Comment on Why do we use the term Ban when it's temporary? Why not the more accurate, Suspension?

GetOffMyLan@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Nothing implies it’s anything other than permanent. While Suspend explicitly defines itself as a temporary Ban.

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  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    No, it doesn’t imply anything, you’re inferring.

    Definitions are written to be clear. Anything beyond that is the reader’s inference.

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    • Steve@communick.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Traditionally terms for temporary thing include that aspect in their definition, like the definitions of Suspend I gave. By tradition of definition, permanent is implied unless otherwise defined.

      Can you give an example of a word for a temporary condition or situation, that isn’t explicitly defined as such?

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      • GetOffMyLan@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That’s just straight not true. For instance hunger. It’s definition doesn’t say it’s temporary but that doesn’t mean it’s permanent.

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