Is this wiki mefi-related? December 7, 2005 3:21 PM Subscribe
Is the website http://mssv.net/wiki.cgi?Home just a blog or is there some connection between it and metafilter? I was just getting more background info and this one seemed a tad OTT. Please don't tell me there's people praying towards SF.
P.S. The search option could be much better. Sorry Matt.
P.S. The search option could be much better. Sorry Matt.
Jesus christ. Look at the nav bar. See the words 'MeFi Wiki'?
Yeah, click on those.
Are you still livid?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 3:34 PM on December 7, 2005
Yeah, click on those.
Are you still livid?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 3:34 PM on December 7, 2005
although it's no longer up top, where it used to be. Curious.
On the blue, the "etc." that is.
Are you still livid?
Oooh. Snap.
posted by kosem at 3:37 PM on December 7, 2005
On the blue, the "etc." that is.
Are you still livid?
Oooh. Snap.
posted by kosem at 3:37 PM on December 7, 2005
It's a community-edited wiki, run by adrianhon. But evidently it's endorsed as the official MetaFilter wiki, as the previous posters have pointed out.
It's not a blog. Like every other wiki, its contents are created and edited by its users -- that is, whoever visits the site and decides to make a contribution. Therefore it will be tongue-in-cheek in places, and it's not the Official Word of Matt™.
posted by chrismear at 3:40 PM on December 7, 2005
It's not a blog. Like every other wiki, its contents are created and edited by its users -- that is, whoever visits the site and decides to make a contribution. Therefore it will be tongue-in-cheek in places, and it's not the Official Word of Matt™.
posted by chrismear at 3:40 PM on December 7, 2005
just a blog?
No, it's a wiki, run on space paid for by Mefi's adrianhon.
posted by dash_slot- at 3:45 PM on December 7, 2005
No, it's a wiki, run on space paid for by Mefi's adrianhon.
posted by dash_slot- at 3:45 PM on December 7, 2005
Er, what chrismear said.
posted by dash_slot- at 3:45 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by dash_slot- at 3:45 PM on December 7, 2005
What's OTT mean? Off-topic-topic?
I link the wiki from the sidebar on the front page of MetaTalk now, y'know. It's not official, but has tons of good information that anyone can contribute too.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:05 PM on December 7, 2005
I link the wiki from the sidebar on the front page of MetaTalk now, y'know. It's not official, but has tons of good information that anyone can contribute too.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:05 PM on December 7, 2005
Are you still livid?
WTF does that nonsense accomplish?
posted by phearlez at 4:08 PM on December 7, 2005
WTF does that nonsense accomplish?
posted by phearlez at 4:08 PM on December 7, 2005
ott = over the top?
posted by crunchland at 4:11 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by crunchland at 4:11 PM on December 7, 2005
*prays toward meccaMeFi*
What? No, it's ok. Relax. I'm only praying for the Holy and Cleansing Fire of Judgement.
posted by loquacious at 4:18 PM on December 7, 2005
What? No, it's ok. Relax. I'm only praying for the Holy and Cleansing Fire of Judgement.
posted by loquacious at 4:18 PM on December 7, 2005
OTT=over the top (A UK expression. I'm sure it's known in the US as well, anyway!)
Stavros,Kosem: I'm no longer livid. I received a nice email from jessamyn and realised I was being a prick.
Stavros: Meta Wiki : I thought someone could have been riding on Matt's site.
posted by movilla at 4:28 PM on December 7, 2005
Stavros,Kosem: I'm no longer livid. I received a nice email from jessamyn and realised I was being a prick.
Stavros: Meta Wiki : I thought someone could have been riding on Matt's site.
posted by movilla at 4:28 PM on December 7, 2005
WTF does that nonsense accomplish?
A bit of friendly shame-the-newbie. movilla's posted two threads to Metatalk, including this one, and as he's graciously acknowledged, neither have been exactly stellar. My implication was that perhaps he might want to step back and have a coffee before the next time the urge strikes.
That's WTFLOLBBQ, hopefully without being OTT, but then again, IANAA.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:32 PM on December 7, 2005
A bit of friendly shame-the-newbie. movilla's posted two threads to Metatalk, including this one, and as he's graciously acknowledged, neither have been exactly stellar. My implication was that perhaps he might want to step back and have a coffee before the next time the urge strikes.
That's WTFLOLBBQ, hopefully without being OTT, but then again, IANAA.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:32 PM on December 7, 2005
Seconding that.
posted by interrobang at 4:50 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by interrobang at 4:50 PM on December 7, 2005
Thanks Stavros. Yes, I am a newbie to Meta but I have been around on the internet for quite a while. My knock backs on meta are well deserved and I acknowledge it. I think my issue is that while meta is good, I find it frustrating cause it is rather conservative.
posted by movilla at 4:50 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by movilla at 4:50 PM on December 7, 2005
It accomplishes me going "oh, it's that guy". Is that right? I don't know.
posted by smackfu at 4:51 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by smackfu at 4:51 PM on December 7, 2005
I think my issue is that while meta is good, I find it frustrating cause it is rather conservative.
Heh.
posted by Kwantsar at 4:53 PM on December 7, 2005
Heh.
posted by Kwantsar at 4:53 PM on December 7, 2005
I think my issue is that while meta is good, I find it frustrating cause it is rather conservative.
And here the thread really begins.
posted by interrobang at 4:55 PM on December 7, 2005
And here the thread really begins.
posted by interrobang at 4:55 PM on December 7, 2005
My love of pancakes doesn't even resemble conservative. I'm quite liberal with the butter and syrup.
posted by loquacious at 4:59 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by loquacious at 4:59 PM on December 7, 2005
OK, OK, I am an A. Just not the kind of A I was thinking of at the time.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:59 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:59 PM on December 7, 2005
No, you're both kinds.
posted by interrobang at 5:03 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by interrobang at 5:03 PM on December 7, 2005
I think my issue is that while meta is good, I find it frustrating cause it is rather conservative.
Ambiguity: What is conservative, movilla?
Does "meta" mean MeTa (MetaTalk)? Is MetaTalk conservative?
Does "meta" mean MetaFilter? Is MetaFilter conservative?
Does "meta" just mean meta, in which case it (whatever it is) is metaconservative? In that case, Metaconservative=?
posted by kosem at 5:08 PM on December 7, 2005
Ambiguity: What is conservative, movilla?
Does "meta" mean MeTa (MetaTalk)? Is MetaTalk conservative?
Does "meta" mean MetaFilter? Is MetaFilter conservative?
Does "meta" just mean meta, in which case it (whatever it is) is metaconservative? In that case, Metaconservative=?
posted by kosem at 5:08 PM on December 7, 2005
I was just about to post a few things when I saw Kosem's quotes.
I think Metafilter has huge potential. There's things about it I like alot. It has great potential
posted by movilla at 5:19 PM on December 7, 2005
I think Metafilter has huge potential. There's things about it I like alot. It has great potential
posted by movilla at 5:19 PM on December 7, 2005
Please give an example of a community blog that has met its potential?
posted by Mijo Bijo at 5:20 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by Mijo Bijo at 5:20 PM on December 7, 2005
If it's conservative, it has a potential by definition.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:22 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by Wolfdog at 5:22 PM on December 7, 2005
??
posted by interrobang at 5:28 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by interrobang at 5:28 PM on December 7, 2005
(That's what we call a "query", by the way. I always read it as "HUH?")
posted by interrobang at 5:29 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by interrobang at 5:29 PM on December 7, 2005
My apologies, I should've used the more internationally recognized, "wtf?"
posted by Mijo Bijo at 5:33 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by Mijo Bijo at 5:33 PM on December 7, 2005
what the hell is going on here
posted by puke & cry at 5:39 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by puke & cry at 5:39 PM on December 7, 2005
what the hell is going on here
I don't know, but I'm hoping for tears and self-amputations.
posted by languagehat at 5:46 PM on December 7, 2005
I don't know, but I'm hoping for tears and self-amputations.
posted by languagehat at 5:46 PM on December 7, 2005
Conservative is wrapped in its own crap, surely?
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, movilla, but that's not what 'conservative' means.
posted by chrismear at 5:53 PM on December 7, 2005
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, movilla, but that's not what 'conservative' means.
posted by chrismear at 5:53 PM on December 7, 2005
Chrismear, You need to check out UK politics. Do have know who Cameron is?
posted by movilla at 6:02 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by movilla at 6:02 PM on December 7, 2005
They actually have politics in other countries? Fuck. We're doomed.
posted by loquacious at 6:12 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by loquacious at 6:12 PM on December 7, 2005
I was just about to explain to movilla once again that it's not such a good idea to enter a community and promptly bitch about it but then I remembered I'd rather clean out all the toilets in Grand Central Station with my tongue.
posted by Joseph Gurl at 6:19 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by Joseph Gurl at 6:19 PM on December 7, 2005
I think the disconnect that is going on here is due to the american/british language barrier.
posted by puke & cry at 6:26 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by puke & cry at 6:26 PM on December 7, 2005
before this turns into the movilla show, I'm going to close it up, as the wiki was completely explained.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:32 PM on December 7, 2005
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:32 PM on December 7, 2005
This thread is closed to new comments.
Yes. See here, under Metafilter resources, although it's no longer up top, where it used to be. Curious.
posted by kosem at 3:33 PM on December 7, 2005