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Activity for Monica Cellio
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #276651 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
When (if ever) can you read a non-standard haftarah, and how far afield can it go? Years ago, in a year when US Independence Day fell on Shabbat, I was away at a kallah, a week-long retreat for people from many communities with study, social activities, and, of course, davening. During the torah service on that Shabbat, the people leading the service said that in honor of "yom tov... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276622 |
Isaac no, and we really ought to talk about that (I guess on main Meta). Now that you mention it, I'm a little surprised it hasn't come up yet. I think everyone's just winging it. :-) (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276622 |
This is the flip side of the branding discussion we were having on the proposal when naming the site, yeah. We're not the only site that could use better wording here. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276615 |
Or set the threshold higher for answers. Some questions collect several answers that are all quality answers (I know I've asked questions that have produced this effect); I'd rather have absolute criteria than grade on a curve where an answer's results depend not on that answer but on what else is t... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276613 |
That sounds helpful. I would benefit from some extra learning time; we're not all so fluent that we can look at a *luach* and say "ok, got it". :-) (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276613 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
How does one pray Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur alone? I'm somewhat competent in praying alone on weekdays and Shabbat, with the current pandemic providing a forcing function. I prefer to be part of a community and be able to rely on the sh'liach tzibbur for certain things, but I don't have to. I've always been slow, so I don't mind skipping things tha... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276612 |
Post edited: suggested in a comment |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276605 |
This is an important distinction to make, thank you. As for the help, I only mentioned that because the question raised it; I don't think the help is the right place for either type of content. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276425 |
I spun off "what to do with votes" as a [separate question](https://judaism.codidact.com/questions/276612) because of the ambiguity of voting as expressed in @msh210's comment. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276612 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
Should imported posts retain their original votes? It seems likely that we will import at least some content from Mi Yodeya. There's a separate question for that; in this question I want to focus on a suggestion brought up in an answer there: keep the original votes for the imported posts instead of resetting to zero. I'm separating this out becaus... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276607 |
Oh, thank you! I hadn't seen how the mighty warriors might be a special group, but comparing with the census makes sense. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276450 |
Apparently our site has to be added to an allow list there before links show up. (Makes sense; they wouldn't want to provide links to trolls, bigots, and spammers.) I've asked somebody who can ask somebody. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276580 |
Interesting. I tried to research an answer to this question and this [page at halachipedia](https://www.halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Tzitzit#Material_Requirements) covers leather (no) and synthetics whether woven or not (dispute), but doesn't cover *natural* fiber (or wool specifically) but not ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276597 |
And the torah gives us laws of *avadim*, including those with debts to pay off, with no indication that those laws are only for later. (This is a weak argument not worthy of an answer by itself, but might be something you want to add in?) (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276598 |
Post edited: Sefaria's spelling |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276598 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
Who protected the women and children of Reuven, Gad, and 1/2 Menashe during the conquest? The conquest of the land described in the book of Yehoshua took seven years (Arakhin 13a).[^1] It is only at the end of the conquest that Yehoshua dismisses the "shock troops". We know from Yehoshua 1:14 that "all the mighty men of valor" from the tribes of Reuven, Gad, and 1/2 of Menashe led the ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276596 |
Post edited: changed spelling to trigger Sefaria linker |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276591 |
When citing sources please do it in an appropriate fashion, yes. Another part of the question is whether (and if so when) we require people to source answers. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276532 |
Post edited: slightly earlier date suggested in comment, so we have time to discuss rule changes |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276533 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Categories - Divrei Torah, Purim Torah Divrei Torah One of the things I've picked up in my time with various online communities is that giving people multiple modes of engagement strengthens community connections. It's why SE chat helps communities connect even though SE treats chat as "other space" that isn't well-integrated. It's w... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276532 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Categories - Divrei Torah, Purim Torah Defer Purim Torah This community is just getting started, its scope boundaries are not entirely set, and people are still gathering. Opinions on Purim Torah are mixed, but I don't think we need to decide now. If we have Purim Torah, we should kick it off in season, even if we decide to allow it ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276450 |
I haven't read the code, but since it's JS on our side, I imagine that when the script is invoked -- i.e. when somebody views a page with a link -- they could update references at their end. It's not immediate, apparently; the link from this question doesn't show us yet. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276377 |
Wow, thanks! That was much faster than I expected. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276446 |
Oh, interesting! Since the starter is much smaller than the dough for even a single loaf, it wouldn't have occurred to me that it, too, might require taking *challah*. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276444 |
Post edited: This is an issue for a particular type of bread, which I meant to call out in the title. |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276444 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Question | — |
For taking challah, (how) do you account for the flour in sourdough starter? I understand that one should take challah when baking bread made with at least 10 cups of flour. (That article says 14 for saying the b'racha but down to 10 for taking at all.) How does this requirement interact with sourdough starter? A sourdough starter is a fermented mixture of flour and wate... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276424 |
@AA understood. I just wanted to clarify what we *intended* for categories, for context. That doesn't limit how communities use them, of course. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276424 |
We envisioned categories (for Q&A) for where the scope and/or expectations of posts are different somehow. Meta isn't about the topic of the site but about the site itself; that's a scope difference. On [Scientific Speculation](https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/) Rigorous Science category, ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276440 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: What is the purpose of comments? Comments are meant for requesting more information or clarification, pointing out issues to be addressed in an edit, and other things that lead to improving the post they're attached to. As we've seen on pretty much any web site that enables comments, though, what designers intend and what users act... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276422 |
@msh210 that's a good point. Would you be willing to write up a feature request on [Meta](https://meta.codidact.com/) for better tracking (and increased visibility)? Thanks. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276429 |
Post edited: |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276429 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: What types of pages are available? Currently there are two top-level post types, Question and Article. Questions can have answers; articles cannot. Questions, articles, and answers all accept comments and can be voted on. You can see examples of articles on Cooking's Recipes category and on the Meta Blog. No live site is doing... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276425 |
This makes a lot of sense to me, now that you've explained it like that. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276385 |
@DonielF possible, though I worry about crossovers. On MY I once asked a question (and was shouted down until I deleted it) that I *thought* was general and turned out to be specific to Conservative. Another time I asked a question based on Conservative experience and found out everyone does that. ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276364 |
@AA double voting might be more of a nuisance, but I think the other issue I raised there is more important. It feels a little odd for votes from *outside* the current community to overwhelm ones from *within* it. (This was a problem on SE with migrations, too.) We do preserve the imported votes i... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276407 |
I'd say go ahead and ship that and if the community comes up with a revised version, we can add it in. (Heck, I'll even do it if you like to save you the extra work. :-) ) (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276422 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: Dictionary/Encyclopedia of Terms A wiki with a dictionary of terms sounds like a great idea. Here are some thoughts on how we could implement it. It partly depends on being able to use in-page anchors (so you could link to a specific part of a page); that appears to be possible if one uses HTML for those links (and anchors) instea... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276364 |
@DonielF Jin's beautiful logo is owned by Stack Exchange. The status of tag wikis is unclear to me. We can definitely import questions and answers (from main and meta), and people can copy their own work without anybody's special permission. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276412 |
I would like to bring my existing non-bad content too. I re-asked a couple questions that were unanswered there, just to test the waters here a bit, but I wouldn't want to do a lot of that. And that only covers a small portion of my questions and none of my answers. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276364 |
@IsaacMoses we're using CommonMark, one of the many dialects of Markdown. We have some [formatting help](https://judaism.codidact.com/help/formatting). (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |