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April 25, 2006 5:13 PM

Just an observation: the question which DSLR to buy comes around so often on the green, with the same answers usually (understandably, but predictably) given, that I'm beginning to think there ought to be a sidebar of such frequently asked questions (or maybe mathowie ought to sign up for an Adorama affiliate program).
posted by zadcat to MetaFilter-Related at 5:13 PM (14 comments total)

Can we get the same kind of oomph for a Metatalk Canon-Nikon debate as we do for the religion threads?
posted by Krrrlson at 5:31 PM on April 25, 2006

How about a search feature and tag system that allows posters to look through previous AskMes and see if they can get answers without having to post a new question?
posted by thirteenkiller at 5:33 PM on April 25, 2006

thirteenkiller, let's stick with reality, not pie-in-the-sky dreamworlds.
posted by brain_drain at 5:38 PM on April 25, 2006

Matt has enough to do without implementing every cockamamie scheme you guys come up with.
posted by Krrrlson at 5:42 PM on April 25, 2006

Yeah, but try to get everyone to use well-chosen tags and you'll be here all day.

I wonder what the most frequently asked question is, but I fear it might be Is it okay for me to leave my girlfriend now that she's so fat?
posted by zadcat at 5:51 PM on April 25, 2006

tags: fat, girlfriend, is_she_too
posted by blue_beetle at 6:43 PM on April 25, 2006

Some of us have cameras.
posted by keijo at 10:25 PM on April 25, 2006

FrequentlyAskedOfMetafilter
posted by blag at 5:26 AM on April 26, 2006 [1 favorite]

The slr tag isn't bad, but a lot of people just use "camera" or "photography", which are too vague and so have too many questions under them.

Maybe Matt or Jessamyn could do some cleanup.
posted by smackfu at 6:35 AM on April 26, 2006

Nice page, blag. I absolutely love this:

Q: What's the origin of the expression...?
A: Some common phrases are references to pop culture. Many, many phrases aren't, and have no traceable origin.

I'll try to remember to quote it frequently.
posted by languagehat at 6:44 AM on April 26, 2006

Clustrs, people! We need clustrs!
posted by cortex at 7:53 AM on April 26, 2006

Matt has enough to do without implementing every cockamamie scheme you guys come up with.

And what is it that Matt does, exactly?
posted by deadfather at 12:56 PM on April 26, 2006

And what is it that Matt does, exactly?

Why, he sits atop his giant bags of money, of course.
posted by Godbert at 1:51 PM on April 26, 2006

That's a really sweet page and a good resource. Thanks!
posted by zadcat at 4:58 PM on April 26, 2006