Myspace Purgatory 

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.

Shotgotbang666SexySweptBangs can't get into her myspace anymore! Unless she can fix this, she'll be stuck in Myspace Purgatory forever!

Myspace Purgatory by Ashley Harrington September 18, 2006

password purgatory 

The delay experienced after incorrectly typing your Windows login password, before you are allowed another chance to enter it.

I mashed the keys too much typing my password, so now I'm stuck in password purgatory

password purgatory by vaeren August 20, 2008

internet purgatory 

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.

internet purgatory by Ashley Harrington September 18, 2006

Sock Purgatory 

The random container that just happens to be near the dryer that all of the unmatched socks get deposited in.

You: There is an unmatched pair of socks in my drawer!

Me: Did you check Sock Purgatory?

You: Oh great. Another game of sock bingo coming up. <Insert the Price is Right loser horn sound here>

Sock Purgatory by TheLaundryMan January 4, 2010

Text Purgatory 

The time period one waits for a response to a flirtatious text.

Dave was in text purgatory after sending Kiri "drinks later?"

Text Purgatory by icwish January 26, 2010

Purgatory 

A place between Heaven and Hell, where the soul is not bad enough to be sent to an eternity of damnation in Hell, but not good enough to go to Heaven, so it is sent there temporarily where the person suffers, and is purified so that it can be sent to Heaven. Heaven is depicted as being above or in the realm of the sky, while Hell is depicted as below or within the bowels of the Earth. These locations are thought to be physical. Purgatory is often depicted as a mountain mostly due to Dante's Divine Comedy, but it is also sometimes depicted as a middle realm between Heaven and Hell or a level beneath Hell. In most instances, Purgatory is simply seen as a type of limbo perhaps suspended between the upper and lower realms of Heaven and Hell. Purgatory plays a prominent role in Catholic religion. Roman Catholics, among other Christians, believe in the existence of purgatory as a realm of the afterlife, as well as Heaven and Hell.

The Catholic Church used this to pressure people to buy indulgences. The selling of indulgences has really slowed now, but back in the day it was one way the Church made money. If the indulgences were bought from the church, the purchase of the indulgence would excuse/cause God to forgive past sin, and one would spend less time in Purgatory and get to Heaven sooner. The more indulgences one bought, the more extra forgiveness was given to that person. The more the Catholic Church sold indulgences the more they could build their empire on the backs of the poor and their fear of being stuck in Purgatory for a very long time. Purgatory is unbiblical, because it makes it seem like Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our forgiveness was not enough and places working for forgiveness back on the spiritual backs of us. Selling indulgences is totally anti Gospel, let alone unbiblical.

"Marriage is neither Heaven nor Hell, it is simply Purgatory." - Abraham Lincoln

"Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that Hell is Hell, and the secret function of Purgatory is to make of Heaven an effective reality." - Arnold Bennett

Purgatory by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ November 23, 2009

urban dictionary purgatory 

the time between the posting of a definition on urban dictionary and the time that it actually registers on the website

note: this is the same as facebook purgatory, the time period between the making of a friend request and the time it is accepted

boy 1: ugh, i posted that definition like a week ago, why hasn't it gone on yet
boy 2: looks like your stuck in urban dictionary purgatory

urban dictionary purgatory by coolkid812 November 1, 2006