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I wouldn't discuss politics in the lounge Chris, but you do admit that swear words are allowed in sigs, yet not in lounge conversations. Why not apply the same logic to my sig?
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Munchies_Matt wrote: it is clear the community want the sig to stay
That is bullshit and you know it, the community probably does not like any limitations imposed, not the content of your signature!
I upvoted you for the rail against the limitation, I would down vote you for your silly attempt to piss off the management. Just because you can does not mean you should.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: your silly attempt to piss off the management
That isn't my intention, and my sig has been like this for a long time.
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If he wants to make a poll out of it, those who disagree with him could oblige by flagging as abusive to generate down votes...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I believe the signature should be allowed to stay. As far as my memory goes, it has been there for a very very long time. It isn't illegal after all. It just calls for upholding a law that is recognized by the international community.
Chris Maunder wrote: This isn't about frankness and free speech.
Why does free speech always goes to the bin when it comes to a particular entity? I'm sure it wouldn't have been a problem if the petition called for supporting "israel".
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I'm assuming you haven't been following the argument.
Shameel wrote: I'm sure it wouldn't have been a problem if the petition called for supporting "israel"
It would not be acceptable. That's politics and religion. We have asked politics and religion to be kept out of the Lounge. Talk about this as much as you want in the soapbox. Just keep it out of the lounge.
That's the start and finish of what this is all about.
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Chris Maunder wrote: remove your signature. It's blatantly political
I thought that's what the signature is for?!? I disagree with your position and think his signature should be allowed. But, it's your site so... your rules...
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote: I thought that's what the signature is for?
eh? A signature was once a signature: your name, your company, and maybe your job title and contact details. It was a feature that allowed you to post a message and include in your message (as part of the message) your sign-off and name in order to save typing.
Then it expanded to include a quote or two (such as yours) and then it morphed away into a space to make a statement.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I see what you're saying, but, haven't electronic "signatures" have always been like what you describe?
I agree that some signatures can certainly be controversial and/or impolite and maybe should be avoided.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Chris Maunder wrote: Sometimes you don't get everything you wish for.
Santa wasn't good to you this past xmas? 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Let's not talk about it.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I'm trying to post a solution to this question[^], but I keep getting the error message "An unexpected error occurred while attempting to create your new entry. Please try again later".
Looking at the edit history[^], this was originally posted in October 2013 as a completely unrelated question, and was edited two hours ago.
Is this an attempt to prevent people from answering really old questions? If so, the user should probably be warned that nobody will be able to answer their edited question.
If not, is it a bug, or is it just me?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Hi, munchies_matt (zzebowa(at)hotmail.com) has asked me if I could beg on his behalf for his account to be re-enabled; apparently at least ten people consider his posts to be spam.
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Member 3859673 wrote: apparently at least ten people consider his posts to be spam
I don't think its the case because now a days,name of those who reported his account gets displayed while in this case, it simply says unable to load member's information.
Looks like his account got kicked by newly implemented spam filters. I would say, wait for Admins to respond.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Looks like they may still be stalking you.
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He/they are - see the Lounge. This member[^] despite pretty much solely commenting on the articles has taken exception to Fat Boy's boycott Israel sig in the Lounge.
It seems he's gone through FB's posts and immediately flange them, and has done so for about the first 10 in his history. I don't think he has told FB why he has done this, it was only when Mark raised the issue that anything was said.
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Looks like he has decided what the rules are for the rest of us.
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The lounge isn't a place for political discussion. The Soapbox is the place to grind your axe.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Exactly so, which is what I pointed out to the person in question. But he was claiming that there is nowhere on this site where such discussion should be allowed, and used that to justify kicking Fatboy out.
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The post that I saw removed was about how bad it is to work from home.Hardly political. The reason [evetually] given was FB's signature.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Surely it needs more than one vote to get a message deleted
I raised the question two threads above this one.
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And to answer your question, I don't agree with any kind of censorship!
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