why is there no link to the green from the blue?

December 10, 2004 10:33 AM

Maybe stupid to ask, but why is there no link to the green from the blue?
posted by BrodieShadeTree to Feature Requests at 10:33 AM (25 comments total)

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posted by mr_crash_davis at 10:51 AM on December 10, 2004

Matt considers AskMetaFilter to be "beta" at the moment, so doesn't link it directly. Which I think is silly, but, given how many questions we get already, it's probably a good thing.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 10:53 AM on December 10, 2004

AskMetaFilter is a reward for reading MetaTalk.
posted by timeistight at 10:53 AM on December 10, 2004

Seems like it would save a little bit of bandwidth every month if one could just clickthrough to AskMe. Me, I've got links to all three on my linkbar, so whatever.
posted by loquacious at 10:59 AM on December 10, 2004

The colours clash
posted by joelf at 11:03 AM on December 10, 2004

Bookmark it.
posted by xammerboy at 11:03 AM on December 10, 2004

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT JUST SCROLL PAST.
posted by Krrrlson at 11:05 AM on December 10, 2004

But I don't want to be exposed to anus.
posted by loquacious at 11:08 AM on December 10, 2004

What are these bookmarks you speak of?? Marks? For Books? Wonder of wonders! How do I find them, will I need a tv to see these bookmarks. ...sheesh. Really.
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 11:10 AM on December 10, 2004

I'm still waiting for the FPP along the lines of "Check out this cool site where you can ask a question about ANTYHING and all these people answer them!!!"
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:25 AM on December 10, 2004

Maybe on your browser they are called "Favorites".
posted by birdherder at 11:27 AM on December 10, 2004

birdherder, please check the setting on your ironyfilter.
posted by BrodieShadeTree at 11:40 AM on December 10, 2004

DELETE UNUSED ACCOUNTS.
posted by adampsyche at 11:48 AM on December 10, 2004

Why don't they call them webmarks, sitemarks or something? Bookmarks has a horseless-carriagey sound to them.
posted by euphorb at 11:59 AM on December 10, 2004

i call mine 'captain'
posted by danOstuporStar at 12:59 PM on December 10, 2004

Um, isn't there a redesign content in the works? And one of the motivating factors was that the current design doesn't have such a link, and can't really incorporate it?
posted by lbergstr at 1:55 PM on December 10, 2004

content -> contest
posted by lbergstr at 1:56 PM on December 10, 2004

"Under construction." Check back in, oh, '07.
posted by rushmc at 5:32 PM on December 10, 2004

the internet is currently having a link shortage and matt doesn't want to use one up unless he really, really has to
posted by pyramid termite at 5:42 PM on December 10, 2004

It's an old joke from back when every few minutes, some goob would come along and post another link to the oh-so-high-larious Amazon product reviews for some kind of vibrating toy.
posted by majick at 8:43 PM on December 10, 2004

AskMetaFilter is a reward for reading MetaTalk.

What do I get for posting (or ceasing to post) so many comments here? Or there? Or anywhere? (I type more now than I used to wank when I was 13.)
posted by davy at 10:50 PM on December 10, 2004

The satisfaction of knowing you've done good.






Well. Knowing you've done well.

Shit.
posted by chicobangs at 10:52 PM on December 10, 2004

Getting serious: "Ask" will probably really only work well if the contributing population is motivated, which argues for making it a trivially little bit difficult to get to. Though I do buy the beta reason...
posted by lodurr at 8:06 AM on December 11, 2004

Blue and Green should only be seen together in a washing machine.. Honest I heard that. Some kind of universal rule.
posted by Ranger03 at 4:43 PM on December 11, 2004

Yes, Einstein was working on that at Princeton for the last 30 years of his life.
posted by Prince Nez at 6:55 AM on December 12, 2004