Is there an acceptable time lag for double posts?

September 8, 2005 4:33 AM

So is there any kind of time factor dispensation for double posts?
I was emailed a link today that made me piss myself laughing, which I really feel the need for these days. I came here to post it but found it was already on the front page four years ago.
posted by CunningLinguist to Etiquette/Policy at 4:33 AM (56 comments total)

I don't know if this helps...
posted by twine42 at 4:48 AM on September 8, 2005

I hearby decree that 4 years is the official repost limit. Please, post away, CL.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:49 AM on September 8, 2005

I think you should post it. I also think you should change your pants. *holds nose*
posted by taz at 4:50 AM on September 8, 2005

I think mathowie said at one point that if it has been over a year and/or has significant amounts of changed material then it is okay for a repost. 4 years is definitely repostable.
posted by sciurus at 5:02 AM on September 8, 2005

Okay then.
posted by CunningLinguist at 5:38 AM on September 8, 2005

Yeah, four years seems fine.
posted by OmieWise at 5:43 AM on September 8, 2005

It made me smile, not just for remembering the songs, but also because it brought back memories of how different MetaFilter used to be pre-September 2001.
posted by riffola at 6:39 AM on September 8, 2005

For future reference, I'm a big fan of placing the links to the previous post in the first comment. It tends to cut down on the smarty-pants remarks about double posts.
posted by MrZero at 6:48 AM on September 8, 2005

Well, there was only one so I figure I got off easy.
posted by CunningLinguist at 6:57 AM on September 8, 2005

Heh. As I remember it, mathowie made the special dispensation for years-old double posts immediately after being called out for a double himself.
posted by soyjoy at 7:54 AM on September 8, 2005

Hmm. Running water, adequate electrical entry, cable modem, central heating and AC, yes this will do.
RESERVED
posted by Cranberry at 10:59 PM on September 19, 2005

Well, I'm not too sure if this place will meet our re..

*checks minibar*

...I think we'll be just fine in here.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 6:01 AM on September 20, 2005

posted by gramschmidt at 8:52 AM on September 20, 2005

Well, there was only one so I figure I got off easy. First try too!

Hi CunningLinguist.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 8:00 AM on September 22, 2005

Kulkuvälineet
Longboat, walking,
express boat, bus, plane.

Longboat travel is often cramped
and travellers may need to help

push the boats up the river.</blockquote

posted by If I Had An Anus at 8:04 AM on September 22, 2005

uncoolposted by If I Had An Anus at 8:05 AM on September 22, 2005

Good morning. Welcome to a bright new - well, slightly used - thread.
posted by Cranberry at 12:02 AM on September 23, 2005

Wow. We're very close to 10228. Never underestimate the MeFite's impulse to complain.

My cat has clearly made herself comfortable here, though.
posted by gramschmidt at 10:45 AM on September 23, 2005

Me so hungry.
posted by kenko at 11:21 AM on September 23, 2005

Ok guys, here's the plan: I'm going to go home and make some delicious rice & lentils. Then I'll go out, get some cash, buy some bread, and see if this halal butcher on El Camino stocks calf heart. Apparently they have goat!
posted by kenko at 11:23 AM on September 23, 2005

*peek*

Good to see you're all keeping the fire lit back here for me. 24 days of strike and no end in sight. My City's starting to get gross with no garbage pickup, no parks maintenance, no street cleaning, no mosquito killing...
posted by raedyn at 4:04 PM on September 23, 2005

You mean your city isn't the place to go whether you are Muslim or not?
posted by If I Had An Anus at 5:37 PM on September 23, 2005

Muslim or not, I can't recommend it at the moment.
posted by raedyn at 6:47 PM on September 23, 2005

The halal butcher didn't have any heart.
posted by kenko at 8:45 PM on September 23, 2005

I ate him anyway.
posted by kenko at 8:45 PM on September 23, 2005

He was stringy, but not unsatisfyingly so.
posted by kenko at 8:51 PM on September 23, 2005

It reminded me of ropa vieja, which I enjoy consuming a great deal.
posted by kenko at 8:51 PM on September 23, 2005

Though he was not Cuban.
posted by kenko at 9:30 PM on September 23, 2005

kenko: but he was heartless, so now you are. Did he taste like old rags?
raedyn: hang in there. it must be tough now, and winter is coming. good luck
posted by Cranberry at 10:07 PM on September 23, 2005

HALAL BUTCHER TASTING NOTES: Hints of old rags mingled with wet newspaper and fresh grass clippings. High solder notes, turning to raspberry/boudin noir puree on finish, which is long. Nose: teak, soccer hooligan pubic musk, vanilla.
posted by kenko at 10:26 PM on September 23, 2005

Goodness.

I do believe that that clinches wfrgms Typo o' the Week award.
posted by gramschmidt at 12:42 PM on September 24, 2005

I'll vote for it. It surpasses "These people - despite their planning are all heading down a dead in road."

Is that too harsh? Maybe English is not his first language.
posted by Cranberry at 2:04 PM on September 24, 2005

What? Not every viking reads metachat, ya know.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 7:50 PM on September 24, 2005

posted by If I Had An Anus at 7:57 PM on September 24, 2005

scarabic.

Please

be

quiet.

Dammit.
posted by gramschmidt at 8:20 PM on September 24, 2005

Let's all be quiet. The thread gramschmidt linked to is 10228 - presumably the next stepping stone in our winding path.
Let's hope #1 doesn't close it.

User #16 jjg complained about "google-fu". After six years of MetaFilter, that is what got to him? sigh.
posted by Cranberry at 11:12 PM on September 24, 2005

Cranberry gets an honourable mention cookie for her "Fu is the first name of Manchu and should be capitalized. Showing proper respect for Fu Manchu will make every one happy for the first time in MetaFilter history." comment in that thread.

You get your choice:

Chocolate chip


Pecan


or
White chocolate macadamia nut


I dunno about you, but it make me hungry looking at them.
posted by raedyn at 3:29 PM on September 25, 2005

Sorry, Cran, it seems that some bunny has gotten into the cookie jar and eaten them all before you had the chance!
posted by raedyn at 3:30 PM on September 25, 2005

Bunny Cookie

posted by caddis at 6:04 PM on September 25, 2005

One minute to grab the cookies? Guess I was too slow. raedyn, you are welcome to stuff your pockets with cookies while you are picketing. When the strike is over, we will expect some seasonal snack as a replacement. I sincerely hope it is not Christmas cookies!
However, if the strike does last that long, maybe caddis would help with decorating.
Nice bunny, caddis. Should you give one to taz?
posted by Cranberry at 7:50 PM on September 25, 2005

taz gets a cookie.
so does Cranberry.
posted by caddis at 9:34 AM on September 26, 2005

*gasp*

I am actually posting this >>from work< !! no more picketing. it's over (pending ratification by the union membership and then by city council). i got the news late last night. i'm relieved.br>
But 4 weeks worth of work is piled up on my desk, so I'm off now. tata!
posted by raedyn at 9:41 AM on September 26, 2005

YAY! raedyn. Did you give cookies to the arbiters?
posted by Cranberry at 12:45 PM on September 26, 2005

*goes to Metachat to see if taz got a bunny cookie from caddis*
posted by Cranberry at 12:46 PM on September 26, 2005

That cookie is just , caddis, but next time could you throw in some donkeys too?


Gimme a "W"!
Gimme a "O"!
Gimme a "R"!
Gimme a "K"!
Yaaaay, raedyn, goooo wooo-ork!!!
posted by If I Had An Anus at 12:47 PM on September 26, 2005

How did the negotiations of the safe-for-work issue turn out? Did you win the right to view the penis costume or not?
posted by If I Had An Anus at 12:52 PM on September 26, 2005

Well I was able to view the penis costume, so I believe that my negotiators deserve a raise. Still not able to read the best way to dispose of a body AskMe thread, though. So not a huge raise.

We haven't heard officially what the deal is. We ratify it (or not) tonight. Then City Council has to endorse it (or not). We're not quite out of the woods yet. If the rumour mill is correct about what the offer is, then there's gonna be a lot of angry people because we walked a long time for next to nothing. But it's all rumours and innuendo so far, anyway.

Who knew I'd ever be happy to come to work? Heh. You learn new things every day.
posted by raedyn at 2:05 PM on September 26, 2005

Do not click this link if you are operating heavy machinery or playing the MetaFilter drinking game.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 1:32 PM on September 27, 2005

*clicks link, gets lost in swirling maze, can't work for the rest of the day*
posted by raedyn at 1:41 PM on September 27, 2005

I have my fingers stuck in IHAA's link. How do I get them out?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 6:06 PM on September 27, 2005

Answer: ODD ELK KNOT
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posted by kenko at 9:24 PM on September 27, 2005

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posted by kenko at 9:54 PM on September 27, 2005

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posted by kenko at 10:16 PM on September 27, 2005

And so on and so forth.
posted by kenko at 10:17 PM on September 27, 2005

smegma is just beautiful. I feel an urge to dry someone's tears. gram?
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:19 AM on September 28, 2005