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MeFi Nonprofit Update 1/30/2024
The board forming the nonprofit for Metafilter met Jan. 18.
Idea: Require including TFA's author(s)/creator(s) in MeFi posts
Currently the posting guidelines don't mention including the author/creator in the FPP. This is not currently in the posting guidelines, but I think this could be really helpful for users make good decisions about which threads to participate in for a variety of reasons. Thoughts?
7th Annual Mefi Valentine card Exchange
Happy New Year! I'm organizing this year Valentine Card Exchange that's all about celebrating friendship and having some fun!
2023 Secret Beans Gift Swap Thank You Post
Thank You Internet Stranger for your most wonderful and precious gift . . .
Posting cool jobs?
I’ve been looking for jobs on and off for the past three years, and have often come across roles that look amazing - for someone who is not me! Is there any appetite for allowing Jobs subsite posts that round up links of interesting jobs, or any other part of the site where sharing them would make sense?
Amazing list of curmudgeonly websites
There was an askme (I think) not too long ago, about websites that are amazingly specific, usually maintained by a cranky crank. It's where I found the sauce packet database for example... So many amazing links. Maybe even a link to a big website of other links. Somehow I seem to have lost it and I'm sad. Anyone remember and able to point me to the thread?
MeFi Nascent Nonprofit Update 1/11/2024
The MeFi interim board met Jan. 3.
[MeFi Site Update] December 20th
Hi there, MetaFilter!
Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.
Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions!
Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.
Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions!
Updating crisis resource links, aka help for "There Is Help"
The Wiki's There Is Help page is a great service. It offers links for emergencies, mental health, grief, homelessness, general survival. But it was last updated in the summer of 2020.
combine channels?
I want a single chronological list of posts -- blue, askmefi, meta, fanfare, whatever -- all pouring down and intermingled in the order in which they were posted. Let me just select or clear a checkbox for each channel that's possible to include in the combined list. Can we do that? Would others be interested in browsing like that?
Share the Hidden-Gem Comments of 2023
Everyone needs a hug, especially those under-appreciated comments we liked so much last year. As seen previously: "Let's show some love for the hidden-gem comments that made you laugh, cry, or cheer [last] year, which you immediately recognized as genius, but somehow slipped under everyone else's radar. As is traditional, please try to stick to comments that received 12 or fewer favorites, and no self-links."
Slow for everyone? Or just me?
I've noticed that MetaFilter pages are coming up slower than usual for me, here on the east coast of the US. It's regularly taking between 2 and 18 seconds for content to show. This is isn't the case for my connection on other web sites. So, I ran some page load measuring tools that try to get a sense for how things load from various places in the world.
Ian Thorpe the Wombat Update
Ian Thorpe the swimming wombat has been released back into the wild. Just fyi.
10th Annual MST Club Xmas Marathon!
This year we are holding our tenth annual (yikes) Christmas Video Marathon, at https://cytu.be/r/Metafilter_MST3KClub. The enormity of that number is not lost of us. From the noon (Eastern time) of December 22nd, and all through December 23, 24 and 25, that's 84 straight hours of irreverent Christmas comedy and specials, along with other fun things, all produced with the intent of giving you something to unwind to during stressful times. More information inside....
"it does detract from what the site does normally..."
Hiding posts?
We often say "If you have nothing nice to say, feel free to skip this thread" or "Don't argue with other responses in an Ask MeFi thread", but we don't provide the easiest way people can do this.
[MeFi Site Update] November 15th
Hi there, MetaFilter!
Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.
Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions!
Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.
Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions!
I swear, I saw it with my own two eyes.....
I'm interested in hearing your stories of things you've seen that no one else perhaps saw, or that you have no proof of, either good or bad but preferably good.
2023 MeFi Holiday Card Exchange
It's the 7th MeFi Holiday Card Exchange!