Stop the Lashon Hara

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  • November 16, 2008 9:00 pm at 9:00 pm #588669
    mw13
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    I can’t help but notice the tremendous amount of lashon hara that is being posted here on ywn about the recent elections in Yerushalayim. I personally think that ywn should censor all these posts. What does the oilum hold?

    November 17, 2008 1:39 am at 1:39 am #625645
    tzippi
    Member

    I’m with you, mw13. It’s painful.

    November 17, 2008 2:39 am at 2:39 am #625646
    Joseph
    Participant

    Add me to the petition. I completely agree.

    November 17, 2008 2:48 am at 2:48 am #625648
    dont have internet
    Member

    agree

    November 17, 2008 3:01 am at 3:01 am #625650
    mw13
    Participant

    tzippi, it really is. i usually simply can’t finish reading the posts under any Yerushalayim election-related news due to the incredible amount of sinas chinom and lashon hara / motzei shaim ra.

    and to all those who agree with me, when you see someone post something inappropriate, say something!

    November 17, 2008 4:10 am at 4:10 am #625651
    Belev Echad
    Participant

    totaly agree.

    now, instead of just bemoaning it…let’s do something about it, ok?

    how about if there’s a column for ppl to post daily hilchos lashon hara or something?

    or any other ideas….

    November 17, 2008 5:12 am at 5:12 am #625652
    illini07
    Member

    Sign me on

    November 17, 2008 9:25 am at 9:25 am #625653
    noitallmr
    Participant

    mw13- way to go…

    November 17, 2008 4:59 pm at 4:59 pm #625654
    Mayan_Dvash
    Participant

    I actually sent an email via the Contact Us page. Still waiting for a response, though.

    November 18, 2008 7:31 pm at 7:31 pm #625655
    smartcookie
    Member

    mayan-dvash- they dont really respond very often

    November 19, 2008 6:00 pm at 6:00 pm #625656
    oheiv sholom
    Participant

    Blev echad go for it

    November 19, 2008 11:25 pm at 11:25 pm #625657
    David Bar-Magen
    Member

    Yes, please do go for it. I am tired of big talkers on ANY subject lining up to speak widescale lashon hara on anyone who doesn’t agree with them. If people would so much as open a Sefer Chafetz Chaim, they might learn some halachos they haven’t picked up from those other sefarim he wrote…

    November 20, 2008 12:57 am at 12:57 am #625658
    smalltowngirl
    Member

    mayan_dvash and smartcookie, don’t you comments constitute lashon hara?

    If we really study the laws of shmiras halashon we would learn that we should be blogging. Opinions most ofter lead to conversations, which lead to differences, which lead to…

    I think we should resolve ourselves to the simple fact that ALL of us are guilty to some degree and that we excersise more care and sensitivity.

    November 20, 2008 2:50 am at 2:50 am #625659
    mw13
    Participant

    smalltowngirl, although i believe that you are right that”we should resolve ourselves to… excersise more care and sensitivity”, i must say that mayan_dvash’s didn’t speak lashon hara by saying that he had emailed ywn and was waiting for a response, and neither did smartcookie by saying that mayan_dvash shouldn’t worry that his post is being ignored, ywn will answer in time.

    November 20, 2008 3:04 am at 3:04 am #625660
    shtark bochur
    Member

    smalltowngirl: the gemara states that we are not choshesh for two chashoshes so dont worry so much

    November 20, 2008 3:26 am at 3:26 am #625661
    Chacham
    Member

    i must compliment yw editor for lately closing all these crazy fouroms

    November 20, 2008 4:04 am at 4:04 am #625662
    mw13
    Participant

    shtultzy guy, are you complimenting ywn for cracking down on lashon hara, or saying this is a crazy topic?

    November 20, 2008 6:34 pm at 6:34 pm #625663
    shtark bochur
    Member

    mw13, he definetly means that this is a crazy topic

    November 20, 2008 7:46 pm at 7:46 pm #625664
    smalltowngirl
    Member

    I learned that anything that you say that can lead to lashon hara also constitutes lashon hara. Maybe I am wrong, it would not be the first time…

    November 20, 2008 8:54 pm at 8:54 pm #625665
    jewishfeminist02
    Member

    Nearly anything one says can lead to lashon hara. Are you advocating a complete Ta’anit Dibur?

    November 20, 2008 10:52 pm at 10:52 pm #625666
    smalltowngirl
    Member

    Not at all jewfem – I am not an extremist.

    But what I do advocate is effort in taking great care when we are bantering.

    Even in jest, we are speaking L”H – we may not be causing harm to an individual we could however be causing harm to a cause or institution. If nothing else can we admit that we are ALL guilty…

    Shmiras halashon is very very difficult to adhere to.

    November 20, 2008 11:55 pm at 11:55 pm #625667
    shtark bochur
    Member

    NO OFFENSE FEMINIST, BUT you can really improve your chances of speaking lh if you dont reply to every crazy topic

    November 21, 2008 1:44 am at 1:44 am #625668
    squeak
    Participant

    shtark bochur

    Blocked

    NO OFFENSE FEMINIST, BUT you can really improve your chances of speaking lh if you dont reply to every crazy topic

    But when YOU reply to every topic, that doessn’t hurt your chances, or you just don’t care?

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