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It would have to be closed for 48 hours for each holyday and Shabbat to take care of all the time zones, because people read this forum all over the world. I am not in the US, for example, so my hours don't overlap with the East Coast Shabbat. But if you are really strict and keep it closed for 48 hours (to make sure that the Shabbat goes around the globe) then you risk losing too many readers, especially at this crucial time. But if you only close it for the Shabbat times on the East Coast, then you are not being consistent anyway. I vote for keeping the forum open at all times.
Quote from: Masha on October 23, 2008, 10:41:36 AMIt would have to be closed for 48 hours for each holyday and Shabbat to take care of all the time zones, because people read this forum all over the world. I am not in the US, for example, so my hours don't overlap with the East Coast Shabbat. But if you are really strict and keep it closed for 48 hours (to make sure that the Shabbat goes around the globe) then you risk losing too many readers, especially at this crucial time. But if you only close it for the Shabbat times on the East Coast, then you are not being consistent anyway. I vote for keeping the forum open at all times. The Hebrew forum goes by the Israeli time zone instead. One reason the English forum is also closed for the Gentiles and during the Eastern Time zone is that administration is located here. In addition to religious reasons, the forum is run professional and many of our administrators and moderators are not around during this time. Keeping the forum open is not up for debate.
Quote from: takebackourtemple on October 26, 2008, 09:12:17 AMQuote from: Masha on October 23, 2008, 10:41:36 AMIt would have to be closed for 48 hours for each holyday and Shabbat to take care of all the time zones, because people read this forum all over the world. I am not in the US, for example, so my hours don't overlap with the East Coast Shabbat. But if you are really strict and keep it closed for 48 hours (to make sure that the Shabbat goes around the globe) then you risk losing too many readers, especially at this crucial time. But if you only close it for the Shabbat times on the East Coast, then you are not being consistent anyway. I vote for keeping the forum open at all times. The Hebrew forum goes by the Israeli time zone instead. One reason the English forum is also closed for the Gentiles and during the Eastern Time zone is that administration is located here. In addition to religious reasons, the forum is run professional and many of our administrators and moderators are not around during this time. Keeping the forum open is not up for debate.Exactly, if our admins are Jewish, then the forum cannot be run or moderated or supervised during Shabbat or holidays! We would be open to spam attacks and other stupidity if we opened it without admins to moderate.
Quote from: Kahane-Was-Right BT on October 26, 2008, 10:06:01 AMExactly, if our admins are Jewish, then the forum cannot be run or moderated or supervised during Shabbat or holidays! We would be open to spam attacks and other stupidity if we opened it without admins to moderate.I seriously doubt that is the reason.If that were the reason then we could have gentile admins, and WE DO anyway!!!!!It may be more along the lines of, just as jewish businesses should not be open on shabbat or jewish holydays. Maybe.
Exactly, if our admins are Jewish, then the forum cannot be run or moderated or supervised during Shabbat or holidays! We would be open to spam attacks and other stupidity if we opened it without admins to moderate.
Quote from: q_q_ on October 26, 2008, 10:13:11 AMQuote from: Kahane-Was-Right BT on October 26, 2008, 10:06:01 AMExactly, if our admins are Jewish, then the forum cannot be run or moderated or supervised during Shabbat or holidays! We would be open to spam attacks and other stupidity if we opened it without admins to moderate.I seriously doubt that is the reason.If that were the reason then we could have gentile admins, and WE DO anyway!!!!!It may be more along the lines of, just as jewish businesses should not be open on shabbat or jewish holydays. Maybe.You doubt that is the reason. Ok, can you tell me what percentage of our mods are Jewish and what percent non Jewish? This will help explain whether or not your doubt is unfounded.
It didn't used to close for Shabbat when I became a member. And it wasn't such a long time ago. It started closing for Shabba relatively recently. It was Yaakov's idea; he proposed and implemented it. But now Yaakov is not even a member of this forum.