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Will you help us build our community of learners? Drop into our study hall, ask questions, help others with answers to their questions, share a d'var torah if you're so inclined, invite your friends, and join us in building this community together. Not an ask-the-rabbi service, just people at all levels learning together.

Comments on Categories - Divrei Torah, Purim Torah

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Categories - Divrei Torah, Purim Torah

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One of the key features of Codidact is Categories. There has been some discussion elsewhere, but now that the community is up & running, Meta is the place to talk about this. Two suggestions I know of so far:

  • Divrei Torah

I think this should be Post only (i.e., like Q without the A) but allow comments, editing, etc.

  • Purim Torah

This should be full Q&A. One key item to decide is whether this should be open for new questions all the time or limited to "close to Purim".

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I think Purim Torah should be open all time. As I previously wrote when we planned the build of the site: It's a method of developing Jewish thought and creativity while learning. As a more light-hearted feature, I think it would also make the site feel more welcoming. In the end, the goal is to further Jewish learning and understanding and this, in my opinion, is a great way (among many other great ways) to do that.

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Dani‭ wrote over 4 years ago

As long as it doesn't take over the real Torah.

Harel13‭ wrote over 4 years ago

@Dani as long as it's kept in its own category, I think we'll be alright.

Dani‭ wrote over 4 years ago

I meant that "As long as people don't focus on it more than real Torah"- I don't think having its own category would solve that.

AA ‭ wrote over 4 years ago · edited over 4 years ago

I don't think we should host any Purim Torah at least for the foreseeable future. It gets out of control and is generally low quality. Let's focus on other things.

Harel13‭ wrote over 4 years ago

@AA I think that's because on MY it's only open for a short time every year. It's like opening up a dam. I think that at first, there may be a flood, but that things will calm down eventually and we'll achieve a good balance of questions. At the very least, we can have a trial period. @Dani if things don't calm down after a trial period, I'm sure changes to the category can always be made.