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Re: Should AFOL websites keep to themselves?
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Wed, 11 Apr 2007 22:03:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton wrote:
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Since murfling exists only on ONE site that Im aware of (since Todd made
up the term), this may not be such a hypothetical example
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The word has been adopted by the AFOL community (or some of us anyway) and is
used in a more general sense to refer to the actions of admins or other
personnel of any website. Its a great word, useful and colorful, and more
descriptive than cancelled even if that is technically more correct.
Say somebody posts a link to an eBay auction on BrickLink. If they cancel their
own post, thats canceling. If a Discussion Mod cancels it, thats murfling.
Theres not necessarily any judgment about right or wrong, just about whats
appropriate for a given site. Links to an auction arent the only thing that
will get murfled on BL, for example.
Tim Ive been murfled Smith
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| (...) I find it interesting that you describe it this way because murfling was never meant to be the same as cancelling or deleting a post. The idea is that questionable posts are visibly separated but still accessible - in essence, a compromise (...) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Well, here's an important distinction: who's doing the saying? And in what capacity? Let's say AFOLS.com is run by Mortimer. And a frequent visitor to the AFOLS.com is Jezebelle. And there's another site called LEGOGEEKS.com, which they hate. (...) (17 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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