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Dec 12, 2020 at 2:37 history edited prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
I would never say the ill- prefix for that word, would signal too many algorithms to pull their weapons, so I would prefer to talk like I would normally, and make sure I say "legal" so the AI "grammar" algo does not freak at me. For example, I always said/wrote "mental health" not the other version.
Dec 12, 2020 at 2:13 history edited Ryan M CC BY-SA 4.0
Trim irrelevant information, focus on a single answerable question (question had several "needs more focus" close votes)
Dec 10, 2020 at 18:12 comment added prosody-Gabe Vereable Context @CGCampbell The real question for me was the law, I do not think my parents gave a s***, after a week one asked when my return ticket was after the other said did not care, neither ever asked much if any questions ever mostly just instructions from them, besides focused interrogations just about my relationships, early on I was going alone alot. (I hear you though, in a dream world every parent would just be thinking about their safety/health, if then you're right, ideal parents wise.) ..my personal history would make that implicit and probably explicit too, ideal parents are not the question.
Dec 10, 2020 at 17:35 comment added CGCampbell The real question not asked is what you are going to tell your children when they want to do the same thing....
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:53 comment added prosody-Gabe Vereable Context @DavidSiegel law.stackexchange.com/revisions/59080/8 is a direct reponse to law.stackexchange.com/questions/59080/…, edited now. (I hope the addendum format is going to be okay, I used <\sup> superscript tags to make it look like tiny legalese print, so my original 5 sentences/paragraphs may pass. If I did not talk about the personal details, I would have never mentioned the beer issue, which got greater response than the travel agent issue I had thought would be most important.)
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:50 history edited prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
Edit replying in direct linear response to quoted comment.
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:43 comment added David Siegel @prosody-Gab It would be best to add details to the question, not in comments. Assume that comments are temporary, but the question as edited is long-term. Sufficient details to understand the concern would be helpful. Irrelevant personal details are less helpful. But it seems unlikely so far that any crime or tort was committed by anyone in the described activities.
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:39 comment added prosody-Gabe Vereable Context @Sneftel Fair point, I did not mean to distinguish one or the other though, judgement could be for both issues, if a line was crossed, either is applicable. (I am worried about adding additional content, if somebody in charge authorizes me to go longer [is the law.stackexchange.com/revisions/59080/7 "tiny print" addendum format I used okay?], I do not mind being granular, I can specify such details.)
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:33 history edited prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers respond to questions posed in first 5 basic paragraphs. The rest of the lengthy writing further responded to answers which asked further questions, the content is not in the comments so needs to be in the post.
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:31 history rollback prosody-Gabe Vereable Context
Rollback to Revision 4
Dec 10, 2020 at 15:26 answer added Hilmar timeline score: 4
Dec 10, 2020 at 14:14 history edited Comic Sans Seraphim CC BY-SA 4.0
Removed OP yammering on and on about their life. This is a Q&A site, not a blog.
Dec 10, 2020 at 11:07 comment added Sneftel There are common law limitations to how binding a contract can be on a minor. Depending on circumstances, jurisdiction, etc., you may have been able to cancel the contract and get a refund. But you need to distinguish between "minors should be protected from unscrupulous merchants taking unfair advantage of their naivete" and "minors should be restricted from jetting off to parts unknown, for their own safety", and I'd suggest you edit your question to indicate which of those you're asking about. The former is a matter of contract law. The latter is a matter of criminal or tort law.
Dec 10, 2020 at 6:13 history edited prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
Damn, I missed the 5 minute edit grace period by one word.
Dec 10, 2020 at 6:12 answer added phoog timeline score: 4
Dec 10, 2020 at 6:11 history edited prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
Adding addendums, partially in response to answer/comments so far. Wow, what a throwback, memory.
Dec 10, 2020 at 6:05 history edited prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
Adding addendums, partially in response to answer/comments so far. Wow, what a throwback, memory.
Dec 10, 2020 at 5:14 comment added prosody-Gabe Vereable Context @phoog You mean literally? Bank debit card though internet travel agency, if that matter. Or you mean because of my age at the time? In that sense I spent nearly all my $2k life savings, from basic jobs at that time. (Worth it forreal to be able to say "Amsterdam" and "Free Wifi" together in a sentence, though my friends were not impressed or happy I did not smoke weed yet or why I did not go to a prostitute neither, I think they shook their heads asking why I spent/wasted the money, still great story I would repeat about myself always at the time. :)
Dec 10, 2020 at 5:03 answer added David Siegel timeline score: 5
Dec 10, 2020 at 4:54 comment added phoog How did you pay for the ticket?
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Dec 10, 2020 at 3:37 history asked prosody-Gabe Vereable Context CC BY-SA 4.0
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