Comments on: Deletion requested - sloe

Deletion requested - sloe

wakko — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:27:21 -0800

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:34:56 -0800

I think the bigger issue is that he banned me from #mefi solely due to criticisms levied in the blue.

He can't handle his ops.

By: wakko

wakko — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:36:28 -0800

Ooh, spillover.

By: realcountrymusic

realcountrymusic — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:39:04 -0800

And he already has his own f****g blog.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:39:06 -0800

... everything you whine about when Amberglow does it-filter.

That was good.

By: basicchannel

basicchannel — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:40:37 -0800

That reminds me... whatever happened to that guy with the dead wife? He was at least funny.

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:44:21 -0800

By: Steve_at_Linnwood

Steve_at_Linnwood — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:44:28 -0800

mosch, you know there is a standing policy of not posting chat logs from #mefi on MetaFilter.

Regarding my now deleted thread, there has been multiple single link FPPs on this topic (example) and others. People like wakko wanted it "shut down" as the can't seem to stand having posts to the front page that disagree with them.

And wakko, for someone who's contribution to the site mostly consists of posting "america sucks more every day" in every thread, you are are hardly someone to call for me to get a time out.

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:46:47 -0800

Steve_at_Linnwood: you know that you banned me from the channel before I posted the chat logs in question.

You can't handle your ops.

By: fishfucker

fishfucker — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:47:25 -0800

I think the bigger issue is that he banned me from #mefi solely due to criticisms levied in the blue.

seriously: I've previously seen steve kick/ban folks on #mefi because they disagreed with him (in channel), his defense being that they were "attacking him" so they shouldn't be allowed in channel. This, of course, isn't #metamefi, but maybe someone should talk to chris.

BEFORE WE'RE ALL BANNZORATED.

By: wakko

wakko — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:47:48 -0800

And wakko, for someone who's contribution to the site mostly consists of posting "america sucks more every day" in every thread

Hm, have you run the numbers on this?

By: Steve_at_Linnwood

Steve_at_Linnwood — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:49:33 -0800

Fishfucker, you know his email address... if you want to "talk to chris"

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:49:43 -0800

fishfucker: and in this case I said absolutely nothing in channel. He banned me SOLELY because he didn't like my posts on the blue.

He can't handle his ops.

By: angry modem

angry modem — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:50:17 -0800

don't post #mefi logs on metafilter.

thanks.

(metatalk is okay, since it pisses off y2karl)

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:51:13 -0800

I think the bigger issue that he banned me from #mefi solely due to criticisms levied in the blue.

He can't handle his ops.

I guess my question is whether he banned you before or after you mentioned #mefi at all, because you aren't supposed to do so.

In any case, Steve@ shouldn't have been the one to ban you for very, very obvious reasons.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:55:02 -0800

Doesn't it say somewhere about Metatalk not being the right venue for issues with the channel?

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:55:23 -0800

Ryvar: he banned me BEFORE I posted the #mefi related content.

By: wakko

wakko — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:55:28 -0800

My issue was with the FPP.

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:55:43 -0800

(That was posted explicitly because he'd started the cross-over, by banning me from #mefi)

By: angry modem

angry modem — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:55:55 -0800

The correct venue is: here.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:57:40 -0800

I wasn't talking about the callout, I was talking about the #mefi stuff.

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:01:22 -0800

Doesn't it say somewhere about Metatalk not being the right venue for issues with the channel?

My apologies if this isn't the right venue. I saw a callout about Steve_At's now deleted post, and thought that it would be an appropriate place to note that he'd also banned me from #mefi for my comments in said thread.

I'll seek my forum more carefully in the future.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:04:31 -0800

I'm not picking on anyone here, I just don't want this to piss off mathowie seeing as how the #mefi reputation isn't that stellar as it is.

By: basicchannel

basicchannel — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:05:00 -0800

Honestly though, a Chris Hitchens op-ed? I welcome our new Douchebag of Liberty!

By: Snyder

Snyder — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:07:56 -0800

wakko, considering the whining you did after your callout, not only in the thread, but elsewhere, it's pretty funny seeing you call for a timeout.

On preview: Seeing as the thread has been deleted, can this thread be closed now?

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:10:56 -0800

I can't believe I'm saying this but . . . what Snyder said. Can this thread get closed or deleted? It's just going to lead to more crosstalk.

By: ericb

ericb — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:15:06 -0800

That reminds me... whatever happened to that guy with the dead wife? He was at least funny.

You mean Shouting? Funny? Hardly. Annoying? Yes.

By: LarryC

LarryC — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:16:01 -0800

Lame post, super-lame call out.

By: mosch

mosch — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:17:10 -0800

Anybody offering odds on whether or not that post from 'I EAT TAPES' was made by Steve_at_Linnwood?

By: mediareport

mediareport — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:20:07 -0800

Hm.

I agree that a single link to a Slate op-ed is about the lamest thing a relatively long-term member can do, but I do think Hitch has an interesting point. Why the fuck should the relative of a soldier have pure moral authority? Dowd is full of shit on this one.

Anyway, Steve, try adding some context to single-link newsy posts and you might have better luck. Your post was lazy above all else, and *that's* why it got deleted. A little respect for the smart folks in the ommunity next time, ok?

By: mediareport

mediareport — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:21:33 -0800

*sits on hands*

By: Balisong

Balisong — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:34:46 -0800

Re-do it, just don't be a dick about it.

By: Steve_at_Linnwood

Steve_at_Linnwood — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:38:23 -0800

Bailsong, what was "dick" about it? I just quoted Hitchens.

I didn't editorialize at all.

By: Armitage Shanks

Armitage Shanks — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:39:29 -0800

mosch, you know there is a standing policy of not posting chat logs from #mefi on MetaFilter.

Steve, you know there is a standing policy of not posting single-link op-ed pieces on Metafilter.

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:41:59 -0800

At least when it's convenient.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:42:56 -0800

Steve, a one-link post to an op-ed (by an author I actually like) doesn't make for a good post. As mentioned in that thread, I deleted a lefty post recently for the same reason, so you're not being singled out.

By: SeizeTheDay

SeizeTheDay — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:43:01 -0800

I wonder if Steve's post would have been deleted if it were an anti-Bush op-ed that everyone agreed with, and therefore contributed thoughtful discussion?

Seems to me that the mob mentality works here. Complain about something in-thread, shit all over the post, poster, and related elements, drown out any possible intelligence...and wait for the moderator to clean up the mess. Great plan guys! Makes me feel proud to be a registered Democrat. Free speech! Free speech!

And for those who think I'm just trying to stir the pot, ask yourselves this: If it was so bad, why did so many of you go out of your way to click the thread and deliberately leave a useless comment? If it was so egregious a violation of front page posting rules, why not flag it and move it, instead of creating a big stink?