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Refresh of the Purim Torah Policy
This was implemented in 5778.
I move to change
All Purim Torah questions must include the following disclaimer code at the bottom:
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#This question is [Purim Torah](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Double AAMod
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Should we add "PTIJ:" in the title of all Purim Torah questions?
status-completed Ok we're implementing this. Please do this for all new questions. (Don't bump an old question just for this, but if you are bumping it anyway then go ahead and do this too.)
I ...
Double AAMod
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Should we revisit the “no other tag” Purim Torah policy?
I don't think we should revisit the tagging policy.
Firstly, we should keep things uniform as much as possible.
Secondly, if I'm searching for a tag, I don't want to have dozens of results that I ...
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PSA: Purim Torah In Jest is just that - in jest.
The PTIJ questions are supposed to be in jest, yes, but that doesn't mean they're exempt from all the other requirements of a Mi Yodeya question. Thus, they should include enough background info for ...
msh210Mod
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Refresh of the Purim Torah Policy
Note: I think that if we want to ensure that all relevant users will read and apply the entire policy, we need to make it more inviting and readable than the incumbent version, especially if we're ...
Isaac MosesMod
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Mei Eimatai Kotvin et HaPurim Torah?
The interpretation of the Gemara there (6b) is that according to Rabban Gamliel, whom the Halakha is in accordance with, that Mishna is written shorthand (חיסורא מחסרא) and should more fully be read:
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Double AAMod
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Maximum limits on PTIJ questions per user
This option was implemented on Feb. 24, 2017.
Low-key alternative:
Instead of making a rate-limiting rule, just include a gentle reminder to not post junk, and then remind any users who post many ...
Isaac MosesMod
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PSA: PTIJ is just that - in jest: THE REDUX
I agree with you in theory that something can legitimately be Purim Torah yet the joke might fail. In cases where a joke is simply not funny, indeed the question should not be closed. Those who don't ...
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Purim Torah Policy: Misinterpretation of Jewish *ideas* as well, or only Jewish texts?
The policy states:
So, post sincere-looking questions (you know, the kind that invite answers) that: ... misinterpret a real Torah concept or Jewish text ...
I can't speak for anyone else, but for ...
Isaac MosesMod
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A silly question doth not a Purim Torah post make
I like the criteria in the question. To reiterate:
To be valid Purim Torah on Mi Yodeya, a question must have at least one of the following three components:
A mis-application of a Torah ...
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Purim Torah a distraction from regular questions
Personally, I just have a few tags which I block. One of them is the [purim-torah-in-jest] tag.
So unless the question makes it onto HNQ, I won't even see that there is such a thing as Purim Torah (...
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Purim Torah a distraction from regular questions
On the other hand, Purim Torah brings readers to Mi Yodeya who wouldn't otherwise visit, potentially exposing them to valuable (seriously, from the point of view of MY's general mission of spreading ...
Isaac MosesMod
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Reopening Old Purim questions
Our Purim Torah policy says:
If you want an old Purim Torah question re-opened during this year's season, ask the moderators.
Alternatively, you can use the reopen queue, as for any other ...
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Should we revisit the “no other tag” Purim Torah policy?
When somebody searches or uses tags to find questions about kashrut or a particular parsha or a minhag etc, I don't think the results should include Purim Torah questions. The typical visitor from ...
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Should we convert false Purim Torah questions to regular questions?
I am on Meta now! You are talking about my question. It is a question. I want to know what you want from me. It is Judaism. It is about a Judaism thing where you people call my name again and again. ...
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Refresh of the Purim Torah Policy
My additions in bold. Please edit as you feel appropriate.
Generally, we expect all questions here to be written from the point-of-view of genuine curiosity, and we expect all answers to be genuine ...
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Maximum limits on PTIJ questions per user
I like this limitation. I think a reasonable cap would be one question per day per user, without roll-over questions.
This would both cause users to weigh their PTIJ posts for selection of their ...
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Maximum limits on PTIJ questions per user
Though I still think that the implementation of a limit on PTIJ questions is unnecessary per my other answer to this question it seems that my position is not the majority based on how voting has ...
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Do not allow Purim Torah questions after Purim
While this makes some sense, I do not support it as the costs of implementing it far outweigh the benefits thereof IMHO. It's easier to explain to people that we have one time period with certain ...
Double AAMod
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Remove "completely" from Text of Purim Torah Disclaimer
I disagree with this suggestion for two reasons.
To me, the sentence sounds better with "completely." I'm not sure exactly why, but to me it does.
The best Purim Torah answers come when the question ...
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Should we convert false Purim Torah questions to regular questions?
First, I’d like to distinguish between the five questions.
PTIJ: What do you people want? was asked in a very Purimdik tone; the problem here is on the Q&A side, not the Purim side. I don’t see ...
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request to reopen question about beggars as ptij?
The question, as written, would seem to be a perfectly reasonable question about whether the laws of encroachment apply to charity collectors. Adding the purim-torah-in-jest tag and disclaimer doesn't ...
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2017 Purim Torah wrap-up
Here are some numbers from SEDE:
PTIJ stats by year
year N N_not_upvoted avg_score
2011 5 1 1.6
2012 19 1 6.1
2013 33 1 4.2
2014 18 0 4.8
2015 110 16 4.7
2016 ...
Isaac MosesMod
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2017 Purim Torah wrap-up
Can we have a discussion about repeating jokes in different contexts and decide on an official policy for next year?
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Q regarding PTJ and bounties
That's an interesting corner case. Questions with bounties can't be closed and a bounty must run for at least 24 hours before being awarded.
For this year I propose: still-active bounties must be ...
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PSA: PTIJ is just that - in jest: THE REDUX
If a joke falls flat and meets the other requirements of PTIJ, then it is bad PTIJ (and should be downvoted!). But a question in which the punchline is a pun, which happens to mention Purim as an ...
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Fibonacci numbers question
The question was closed as it does not qualify as Purim Torah under the Purim Torah policy. This was stated explicitly in the given close reason and repeated in the comments. I'm not sure what is ...
Double AAMod
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Maximum limits on PTIJ questions per user
I support YEz' proposal of a 1-day waiting period. Slowing people down is, I suspect, more likely to result in higher quality than putting a cap on total posts. I think a 1-day waiting period is the ...
Isaac MosesMod
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Maximum limits on PTIJ questions per user
Why I disagree with a limit
A premise of this proposal is that there is a negative correlation between number of questions that a user asks and the quality of the question (or at least that this is ...
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