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metafilter dating media

AnnaRat — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:33:40 -0800

Apparently Metafilter one way to "organic[ally] meet people online.. and maybe further adventures in dating", according to the Time Out Melbourne DIY Internet Dating article on alternative ways to find people to date.

By: AnnaRat

AnnaRat — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:35:24 -0800

..."Metafilter IS..."

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:03:47 -0800

Well, there is that one Melbourne-based mefi-originated couple - though I didn't know either of them wrote for time-out.

By: jonathanstrange

jonathanstrange — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:55:47 -0800

I think it's pretty funny since I only know of one Melbourne based mefi couple, so it's not like its a mainstream dating hotbed in the city!

By: russm

russm — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:58:47 -0800

holly who? I don't remember a holly ever coming to a Melbourne meetup.

By: mannequito

mannequito — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:03:52 -0800

Metafilter: hours of late-night trawling through unsuitable profiles with a goon box

By: Kevin Street

Kevin Street — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:24:52 -0800

Interesting that it doesn't mention AskMeFi, since that's the most visible part of the site.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:43:05 -0800

Considering all the people who got into MetaFilter because they started dating a MeFite, I think it's more accurate to describe MetaFilter as a sexually transmitted disease. In the good sense.

By: MuffinMan

MuffinMan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:53:35 -0800

Metafilter: meet my organ down under.

By: Monsieur Caution

Monsieur Caution — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:19:21 -0800

Hey, what do you know--this works: http://dates.metafilter.com.

By: MartinWisse

MartinWisse — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:25:06 -0800

Yeah, but all http://foo.metafilter.com is aliased to plain old metafilter.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:41:37 -0800

In the good sense.

Spoken like a disease vector.

By: Mezentian

Mezentian — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:28:18 -0800

Chew the fat with them?
Aren't we all on a diet (so we can drink more ~~goon~~ Nikov)?

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:53:40 -0800

No one has ever propositioned me on Metafilter. What's wrong with you people? I'm not a hideous monster!

I'm not, right? Tell me I'm pretty. Please?

By: Wordshore

Wordshore — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:59:42 -0800

Le sigh. What happened to traditional forms of dating? Such as eHarmony, Match, or the librarians choice, OkCupid? Or even woo-ing through even older methods, such as letters, the telephone, or in my case being sent a box of assorted cheeses (it worked)?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:15:37 -0800

I only date local, organic, and sustainable.

By: prefpara

prefpara — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:16:51 -0800

Since joining metafilter, my love life has consisted of 80% nothing and 20% rejection. Is this part of the adventure or am I doing metafilter wrong?

By: asterix

asterix — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:26:56 -0800

I'd say your're not doing MetaFilter at all, prefpara.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:43:34 -0800

MeFi has all the smart babes. As Hank Rollins said, "I want me one-a them 'readers.'"

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:46:58 -0800

It is a good way to meet people who have girlfriends; sometimes they even mention them.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:49:38 -0800

Because Metafilter needs more horny, lonely Aussies.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:00:23 -0800

Can they join before the next Sydney meetup?

By: gomichild

gomichild — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:14:32 -0800

Those damn Melburnians grope me every time I go down there!

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:18:04 -0800

I like long walks on the beach, sunsets, and sex involving Saran wrap and track cleats.

That's how we do this, right?

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:22:32 -0800

Well, how else would we do it?

I have off-brand Saran wrap. There's an overnight flight out of Narita that can get you here in about 8 hours. Bring cleats.

By: gomichild

gomichild — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:26:16 -0800

Also they try to get you drunk.

And go to brunch.

By: iotic

iotic — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:26:56 -0800

Metafilter: free as in syphilis

By: the quidnunc kid

the quidnunc kid — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:29:24 -0800

I think this site is a great way to meet people. That's why it's called "matefilter", because Australians often use it to find and make good mates. The only drawback for Aussies is that the place was set up by Americans, who spell "mate" in a funny, American way. But apart from that one spelling error, matefilter is great, and so are its subsites like mate-talk where we all get drunk and say, I FUCKEN LOVE YOUSE MATE. I FUCKEN LOVE YOUSE AND I FUCKEN DON'T FUCKEN CARE WHO KNOWS IT YOUSE ARE FUCKEN BONZA *BURP* FUCKEN HELL I'M PISSED AY. And that is why I am always drunk when I comment here.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:30:13 -0800

I dig those crazy metalunians

By: goshling

goshling — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:38:23 -0800

When is the next Sydney Meetup?

We'll be up in Sydney before the end of the year and I'll be posting an IRL at a time closer, but do Sydney people have regular thingies?

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:40:20 -0800

The Whelk: I dig those crazy metalunians

Can you get MeFi formatted for easy reading on your interocitor?

By: russm

russm — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:40:45 -0800

do Sydney people have regular thingies?

or are they more turnip-shaped?

By: gomichild

gomichild — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:42:13 -0800

I have seen the drunkard quidnunc kid. Dear soul, pay heed to his words, garbled as they may be.

By: Slap*Happy

Slap*Happy — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:47:39 -0800

"...please email picture of ute."

By: the quidnunc kid

the quidnunc kid — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:50:17 -0800

I saw gomichild many years ago, when she was only a gomizygote, and I was but the quidnunc blastocyst. Good times.

By: russm

russm — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:55:07 -0800

Slap*Happy - Utezilla

By: Wolof

Wolof — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:56:22 -0800

I grabbed gomi's bum in Adelaide while we had a cuddle. It was a calculated gesture to make people on the internets jealous of me.

It worked, too.

By: Wolof

Wolof — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:57:30 -0800

Gomi was predictably gracious about it.

By: terrapin

terrapin — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:02:03 -0800

I have only had a drunken foursome with goshling, gomichild and russm, but I wasn't drunk and they were 10,453 miles away (according to Find my Friends) and it was a video chat. *sigh*

By: gomichild

gomichild — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:07:15 -0800

I have rarely been groped with such finesse mind you.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:13:24 -0800

You told me you didn't want finesse.

By: wolfdreams01

wolfdreams01 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:19:20 -0800

Considering all the people who got into MetaFilter because they started dating a MeFite, I think it's more accurate to describe MetaFilter as a sexually transmitted disease. In the good sense.

Does that mean that when I date from now on, I need to disclose?

"Look, I really like you a lot, but before we go any further, there's something I need to tell you. I'm Metafilter-positive. Now, if we're both careful, and make sure we take precautions to limit your exposure, it's likely that you'll never catch MetaFilter yourself... but there's always a small risk, and I just felt you deserved to know."

By: goshling

goshling — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:23:02 -0800

So i guess it's clear that gomichild & I have been outed as the only Melbourne Mefi couple.
SO MUCH FOR PRIVACY. YOU BASTARDS.

By: octobersurprise

octobersurprise — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:26:38 -0800

Metafilter: Australian for sex.

By: griphus

griphus — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:27:30 -0800

Does that mean that when I date from now on, I need to disclose?

You're a better man than I. Generally, I just register an account for them while they're asleep and scrawl the username and password on their bathroom mirror with lipstick before sneaking out like a thief in the night.

By: goshling

goshling — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:28:54 -0800

Also, yeah, I don't think the author of this article has done any first hand research. I'm guessing she is a lurker or stumbled across threads relating to MeFi romances & localised it for this article. There's many other cities with much larger active Mefi populations full of single people. While we'd love to have new folks along to Melbourne meetups, anyone rocking up hoping to meet lots of available singles might be rather disappointed.

By: goshling

goshling — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:31:38 -0800

Mind you I'd be so amused if we post our next meet up details & we get 20 hot new folk arrive and all hook up with each other while the rest of us wonder wtf.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:38:10 -0800

Reddit meetings are straight up orgies.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:39:05 -0800

HUNDREDS OF AVAILABLE SINGLES ARE MASSING AT EVERY ENTRANCE TO YOUR HOME

By: griphus

griphus — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:41:04 -0800

I wouldn't want to join any subreddit that would have an orgy with me as a member.

By: Loto

Loto — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:42:52 -0800

Considering most of the local Mefites saw me drink beer off of a bar floor I'd say that I should avoid Metafilter for my dating needs.

By: gomichild

gomichild — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:55:39 -0800

Goshling is an awesome kisser btw.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:57:20 -0800

I have met people here!

By: tommasz

tommasz — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:59:07 -0800

I can honestly say I'm less frightened by the prospect of meeting people from MeFi than any of the other sites I belong to.

By: k5.user

k5.user — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:59:50 -0800

I hear it's real easy to pick up a spouse here.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:00:15 -0800

Thats what they all say.....

before.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:01:16 -0800

/r/programming is the best suborgy.

By: griphus

griphus — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:14:56 -0800

"/r/programming" is an anagram of "Gang Rim Mr. Pro"

There are no such things as coincidences.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:16:49 -0800

Just don't invite the snobby weirdos from /r/lisp.

By: h00py

h00py — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:19:03 -0800

I'm getting a bit toey, sure.

By: jph

jph — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:28:30 -0800

MetaFilter is where I recruit for my harem.

By: h00py

h00py — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:28:38 -0800

I am a thread killer though so not much chance of a root, probably.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:15:17 -0800

I've gotten a few marriage proposals through MeFi. Does that count?

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:23:37 -0800

further adventures in dating

You see a thread on the page, do you:

[] read it
[] comment
[] read it and then comment
[] make popcorn
[] turn up with saran wrap

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:24:28 -0800

So will we be issued fedoras or should I buy my own?

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:41:20 -0800

Dating through MetaFilter is like performing The Human Firework. The results can be spectacular, but you can only do it once.

(well, most people)

By: Rodrigo Lamaitre

Rodrigo Lamaitre — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:05:29 -0800

So will we be issued fedoras or should I buy my own?

You get one free with the purchase of any of our banjos.

By: griphus

griphus — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:14:28 -0800

If you don't purchase a banjo, you get two.

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:16:41 -0800

I am frightened and confused. And slightly aroused.

By: catlet

catlet — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:44:09 -0800

However, if you repurpose your fedora as a take-out container for MeFi-certified organic beans (pre-sorted to remove @, #, and other inedible cruft), you get a 10% discount on your membership to the MeFi Comment Co-op.

Your shift's on the third Friday from 9pm to 3am GMT-2. If you can't make it, you're responsible for getting someone else to cover for you.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:21:27 -0800

I slept with a MeFite just last night!

So hawt.

By: quiet coyote

quiet coyote — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:03:54 -0800

Another feather in the fedora of my business proposal...

By: smoke

smoke — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:36:28 -0800

No one has ever propositioned me on Metafilter. What's wrong with you people? I'm not a hideous monster!

Ummm, your username would kind of belie that... Send me a banjo - anonymously - and I'll think about it. No mandolins!

By: dg

dg — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:07:00 -0800

Now I'm wondering if it's safe to go to Melbourne next week.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:21:25 -0800

When is the next Sydney Meetup?

We'll be up in Sydney before the end of the year and I'll be posting an IRL at a time closer, but do Sydney people have regular thingies?

We haven't done regular things before, but we're overdue for a meetup. When will you be here?

There have been claims made that you're an 'awesome kisser', so you gots a rep to protect. Bring your A game.

By: coriolisdave

coriolisdave — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:39:00 -0800

Do it, dg. And make them take you to Rockwell&Sons, and eat the pulled rib sammich, and drink the aptly-named beer "Perverse Sexual Amalgam". Highly recommended.

By: the cydonian

the cydonian — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:49:57 -0800

You all are doing it wrong. I sleep with my phone browser turned to long MeFi threads in my bed.

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:55:32 -0800

Where the hell else am I going to get ten spouses?

By: goshling

goshling — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:37:04 -0800

We'll be in Sydney around last week of November/early December.

By: jonathanstrange

jonathanstrange — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:24:21 -0800

No shit? I'll be in Sydney then too!

By: jonathanstrange

jonathanstrange — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:27:53 -0800

Dg: I'm up for a meetup when you're in town, if you want! Post an IRL. Mind, I AM married, though! ;)

By: flaterik

flaterik — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:01:00 -0800

I keep putting Nice Tokens into Metafilter, but no sex comes out.

By: dg

dg — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:58:24 -0800

Unfortunately, I'm pretty well tied up with work stuff while there, jonathanstrange. I'm in town from time to time, so maybe next trip.

By: whalebreath

whalebreath — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:31:53 -0800

I have a crush on lots of you.