Matt BlazeJun 12, 2023
Every time I have to solve a captcha I'm forced to confront unresolvable semiotic edge conditions. Is the post that supports a traffic light itself part of a traffic light? I just don't know. I am inadequate to log in.
Show threadMiakoda Jun 12, 2023
@mattblaze If there was just the post, would you stop at it?
If there was no post, and just a floating traffic light, would you stop at it?
Question solved.
Show threadSam Thurston Jun 13, 2023
@hellomiakoda @mattblaze Is it only a stop light if you would stop at it? What if the stop light is green? Have I been answering these wrong?
Show threadMiakoda 
@samthurston @mattblaze
The assumption was you know how traffic lights work and I didn't need to spend the energy to say "when it's red".
I see I may have made incorrect assumptions about my audience.
To not make that mistake again, "when it's red" refers to the top, red circle being illuminated and not that the entire traffic light assembly is red color. This applies to the left hand circle when oriented horizontal. All of this is for US traffic lights.
Jun 13, 2023 at 9:46amWeb
Show threadSam Thurston Jun 13, 2023
@hellomiakoda @mattblaze even when the green circle is illuminated the name of the object is a stop light. It's another word for traffic light. It doesn't necessarily mean light you will stop at.