Comments on: Gmail Invites

Gmail Invites

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:01:29 -0800

While this AskMe thread regarding gmail accounts for MeFites is still going strong, I thought the wiki would be a good place to keep track of who is offering accounts and who would like to receive an invitation.

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:04:12 -0800

Great idea.

I'm lording over mine.

By: BlueTrain

BlueTrain — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:05:41 -0800

I agree. Great idea.

By: reklaw

reklaw — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:15:49 -0800

'Tis a good idea. There seem to be more invitations than demand on the list, though... do most people have Gmail now?

Oh, and is someone going to add jacquilynne's list to that wiki, or at least the people who have stars by their names?

By: karmaville

karmaville — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:18:32 -0800

On preview: what reklaw said.

Through her efforts, I received my gmail invite this morning. Thanks jacquilynne!

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:18:43 -0800

woah - That's cool.
Just placed my invite link (which I email to myself) on the Wiki, and 20 seconds later....
Congrats: stevenpringle@gmail.com

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:22:57 -0800

Well, I still am sans-gmail, but I never exactly made a formal request. Here it is: Would anyone have a gmail invite to send me? (gmail@quasistoic.org)

I also added myself to the wiki (after 3 edit conficts).

By: reklaw

reklaw — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:25:51 -0800

Hmmm...wouldn't it be better if the people who want invites just email the wiki-listed people who have them directly, instead of listing themselves on the wiki? Two people might end up sending someone an invite at the same time, as it is...

By: whatnot

whatnot — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:27:46 -0800

I got mine a few days ago, so jacquilynne, you can take me off your list.

Seems like everyone I try to send an invite to has already been hooked up. Let's try this: e-mail me at ari.brown at gmail.com if you want an invite. ok? ok. I have 4 invites, first come, first serve.

By: loquax

loquax — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:29:56 -0800

Yes, thanks jacquilynne and monju (and kenko)! You folks are real nice.

By: john_son

john_son — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:40:12 -0800

Thanks Seanyboy!! Guess I just refreshed the page at the right moment!

By: grateful

grateful — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:42:58 -0800

Got mine a few hours ago. Thanks again, jacquilynne.

By: Gyan

Gyan — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:48:35 -0800

I would like one, as well.

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:50:31 -0800

Ahh! You guys are awesome. Thank you so much tracy. Ari, I forwarded yours to prentiz. When/if I get invites of my own, I'll post them on the wiki.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:53:36 -0800

Based on what I've learned by managing the list in my user profile, I'd suggest this method for the wiki list. It puts some of the work on the people with the invites, but I think it may be the best choice.

People put themselves on the list, as requiring invites. People with invites send the invitations and mark those people as having pending invitations, that way, they shouldn't get multiples, while people with invites won't get bombarded. Once you receive an invitation, you can take yourself off the list entirely.

By: jasper411

jasper411 — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:58:22 -0800

yay! thanks twalker! Another proof positive of the greatness of metafilter!

By the way, this article says the market for gmail accounts is starting to crash!

By: whatnot

whatnot — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:59:08 -0800

That worked! All my invites are gone. Glad to help.

By: fatbaq

fatbaq — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:00:52 -0800

thanks whatnot! your generosity made my day!

By: Gyan

Gyan — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:01:59 -0800

Thanks, whatnot, that was quick.

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:15:52 -0800

I'd like to note that Google has now made it impossible to tell whether or not a username is taken unless you have an invite. For about a week now, I had been disturbed by the idea that my username had been registered on gmail, but with an invite, I checked the availability and found that it was available.

The MO I was using to determine this was to click the "Forgot my password" link and see if there was a security question. At one point in time, this worked. Then a few days ago, I tried a couple usernames that can't exist (i.e. usernames shorter than the six character minimum) and found that they all used the "Father's middle name" security question. My desired username (I'm sure you can guess it) had the "first phone number" security question, so I figured that it must have been registered.

I was wrong. Apparently Google assigns a random security question (from the defaults) to each unregistered username the first time that someone tries to access the "Forgot my password" feature, and then statically maintains that question-username association until the name is actually registered.

So keep up hope!

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:24:12 -0800

cheers for malpractice & onlyconnect, the kind (and no doubt attractive) souls who invited me. I do so love the mefi mafia.

By: carter

carter — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:34:38 -0800

Great idea and thanks to all you folks for organasizing this!

By: haqspan

haqspan — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:39:58 -0800

Yes, that Wiki thing is kewl. I just added myself to the needs invite list.

/crosses toes and eyes

By: TurkishGolds

TurkishGolds — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:40:03 -0800

I'm still looking for an invitation, if anyone has an extra -- I've got my name up on the wiki.

By: thatwhichfalls

thatwhichfalls — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:40:14 -0800

Thanks to ttrendel for my invite and to everyone involved in running the wiki for a great resource.

By: lassie

lassie — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:47:23 -0800

Thanks also to ttrendel. In an "Ask and Ye Shall Receive" kind of way, this has been great.

By: redshoes3

redshoes3 — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:16:59 -0800

Just added myself to the needs wiki -- here's hoping someone will deliver me from Yahoo! Thanks!

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:28:04 -0800

It seems like supply has finally met demand, so there's no need to demean myself to get invited. That's nice.

Thanks for setting up the wiki.

The edit conflicts at the moment are unpleasant. Wikis need replication conflict documents - like Lotus Notes.

By: leotrotsky

leotrotsky — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:42:23 -0800

shouts to sweet sophia as well. oh, and if anyone happens to have a pony...

By: humuhumu

humuhumu — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:46:15 -0800

Just offered a couple out to Trillion and Mhaw. Check your inboxes, peeps.

By: Mossy

Mossy — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:49:13 -0800

Many thanks to onlyconnect for being absolutely splendid ^_^

By: redshoes3

redshoes3 — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:56:34 -0800

Many, many thanks to the awesome pomegranate! DAMN that was fast.

By: toby\flat2

toby\flat2 — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:15:14 -0800

I was the last one to get picked at school for football, too. *sniff*

By: humuhumu

humuhumu — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:19:06 -0800

I pick... ummm... toby/flat2. You're on my side, boy!

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:20:43 -0800

That was quite efficient. Thanks onlyconnect!

By: shinynewnick

shinynewnick — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:21:23 -0800

Much thanks for putting this together. I haven't really been out hunting a gmail invite, but it would certainly be a special little present in my inbox.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:29:27 -0800

BTW, are people creating all those username links by hand?

By: shinynewnick

shinynewnick — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:33:54 -0800

humuhumu is my new best friend. I'll bring over a pizza later.

By: sequential

sequential — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:40:24 -0800

First, thank you very much monju_bosatsu.

Second, the wiki thing is fun. Is the MeFi Wiki frequently active?

Lastly, and most off topic, is there a different wiki that handles conflicts better? This one is certainly nicer than the ones that simply ignore conflicts. On the other hand I had to submit most of my changes more than three times because of conflicts, which got annoying.

By: loquax

loquax — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:12:44 -0800

Hey, by the way, is that AskMe thread going to set any records? Last time I checked it was up to 377 comments. Anyone have that link to the MeFi stats page handy?

By: toby\flat2

toby\flat2 — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:18:11 -0800

I pick... ummm... toby/flat2. You're on my side, boy!

My guru!

By: amery

amery — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:02:00 -0800

ajr is my hero. Faster than a speeding bullet, that one. I can't wait to see him take on tall buildings. I hear a single bound may be involved.

By: haqspan

haqspan — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:11:11 -0800

You people are the bestest in the whole wide world. Thanks to ryanozawa, I now have an account. Huzzah and Kudos. And that Wiki thing is great.

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:19:31 -0800

I'd be grateful for an invite if anyone feels so inclined!

By: LittleMissCranky

LittleMissCranky — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:26:26 -0800

Oh boy oh boy oh boy would I like an invitation. I can offer a couple dozen chocolate chip cookies for the wonderful person who will send me one.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:41:28 -0800

This is a customer announcement: will LittleLMisCranky please check her inbox. That's Little Miss Cranky, to her inbox. Thank you.

By: rudyfink

rudyfink — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:43:53 -0800

That Monju. He is the shining light of our Houston group.

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:45:17 -0800

Got mine thanks to MeFi, and will be "paying forward" any invites I get.

By: LittleMissCranky

LittleMissCranky — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:50:58 -0800

Holy cow -- that was very, very fast. Thank you!

By: Turtles all the way down

Turtles all the way down — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:51:07 -0800

Got it--thanks squealy and t r a c y!

By: squealy

squealy — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:00:50 -0800

Still got one left if anyone wants it. Email in profile.

Sorry, but I'm too stupid to work that wiki thing.

By: palegirl

palegirl — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:09:44 -0800

I sent out some invites to some mefites & they were invalid. Is anyone else having this problem?

By: interrobang

interrobang — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:11:50 -0800

I've got three more. Email me if you want them.

By: squealy

squealy — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:20:12 -0800

No palegirl. I've sent out all but one of my invites to mefites and they all worked fine.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:30:42 -0800

I now have a metric assload of gmail invites to give out.

Folks, send me an email at my gmail account, and I'll give you one as long as I have them. (my username at gmail).

By: interrobang

interrobang — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:32:57 -0800

I now have two left.

By: majcher

majcher — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:35:15 -0800

I've given away two, I've got one more. First come.

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:39:00 -0800

I've got one to give.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:47:25 -0800

Just a reminder for people with Yahoo accounts to look for the invite in their Bulkmail folder!

By: .kobayashi.

.kobayashi. — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:47:37 -0800

I've got a bunch to give out too. Email in profile.

By: t r a c y

t r a c y — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:18:40 -0800

I now have a metric assload of gmail invites to give out.

nice turn of phrase haha.

they keep giving us more invitations to give out...! and boy my gmail pages are slow to load today...

By: moonbird

moonbird — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:38:03 -0800

go Pomegranate, it's your birthday (or within 365 days thereof)...

thanks for the account, it's a wonderful thing you've done!

By: judith

judith — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:54:04 -0800

i've got a bunch too - find me if you want one.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:19:55 -0800

they're giving them out like candy! i got 3 yesterday, and 5 more today to give out (still have 4 left, if anyone wants)

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:26:06 -0800

It sounds like they're now making sure all the active (and semi-active) mefites are joining the posse, and they're doing it by osmosis instead of blanket-inboxing. If that's the case, it's hella clever.

I have one invite left to give. Who wants who ain't got?

By: interrobang

interrobang — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:27:02 -0800

All mine are gone now.

(Took a long time, too. Guess the market's flooded.)

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:28:14 -0800

Scratch that. I too now have a metric demi-assload of invites. I'm at MisterT at gmail.

They're all yours while supplies last.

My homies. My people.

By: anathema

anathema — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:02:07 -0800

Well, I have a googleplex of invites. So there. Just email me if you want one.

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:40:28 -0800

...As my little motherlode runs out.

Jeezus, people. I paid eight forward in an hour and a half. I hope you use them well, and remember me in this little social contact rating system to come.

(*tags anathema, steps out of the ring*)

By: amberglow

amberglow — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:51:25 -0800

i paid 5 since my last post..i'm all out til they issue me more.

By: blasdelf

blasdelf — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:14:19 -0800

thanks everbody!

By: humuhumu

humuhumu — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 01:45:01 -0800

I think I'm up to around ten invites given out now, but I have a feeling that most of the last four weren't actually Metafilter members... I guess the Wiki is open to everyone and word is now out that there are free Gmail invites to one and all.

By: Dagobert

Dagobert — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:13:45 -0800

what a brilliant bit of free, viral marketing on Google's part.

These people continue to impress me.

By: adrianhon

adrianhon — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:26:58 -0800

I suspect that the majority of Mefiers who really want Gmail account now have them - a few hundred must have been given away in the last few days and weeks. In any case if you want to ensure that only Mefiers receive your invitation you could always ask for their username.

By: biffa

biffa — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 02:27:55 -0800

monju: an excellently generous idea for a thread, and personal thanks for the invite.

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:25:50 -0800

Anyone know what triggers additional invites from google? Actually using your gmail, or merely the passage of time? Or actually giving out the accounts?

By: adrianhon

adrianhon — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:03:17 -0800

Not sure, I think it's a combination of all three. I originally had 3 invites, and then no sooner had I given one out than I got another 3, bringing me up to 5. This is without using Gmail much at all.

By: ninthart

ninthart — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:22:24 -0800

I'm a bit late to this, but I'd love a Gmail invite if anyone's got one...

Ta very much!

By: chrisroberts

chrisroberts — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:41:55 -0800

same here. if anyone has an extra invite, i would really appreciate a gmail account. please send me an email if you can. thanks.

By: billybunny

billybunny — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:42:07 -0800

Hey, anyone maybe wants to give up an invite to me? Please? I'll stop saying things about you behind your back. You know who I'm talking about. Yeah. You know.

Thanks.

By: kookywon

kookywon — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:48:22 -0800

I would appreciate a gmail invite as well. Please email me at kookywon at hotmail (do t) com. Thanks!

By: Prospero

Prospero — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:28:18 -0800

I have several more invites to give away. If you want one, e-mail me at the address in my profile before I leave work today (4 p.m. EST) or before I run out, whichever comes first.