Examples of excellent posts to inspire

August 30, 2004 1:16 PM

There have been a number of discussions about threads that are not "the best" or that are "(your cause here)filter". As an alternative to commenting on the worthiness of a post after it has been posted to the blue, does anyone think that it might be a good idea to post somewhere examples of what a really good post might be like, as an inspiration to posters yet to come?
posted by unreason to etiquette/policy at 1:16 PM (8 comments total)

Oh, one thing, I'm not trying to criticize anyone in particular, so please keep things positive and civil.
posted by unreason at 1:18 PM on August 30, 2004

does anyone think that it might be a good idea to post somewhere examples of what a really good post might be like, as an inspiration to posters yet to come?

You obviously haven't seen this page.
posted by reklaw at 1:22 PM on August 30, 2004

what a really good post might be like

That's an awesome idea! Now, let's all just agree what makes a really good or bad post, and compile some...oh. Damn.

Sigh. Same old song: The hermeneutic...blah...."Best of the Web" dialectal...etc etc...blah blah....television cameras pointed into their own monitors...so on and so forth....collective panopticon...
posted by freebird at 2:16 PM on August 30, 2004

It's easier and more vocal to wring your hands and gnash your teeth and shit in the post you dislike.
posted by substrate at 2:52 PM on August 30, 2004

Sometimes you HAVE TO shit in a post you dislike. I mean, it's getting a lot harder to find public toilets here in L.A.
posted by wendell at 3:24 PM on August 30, 2004

Sure. Just check out my posting history. :)
posted by namespan at 10:04 AM on August 31, 2004

does anyone think that it might be a good idea to post somewhere examples of what a really good post might be like, as an inspiration to posters yet to come?

I'm a fan of Metafilter Remixed, for such things.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:09 AM on August 31, 2004

Don't forget Metafilter Distilled, although it seems to run in fits and starts (at the whim of participation by MeFi readers).
posted by weston at 1:00 PM on August 31, 2004