A way to circumvent?

April 30, 2007 6:10 PM

I recently posted an anonymous question to Metafilter (within the past week). I browsed to the 'New Question' page without thinking about the question limits because I had a new query, but to my surprise the page didn't restrict me from posting. A bug? A way to get around the question limit? Am I shortly going to be shot for pointing this out?
posted by Phire to Bugs at 6:10 PM (16 comments total)

Welcome to the loop, Phire. We know about this already. The rule is: don't be a dick and use it to abuse the system. The admins will notice.
posted by nasreddin at 6:14 PM on April 30, 2007

Yeah, we know who asks the anonymous questions. So, if you're using the anonymous questions to get around the posting period, we'll notice. If you really just had a needs-to-be-anonymous question and another question show up in the same week, don't worry about it. If you do it more than once, it's definitely not cool.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:18 PM on April 30, 2007

Eh, sounds good *grins* I'll wait.
posted by Phire at 6:37 PM on April 30, 2007

er, sorry if that sounded dickish, not enough sleep, you know how it is
posted by nasreddin at 6:41 PM on April 30, 2007

I've been wondering about this. The admins can tell who the anon person is? Weird, but I'm glad I know before I asked my terribly embarrassing question.
posted by DU at 6:47 PM on April 30, 2007

The admins can tell who the anon person is?

Yeah, it's not a big deal DU but we have to do that in the case (several times already) when people asked about suicide that were cries for help.

P.S. your case of the clap should be easily treatable, please go see a doctor before your next drag show!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:52 PM on April 30, 2007 [7 favorites]

It's in the faq, DU.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:52 PM on April 30, 2007

Hahah, no worries nasreddin, didn't notice any unwarranted quantities of snark
posted by Phire at 6:55 PM on April 30, 2007

matt: "when people asked about suicide that were cries for help."
What do you tell to these people?
posted by bru at 7:25 PM on April 30, 2007

Clap never "easily treatable".
Speaking from experience.
Hate Tijuana.
posted by Dizzy at 7:29 PM on April 30, 2007 [2 favorites]

If I had gay sex with another member, should I post it to Metatalk, Ask Metafilter, or email jonmc directly?
posted by four panels at 8:40 PM on April 30, 2007 [9 favorites]

Wait, which anon was yours, Phire?
posted by klangklangston at 9:07 PM on April 30, 2007

four panels typed "If I had gay sex with another member, should I post it to Metatalk, Ask Metafilter, or email jonmc directly?"

You have to write a song about it.
posted by roll truck roll at 9:23 PM on April 30, 2007

bru: "matt: "when people asked about suicide that were cries for help."
What do you tell to these people?"

I would also like to know what was done in such cases.
posted by Effigy2000 at 10:04 PM on April 30, 2007

I believe I recall he said one time he tracked their IP and contacted either them or the authorities. If my memory serves.
posted by IndigoRain at 10:17 PM on April 30, 2007

What if like hypothetically you were like related to an admin and like wanted to ask a question about how to hypothetically dispose of their freshly deceased body while maintaining their online identity in a popular community based weblog without suspicion?

Bonus points for how I’m gonna keep posting all these songs?
posted by French Fry at 11:04 AM on May 1, 2007 [2 favorites]