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do people even follow the urban dictionary guidelines
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word Why did the chicken cross the road?
def: because he was dead!
editor 1: haha rofl
editor 2: no, denied
editor 1: you have too pub! Editor Guideline 6!
A list of useless information that no one reads. Like, you won't do that stuff anyway, right?
These content guidelines are sooooo long that I'll skip them.
A bunch of bullshit you always skim by.
toobs: holy shit i´d rather die before reading the content guidelines, it would actually eat up half of my lifespan to do.
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Write for a large audience. When defining a word, make sure to provide enough context for other people to understand what it means and how it’s typically used. Need a little help? Look to our Word of the Day for some examples.
Be creative. Some of the best definitions on Urban Dictionary find humorous ways to poke fun at authority, or put a clever twist on current events. Some of them are just straight up weird. We’re okay with that.
Have fun. We are not a traditional dictionary. This is a place where language has a little more space to be explored and constructed freely, in the moment.
🛑
Don’t post personal information. That includes obvious things like last names and addresses, but we will also remove definitions containing first names or user handles if they can be used to identify and target specific individuals for harassment.
Don’t be an asshole. We are okay with people defining offensive words. After all, people use offensive words in the real world and a resource for understanding what those words mean can be valuable. However, we are not—and never will be—okay with people using a definition to harass, discriminate, and/or directly incite violence against others.
What was the point of putting the Urban Dictionary content guidelines here if there's already just that at the top of the page though?
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