what does 17-ing mean?

amcdan2000

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Im older and have looked it up online and all i saw was a reference for flashing. Im sure thats not it. Any way to politely explain?
 

UpTheMiddlex3Punt

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Way back in the day, one of the advertisers did not like having the F-Bomb dropped on the main page. That's why the rule was created. Some time later posters started putting "Rule 17" or some variant thereof in place of the F-Bomb, which quickly got shortened to just 17. I think the filter now picks up the word anywhere in the post, not just the subject line. Like ****.