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scaaahu
scaaahu
3:37 AM
@ff524 I raised an offensive flag and it was declined. I am okay because it was deleted by OP anyway. But, I do have a question here. Are we allowed to use "shit" in the Q&A?
 
ff524
ff524
4:06 AM
@scaaahu No, not allowed. But usually the best way to deal with it is to just edit it out, and leave a comment explaining why. (That's what a moderator would do anyway, any user could do it just as well.)
(Probably the mod that declined the flag didn't even notice the expletives)
 
scaaahu
scaaahu
@ff524 If the question was on-topic, I probably would do it. But, it was obviously off-topic, should I edit it out in that case?
 
Captain Bohemian
Captain Bohemian
@D.Hutchinson I have never learnt Matlab or Python. I told you the research I am engaged with is pure theory.
I am mainly interested in the formulation of fundamental physics.
gravitation and quantum field theory.
 
ff524
ff524
@scaaahu I guess I would edit and also vote to close in that situation. At the very least, it's useful for the author of the post to know for the future that expletives are not allowed.
 
Captain Bohemian
Captain Bohemian
shit doesn't sound like a very graceful word. I have never used it.
 
scaaahu
scaaahu
@ff524 By the time I saw it, it was put on hold already. Someone suggested an edit, I rejected it. And then the edit was approved. This is why I asked you a question yesterday here. I guess I want to ask is: what should I do in this case next time?
 
Captain Bohemian
Captain Bohemian
4:23 AM
the first time I heard shit was used is when my math teacher in junior high school used it. She used that word very often. That time I didn't quite understand what that word means. But as I recall it currently, I think that she as a teacher used that word frequently set a bad example for students.
 
ff524
ff524
4:49 AM
@scaaahu I guess there are a few reasonable ways to deal with it. Rejecting the edit (since it doesn't fix the real problems with the post that make it off topic) seems reasonable. Choosing "improve edit" (and removing the expletives) also seems like a reasonable course of action.
I actually didn't notice the expletives until you pointed it out to me, I guess other people probably didn't notice it either.
You're a very careful reader.
 
scaaahu
scaaahu
@ff524 Thanks for the compliment. I guess I will still reject the edit and leave a comment to explain the reject reason and also mention the expletives in the comment. Thanks for the advice.
 
 
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