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Poor form old chap. The soapbox back-room is -------> that-a-way.
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
modified 26-Aug-15 12:27pm.
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Hey, I didn't start it! 
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Oh yes? I seem to be missing things as I get older.
Perhaps you'd be kind enough to direct my attention to the previous mention of religion in the topic?
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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Nope. Nothing wrong with that post.
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Perhaps you and I share a different understanding of rule #4?
Not only is religion brought into a topic that has nothing to do with it, but it also contains an implied insult against a competing one.
While I wont vote abuse, since I feel that is a little too strong, a down-vote to PIEBALDconsult would certainly have been sent with my regards if they were still available.
I'm interested in re-aligning my views if they go against the group consensus, so I'll ask you - why do you think the comment was acceptable?
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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enhzflep wrote: it also contains an implied insult against a competing one.
Quite the contrary.
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It merely contains praise for the Christian faith?
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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enhzflep wrote: It merely contains praise for the Christian faith?
Christians may have used the motto, but our actions were mostly quite the opposite.
It is quite hard at the moment to not joke about Catholic elephants, as a subgroup of Christians.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Nope; you missed it again.
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enhzflep wrote: While I wont vote abuse,
The abuse-button is there to report abuse, not to express your emotions.
If the abuse-button is abused, it will probably be removed.
enhzflep wrote: Not only is religion brought into a topic that has nothing to do with it, but it
also contains an implied insult against a competing one.
Are you implying he meant his words literally? 
Looks like a light-hearted comment. Also does not look like a religious discussion, that one should not want for the obvious reason that CodeProject is not the place for a religious battlefield.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: The abuse-button is there to report abuse, not to express your emotions.
Exactly. Improper use of something (the lounge, in this case) constitutes one of the definitions of abuse.
You've actually used the same definition of the word yourself. I.e, improper/inappropriate use.
Eddy Vluggen wrote: Are you implying he meant his words literally?
 Nope, just that the comment introduced the notion of religion.
Yeah, I figured it was likely intended as a light-hearted quip too - that was what coloured my response and the intentional and considered use of the term of endearment 'old chap'. It was also why I declined to flag it in the first place.
I'm increasing of the opinion that my views are miss-aligned with those of others here. My decision to reply to any responses has probably given the topic more air than it deserves and prolonged it. I'm going to decline to respond publicly any further until tomorrow, if at all.
Any/all personal messages will receive a response as time permits.
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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enhzflep wrote: Improper use of something (the lounge, in this case) constitutes one of the
definitions of abuse.
Now that I read the full definition on Wikipedia I see how 
enhzflep wrote: Nope, just that the comment introduced the notion of religion.
With religion being part of culture it is bound to end up being named now and then.
enhzflep wrote: I'm increasing of the opinion that my views are miss-aligned with those of
others here.
Doesn't make your arguments any less valid, and yes, in a sense it could mean that we aren't to refer to religion at all.
Had it really been praise I would have agreed with you; but without that it becomes rather harmless.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Should be removed in my opinion.
But have an upvote anyway.
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Yes, but I didn't want to tell him this time.
modified 26-Aug-15 13:50pm.
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enhzflep wrote: Perhaps you and I share a different understanding of rule #4?
Clearly
enhzflep wrote: why do you think the comment was acceptable?
It was a joke.
What we got here is a failure to communicate
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I'm just curious... When were you appointed to the Post Police? I must have missed that memo somehow.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Same day you were appointed the Superintendent of Snark.
Mine came via registered mail. Perhaps you were out and have to go to the post-office to collect it? 
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: (Better now?)
I think so, yes. A word starting with 'a' in your post seems to have lost it's grip on the letter 'd' - perhaps it's just not sticky enough. I wasn't trying to be unpleasant earlier, really I wasn't (or now for that matter). I'd pull-up MM if he spelt his favourite word more conventionally than faaaark, for what it's worth.
No seriously though - it's perfectly normal and the done thing to use euphemisms around here. We all know that elephant doesn't necessarily mean a four legged animal and that sunshine isn't always radiated from the sky. Except for the uninitiated, saying "elephant you sunshine" is perfectly understood to mean something very different than the dictionary would suggest.
I really am of the opinion that what you've now done with the post is no different. Given the fact we dont have swearing wars, but do have wars of a certain other kind - I reckon this topic is even more important to be careful with. At best you'll get some idiot like me that wont let something basically harmless go without making a song and a dance about it. At worst, you might lose your head - in some parts of the world at least.
One could argue that it's just a word, but so is f*** and c*** and to some, these are a perfectly normal and acceptable part of everyday conversation.
So, call me a kill-joy, an idiot, moron or a sunshine if it floats your boat. But I remain firmly of the opinion that the words you've chosen not only make it better, but cleverer too.
A far better comedian makes the audience think the swear word, rather than actually saying it.
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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enhzflep wrote: So, call me a kill-joy, an idiot, moron or a sunshine if it floats your boat.
This is possible only if you will accept a collect call.
By the way, three things we don't have here: "perfectly normal," "everyday conversation," and "better comedian."
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Sure. The number's (+61) 747-7633
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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I thought elephant was a curse word, and not a mode of transportation. 
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Hi Slacker007,
When I use a word ... to quote the immortal words of Humpty-Dumpty ... "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."
I would like to see those linguistic terrorists that purloined the good name of those most noble of beasts, Elephants, for scatological purposes trampled to death in a stockade by said noble beasts while a choir of virgins sings "honi sont qui mal y pense" a capella.
cheers, Bill
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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Is a Velociraptor a Distraptor divided by a Timeraptor?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Hang on a minute. I'll second that!
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