We all know Deezil has an awesome profile.. who else? August 8, 2011 12:38 PM Subscribe
What are some really cool mefite profiles?
So, I was checking out By The Grace of God's profile and s/he has some really interesting links to metafilter posts that I never seen before.
We've had a couple of posts asking for useful information in people's profiles. (one by BtGoG him/herself!)
I want to ask if there are any not-quite-so-informational but still really interesting/cool profiles out there in the mefite community? We're a creative bunch, and I'm sure there has to be more profiles that people have used as an outlet for their creativity.
(and I could certainly use some inspiration seeing as I have one of the most dull profiles ever)
So, I was checking out By The Grace of God's profile and s/he has some really interesting links to metafilter posts that I never seen before.
We've had a couple of posts asking for useful information in people's profiles. (one by BtGoG him/herself!)
I want to ask if there are any not-quite-so-informational but still really interesting/cool profiles out there in the mefite community? We're a creative bunch, and I'm sure there has to be more profiles that people have used as an outlet for their creativity.
(and I could certainly use some inspiration seeing as I have one of the most dull profiles ever)
Mine used to be awesome because for years it had a photo of my cat's excised testicle. Then I changed it and lost the grandfathered image, so all you get is some thoughtless Orwell quote and a link to a blog which demonstrates that I'm my own worst editor.
But my cat's ball was awesome if you have a time machine.
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:43 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
But my cat's ball was awesome if you have a time machine.
posted by Mayor Curley at 12:43 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Chrismear had this when custom css was still available.
posted by babbyʼ); Drop table users; -- at 12:44 PM on August 8, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by babbyʼ); Drop table users; -- at 12:44 PM on August 8, 2011 [5 favorites]
It should be noted that those last first two, like any other old profiles that have their own CSS, are grandfathered in and can't be changed by their owners. New profiles can't be made now with custom css.
posted by Curious Artificer at 12:45 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Curious Artificer at 12:45 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Actually... holy crap the wiki is way outdated. Don't see the wiki.
I'll add that page to my "to update" list, unless someone beats me to it. :)
posted by zarq at 12:52 PM on August 8, 2011
I'll add that page to my "to update" list, unless someone beats me to it. :)
posted by zarq at 12:52 PM on August 8, 2011
I updated the wiki with my profile color (#FF66CC) should anyone wish to replicate the experience on their personal website of choice.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:52 PM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:52 PM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
I don't see turntables listed anywhere (username was something like [O.:.O]). I remember him having a wildly CSS'ed page.
posted by Eideteker at 1:05 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by Eideteker at 1:05 PM on August 8, 2011
I'm just going to start re-posting everything on the front page in my profile so it'll be like that episode of TNG where the butler from The Nanny reconstructs the Enterprise on the holodeck.
posted by griphus at 1:06 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by griphus at 1:06 PM on August 8, 2011
Who? hal_c_on? More like hal_c_YAWN.
posted by Eideteker at 1:16 PM on August 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Eideteker at 1:16 PM on August 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
I don't have the link, but check out shii's profile.
posted by grobstein at 1:31 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by grobstein at 1:31 PM on August 8, 2011
Timely; five minutes ago I noticed a change, and I was just looking for somewhere vaguely appropriate to say thank you into the wind*.
Mine's actually not cool (nor am I a cool mefite [calculating for humidity, and increases to the net energy budget caused by greenhouse effects, and feedback loops tied to oceanic currents, as altered by the desalinization and adjustment of haloclines via addition of ice water to the systems during the melting of glacial bodies]), but it seems there was a change, and it meant cool things happened (when longer profiles=cool); as it previously got cut off like, half way down... I think it is magically all there (thanks for the extra space allowance; now, with our longer mega-profiles we will crush the web once and for all, wait, I meant don't be too proud of this technological terror you have constructed).
When the mythical "dating" sub-site takes off, I think I have set my profile up to be one of the go to sources for chatting, advice, tips and links to further reading on dating, that's for sure. Shirley that'll make me pretty cool, Prettty, Prettty, Prettty cool.
What do you mean by "that isn't what we mean when we talk about talking about dating"? What else would you mean?
*assuming pb lives in the wind (clouds?), and that is how ponies can be delivered, and bugs can be squashed, all seemingly before or simultaneous to when they are identified.
posted by infinite intimation at 1:33 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Mine's actually not cool (nor am I a cool mefite [calculating for humidity, and increases to the net energy budget caused by greenhouse effects, and feedback loops tied to oceanic currents, as altered by the desalinization and adjustment of haloclines via addition of ice water to the systems during the melting of glacial bodies]), but it seems there was a change, and it meant cool things happened (when longer profiles=cool); as it previously got cut off like, half way down... I think it is magically all there (thanks for the extra space allowance; now, with our longer mega-profiles we will crush the web once and for all, wait, I meant don't be too proud of this technological terror you have constructed).
When the mythical "dating" sub-site takes off, I think I have set my profile up to be one of the go to sources for chatting, advice, tips and links to further reading on dating, that's for sure. Shirley that'll make me pretty cool, Prettty, Prettty, Prettty cool.
What do you mean by "that isn't what we mean when we talk about talking about dating"? What else would you mean?
*assuming pb lives in the wind (clouds?), and that is how ponies can be delivered, and bugs can be squashed, all seemingly before or simultaneous to when they are identified.
posted by infinite intimation at 1:33 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
OK, wiki page is updated. I added in a bunch of information and links to various profile pages. I also deleted a lot of others that were listed.
posted by zarq at 1:40 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by zarq at 1:40 PM on August 8, 2011
I don't have the link, but check out shii's profile.
FYI, http://www.metafilter.com/username/______ is a thing.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:41 PM on August 8, 2011
FYI, http://www.metafilter.com/username/______ is a thing.
posted by Sys Rq at 1:41 PM on August 8, 2011
...but it seems there was a change...
Yes! Our data limits are now not as limiting. As of late Sunday night.
posted by pb (staff) at 1:43 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Yes! Our data limits are now not as limiting. As of late Sunday night.
posted by pb (staff) at 1:43 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
I thought I'd be fancy and get some internal links, but {a name="something"}{/a} links get simplified into {a}{/a}. Darn you, MetaFilter, you're a tricky one.
posted by filthy light thief at 1:48 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by filthy light thief at 1:48 PM on August 8, 2011
Deezil's profile is "What to do when your PC gets infected".
Aside from the mods, it's the only profile I keep a bookmark to.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 2:04 PM on August 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
Aside from the mods, it's the only profile I keep a bookmark to.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 2:04 PM on August 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
I use a Mac.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 2:10 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 2:10 PM on August 8, 2011
You bookmark the mods profiles? Why?
posted by crunchland at 2:18 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by crunchland at 2:18 PM on August 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
box: "I love a MeTa double!"
It's at least a quadruple. And two of them mention Deezil in the title.
posted by zarq at 2:38 PM on August 8, 2011
It's at least a quadruple. And two of them mention Deezil in the title.
posted by zarq at 2:38 PM on August 8, 2011
mine has a party with cake and dancing and also free kittens
posted by elizardbits at 2:38 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by elizardbits at 2:38 PM on August 8, 2011
Mine has a party with Cake and Seona Dancing and also Free Kitten.
posted by mintcake! at 3:00 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by mintcake! at 3:00 PM on August 8, 2011
Mine was cranberry red until I was tricked into altering it.
posted by Cranberry at 4:48 PM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Cranberry at 4:48 PM on August 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
I enjoyed learning about the MetaFilter Triple-zero Program the day I came across Kattullus's profile.
posted by solotoro at 6:00 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by solotoro at 6:00 PM on August 8, 2011
"camanda gordee leforg-a to the howodeck-thannnkkk you"
posted by clavdivs at 7:55 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by clavdivs at 7:55 PM on August 8, 2011
You bookmark the mods profiles? Why?
Uhh...bookmark all eighteen mods, mail in your bookmark file, and receive a mod action figure * . That's why I do it.
* Limit 1 per person. No purchase necessary.
posted by babbyʼ); Drop table users; -- at 8:23 PM on August 8, 2011
Uhh...bookmark all eighteen mods, mail in your bookmark file, and receive a mod action figure * . That's why I do it.
* Limit 1 per person. No purchase necessary.
posted by babbyʼ); Drop table users; -- at 8:23 PM on August 8, 2011
I had a profile, then this guy from Google plus showed up ...
posted by infini at 8:28 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by infini at 8:28 PM on August 8, 2011
Mine was cranberry red until I was tricked into altering it.
It was you! I went there once, and it was all red, so I got out of there as quick as I could before I was rendered to goo and used to paint the walls..
But I've been wondering about it ever since.
posted by Ahab at 8:35 PM on August 8, 2011
It was you! I went there once, and it was all red, so I got out of there as quick as I could before I was rendered to goo and used to paint the walls..
But I've been wondering about it ever since.
posted by Ahab at 8:35 PM on August 8, 2011
Things I now know: Google+ is now a profile thing & people still use LastFM.
Okay. It's a wash.
As you were, we'll do this same thread again in a month or so.
posted by 1f2frfbf at 9:17 PM on August 8, 2011
Okay. It's a wash.
As you were, we'll do this same thread again in a month or so.
posted by 1f2frfbf at 9:17 PM on August 8, 2011
You bookmark the mods profiles? Why?
I did it originally so I could remember who they were. I still have them because I never bothered cleaning out that folder.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:13 PM on August 8, 2011
I did it originally so I could remember who they were. I still have them because I never bothered cleaning out that folder.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:13 PM on August 8, 2011
Meatbomb makes an elaborate claim to be the first $5 n00b.
posted by arcticseal at 11:25 PM on August 8, 2011
posted by arcticseal at 11:25 PM on August 8, 2011
ND¢
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 10:18 AM on August 9, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 10:18 AM on August 9, 2011 [1 favorite]
I don't see turntables listed anywhere (username was something like [O.:.O]). I remember him having a wildly CSS'ed page.
Eh. His alter-ego is good though.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 10:22 AM on August 9, 2011
Eh. His alter-ego is good though.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 10:22 AM on August 9, 2011
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