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- Oct 14, 2007
This has become a problem of increasing frequency over the last month or so. More and more posts have been reported with these insipid links. Here's the bottom line:
L M G T F Y exists for the sole reason of posting a smart alec link in an effort to make the poster seem or feel superior to the person that didn't quite have the searching acumen they did. There is no other reason for its existence as far as I can discern. Maybe someone wants to google it for me.
I have yet to see a person at whom one of these links is pointed be pleased with the post. More often than not, they are reported which requires us to step in and fix the problem.
So the problem stops now. Rather than post this in every single thread (which is becoming tiresome), we're putting it here for the world to see. Now those that choose to post L M G T F Y links will have their post edited pointing to this post and most likely receive an infraction. Repeat offenders will receive a three-day vacation from the forum.
Before people suggest it, this most likely won't be added to the rules because they are not there to detail every stupid thing that anyone could ever do. It's common sense -and common courtesy- to not be a jerk.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
-hokie
EDIT - In case you've never heard of this before and are curious as to precisely what L M G T F Y is, post #9 has an example link.
EDIT II - FYI, L M G T F Y has been added to our swear filter (hence the spacing in this post), so if you post the link, the link won't work. If you try to use a URL parser to get around that filter, you will be reprimanded as though you had used the original (duh), so refrain from that while you're at it.
EDIT III - For clarity, the acronym stands for Let Me Google That For You.
L M G T F Y exists for the sole reason of posting a smart alec link in an effort to make the poster seem or feel superior to the person that didn't quite have the searching acumen they did. There is no other reason for its existence as far as I can discern. Maybe someone wants to google it for me.
I have yet to see a person at whom one of these links is pointed be pleased with the post. More often than not, they are reported which requires us to step in and fix the problem.
So the problem stops now. Rather than post this in every single thread (which is becoming tiresome), we're putting it here for the world to see. Now those that choose to post L M G T F Y links will have their post edited pointing to this post and most likely receive an infraction. Repeat offenders will receive a three-day vacation from the forum.
Before people suggest it, this most likely won't be added to the rules because they are not there to detail every stupid thing that anyone could ever do. It's common sense -and common courtesy- to not be a jerk.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
-hokie
EDIT - In case you've never heard of this before and are curious as to precisely what L M G T F Y is, post #9 has an example link.
EDIT II - FYI, L M G T F Y has been added to our swear filter (hence the spacing in this post), so if you post the link, the link won't work. If you try to use a URL parser to get around that filter, you will be reprimanded as though you had used the original (duh), so refrain from that while you're at it.
EDIT III - For clarity, the acronym stands for Let Me Google That For You.
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