January 12

Operation: I Do

Sometimes, when a rambunctious baked good and a kryptonian/atlantean doofus love each other very much... [more inside]

January 11

MeFi Nascent Nonprofit Update 1/11/2024

The MeFi interim board met Jan. 3. [more inside]

January 10

Resubscribe to MeFi’s RSS feeds

I wanted to let you all know that we're replacing FeedBurner with RSS feeds hosted on our own domains before next week’s Site Update. [more inside]

January 5

Slow for everyone? Or just me?

I've noticed that MetaFilter pages are coming up slower than usual for me, here on the east coast of the US. It's regularly taking between 2 and 18 seconds for content to show. This is isn't the case for my connection on other web sites. So, I ran some page load measuring tools that try to get a sense for how things load from various places in the world. [more inside]

January 2

Share the Hidden-Gem Comments of 2023

Everyone needs a hug, especially those under-appreciated comments we liked so much last year. As seen previously: "Let's show some love for the hidden-gem comments that made you laugh, cry, or cheer [last] year, which you immediately recognized as genius, but somehow slipped under everyone else's radar. As is traditional, please try to stick to comments that received 12 or fewer favorites, and no self-links."

7th Annual Mefi Valentine card Exchange

Happy New Year! I'm organizing this year Valentine Card Exchange that's all about celebrating friendship and having some fun! [more inside]

December 29

combine channels?

I want a single chronological list of posts -- blue, askmefi, meta, fanfare, whatever -- all pouring down and intermingled in the order in which they were posted. Let me just select or clear a checkbox for each channel that's possible to include in the combined list. Can we do that? Would others be interested in browsing like that?

December 27

Ian Thorpe the Wombat Update

Ian Thorpe the swimming wombat has been released back into the wild. Just fyi. [more inside]

December 22

10th Annual MST Club Xmas Marathon!

This year we are holding our tenth annual (yikes) Christmas Video Marathon, at https://cytu.be/r/Metafilter_MST3KClub. The enormity of that number is not lost of us. From the noon (Eastern time) of December 22nd, and all through December 23, 24 and 25, that's 84 straight hours of irreverent Christmas comedy and specials, along with other fun things, all produced with the intent of giving you something to unwind to during stressful times. More information inside.... [more inside]

December 20

[MeFi Site Update] December 20th

Hi there, MetaFilter!

Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.

Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions! [more inside]

December 12

Updating crisis resource links, aka help for "There Is Help"

The Wiki's There Is Help page is a great service. It offers links for emergencies, mental health, grief, homelessness, general survival. But it was last updated in the summer of 2020. [more inside]

December 8

"it does detract from what the site does normally..."

AskMe is 20 years old today! Thanks for the heads up, mbrubeck. [more inside]

December 1

Local music library streaming thread

I’m looking for a thread from the past month about a few libraries (Seattle and San José are the two I remember) who set up streaming services for local unsigned bands. Searches for “music streaming libraries” or the cities in question haven’t shown me the thread. Help?

November 22

Hiding posts?

We often say "If you have nothing nice to say, feel free to skip this thread" or "Don't argue with other responses in an Ask MeFi thread", but we don't provide the easiest way people can do this. [more inside]

November 20

mefi nonprofit - project update for November 19

The group planning the transition to make MetaFilter a nonprofit held its first meeting Nov. 15. This is a brief update to keep you all up to date with the progress made. [more inside]

November 17

2023 Secret Beans Gift Swap Thank You Post

Thank You Internet Stranger for your most wonderful and precious gift . . . [more inside]

November 15

[MeFi Site Update] November 15th

Hi there, MetaFilter!

Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.

Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions! [more inside]

November 14

I swear, I saw it with my own two eyes.....

I'm interested in hearing your stories of things you've seen that no one else perhaps saw, or that you have no proof of, either good or bad but preferably good. [more inside]

November 9

2023 MeFi Holiday Card Exchange

It's the 7th MeFi Holiday Card Exchange! [more inside]

November 4

Western Europe storm check

How's everyone doing? [more inside]

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