MetaTalk

I would like to create a post on Metafilter, about some instagram content that's not available anywhere else on the web. What's the best way to link to this content so that people without Instagram can easily view it?
posted by Zumbador on May 7 at 10:29 PM - 28 comments

Ask Metafilter made a cameo in my dreams last night. In my dream the family dog's coat dramatically changed color and no one could explain it. I told my family I would pose a question on Ask Metafilter to see if anyone out there could. That's it. I woke up before I could get an answer. Has anyone else had Metafilter related dreams?
posted by brookeb on Apr 28 at 10:31 AM - 24 comments

This post includes Information from loup about how the site's policies on trans people/issues are currently implemented including how transphobic content, sources and members are dealt with, the information they've given me about planned changes based on some brief feedback I've given, and an invitation for other trans members to share their thoughts, concerns, feedback, and suggestions
posted by Chrysopoeia on Apr 1 at 11:45 AM - 115 comments

Following up on some concerns raised in MetaTalk threads from a few weeks ago about the role of the Steering Committee and having volunteers working for a for-profit company. This is not the outcome we were hoping for, but it's the one we got.
posted by jessamyn on Mar 29 at 2:26 PM - 89 comments

Hi there, MetaFilter!

Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You’ll find some updates regarding the site below. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions.

Reminder: I will be the only mod monitoring this thread so please be patient as I reply to your feedback and questions.

posted by loup on Apr 19 at 6:00 PM - 38 comments

This should not be paid moderator work. Let's discuss.
posted by Meatbomb on Apr 20 at 9:24 AM - 88 comments

Happy weekend, everyone! It's rainy and maybe a little chilly out. You're snuggled up under a comfy blanket on a comfy couch with something special to watch or read, and snacks to enjoy while you do it. What are those snacks?
posted by taz on Apr 15 at 2:00 AM - 47 comments

Because I like the podcast True Stories I am on their Facebook fan page and someone there asked what other podcasts do you like. There were many responses, many repeats, very hard to read and keep track in my head. So I made a paper list. People often ask for what other (blank) do you like? here and I haven't made a paper list yet, I usually just bookmark the page and never come back to it. In Evernote web clipper I can chose to "save simplified article" which cuts out all the chaff. I would love something similar on AskMeta. My wishes:
posted by cda on Apr 19 at 5:12 AM - 14 comments

Would there be interest in a Metafilter WNBA fantasy league if I organized one?
posted by joycehealy on Apr 12 at 5:54 AM - 3 comments

I have the textual equivalent of an earworm from a MetaFilter post (or comment) I'm hoping you can help me dispel.
posted by xenization on Apr 12 at 1:31 PM - 4 comments

Discuss.
posted by Fizz on Mar 31 at 1:13 PM - 37 comments

This post is a revised version of a comment I posted a little while ago on this post on the blue by kliuless. My complaint was that the post was really more of a linkdump than a coherent post. It's not the first time kliuless has done this, but I'm not singling them out -- I'm pretty sure I've seen other users do the same thing.
posted by Artifice_Eternity on Mar 21 at 12:38 PM - 212 comments

Greetings, peeps 🐥, and happy various religious holidays for some of you, happy maybe-finally-Spring for some Northern hemisphere dwellers, and happy weekend to all! Is now a good time to talk marshmallows? Love? Hate? Love/Hate but with certain exceptions? Special Peep tricks?
posted by taz on Apr 8 at 2:23 AM - 41 comments

Happy April 1, friends. In honor of the day, maybe you'd like to share some of the best and worst pranks (April Fool's or otherwise) that you have experienced or perpetrated, and while we're at it, we can also keep track of what shenanigans people are finding online or out in the world today.
posted by taz on Apr 1 at 2:51 AM - 38 comments

As we do around these parts, it's time to make some brackets based on dubious distinctions and talk about a little basketball.
posted by joycehealy on Mar 13 at 11:19 PM - 16 comments

I'm looking for a mefi comment from a few years ago relating to a "I'm on a yacht" meme/FPP that isn't Lonely Island.
posted by frecklefaerie on Mar 30 at 10:51 AM - 6 comments

MetaFilter Events is back for a while to bring you two free standalone events featuring two significant figures from the Web’s early days: Ryan North (webcomic creator, known for his work with Dinosaur Comics and Marvel Comics), and Drew Curtis (founder of Fark). Take a break from your work week, and come reminisce and revisit the early days of the Internet. Join us as we ask some early Web movers and shakers about their experiences, how they made what they did, how they rose to prominence, what they’re doing now, and where the Web is going from here.
posted by aielen on Mar 29 at 2:52 AM - 8 comments

About a week ago I was reading FPP 'X', and it made me think about a specific user whose input I would have appreciated, and whose comments in the past had helped shape, for the better, how I understand the world. The user in question died a couple years ago though, so that was that, but it put me on a path of thinking about them and - not to be morbid but, well - death.
posted by From Bklyn on Mar 16 at 10:14 AM - 50 comments

PSA: This week is the last call for user nominations to the second Steering Committee, which will be setting policy and overseeing the budget for the year ahead. Do you want to help chart a course for this community (or know someone who would make a great pick)? Send in your nominations today! Or check inside for more details and questions answered.
posted by Rhaomi on Mar 22 at 1:00 PM - 52 comments

Hello, everyone, happy weekend! And speaking of weekends (graceful segue), reading a recent paper NYT Style Magazine (international edition), I ran into the jauntily confident statement, "The 1970s were, of course, a golden age of lounging." Which I did not know. Not only did I not know there was a golden age of lounging, I don't even know what hallmarks would signify a golden age of lounging. I wonder what other golden ages I might be missing? Or just generally, apparently obvious things.
posted by taz on Mar 25 at 3:18 AM - 59 comments