What domain names do I keep, part 1 of N

February 9, 2004 5:24 PM

Umm... is this appropriate for AskMefi? I might not have bristled as much if not for the implication that we will be seeing "more than a dozen" of the same threads in the "next several days," and this was merely "part one" of many. Wendell, I love you man, but, uh, [this is bad].
posted by PrinceValium to Etiquette/Policy at 5:24 PM (23 comments total)

I assume it's an attempt to generate responses for his sociology thesis.
posted by yerfatma at 5:29 PM on February 9, 2004

Agreed, [this is bad.] Wendell, you could have simply said "I have some domain names I'm wondering how to use; anyone interested in helping me figure it out, please drop me a line." This is way too lengthy and detailed and multipart for AskMeFi.
posted by languagehat at 5:51 PM on February 9, 2004

Didn't you know? I'm somebody else's sociology thesis...

As for future episodes in my multi-part AskMeFi...

Part 2: Other database sites: CLICHESTADIUM.COM and MURPHYSLAWLIBRARY.COM

Part 3: Showbiz News site: NORTHHOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM and Animation History site: THEPORTABLEHOLE.COM

Part 4: Blog related sites: BLOGHEADS.COM and LINKINLOG.COM

Part 5: News Satire site: NEWSLEEK.COM

Part 6: Webcomic: CLOWNSAROUND.COM

Names I don't know what to do with but I think they're cool: AARDBALL.COM and STATICKLINGON.COM
Names I've already lost interest in: THEPRESIDENTSANALYST.COM, OFFTHEWALLSTREETJOURNAL.COM, MUTTCUISINE.COM, INSTAPUNSTER.COM and MYBIGFATGEEKWEBLOG.COM
(mentioning them here does away with a need for Part 7)
posted by wendell at 5:51 PM on February 9, 2004

This is way too lengthy and detailed and multipart for AskMeFi.
One of my numerous personality flaws (and one of my favorite) is my tendency to over-explain everything. Which is why I was so hesitant to start using AskMeFi in the first place. Now that I've started... I CAN'T STOP!!!
posted by wendell at 5:56 PM on February 9, 2004

Allowing one question per week would solve this problem real quick.
posted by y6y6y6 at 8:54 PM on February 9, 2004

[and getting worse]
posted by Tubes at 9:25 PM on February 9, 2004

That does it. I'm moving all my eBay auctions to AskMe.
posted by ook at 9:46 PM on February 9, 2004

I've got a VG+ Tim Buckley Hello Goodbye with slight wear on the cover going up myself.
posted by y2karl at 9:59 PM on February 9, 2004

Sounds painful. Which part of you is it "going up"?
posted by dhoyt at 10:43 PM on February 9, 2004

There is a simple answer to all of your questions in this category, wendell:
If you build it, they will come.
posted by dg at 10:43 PM on February 9, 2004

Why are Wendell's questions a problem?


*goes away to calculate how many cases of Exlax are needed for 17175 people.*
posted by konolia at 5:42 AM on February 10, 2004

Because he's abusing AxMe, that's why.

The vast vast majority of AxMe's have been questions with specific answers. Wendelll's question is more akin to asking where I left my car keys. The answer is always going to be "it depends".

Besides. None of the domains he's listed off have particularly special names.
posted by bshort at 6:17 AM on February 10, 2004

Should I be a baseball umpire?
[next day]
Should I be a ballerina?
[next day]
How about a longshoreman?
...
Pastry Chef?
posted by websavvy at 6:42 AM on February 10, 2004

He's messing with the AskMF signal/noise ratio, but I must confess a certain fascination with learning about wendell himself. As to whether or not AskMF is the best place for my experience, I suppose not. It's been a heck of a ride, though.

Have you found a place to live yet? I hope so.
posted by jalexei at 7:05 AM on February 10, 2004

I don't understand why these all have to be separate questions. Wendell, can't this all be done with one thread?
posted by monju_bosatsu at 7:08 AM on February 10, 2004

There are some classics in there, especially LINKINLOG.COM, MUTTCUISINE.COM and the big fat geek one.

Has anyone considered that wendell might have added comments about these domain names in the same Ask MetaFilter thread, which is open for thirty days?

I didn't infer (and wendell did not say) that he intended to start multiple threads on the same topic. Did he?
posted by hama7 at 7:23 AM on February 10, 2004

Yeah, actually, I'm down on the actual AxMe post, but I'm curious about Wendell as well. How's the housing search going?

And hama has a good point. Wendell should've aggregated his domain questions into one post.
posted by bshort at 7:32 AM on February 10, 2004

I think so many in so few days is a bit much, but otherwise, his questions are no worse than many, many others I have read in AskMe.
posted by mischief at 7:40 AM on February 10, 2004

I didn't infer (and wendell did not say) that he intended to start multiple threads on the same topic. Did he?

Wendell says "[i]f I explained them all in this one Ask thread, I'd still be writing it, and nobody'd bother to read it all..."
posted by monju_bosatsu at 7:56 AM on February 10, 2004

2BR 1-1/2BA WD FLR W/D Xlnt Location Avail immed [MI]
posted by ook at 8:51 AM on February 10, 2004

Wendelll's question is more akin to asking where I left my car keys.
Maybe the problem with my question is that it's more akin to asking "does this dress make me look fat?"

Should I be a baseball umpire?
[next day]
Should I be a ballerina?
[next day]
How about a longshoreman?
Alright, how'd you get a hold of my resume?

2BR 1-1/2BA WD FLR W/D Xlnt Location Avail immed [MI]
Is that something you have to know php to decipher?

There are some classics in there, especially LINKINLOG.COM, MUTTCUISINE.COM and the big fat geek one.
Take one, it's yours, hammy. (e-mail me)

So, is it time for me to register WENDELLFUCKWIT.COM?
(notice I resisted the temptation to do an AskMe FPP with that question)
posted by wendell at 11:10 AM on February 10, 2004

I'm sorry, wendell, you're wrong.
posted by squirrel at 12:41 PM on February 10, 2004

Is that something you have to know php to decipher?

Depends on the neighborhood, I guess.
posted by ook at 3:39 PM on February 17, 2004