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7:01 AM
@IsaacMoses ah, good point
 
 
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12:45 PM
@IsaacMoses and to @ba and @DoubleAA on finishing מעשר שני. I guess that makes 37 down, 26 to go.
 
1:02 PM
@msh210 Indeed. May they merit to finish eating their ma'aser sheini next time a regel comes to an end, in Yerushalayim!
 
One of my favourite comments of all time:
@YaacovDeane Why would Yaakov idiomatically refer to Eisav as a hairy husband when he could simply refer to him as a hairy man? And why would unmarried men not be exempt if the Torah says that a married man must do something? — Alex Sep 12 at 0:05
 
 
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3:42 PM
@רבותמחשבות if I had a favorite, it’d be one of @DoubleAA’s.
 
 
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Q: How to deal with religious trolls

DonielFI use "trolls" here for lack of a better term. In the few instances where I've seen this type of behavior, it seems to come from an honestly sincere place, not the typical trolly motivation, though the behavior is very similar. What I'm describing is exchanges such as this extensive comment chai...

 
6:53 PM
"Reinstate Monica". What does it mean? Trolls are everywhere. Its how we deal with them that matters.
 
@TurkHill These are two unrelated issues.
@TurkHill Regarding "Reinstate Monica":
Sep 29 at 2:08, by Double AA
Public Service Announcement: We are sad to report that Monica Cellio is no longer serving as a moderator here at Mi Yodeya. We thank her immensely for all her past service to the community and wish her only good things in the upcoming New Year.
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Q: Stack Overflow Inc., sinat chinam, and the goat for Azazel

Monica CellioOn Friday, half an hour before Shabbat and two days before Rosh Hashana, Stack Overflow Inc. suddenly revoked my moderator status on all sites where I had it. I found this out while handling flags, when I suddenly got notifications for Marshal and Deputy badges (which moderators are ineligible t...

... and posts linked there
 
@IsaacMoses That's awful. Why did they revoke her status? She has been doing good the community as long as I've been around here.
 
@TurkHill This is not a question that they have given a clear answer to.
 
Mmm. It is unfortunate. She will still be here, though.
 
7:08 PM
@TurkHill I hope so, and I also hope that the company will reinstate her.
 
They should. She was always nice to me. The company is greedy. We should make a new Jewish Q&A pg.
 
 
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10:09 PM
@רבותמחשבות I enjoyed writing it.
 

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