I come from a long line of well known europeans and am very proud of my heritage, I received a pm from GerLi, a trade Mediator that looks like this.

Your signature violates the Forum Rules.

Violate rule is:
[quote]Talking about hacks:
- No discussion of the use, how to create, or where to find hacks or exploits for any multi-player game.

Continued abuse of the rules will result in your rights to have a Signature and Avatar being removed

The Forum Rules are located here: http://forums.d2jsp.org/info.php?p=9

Please change or remove your signature.



My sig " I make hacks. I like hacks. I use hacks. Doesnt refer to the use, creation, or location of any hacks or exploits to any game, and in fact means something completely different from the definition the word "Hack" is given today.
as I previously stated I am very proud of my european heritage and the quote actually refers to one of my favorite family stories, the story takes place in england and an old woman says my quote, which refers to a person who works for easy money, refer here to one of the most renowned literacy websites on the planet for conformation http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/hack.

Please let me know if I am still in violation and I will remove it immediately, but as far as I can see it doesnt break the rules, and does not even share the same definition as the one we have given the word today, and how is it any different than a person naming their account LEETHAXOR9494 or something immature like that. I play all games legit and know nothin about actual hacking. If Gerli would respond to my pms I would not have had to post here so someone please get back to me.

Regards
Bankhead

verb (used with object)
1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack meat; to hack down trees.
2. to break up the surface of (the ground).
3. to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, brush, or the like: They hacked a trail through the jungle.
4. to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle: The editor hacked the story to bits.
5. to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim: The Senate hacked the budget severely before returning it to the House.
6. Slang. to deal or cope with; handle: He can't hack all this commuting.
7. Computers. to devise or modify (a computer program), usually skillfully.
8. Basketball. to strike the arm of (an opposing ball handler): He got a penalty for hacking the shooter.
9. British. to kick or kick at the shins of (an opposing player) in Rugby football.
10. South Midland and Southern U.S. to embarrass, annoy, or disconcert.
–verb (used without object)
11. to make rough cuts or notches; deal cutting blows.
12. to cough harshly, usually in short and repeated spasms.
13. Tennis.
a. to take a poor, ineffective, or awkward swing at the ball.
b. to play tennis at a mediocre level.
14. British. to kick or kick at an opponent's shins in Rugby football.
–noun
15. a cut, gash, or notch.
16. a tool, as an ax, hoe, or pick, for hacking.
17. an act or instance of hacking; a cutting blow.
18. a short, rasping dry cough.
19. a hesitation in speech.
20. Curling. an indentation made in the ice at the foot score, for supporting the foot in delivering the stone.
21. British. a gash in the skin produced by a kick, as in Rugby football.
—Verb phrase
22. hack around, Slang. to pass the time idly; indulge in idle talk.
—Idiom
23. hack it, Slang. to handle or cope with a situation or an assignment adequately and calmly: The new recruit just can't hack it.


Which one do you mean?
Lots of things can be misconstrued, you may want to PM the Moderator that asked you to remove it and explain to him your situation.

This post was edited by emxiaks on Nov 20 2009 03:44pm

http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/hack.

This one, it comes from a story my grandmother used to tell me.

Definition: person who does easy work for money?

You need to take the period off the end for it to actually work, it's screwing up the link.

This post was edited by emxiaks on Nov 20 2009 03:44pm

If you have been asked to remove it just remove it. You can always use one of the other dozens of words that also mean "hack" for your heritage.

This post was edited by TheFarSideOfTheForce on Nov 20 2009 03:46pm

here are the synonyms that's listed:
drudge*, greasy grind, grind*, hireling, lackey, old pro, plodder, pro*, servant, slave, workhorse

a lot of them wouldn't make sense with your sig, but some do. (i wouldn't use slave)

This post was edited by emxiaks on Nov 20 2009 03:47pm

it just seemed silly to me as it appears that I have not actually broken the rule, i would appreciate conformation from a mod/med if it all possible

oops my computer lagged up and double posted

This post was edited by Bankhead55 on Nov 20 2009 03:51pm

Hacks on these forums is most commonly used to refer to 3rd party programs. Regardless if its used to reference your heritage you will need to use a different word.

You can wait for a Moderator to confirm this, but this is your answer.

well thats too bad, it just seems really silly to me, I understand if I made reference to a video game or something but thats not the case