A state of mind that Roman Catholics believe you go to if you have sinned on earth but you believe in Jesus. You stay in purgatory untill you have paid off all your sins, however some people stay there forever.
If I used to ask myself over a coffin: "What good did it do the occupant to be born?" I now put the same question about anyone alive
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by alice January 19, 2005
The waiting room was like purgatory
by Twilight Omega June 2, 2007
"Let me show you the way to gazumping, stress and poverty," said the Estate Agent to the newleyweds.
by sachi D February 21, 2005
by Yelsew Foolface May 13, 2005
This is the level of Internet Purgatory dedicated to old myspace profiles. A profile found here will most likely never be updated again but is also unlikely to get deleted. This may happen when a user forgets their password, is hacked, goes to prison, dies, or even when they simply abandon their myspace profile.
In case of a death, the profile can usually be found listed on mydeathspace. However, not all profiles on the site are in Myspace Purgatory. Many are updated by friends who knew the user's password, and are thus still in the mortal plane.
When a profile is hacked, the fate of the profile depends mostly on the motive of the hacker. A hacker looking to break into accounts to eventually hack an e-mail or paypal account is likely to leave the profile as it had been left by the original user's last update. If a hacker is out to get a particular user, the profile may be altered to include obscene information and doctored photographs. The profile is not officially in purgatory until the hacker has abandoned the page and is no longer updating.
This is quickly becoming the most common type of Internet Purgatory as Myspace expands to include more and more members who know very little about the internet and are apt to use their boyfriend's name or even "password" as their password. The frequency of this is likely to continue to increase.
A profile may occasionally find it's way out of purgatory - this either happens when a user solves their login problems and returns or when the page is entirely deleted.
The original owner of a myspace profile located in Purgatory is themself also considered to be in Purgatory for as long as the profile is there.
In case of a death, the profile can usually be found listed on mydeathspace. However, not all profiles on the site are in Myspace Purgatory. Many are updated by friends who knew the user's password, and are thus still in the mortal plane.
When a profile is hacked, the fate of the profile depends mostly on the motive of the hacker. A hacker looking to break into accounts to eventually hack an e-mail or paypal account is likely to leave the profile as it had been left by the original user's last update. If a hacker is out to get a particular user, the profile may be altered to include obscene information and doctored photographs. The profile is not officially in purgatory until the hacker has abandoned the page and is no longer updating.
This is quickly becoming the most common type of Internet Purgatory as Myspace expands to include more and more members who know very little about the internet and are apt to use their boyfriend's name or even "password" as their password. The frequency of this is likely to continue to increase.
A profile may occasionally find it's way out of purgatory - this either happens when a user solves their login problems and returns or when the page is entirely deleted.
The original owner of a myspace profile located in Purgatory is themself also considered to be in Purgatory for as long as the profile is there.
Shotgotbang666SexySweptBangs can't get into her myspace anymore! Unless she can fix this, she'll be stuck in Myspace Purgatory forever!
by Ashley Harrington September 18, 2006
The delay experienced after incorrectly typing your Windows login password, before you are allowed another chance to enter it.
by vaeren July 25, 2008
The state of a website that will most likely never be updated again but also is unlikely to be deleted for an indefinate amount of time. This may happen when a site is hacked, when an owner loses their e-mail access or password, or when the author dies or otherwise disappears from the internet. In the case of a myspace profile, this is called myspace purgatory. The most common victim is freely hosted websites, as no fees must be paid to keep the page available.
I don't know why I keep checking for updates, it's obvious that the site is stuck in Internet purgatory.
by Ashley Harrington September 18, 2006