how it functions. Unfortunately, however, the more important the idea, the less the average person knows about it. - Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, Handbook of Jewish Thought
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Jan 10 2008, 04:40 PM
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 Dark Lord of The Sith Group: Members Posts: 4,649 Joined: 14-May 03 From: A long time ago,in a galaxy far far away. Member No.: 59 |
QUOTE (melech @ Jan 10 2008, 04:24 PM) Is it against or within board guidelines to type a substitute for an expletive where the intended word is clear as day? I am hoping it is indeed within board guidelines since that will free me up to be more colorful in my rants. For example, is the following against or within board guidelines: I would imagine that while they do not go against the actual guidelines,they certainly go against the spirit. -------------------- "What we do in life, echos in eternity"
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Jan 10 2008, 04:40 PM
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 Mommy Group: Members Posts: 4,267 Joined: 9-June 03 From: upstairs on the computer Member No.: 76 |
Even if it's not, I made that takana when I reached "gadol hador" status
 (as if that has any power) -------------------- When you try to make a statement, all you're really doing is raising questions.
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Jan 10 2008, 04:53 PM
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 Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 12,921 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
People have received Warning Level Increases for inserting symbols to circumvent the swear filter.
Not that I care, adherence to written forum guidelines is overrated. -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jan 10 2008, 05:00 PM
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Jan 10 2008, 05:01 PM
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 Gedoles Hador Group: Members Posts: 8,861 Joined: 26-May 05 Member No.: 1,532 |
QUOTE (melech @ Jan 10 2008, 03:24 PM) Is it against or within board guidelines to type a substitute for an expletive where the intended word is clear as day? I am hoping it is indeed within board guidelines since that will free me up to be more colorful in my rants. For example, is the following against or within board guidelines: I actually have no clue what was in place of the #### that caused you to start this thread. -------------------- Many people wish they could change their life, when all they really need to do is change their attitude towards life. - Sharon
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Jan 10 2008, 05:06 PM
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Depends on the person and the context.
-------------------- it's not that h has gotten boring. it's that we've become more jaded. bring the luster back in. polish your souls. learn to enjoy again. --int999 (ok, ok, I concede!)
this forum has been taken over by a bunch of punk kids who are pseudo-intellectual wannabe's with a chip on thier shoulder because they think they are frum, when they have no idea on what it means to be a True-Torah Jew. --adiel Why do your own thinking when someone you like has done it for you already? --Moshi I'm putting my money on Xi. --Rachel8 |
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Jan 10 2008, 05:10 PM
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QUOTE (Xi @ Jan 10 2008, 05:06 PM) Depends on the person and the context. On the one hand I agree with you. On the other hand, just to play Devil's Advocate, sometimes leaving it to the subjective whim of the poster or the intuitive sense of the poster can lead to confusion when two posters do the same thing and only one is warned on account of it. Look, I'm fine if expletives are permitted. As I said in the opening post, it will free me up to be more colorful. I just want to know if I do so, if that is going to be used as an excuse to issue me warnings. I try very, very hard, with mixed success, to stay within board guidelines, so I want to know where I stand with regard to use of expletives substituted by symbols where the intended word is clear as day, such as QUOTE ...#$%@ the profiles! ... then $%^& her! she was a *itch to begin with...
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Jan 10 2008, 05:35 PM
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QUOTE (melech @ Jan 10 2008, 05:10 PM) On the one hand I agree with you. As well as with Moshi's comment that written rules are overrated. On the other hand, just to play Devil's Advocate, sometimes leaving it to the subjective whim of the poster or the intuitive sense of the poster can lead to confusion when two posters do the same thing and only one is warned on account of it. Look, I'm fine if expletives are permitted. As I said in the opening post, it will free me up to be more colorful. I just want to know if I do so, if that is going to be used as an excuse to issue me warnings. I try very, very hard, with mixed success, to stay within board guidelines, so I want to know where I stand with regard to use of expletives substituted by symbols where the intended word is clear as day, such as Subjective or intuitive whim of the poster? No mods in here? If there were mods, would it be different? Anyway, as much as people pretend not to, most people on here have enough intuition to figure it out. OK. Got to run. -------------------- it's not that h has gotten boring. it's that we've become more jaded. bring the luster back in. polish your souls. learn to enjoy again. --int999 (ok, ok, I concede!)
this forum has been taken over by a bunch of punk kids who are pseudo-intellectual wannabe's with a chip on thier shoulder because they think they are frum, when they have no idea on what it means to be a True-Torah Jew. --adiel Why do your own thinking when someone you like has done it for you already? --Moshi I'm putting my money on Xi. --Rachel8 |
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Jan 10 2008, 05:44 PM
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I'm tempted to put "then $%^& her! she was a *itch to begin with" in my signature.
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Jan 10 2008, 06:00 PM
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 חסד ואמת Group: Members Posts: 8,725 Joined: 16-November 06 Member No.: 4,063 |
Is hashkafah.com a respectable site where anyone can look up information about important and relevant issues and get authoritative sources with a touch of humor, or is its informality an excuse for orthodox jews to exercise their yetzer hara anonymously?
Is this what you want your children reading? -------------------- "If they would allow one dead soul to visit an assembly of philosophers, that would be the end of all their teachings."
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Jan 10 2008, 06:36 PM
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QUOTE (existwhere? @ Jan 10 2008, 06:00 PM) Is this what you want your children reading? What about you? Would you want your child reading this? And what qualifies as a child? |
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Jan 10 2008, 06:41 PM
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QUOTE (existwhere? @ Jan 10 2008, 06:00 PM) Is this what you want your children reading? Does your mother want you reading hashkafah? 9 -------------------- "Eat. Spit. Be Happy." -Davids
"Who is wise? he who can learn from every man. can be applied here, getting 'inspiration' from a one eyed whacko." - soapmaker " He who stands on toilet is high on pot" -Confucius " When life gives you lemons make lemonade..... but if life gives you a handful of cr@p, dont try making anything out of it, trust me on that one. -Dahlai Lama " I love Jews." -Somebody must have said it, somewhere "A good friend will come and bail you out of jail................. but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "d@mn that was fun". Make aliyah, or aliyah will make you. OFF SAVING THE WORLD |
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Jan 10 2008, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE (existwhere? @ Jan 10 2008, 06:00 PM) Is hashkafah.com a respectable site where anyone can look up information about important and relevant issues and get authoritative sources with a touch of humor, or is its informality an excuse for orthodox jews to exercise their yetzer hara anonymously? It's neither. It's a message board geared toward Orthodox Jews. How it is utilized is entirely up to the individual. |
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Jan 10 2008, 08:42 PM
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<edited by a mod> Group: Members Posts: 2,963 Joined: 25-September 06 From: 2036 Member No.: 3,644 |
QUOTE (Xi @ Jan 10 2008, 05:35 PM) Subjective or intuitive whim of the poster? OK. Got to run. I disagree about having expletives unconditionally allowed on H.com. For starters, an occasional expletive shows passion; too much just dumbs things down and makes people not fully express what they mean. For starters. QUOTE (melech @ Jan 10 2008, 05:44 PM) I'm tempted to put "then $%^& her! she was a *itch to begin with" in my signature. Why not? QUOTE (existwhere? @ Jan 10 2008, 06:00 PM) Is hashkafah.com a respectable site where anyone can look up information about important and relevant issues and get authoritative sources with a touch of humor, or is its informality an excuse for orthodox jews to exercise their yetzer hara anonymously? Is this what you want your children reading? I wouldn't want my children reading this website anyway. Although at this rate... And an occasional expletive is not 'an excuse for orthodox jews to exercise their yetzer hara anonymously'. QUOTE (Goldfish @ Jan 10 2008, 07:06 PM) It's a message board geared toward Orthodox Jews. How it is utilized is entirely up to the individual. 
-------------------- it's not that h has gotten boring. it's that we've become more jaded. bring the luster back in. polish your souls. learn to enjoy again. --int999 (ok, ok, I concede!)
this forum has been taken over by a bunch of punk kids who are pseudo-intellectual wannabe's with a chip on thier shoulder because they think they are frum, when they have no idea on what it means to be a True-Torah Jew. --adiel Why do your own thinking when someone you like has done it for you already? --Moshi I'm putting my money on Xi. --Rachel8 |
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