Self-linkage

April 26, 2007 7:26 AM

Reposting on MeFi after a long period of lurkage. I need some advice about self-linking. While I know the rule is "don't!", I've worked with a video collective that would be relevant in light of recent posts about Night Flight. I don't run the site, but I feel that I should mention that I've worked with them in the past. Can I post this website, and should I mention my involvement after a [more inside] jump?
posted by pxe2000 to Etiquette/Policy at 7:26 AM (10 comments total)

You could just post it as a comment in the Night Flight thread if it's closely related.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:28 AM on April 26, 2007

Small problem: it's not closely related -- this is more recent and the quality of the films they're showcasing is different.

I don't run the website and have worked with them in the past, and the website does not link to my personal site. Before I post, I just want to make sure I'm in the clear (as it were).
posted by pxe2000 at 7:35 AM on April 26, 2007

You could put this in Projects.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 7:38 AM on April 26, 2007

whoa, neat. i turn my back on you for a minute and this is what comes up.

i'll post it there, but just to confirm: it's not welcome on the blue? just making sure.
posted by pxe2000 at 7:45 AM on April 26, 2007

If it's good someone else will post it on the blue, that's why we have Projects. It gives us an added layer of filtration.
posted by Floydd at 7:51 AM on April 26, 2007

MeFiProjects: activated carbon for the big blue aquarium.
posted by breezeway at 7:58 AM on April 26, 2007 [5 favorites]

Cool. I'll post it there.
posted by pxe2000 at 8:06 AM on April 26, 2007

MetaTalk threads that efficiently serve their intended purpose make me quite happier than they should, in the grand scheme of things.

But I don't care. I'm taking what I can get.
posted by PhatLobley at 9:58 AM on April 26, 2007

Post it in the blue & then we can drag you back in here to beat the (virtual) crap out of you.
posted by i_cola at 10:56 AM on April 26, 2007

The advantage to being a member is not just that you get to post, you get to see the email addresses of members who've provided one. This is for just this kind of event. The done thing is to email your link to everybody on MeFi with the subject "UNIQUE POSTING OPPORTUNITY!!!!!". Play your cards right and it'll be double, triple, or even hextuple posted; which is itself the highest honor MeFi can bestow.
posted by George_Spiggott at 11:06 AM on April 26, 2007