Question

Got a warning from a mod for saying "lmao" in the Mathematics chat. Why? Seems kinda dumb to me.

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inb4 suspended for being an A B S O L U T E M A D M A N

Answer 2

you might want to delete this post cause it's considered spamming

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It's a question for mods or others with knowledge on the issue. Not spam

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Also, you got a warning because "lm*o" contains a curse word when spelled out. And cursing is prohibited on OS

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why won't you just use pm's??? Hm.Mr.legendary

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The letter "a" is not a curse word.

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yes it is

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No, but what the letter "a" stands for is a curse word in the phrase.

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But I didn't swear. I used an expression to show the humor I found. I never said any curse words.

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Cursing isn't allowed, but where does it says implying cursing isn't allowed?

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In the CoC

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@tkhunny is this considered spamming?

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no this post is not spam

by technically, any acronym that contains a word that is usually filtered by openstudy's system is considered cursing ("a$$" turns into "retrice")

I suppose you could have used "lmbo" = "laughing my butt off" instead

Does this make more sense now? ^_^"

(and yes, personally I do not believe "a$$" is *that* derogatory :P)

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BOOM every day users use lmao and nobody suspends them!

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who said anything about suspending? @Alexandervonhumbolt2

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well warning

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I've seen many "mods" using the word "lmao".

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It depends on the mod.

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yeah most of cool mods don't suspend for such reasons

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That's why I use the other site more often wink wink...

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Lmao
Laughing my arms off
See arms isn't a curse word

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dirty minds make out different meanings containing bad words in them

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Awww yeah and all it takes is one dirty mind to mess it up

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Lmqo Laughing my qwarty off :)

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Lmao
Laughing my Alex off?

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LOL xD

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Acronyms: Preetha will support any moderators that suspend people over an acronym. It is mostly about intent. Also, using F in the sense of the F-Word is covered as avoiding the language filter.~e.mccomick

People try to use acronyms so that they can evade the filter. Ofc the acronym can mean anything such as "wtf" can mean Where's The Food it all depends on the context.
My suggestion is to just avoid those acronyms altogether. You don't need to use them they don't make you look cool.
If you see a mod use it you can either report the mod or pm another mod about the issue.
Many people try to be a smart alek by trying to use profanity. It is still evading the filters. There are millions of words you can choose to use, don't use profanity. Simple.
Also to add to that, some people consider those acronyms offensive.
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @UsukiDoll
Lmao
Laughing my arms off
See arms isn't a curse word
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
1) That makes no sense
2) Mods are not stupid they know exactly what you mean.

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LegendarySadist
But I didn't swear. I used an expression to show the humor I found. I never said any curse words.
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
It was only a warning it's not a big deal. On the contrary you could have just said lol instead of "lmao"

Also many mods use the urban dictionary to determine whether a certain word is a swear word or not.
I hope I explained well enough for you to understand @LegendarySadist

Answer 28

Can still bypass it with laughing my Alex off

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Lmao
Laughing my Alex off?



yes and i bet sadist meant it too :P

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jiggly, how do you know if sadist didn't meant Laughit my alex off? :PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

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\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @UsukiDoll
Can still bypass it with laughing my Alex off
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
It depends on the mod. As I said most mods look to the Urban Dictionary.

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Urban Dictionary, a trusted source.

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^It was only a warning it's not a big deal. On the contrary you could have just said lol instead of "lmao" ^


1 warning 2 warnings and then suspension which is a big deal

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All of a sudden I got 50 notifications. What gives?

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@AlexandervonHumboldt2 The asker claims they were warned.

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gosh

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i'm not blind

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Abcdefg
Did I do that? :p

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\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @pooja195
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @UsukiDoll
Can still bypass it with laughing my Alex off
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
It depends on the mod. As I said most mods look to the Urban Dictionary.
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
urban dictionary has 78 meanings with a few decent ones :) why do you focus on dirty stuff?

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The urban dictionary has one meaning for "lmao"

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Lmao
Laughing my art off

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What the fudge fudge? Holy fuzzballs I'm 98 SS!

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cause they want to focus on it dear qwarty

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YES 98

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hongo congo

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@pooja195 see this- http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lmao&page=12
this is the last page in the thread where the meaning of "lmao" is given :)
it has 78 meanings

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1 more SS until da 99 crew shootz brah

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lol congrats!

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Thanks :)

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I assume the mod types the acronym in the search bar that goes directly to this definition.

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:o you just posted lmao

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why only top? this dic has this top other one has another tyop

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warn pooja :)

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It's a CONTRADICTION!

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OMG yesaaahhh

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\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @imqwerty
@pooja195 see this- http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lmao&page=12
this is the last page in the thread where the meaning of "lmao" is given :)
it has 78 meanings
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
That was in response to this.

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Admnzlmao.png

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warn this cat plz

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she says Lmao

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@pooja195 you posted that intentionally
you could've also said that mods consider only the top defination

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So if that LMAO was posted via image then anyone can post l m a o

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Laugh my Ahahahahaha off

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@imqwerty Sorry for not being as smart as you.
I am simply trying to prove my point. :-)
No need to be a smart alek.

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l m a o=luigu medals alex off

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this is top definition

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/\

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Everyday we shuffling....

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Um..are you guys 3 year olds?

"lmao" stands for something..it's called an acronym..just like "lol" stands for "laughing out loud".

Can you not understand that?

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we do

we dont understand why mods WARN for this

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Lol, I read that wrong

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why do mods consider top defination from urban dictionary? who told them to do so?
tomorrow they will make their own dirty dictionary and will follow it

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dirtiest one

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yeah ^

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It's called a swear word..they don't want people using slang on here because there are people on this site who's parents don't want them using it.

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lol

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100 users use lol every hour

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Guys it's just a warning. Geez. No need to make another war post.

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You can say you don't consider it a bad word..but that doesn't change the overall consideration.

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^

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i have been gone for how long and you guys are still arguing about such a silly topic

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Everywhere swears. Not just the bet but also mainstream media like TV.
I meant net

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og boom luigu is here :O

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@AlexandervonHumboldt2 That's not my point at all..you think I'm saying "lol" is a bad word? Really?

smh

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Everyday there is a war post. Just like yesterday morning

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lol can be considered as a bad word too

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@UsukiDoll "everybody swears"

No..that is not correct.

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Whatev....brah

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The warning is just to tell you that, you might not think it's bad, but don't use it on this site. Others might approve of it, but the mods don't. So it's simple, just don't use it.

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This is a study site. There are parents on the site, they don't want their kids to know these words. Personally I have learned words from here that i never even wanted to know. If you have a problem with the filter talk to preetha.
And @UsukiDoll Honestly your points don't seem valid, changing the acronym to a different meaning doesn't change the definition that is in the dictionary.

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Type all u want. I am not gonna read it

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mods should only worry about their kids.

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every kid has his own parent. his parent must teach him and nobody else

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if he doesn't then he is not a parent

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But I do agree with legendary, qwerty, and Alex so I'll read

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You can use it elsewhere, but not here.

If we let this go, you'll move on to other slang terms until there's basically nothing left to filter..

For example, if "lmao" is okay, then how come _____ isn't okay?