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Yahoo Reverses Allah Ban

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wierdest-title-i've-posted-in-awhile dept.

damnal writes "Yahoo's ban on "Allah" in users names, has been reversed. The ban was instituted due to a number of people registering for IDs using specific terms with the sole purpose of promoting hate. Yahoo's comment on the reversal: "We recently re-evaluated the term 'Allah,' and users can now register for IDs with this word because it is no longer a significant target for abuse.""

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  1. reversed? by TheUnknownOne · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't say it's been reversed so much as removed... If it was reversed they would be requiring the string Allah in usernames, then again maybe i'm just nuts.

    1. Re:reversed? by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny

      Slashdot is considering requiring Allah to be appended to all User Names.

      Yours will soon be: AllahTheUnknownOne
      Mine will soon be: AllahsTubeSteak

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  2. Reversed it? by roman_mir · · Score: 1, Funny

    So you can't use Allah, but you can use hallA?

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    1. Re:Reversed it? by Otter · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, it's a grave offense to Jews to use the name of our bread that way.

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    2. Re:Reversed it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Please don't retaliate by inventing asprin or making beautiful music on the violin, I hate that. Why can't you just form an unruly mob, trample each other, and shoot guns in the air until the falling bullets threaten you like normal folks? Can't we all just fail to get along?

  3. You can use Mohammed in your name by winkydink · · Score: 4, Funny

    but you can't have a pic on your profile.

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  4. All I can say is... by DemingBuiltMyHotRod · · Score: 4, Funny

    Allah-eluiah

  5. Re:Yeah, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...what is Google's take on this development?

    I hear they are releasing Gislam beta with full text searching of the Gooran next week to try to solve yet another problem.

  6. Re:Considering recent riots... by Jozer99 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Callahans of the world rejoice!

  7. MOD PARENT UP! by SirJaxalot · · Score: 1, Funny

    +5 INCITEFUL

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  8. Re:Risky business by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's a likeness of Mohammad: :-)

    No, no look here: @:-)

  9. Re:Considering recent riots... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Find images
    2. Make t-shirts
    3. Prophet

  10. "Nuts"? by Sr.+Pato · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...then again maybe i'm just nuts.
    I wouldn't say you're nuts so much as crazy... if you were nuts then I'd probably be eating you accompanied by a nice can of beer (as opposed to an angry one); then again, maybe I'm just hungry.
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  11. Re:Considering recent riots... by Fred_A · · Score: 2, Funny

    (Score:1, Funny)

    Aw come on, this was pretty good.

    Besides I'm eager to see what Allah has to say on the matter. I added him to my buddy list.

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  12. Re:Risky business by ReverendLoki · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's being witty - its a smiley with a Danish on his head.

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  13. Us vs. them by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    yes, you hit it right on the head. That is precisely the difference between slashdot and yahoo.

  14. Re:Yahoo!'s transition to a media company by Otter · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm amazed that you can still be bitter about it though.

    Wow, you must be insanely well-adjusted. That barely scratches the surface of my bitterness!

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  15. Real Muhammad Emoticons by chato · · Score: 3, Funny
    No, no look here: @:-)
    Muhammad
    (((:~{>

    Muhammad wearing sunglasses
    (((B~{>

    Muhammad as a pirate
    (((P~{>

    Muhammad on a bad turban day
    ))):~{>

    Muhammad with sand in his eye
    (((;~{>

    Muhammad with a bomb in his turban
    *-O(:~{>

    Muhammad sees a Danish cartoonist
    ((((8~{o>

    Muhammad after going quail hunting with Dick Cheney
    (:(:(:((8~{>:::::::::::::

    Source: Transterrestrial Musings