Is there a new policy now where Matt/Jess/cortex are deleting comments in the Blue that are a bit snarky/one-linerish? Because I remember a one-liner in the Lyndon Johnson thread that's no longer there. Is that because Matt thinks that the first few comments set the tone for the thread, so ya'll are trying to keep things on-topic from the get-go? BTW, I'm well aware that I basically set myself up here for a rapid succession of one-liners. Have at it, folks.
posted by SeizeTheDay to etiquette/policy at 5:02 PM PST - 120 comments

I had a dream last night that I was at the base of a pyramid, and there was something earth-destroying in the pyramid, like an ancient God-like evil. I had to work my way through the booby trapped maze of the pyramid to reach the evil before it awoke, and so I popped open my trusty laptop and went to AskMeFi and typed my first question: How do I get to the center of a booby trapped pyramid maze. The answers started pouring in, and I began my mission, dodging ancient mummies and flying spikes.
posted by Astro Zombie to MetaFilter-related at 9:05 AM PST - 136 comments

Hey, kids, I've moved to Chicago. This seems to be a perfect excuse for a meetup.
posted by eriko to MetaFilter gatherings at 8:12 PM PST - 59 comments

Let's establish first of all that I'm a complete moron. Ok, with that out of the way, every great once in a while I've managed to find where to go to do metafilter mail. I'm never sure how I did it, and I can never seem to repeat it. I've just clicked about every link I could on my profile and contacts list and elsewhere, and can't access it. Now, since I'm, again, a moron, I'd never suggest that you place a clearer link to this feature. But can someone deign to give me a URL, a clue....something? Many thanks!
posted by jimmyjimjim to MetaFilter-related at 3:20 PM PST - 66 comments

Could the Older Post/Newer ( « Older How exactly would one procure,... | How can I transfer iCal items ... Newer » ) post navigation be included at the top of the comments page so one does not have to scroll to the bottom to move to the next post? Perhaps the links would only be present if the number of comments extended below the fold.
posted by mattoxic to feature requests at 6:27 AM PST - 10 comments

Minor interface annoyance: on the AskMe category pages in the sidebar, answered questions don't show check marks as they do on the front page.
posted by shadow vector to feature requests at 8:01 PM PST - 3 comments

Man, the green has been busy lately - so much so that it's really hard to keep up. How about going back to the 14-day wait between questions?
posted by jbickers to feature requests at 5:20 PM PST - 82 comments

Somewhat unimportant but, why do projects under 10 posts look like this while using Opera?
posted by Memo to bugs at 3:54 PM PST - 20 comments

Someone answered an AskMe question with a little poem about flipping a coin - help me find it?
posted by ferociouskitty to MetaFilter-related at 11:46 AM PST - 18 comments

This project is offensive beyond the pale for those who worship the Son of God, and who are grateful He gave His life and defeated death.
posted by survivorman to etiquette/policy at 11:45 AM PST - 100 comments [closed]

This post linking to the Globe and Mail's series Talking to the Taliban generated this comment from the quidnunc kid. Somebody at the Globe noticed.
posted by Dasein to MetaFilter-related at 9:14 AM PST - 37 comments

Call for discussion: Many posts to MeFi have had their link description copied from the linked to article or site. That's fine and I do it when I post, but often both new and older posters don't distinguish that the description is not their own words by using quotes, italics, or otherwise marking it as such. Would it be useful for a small blurb to be inserted on the New Post page to Metafilter advising of the usefulness distinguishing the poster's own words from those of the linked-to piece?
posted by Burhanistan to etiquette/policy at 8:54 AM PST - 26 comments

This post is cool, not just because of the answers, but more even more because it shows how very diverse the membership of Metafilter is.
posted by ShawnString to MetaFilter-related at 5:51 AM PST - 43 comments

Look who's going to ROFLcon! It's a "a group dissection of internet culture" and "big blowout party" in Cambridge, MA, April 25th and 26th that promoters call "the most important gathering since the fall of the tower of Babel" (and possibly just as productive). Wish I could be there.
posted by wendell to MetaFilter gatherings at 5:57 PM PST - 80 comments

Is it just me or is "Will the Korean doctor rob me blind??" a mildly racist way to start an AskMe post?
posted by randomstriker to etiquette/policy at 1:57 PM PST - 91 comments

Q. So we're not allowed to say something's boring? A. Of course you're allowed. You just have to explain why. Boing Boing's new moderation policy, by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
posted by Horace Rumpole to etiquette/policy at 12:47 PM PST - 6 comments [closed]

Pony request: Meetup RSVP Kinda like a favorite, except a little link that says you're planning on going, and a list of people somewhere on the page of who is planning on going.
posted by empath to MetaFilter gatherings at 11:32 AM PST - 24 comments

Hampton Roads meetup late May early June, interested?
posted by waraw to MetaFilter gatherings at 11:08 AM PST - 10 comments

1. Please delete my FPP. Unbeknownst to me, the link contains NSFW ads. 2. Even after filling out the captcha on the contact admins page, I get "Couldn't send your message. Please go back and make sure you fill out the captcha before you send your message."
posted by orthogonality to bugs at 6:38 AM PST - 30 comments

Please send good thoughts out to longtime mefi user nickyskye, undergoing a tough cancer battle and in surgery today. Via Brandon' Blatcher's Projects post.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders to MetaFilter-related at 6:36 AM PST - 8 comments [closed]

My little pony: how much work would be required to turn the "contains answers marked as best" checkmark on the front page of AskMe into a link to the first best answer?
posted by flabdablet to feature requests at 12:26 AM PST - 18 comments

Any Southern California Mefites have a fondness for obese beagles or Australian blue heelers?
posted by miss lynnster to MetaFilter-related at 3:52 PM PST - 4 comments [closed]

Why is MetaFilter going downhill, and what are we going to do about it?
posted by scrump to etiquette/policy at 12:34 PM PST - 440 comments

Today a mysterious box arrived, which turned out to be my long-lost OLPC! Are there any other Mefites playing around with them?
posted by nevercalm to MetaFilter-related at 9:49 AM PST - 28 comments

Better to ban a spammer here than over there! -- Japanese Business Cards
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 to etiquette/policy at 7:51 AM PST - 9 comments [closed]

No matter what funny a comedian said, this is still an obit thread. I don't run into dead politicians threads and harp about how politics suck, or piss in any obit threads at all no matter what I think of the person it is about. Could we extend this courtesy to dead ad men as well, please?
posted by dabitch to etiquette/policy at 7:22 AM PST - 115 comments

My question is a two parter. I spend way too much time surfing the net, and sometimes come up on "stuff" that I think might make a good post here, but because I am fairly new by Metafilter standards, I am not sure it would be a good post. Is there a way for me to "unofficially" run my thoughts through someone PRE-post? I would rather not be humiliated publicly, which is why I ask. Secondly, even if I was feeling up for a good potential whipping on any given day, I am pretty bad with the technical aspects here. I would really do so much better if I had some one on one help.
posted by LiveLurker to etiquette/policy at 6:54 PM PST - 84 comments

Show #24 features an interview with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule and recaps from the month of March on MetaFilter. It was recorded on March 21, 2008 and runs an hour long.


posted by mathowie to MeFi Podcast at 1:41 PM PST - 25 comments

Pony request - auto ban for cracked.com posts
posted by Artw to feature requests at 11:45 AM PST - 115 comments

Update: Fans of MeFi's own Jill Sobule dished out a whopping $80,832 to fund her next album.
posted by [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] to MetaFilter-related at 9:05 PM PST - 70 comments

It's been WEEKS since the last Austin meetup, and now that all those crazy foreigners have left town, it's time for another meetup. There's been entirely too many meetups lately involving TV. How about rock climbing at Enchanted Rock?
posted by Pants! to MetaFilter gatherings at 5:05 PM PST - 37 comments

Which is the best thread/comment related to depression on AskMe?
posted by PinkButterfly to MetaFilter-related at 4:15 PM PST - 34 comments

Given that much of John McCain's campaign advertising is focused on his integrity as a POW, is it reasonable to publish on Metafilter these videos of a former US intelligence officer claiming that McCain gave away American bombing plans as a POW to the Vietnamese military in exchange for better treatment?
posted by vizsla to etiquette/policy at 2:35 PM PST - 5 comments

search by flickr name?
posted by nomisxid to feature requests at 11:47 AM PST - 17 comments

How much difference does $5 make?. Mashup by bertrandom pulls the most recent comments from Metafilter and the comments from the most viewed videos on Youtube and puts them side-by-side for comparison.
posted by dmd to MetaFilter-related at 10:35 AM PST - 107 comments

What makes a favourite favourite?
posted by Fiasco da Gama to etiquette/policy at 5:29 AM PST - 82 comments

Hey MeFi, who's up for a game of Nomic?
posted by Taksi Putra to MetaFilter-related at 8:19 PM PST - 65 comments

This AskMe thread about contributors vs. lurkers reminded me of something I've been meaning to inquire about. A pony named Argus, who sees all users, named and unnamed, and enumerates them with well-manicured hooves. A digital Clever Hans. Or a realtime visitor count, if you prefer.
posted by mumkin to feature requests at 7:42 PM PST - 27 comments

Has one of your long-held opinions/beliefs ever been swayed by a Mefi post or comment? I don't mean a mundane opinion like "I prefer mashed potatoes to french fries," but a really important opinion, like a major cultural/political stance (i.e. a long-held belief regarding religion, abortion, homosexuality, vegetarianism, conservative vs. liberal, etc.). If so, what thread and/or comment was the turning point for you? And how did you feel about thinking differently?
posted by amyms to MetaFilter-related at 12:20 AM PST - 188 comments

Am I imagining things, or was this post deleted at one point, then re-appeared?
posted by jbickers to bugs at 3:40 PM PST - 31 comments

Greasemonkey for non-Firefox browsers?
posted by Blazecock Pileon to feature requests at 10:34 PM PST - 31 comments

It might be nice on the main page to see the number of new messages on a per-thread basis.
posted by ~ to feature requests at 8:50 PM PST - 18 comments

Fresh from entertaining the Code Monkeys of London (his first Euro gig ever), Mr. Jonathan Coulton returns to the states with a show at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse. Tomorrow night. Any other MeFites going?
posted by grabbingsand to MetaFilter gatherings at 2:02 PM PST - 5 comments

Just so we all know for future reference, why is "FREE TIBET!" not a viable answer for this question?
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! to etiquette/policy at 1:22 PM PST - 124 comments

Normal Person + Anonymity + Audience = Sweetness & Light?
posted by robself to MetaFilter-related at 12:44 PM PST - 94 comments

Holy crap, the back tagging project (recent update) is complete! 43,000 old posts have been keyworded by a team of hundreds of volunteers here. A huge thanks to all, I never thought we'd finish up all those old MeFi posts.
posted by mathowie to MetaFilter-related at 11:54 PM PST - 161 comments

Does anyone else think that I am an "unChristian racist fuck" or a "racist white asshole?"
posted by davidmsc to etiquette/policy at 10:22 PM PST - 2 comments

Small Meetup Functionality Request: Allow the Meetup thread poster to highlight the post which contains the agreed upon Place and Time?
posted by vacapinta to feature requests at 1:24 PM PST - 21 comments

Um, did I miss a NJ get-together, or was there not one?
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit to MetaFilter gatherings at 12:58 PM PST - 9 comments

Any chance MeFemail can be enhanced such that a MeFite can email multiple MeFites at once?
posted by psmealey to feature requests at 12:53 PM PST - 50 comments

Meetup a Firenze? Posible?
posted by Kudos to MetaFilter gatherings at 9:01 AM PST - 7 comments

I heard this DJ singing the praises of MetaFilter on Atlanta radio this afternoon. She was talking up the site in general, and the alphabetical song lyric post specifically. Who says there's never anything good on the radio?
posted by spilon to MetaFilter-related at 7:57 PM PST - 28 comments

It all seems so clear now-- I had to share this comment of pure wonderment, I'm still smiling. If you've ever needed to really understand how far a distance is, behold the answer within.
posted by Static Vagabond to MetaFilter-related at 7:56 PM PST - 61 comments

Is it still possible to get Metafilter shirts? I'm going to some blogging events in the near future (April and then in July), and I would like to look like the cool kid while I'm there.
posted by misha to MetaFilter-related at 4:23 PM PST - 86 comments

Western Massachusetts meetup, Saturday, April 5! Come to the Pioneer Valley and enjoy food, drink, and excellent company: Jessamyn and languagehat are expected to attend. Will you?
posted by Songdog to MetaFilter gatherings at 12:19 PM PST - 158 comments

AskMe #4 in Q&A site visits in the US according to Hitwise. Download the rest of the doc + chart here. Interesting news but I must say I've never even heard of Answerbag.
posted by jessamyn to MetaFilter-related at 11:34 AM PST - 185 comments

Photos from last night's Wellington meetup.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen to MetaFilter gatherings at 11:05 AM PST - 16 comments

Temporary commenting lockout for bad behavior in AskMe? Details and thoughts inside.
posted by baphomet to etiquette/policy at 8:37 AM PST - 130 comments

Being vain, of course, I noticed this morning that someone favorited my song. The details show two favorites, though, one of which is from 2006. Which I am fairly certain is not the case, unless somebody's got a sweet time machine.
posted by uncleozzy to bugs at 6:32 AM PST - 57 comments

Last Five Favorite posts from ___'s contacts & Last Five Favorite comments from ___'s contacts does not match up with Favorite posts from ___'s contacts & Favorite comments from ___'s contacts. I guess it's vaguely possible that this is because "Last" works on when something was favorited as opposed to when the favorited thing was posted, but the discrepancy is pretty large and I think there's a bug there.
posted by juv3nal to bugs at 12:03 AM PST - 10 comments

Fred and Sharon plug MetaFilter.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium to MetaFilter-related at 9:22 PM PST - 32 comments

It's not OK to dismiss an entire country because you couldn't resist making a lame joke.
posted by gomichild to etiquette/policy at 7:48 PM PST - 130 comments

Hey guys, remember that mefi mail feature? Use it instead of metatalking.
posted by garlic to etiquette/policy at 1:50 PM PST - 136 comments

What's the rationale for deletion here of Planet F's comment?
posted by Phanx to etiquette/policy at 12:41 PM PST - 57 comments

Should we FPP the Obama speech? Some debate here. On the one hand it seems like it would be doomed to deletion as we have two open Obama related threads. On the other hand it's a really big deal, and (IMHO) rises above NewsFilter into Best Of The Web because it's such an incredibly good speech. Also those other threads are way below the fold. Thoughts?
posted by Artw to etiquette/policy at 11:39 AM PST - 424 comments

Comrades Melburnian! Does anyone feel like an impromptu meetup on Maundy Thursday evening or during the day on Good Friday? A conference on Marxism seems like a good way to spend Good Friday.
posted by Kattullus to MetaFilter gatherings at 12:56 AM PST - 68 comments

So... I was doing some research online regarding the whole Obama/Rezko real estate issue re: Obama's house, the lot next door which Rezko bought, etc. As a result of my research, I have located Obama's house on Google Maps, which actually has overhead and *VERY* zoomable street-level views of the whole area. I've also checked Zillow, which shows all the nearby property prices. This information is new and very revealing, in that it suggests that Obama might have even slightly overpaid for his house, and that Rezko bought a potentially very profitable piece of real estate. But there are some issues involved, as you may have guessed...
posted by markkraft to etiquette/policy at 7:16 PM PST - 47 comments [closed]

Any Tokyo mefites available for a drink?
posted by mai to MetaFilter gatherings at 5:33 PM PST - 53 comments

I think Jessamyn needs a hug. First there was this and then this. I liked the sarcasm of this one and was thankful she stepped into this !narcoterror! thread. Frustration bubbles here and then, in the best delete ever, explodes.
posted by incessant to MetaFilter-related at 3:57 PM PST - 270 comments

Zdravstvuite valued Party Comrades! Latest Troll-state propaganda has it that the glorious Mefi motherland is wilting in the face of superior technological competitors ! Beware decadent democratic popularity-seeking! The Party already knows the minds of all citizens and our diligent moderating heros must continue to enforce the lessons of years of collective toil!
posted by DirtyCreature to etiquette/policy at 3:40 PM PST - 103 comments

Time for another Seattle Meet-Up?
posted by mrzarquon to MetaFilter gatherings at 3:25 PM PST - 107 comments

Announcing the biggest Mefi gathering in Singapore, JB and some say, even Batam!
posted by the cydonian to MetaFilter gatherings at 8:12 AM PST - 34 comments

what's with this survey thing that pops out at the unsuspecting mefite? (It adds "for research purposes only", but would you trust the claims of a browser pop-up?)
posted by progosk to MetaFilter-related at 6:44 AM PST - 36 comments

I offer an unqualified apology to Malor and anyone else who might have been offended by my comments.
posted by Mutant to etiquette/policy at 3:32 AM PST - 54 comments

Hey nasreddin, maybe I even agree with some of your points, but you're coming across like an obnoxious sixteen-year old who wants everyone to know he's read Rousseau (and Voltaire) and lip-synchs to "Firing Line".
posted by orthogonality to etiquette/policy at 12:56 AM PST - 155 comments

From time to time, after asking a question in AskMefi, I get a great question but forget about it because of the waiting period. I'm not questioning this rule, but it would be nice to have the possibility to create a certain number of questions in advance, and put them in some sort of queue, so one will not forgot to ask some good question.
posted by zouhair to feature requests at 11:23 PM PST - 54 comments

I'll be coming down to Waco, TX to visit family for the Easter weekend. Would anyone like to meet up on Friday (March 21) or Saturday (March 22)?
posted by horseblind to MetaFilter gatherings at 6:46 PM PST - 3 comments

Is there interesting MetaFilter history that newcomers wouldn't know about, but might find interesting?
posted by SpacemanStix to MetaFilter-related at 11:59 AM PST - 107 comments

How do mods resolve differences?
posted by HotPatatta to MetaFilter-related at 9:10 AM PST - 44 comments

This is a serious, intended-for-AskMe question, but under the rules (because it is about AskMe itself) it must be asked here. So, kindly play by AskMe rules. Here goes. Various authorities claim there are only 69, 36, 20, 7, 3 or 1 possible literary plots, all the rest are just variations on the basic ones. Is it possible to categorize all MeFi questions into a limited number of generic forms?
posted by beagle to MetaFilter-related at 9:06 AM PST - 48 comments

If you feel the need to call the OP a douchebag, attack his phrasing, or lecture him for "body image baggage," please do it in this MeTa instead of shitting in the question.
posted by nasreddin to etiquette/policy at 5:15 AM PST - 148 comments

I'd like to say thanks to MIko, who not only just reached 2000 AskMe comments, but also routinely clogs up my "contact activity" feed with Best Answers.
posted by null terminated to MetaFilter-related at 10:56 PM PST - 70 comments

It's that time of the semester: the "help me write my paper" AskMe's are starting up again.
posted by Forktine to etiquette/policy at 5:36 PM PST - 51 comments

I'd just like to point out the very first double mod deletion.
posted by puke & cry to MetaFilter-related at 10:20 PM PST - 88 comments

Only a little over a year ago, anonymous had asked 1500 questions. As of today, that number has doubled. By my calculations if this trend continues then by the year 2055 life on earth will have ceased to exist!
posted by ND¢ to MetaFilter-related at 9:08 AM PST - 84 comments

Does this post about how wonderful new web technologies from Microsoft are, and how easy and quick it is to develop for them, set off anyone's alarm bells?
posted by AmbroseChapel to etiquette/policy at 3:20 PM PST - 87 comments

Either a comment has been deleted in error or a different comment has failed to have been deleted.
posted by DU to etiquette/policy at 3:16 PM PST - 1 comments [closed]

Calling all MeFi Xbox360 gamers. I'm going to maintain an Xbox gamertag for us to make it easy to find other Mefites to game with using the Friends of a Friend feature on Live.
posted by i_am_a_Jedi to MetaFilter-related at 10:31 AM PST - 33 comments

I don't know what to make of this AskMe post.
posted by farishta to etiquette/policy at 9:52 AM PST - 152 comments

DTMFA, LUA, GAAEIYBF, KHYF, HJNTIY. Continue this sequence.
posted by unSane to MetaFilter-related at 8:55 AM PST - 115 comments

I think the deletion of this post by indienial is a bad call. The continued destruction of all things Aboriginal is a big fat important & undercommented issue, and one which I was looking forward to reading comments about.
posted by seanyboy to etiquette/policy at 1:22 AM PST - 94 comments

AskMe Feature suggestion - here's some questions you might like to answer....
posted by Happy Dave to feature requests at 9:46 AM PST - 89 comments

We're a couple weeks into March and there's not really been a post-mortem of MeFi contributions to RPM '08! So let's, you know. Have one.
posted by sparkletone to MetaFilter Music at 8:28 AM PST - 11 comments

Not another favourites pony: Tag clouds for favourites?
posted by Phire to feature requests at 8:46 PM PST - 23 comments

Can anyone guide me to a post about USian education in which it was described how the POTUS met with business leaders to determine the course of public education in the U.S.? I think they were events that happened during or just after the industrial revolution.
posted by snsranch to MetaFilter-related at 6:51 PM PST - 20 comments

The Ministry of Type quotes Metafilter on quotes (and hopes its pages don't go away).
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen to MetaFilter-related at 1:43 PM PST - 31 comments

Live preview annoys me. I think there should be an option to have it.
posted by majikstreet to feature requests at 12:47 PM PST - 83 comments

Are there still any Metafilter-specific World of Warcraft guilds?
posted by WCityMike to MetaFilter-related at 11:20 AM PST - 43 comments

I'm going to be in NYC for a conference the weekend of April 4th/5th--anyone up for a meetup on the Friday or Saturday evening?
posted by hurdy gurdy girl to MetaFilter gatherings at 11:19 AM PST - 57 comments

Hong Kong meetup. I need more friends in this connection-crazy city, so I'd like to propose a meetup. March the 22nd, somewhere in Soho?
posted by sleslie to MetaFilter gatherings at 10:14 PM PST - 12 comments

Admit it, MetaFilter really needs a Glee Club. San Francisco singers and would-be singers, lend your voices to make this dream a reality!
posted by Quietgal to MetaFilter gatherings at 8:41 PM PST - 60 comments

Anyone up for an Easter week NYC Meetup during March 22 - 29? Perhaps we could all do an activity like an Obscure Walking Tour, Hanging out and talking at a bar/restaurant, Seeing a Show/Movie/etc. It's just a thought, I just joined the community and it would be fun to have a meetup with a bunch of other Mefites, and I'm coming back to NYC on break from college and would love to do something.
posted by Del Far to MetaFilter gatherings at 8:40 PM PST - 69 comments

Attention Sydneysiders! I will be visiting your city between the 14th and the 24th of March. I'd love to attend a meet-up. What say you?
posted by Kattullus to MetaFilter gatherings at 7:49 PM PST - 60 comments

What happened to live preview? And why do I have to hit preview before post now?
posted by sveskemus to bugs at 2:52 PM PST - 4 comments [closed]

Just an FYI...Due to changes made over at GoogleMaps, the map on MeFiJobs now crashes older versions of Safari.
posted by Thorzdad to MetaFilter-related at 1:57 PM PST - 17 comments

Got to be! Got to be! Got to be another Washington, DC meet-up! Hey Hey!
posted by parmanparman to MetaFilter gatherings at 7:29 AM PST - 110 comments

Is sansgras the new Kaycee?
posted by heatherann to MetaFilter-related at 5:30 AM PST - 3649 comments

Buenos Aires Meetup
posted by conifer to MetaFilter gatherings at 9:33 PM PST - 15 comments

If I can't find a translation of something I want to post, can I link to the translations on my blog? I'm preparing what will hopefully be a badass FPP on French pop, rap, insult songs and surreal music videos. BUT, most of these songs don't have translations to English and those that do are horrible. So, what if I posted my own translations on my blog and linked to them?
posted by LMGM to etiquette/policy at 8:20 PM PST - 45 comments

The time stamp for a comment / post no longer agrees with the displayed server time / preferences time in the user profile.
posted by RichardP to bugs at 9:40 AM PST - 26 comments

And seven years later, Super Smash Brothers Brawl has landed. I would love to smash some MeFites.
posted by kbanas to MetaFilter gatherings at 7:32 AM PST - 93 comments

Nice catch Cortex... A question, and a pony, erm, rider attached to the end.
posted by benzo8 to feature requests at 7:25 AM PST - 54 comments

So lame, so late, but...Comedy Underground, Chicago, Tues. March 11, wanna meet me?
posted by tristeza to MetaFilter gatherings at 9:28 PM PST - 0 comments

Jessamyn spoke at the SxSW panel on User Revolts today. Here are her notes on The Day They Tested the Manifesto, as was shown during the panel. Most of you MeTa types are infovores, so I thought I'd share. Obv, she rocked the house.
posted by Argyle to MetaFilter-related at 5:21 PM PST - 105 comments

Mexico City meetup. ¿Les parece?
posted by donpedro to MetaFilter gatherings at 10:23 AM PST - 43 comments

John Lanchester mentions Metafilter in Dork Talk (normally written by Stephen Fry).
posted by Huw to MetaFilter-related at 5:10 AM PST - 14 comments

What happened to the "Search" link on the front page of the blue? I apologize if this has been covered in the recent threads about new search features in other areas (and please direct me there if this is the case), but I just noticed that the "Search" link in the blue - which I used frequently - is gone).
posted by amyms to MetaFilter-related at 11:12 PM PST - 15 comments

Requesting to add a link to reply directly to another comment.
posted by booticon to feature requests at 2:03 PM PST - 48 comments

Response to a point about the best way to answer an AskMe.
posted by XMLicious to etiquette/policy at 12:40 PM PST - 72 comments

A simple feature request.
posted by finite to feature requests at 1:27 AM PST - 23 comments

Answer the question or don't already, 1.
posted by loquacious to etiquette/policy at 11:08 PM PST - 361 comments

I've recently made a video for a song which I'd previously posted on mefimusic. The video includes a remastered version of the original song plus a reprise. Would it be kosher to post this to mefimusic, using the reprise as the uploaded mp3?
posted by es_de_bah to MetaFilter Music at 11:47 AM PST - 25 comments

Who was the comment detective?
posted by jtron to MetaFilter-related at 12:10 AM PST - 96 comments

Psst! Bay Area Mefites! *tosses sheet over group, turns flashlight on to face, speaks in hushed tones* Meet up with me at this seeecret art show!
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur to MetaFilter gatherings at 10:29 PM PST - 21 comments

screenshot So, this page is a little odd...
posted by disclaimer to bugs at 1:47 PM PST - 38 comments

The Morning News is throwing their annual Tournament of Books to figure out the best book of 2007. A new twist this year is the Making Book Tournament where you bet on what the winner will be, with the proceeds going to First Book, a literacy foundation. MeFi is dollar matching bets up to $1,000 for the contest.
posted by mathowie to MetaFilter-related at 7:49 PM PST - 18 comments

So, JaredSeth's wish to play Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay from the Gygax obit thread inspired me to post this, so I'll ask...does anyone in Tucson want to join a gaming group?
posted by Snyder to MetaFilter gatherings at 6:36 PM PST - 23 comments

Hey Matt and pb: You know that sweet-ass bit of code you guys have that scrubs any link to Amazon and inserts your affiliate ID? It would totally rock if you would release a version of that as a Wordpress plugin.
posted by jbickers to feature requests at 7:11 AM PST - 31 comments

Okay, so this is an idiotic question.. Given that, howzabout everyone (myself included) sits on our hands since I just don't think anything helpful remains to be said.
posted by Deathalicious to MetaFilter-related at 1:38 AM PST - 362 comments

It's been a while since our last post, so I thought I'd remind folks about the Metafilter RUNNER+ group. Everybody's welcome to join in the challenges, and you don't have to have the Nike+iPod kit anymore. The February Challenge was won by Slarty Bartfast, who racked up more than 150km! I've just launched a new challenge for March/April. Get running!
posted by web-goddess to MetaFilter-related at 10:33 PM PST - 33 comments

I'm not going to try to push my luck by ...
posted by WCityMike to MetaFilter-related at 9:39 PM PST - 4 comments

I'd like to see a place where users can submit FPP requests to the general MeFi populace, and where users can respond at their will to said requests.
posted by not_on_display to feature requests at 9:15 PM PST - 58 comments

OK, betting time! How many posts do you guys think it'll take before speed seduction or pick-up artistry will be mentioned as an answer to this question.
posted by ignignokt to MetaFilter-related at 8:29 PM PST - 9 comments [closed]

Update on IE 8 standard support - IE will now render in standards mode by default, without any silly meta tag.
posted by Artw to MetaFilter-related at 7:56 PM PST - 20 comments

We have a "joined" date in user profiles. Can we have a "left" date for the pushers of the big red button?
posted by nevercalm to feature requests at 4:36 PM PST - 99 comments

There ought to be a way to undo the "(remove from activity)" button on the Recent Activity page, since commenting anew doesn't do it.
posted by Dave Faris to bugs at 12:39 PM PST - 25 comments

With members flaming out in rapid succession recently (and I know that people do this all the time, but we seem to have a cluster right now), how difficult would it be for The Button to require email verification, say 24 hours after it is hit, before an account is actually closed?
posted by misha to feature requests at 11:51 AM PST - 162 comments

It's about time for another LA meetup, wouldn't you say?
posted by katillathehun to MetaFilter gatherings at 9:07 AM PST - 115 comments

Lawrence, KS Metafilter people: party/meetup at my place.
posted by cog_nate to MetaFilter gatherings at 8:20 AM PST - 9 comments

Show #23 is just after the one-year anniversary for podcast and covers all the best bits of MetaFilter in February. It was recorded on February 27, 2008 and runs an hour long.


posted by mathowie to MeFi Podcast at 11:10 PM PST - 35 comments

Yeah, bye.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy to MetaFilter-related at 10:56 PM PST - 3 comments [closed]

argh I just finished a fascinating, wholly up to date summary of the evidence about subliminal perception and whether it can change people's behavior (as in the controversial Clinton ad) when the THREAD GOT DELETED!!!! Meh, suffer in your ignorance.
posted by cogneuro to MetaFilter-related at 5:25 PM PST - 25 comments [closed]

On the change to the search function re: usernames...
posted by mdn to feature requests at 5:22 PM PST - 26 comments

What is MetaFilter? (No, this isn't some crappy philosophical question.)
posted by fogster to MetaFilter-related at 4:14 PM PST - 104 comments

Nice sleuthin' by Nelson to find this self-link.
posted by dobbs to etiquette/policy at 9:59 AM PST - 5 comments [closed]

Science fiction writer Janet Kagan, who posted here as realjanetkagan, died Friday after a long illness (COPD).
posted by mcwetboy to MetaFilter-related at 4:20 AM PST - 67 comments

MuFi: Can we get a list of songs sorted by play count? Reference
posted by desjardins to feature requests at 9:21 AM PST - 8 comments