I wish [username] would come back.

February 14, 2006 6:33 PM

I wish ParisParamus would come back.
posted by thirteenkiller to Feature Requests at 6:33 PM (114 comments total)

Yeah, and I miss evanizer.
posted by Jimbob at 6:34 PM on February 14, 2006

Yeah, and I wish Pretty_Generic would come back.
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 6:34 PM on February 14, 2006 [4 favorites]

... to his senses!
posted by 31d1 at 6:34 PM on February 14, 2006

... for me to poop on!
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 6:35 PM on February 14, 2006

Hey, whatever happened to that son_of_minya? He was a stand-up fellow, he was.
posted by antifreez_ at 6:35 PM on February 14, 2006

ParisParamus, sure sometimes what he said was hateful and uninformed, but without a troll there is never a good flame fight.
posted by sourbrew at 6:36 PM on February 14, 2006

Man, I'd give my right hand to see that guy again.
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 6:36 PM on February 14, 2006

Let's email Migs and ask him to write PP a letter pleading for his return.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 6:37 PM on February 14, 2006

I wish I were here.
posted by ook at 6:38 PM on February 14, 2006

I too deeply miss ParisParamus.
posted by rob paxon at 6:38 PM on February 14, 2006

I miss nostalgia.
posted by furtive at 6:44 PM on February 14, 2006 [1 favorite]

I wish ParisParamus would come back.
posted by thirteenkiller to feature requests at 9:33 PM EST

YM "bug requests." HTH.
posted by dersins at 6:45 PM on February 14, 2006

his month off ends tomorrow. I hope he can play nice.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:49 PM on February 14, 2006

He was suspended? I thought that he was voluntarily taking time off. Wasn't there a whole thread about him going to Iraq where he said he was just taking a break?
posted by loquax at 6:57 PM on February 14, 2006

He was volunteering to take time off, but he mentioned it several times and kept lobbing spitballs into comment threads so I pulled his posting rights to help him on that vacation.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:02 PM on February 14, 2006

Oh yeah I wish Pretty_Generic would come back too. I love that guy.
posted by thirteenkiller at 7:03 PM on February 14, 2006

boy, i wish Afroblanco would come back as a Koolaid drinker so i could see him excuse Cheney shooting a guy, and insulting us all...

how's that?
posted by amberglow at 7:28 PM on February 14, 2006

you fucking people need to make up your minds.
posted by puke & cry at 7:45 PM on February 14, 2006

Afroblanco is right on point. I can't speak for others, but I myself only miss ParisParamus because he is conservative.
posted by rob paxon at 7:50 PM on February 14, 2006

Afroblanco is right on point. I can't speak for others, but I myself only miss ParisParamus because he is conservative.
posted by rob paxon at 10:50 PM EST on February 14 [!]

Since when?
posted by juiceCake at 8:04 PM on February 14, 2006

I miss dhoyt... and hall of robots... and jenleigh... and what's that other one...
posted by Krrrlson at 8:11 PM on February 14, 2006

WHAT
THE
FUCK
METAFILTER!?

I miss dhoyt.
posted by loquacious at 8:12 PM on February 14, 2006

high signal
posted by hototogisu at 8:12 PM on February 14, 2006

Ah, sweet PP, how I miss thee on this Valentine's Day!
Uh, I mean, what?
posted by snsranch at 8:13 PM on February 14, 2006

Bad news guys: see, ParisParamus's conservative voice here was really valued by the Bush Administration. So much so, that they decided to show their appreciation for his running interference for them, by rewarding Paris with a chance to meet and great some of the highest ranking members of the Administration.

Yes, that's right, Paris Paramus was invited to join Dick Cheney on a hunting trip. Unfortunately, well, mistakes were made.... So, yeah, I'm afraid ParisParamus won't be back anytime soon.
posted by orthogonality at 8:13 PM on February 14, 2006

Shut up and kiss me, you mad fool!
posted by Krrrlson at 8:15 PM on February 14, 2006

O no! PP's been peppered!
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:16 PM on February 14, 2006

I wish ParisParamus would not come back. The alias is poison to all discussion. Even if he is completely reformed, it is unlikely that the behaviour of others toward him will change. There are many who will go out of their way to bait him.

PP's best option — and the one that I had assumed he'd chosen weeks ago — is to participate using an untainted alias. With a truly fresh start, he would have the best opportunity to become a positive contributor to the community.
posted by five fresh fish at 8:24 PM on February 14, 2006

I wish megnut would come back and yell at us for making fun of kottke some more.
posted by VulcanMike at 8:32 PM on February 14, 2006

MetaFilter: The "P" in your pepper.
posted by loquacious at 8:32 PM on February 14, 2006

[i]Since when?[/i]

I was being facetious, but what is "since when" asking exactly?
posted by rob paxon at 8:46 PM on February 14, 2006

Oops. em is a better tag anyhow.
posted by rob paxon at 8:48 PM on February 14, 2006

I actually found PP to be pretty interesting in discussions of Jewish themes, although I made it a habit to ignore him in political threads.

Also, he's one of only four MeTa users to link to me, and Rothko is one of the others, so I fear all of my linkers might one day find themselves on enforced vacation. Don't link to me, people! It's just bad luck!
posted by Astro Zombie at 8:57 PM on February 14, 2006

*links to Astro Zombie in defiance*
posted by brundlefly at 9:13 PM on February 14, 2006

I miss quonsar
posted by slogger at 9:59 PM on February 14, 2006

I miss ParisParamus, and dhoyt, and jenleigh, and rothko, and alexreynolds, and that mushroom asshole, and all the self linkers, and son_of_minya, and pretty_generic.
posted by shmegegge at 10:06 PM on February 14, 2006

... for me to poop on!

...for me to splatter beer on my monitor over!
posted by scarabic at 10:15 PM on February 14, 2006

scarabic! Drinking and posting? Who are you.... me?
posted by brundlefly at 10:18 PM on February 14, 2006

Nobody misses Rothko?

Afroblanca: You buchlicking conservative tool! I miss you, come back to the thread!
posted by delmoi at 11:31 PM on February 14, 2006

Yeah I wish P_G would come back.... or maybe he already walks among us in spirit form??!?!? *cue scary music*
posted by greycap at 11:31 PM on February 14, 2006

Yeah but if it all winds up on the monitor... My desk is a lathering pile and I am dead sober. Fuck this site.
posted by scarabic at 11:31 PM on February 14, 2006

I miss Rothko. Maybe I wasn't reading the threads he was bad in, but he was always bringing on Teh Smart in the threads I caught him in.

Also, he is from Philly, which rocks.
posted by By The Grace of God at 1:37 AM on February 15, 2006

Yes, that's right, Paris Paramus was invited to join Dick Cheney on a hunting trip. Unfortunately, well, mistakes were made.... So, yeah, I'm afraid ParisParamus won't be back anytime soon.

How many times are you going to use that joke today? It doesn't seem to be getting funnier.
posted by srboisvert at 2:09 AM on February 15, 2006

Nobody misses blogrrrl? That makes me baffled and somewhat pissed.
posted by daveleck at 5:10 AM on February 15, 2006

or should I say 'pissed and slightly baffled'...
posted by daveleck at 5:12 AM on February 15, 2006

ParisParamus isn't "conservative" as much as he is "triumphalist neocon" in my experience.
posted by clevershark at 5:16 AM on February 15, 2006

I miss Rothko. Maybe I wasn't reading the threads he was bad in, but he was always bringing on Teh Smart in the threads I caught him in.

Also, he is from Philly, which rocks.

what , he's from caerphilly ?

enough talking people , let's get the dusters back out and have this place looking spick and span for paris getting back !
posted by sgt.serenity at 5:16 AM on February 15, 2006

Why?

And, for extra credit: What made you think this thread was a good idea?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:18 AM on February 15, 2006

And while I'm here, why the hell is it still open, given this?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:19 AM on February 15, 2006

I didn't do it
posted by thirteenkiller at 5:23 AM on February 15, 2006

No, Sgt., he's a USian like me. :)
posted by By The Grace of God at 5:28 AM on February 15, 2006

I missed the quail, and hit the lawyer instead.
posted by tpl1212 at 6:17 AM on February 15, 2006

You're not the only one sick of seeing that crap stav. I flagged it and jess removed it - although to be honest it would be a much nicer place of people didn't feel the need to taunt others to make themselves look special.

BTGOG - Alex was originally Welsh was he not?
posted by longbaugh at 6:26 AM on February 15, 2006

You know, I noticed a name a liked stopped posting for a bit, and I did this amazing thing with my e-mail client where I sent him a note. And they wrote back! It was awesome, and I didn't need an audience. You should look into it.
posted by FunkyHelix at 6:34 AM on February 15, 2006

No clue, longbaugh, as any accent in his speech is undetectable via post or AIM..
posted by By The Grace of God at 6:50 AM on February 15, 2006

Whatever happened to jackal? Aaahhh, the good old days.
posted by grateful at 6:52 AM on February 15, 2006

[i]Since when?[/i]

I was being facetious, but what is "since when" asking exactly?
posted by rob paxon at 11:46 PM EST on February 14 [!]

I simply missed the facetiousity...
posted by juiceCake at 6:56 AM on February 15, 2006

Oops. em is a better tag anyhow.
posted by rob paxon at 11:48 PM EST on February 14 [!]

And these brackets <> instead of these [ ] as well!
posted by juiceCake at 6:57 AM on February 15, 2006

I miss Mr. Hooper. When did he die, anyway? And who's this Elmo dude?
posted by mds35 at 7:00 AM on February 15, 2006

Does anyone actually know what happened to son_of_minya. Or was he dhoyt.
posted by chunking express at 7:00 AM on February 15, 2006

It wasn't that long ago that PP was recording his voice for us to hear and appologizing for missing the meetups.

I'm guessing he'll be back.
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:05 AM on February 15, 2006

Can he live up to his self-callout and pledge to be kinder, sweeter, and less annoying?
posted by kirkaracha at 7:08 AM on February 15, 2006

Wasn't it Paris who admitted to being a "conservative" simply to yank on everyone's chain? I.e. specifically acting in such a manner as to aggravate others, to wit, "troll".

I know one of the well known conservative types admitted as much, anyways.
posted by cyrusdogstar at 7:36 AM on February 15, 2006

Let's email Migs and ask him to write PP a letter pleading for his return.

Fixed!
posted by hangashore at 7:42 AM on February 15, 2006

Hey FunkyHelix, actually I get pretty regular contact with ParisParamus and I just posted this to remind everyone else that his time-out is almost over, lest those in charge forget to re-enable his account. Thanks for the protip tho.
posted by thirteenkiller at 7:48 AM on February 15, 2006

You kids. Never satisfied with what you have. Always wanting more, more, more! Like damn peeping baby birds, your yaps open, waiting for another worm to be regurgitated into your insatiable gaping maws.
posted by crunchland at 7:50 AM on February 15, 2006

five fresh fish writes "There are many who will go out of their way to bait him."

No one has to bait him, he has the veracity of a rabid wolverine when it comes to derailing threads. It's really wierd too because if he's not derailing he can be a good contributor. I've often wondered if political Paris and nonpolitical Paris are two different people sharing the same account.
posted by Mitheral at 7:52 AM on February 15, 2006

...I just posted this to remind everyone else that his time-out is almost over, lest those in charge forget to re-enable his account.

No, really... thank you so much! He's not here to stir up the pot, so he might as well have someone who he's in "regular contact" with preempt his return with a well-deserved announcement.

Without this I might have been confused and bewildered upon first encountering the bloated, rotten carcass of a thread he participated in. Now I'll be prepared to see the veritable mefi-highway littered with his roadkill once again.
posted by prostyle at 8:14 AM on February 15, 2006

I think prostyle is a bot.
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:16 AM on February 15, 2006

<3 Paris
posted by Stynxno at 8:50 AM on February 15, 2006

No one has to bait him, he has the veracity of a rabid wolverine when it comes to derailing threads.

One hopes against hope that PP, on his return, will be reformed from that particularly destructive abuse of the MeFi community.

It will require people to not bait him, though, in addition to him choosing to not derail threads.

I do not hold any hope that he'll be any better this time around than he was the last.

And, yes, he is the user who boasted about how he was here solely to disrupt and destroy threads.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:03 AM on February 15, 2006

Atually, MetaTalk hasn't been quite so much fun with out ParisParamus daring the world to ban him. There's no ideology like no ideology!
posted by zaelic at 9:10 AM on February 15, 2006

"I am become death, the destroyer of threads." - PP
posted by brundlefly at 9:11 AM on February 15, 2006

I wish my sock puppet would talk about how much he misses me and wants me to come back.
posted by jasper411 at 9:12 AM on February 15, 2006

What happened to Rothko?
posted by bshort at 9:16 AM on February 15, 2006

I wish ParisParamus would come back.

How is this a "feature request"? That's like requesting an ass-intruding jagged glass dildo be added to your desk chair at work.
posted by wakko at 9:30 AM on February 15, 2006 [1 favorite]

That's like requesting an ass-intruding jagged glass dildo be added to your desk chair at work.

You don't have one? Sounds like a bug to me.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 9:39 AM on February 15, 2006

What happened to Rothko?

Banninated.
posted by hangashore at 9:44 AM on February 15, 2006

You get a jagged glass dildo! You get a jagged glass dildo! You get a jagged glass dildo! Everybody gets a jagged glass dildo!
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:44 AM on February 15, 2006

he has the veracity of a rabid wolverine

I'll say.
posted by sonofsamiam at 9:57 AM on February 15, 2006

I did not receive a jagged glass dildo.
posted by cortex at 10:05 AM on February 15, 2006

it really is a catchy phrase.
posted by wakko at 10:11 AM on February 15, 2006

at least Paris doesn't e-mail users threatening to gut them and then shit in their mouths
posted by matteo at 10:19 AM on February 15, 2006

I wish jasper411 would come back. I miss him heaps.
posted by penguin pie at 10:21 AM on February 15, 2006

matteo writes "at least Paris doesn't e-mail users threatening to gut them and then shit in their mouths"

I get the feeling that call out is going to be MF own private "at least he wasn't as bad as Hitler". Short of actually performing the act outlined I can't think of anything that would be more outragous.
posted by Mitheral at 10:25 AM on February 15, 2006

at least Paris doesn't e-mail users threatening to gut them and then shit in their mouths

That is pretty internet-badass. Who makes threats like that?
posted by wakko at 10:25 AM on February 15, 2006

Maybe we all need satiric doppelgangers? (from PPs self-callout)

antarcticman
posted by arcticwoman at 10:30 AM on February 15, 2006

I don't miss ParisParasmus. To me, he seems like a disruptive troll who goes out of his way to derail threads. [1] [2] [3]
posted by russilwvong at 10:32 AM on February 15, 2006

That was from November, after his self-callout. His resolve doesn't appear to have held up.
posted by russilwvong at 10:33 AM on February 15, 2006

No satire here! I was born in the lovely French city of Strasbourg and moved to a garbage dump at the age of fifteen. My chosen user name merely reflects this.
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 10:39 AM on February 15, 2006

I miss our insatiable gaping maws.
posted by ewkpates at 11:41 AM on February 15, 2006

So, I don't really notice trolls (Does that mean I'm a troll? no, no, I'd know, wouldn't I?) (Are there troll meet ups? What happens at them?). To me a good troll is part of the marvelous landscape of metafilter. And not remembering Rothko, I looked him up:

"It is very unfortunate that there are many hypocrites using this site. You know who you are." - Rothko

Sure, trolls are best kept under bridges and out of the public eye... but they have a certain paint peeling quality you have to... well, not admire... maybe marvel at.

"The Metafilter Ship, listing ever leftward...." -PP

It would never occur to me, on my own, to talk about any of you on a page about me. What's the word for that?
posted by ewkpates at 11:52 AM on February 15, 2006

MetaFilter: Everybody gets a jagged glass dildo.
posted by antifreez_ at 11:59 AM on February 15, 2006

Almost there now!
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome at 12:55 PM on February 15, 2006

Fuck you all. Fuck you all very much.
posted by jagged glass dildo at 12:59 PM on February 15, 2006

Hmm - there must be better uses of $5...
posted by greycap at 1:04 PM on February 15, 2006

snark now, for tomorrow we die
posted by sonofsamiam at 1:06 PM on February 15, 2006

5 smackers well spent that?

What happened to hama7?
posted by dgaicun at 1:06 PM on February 15, 2006

I hope he got so caught up in his art posts that he abandoned the internet to make art. I fear that he got so caught up in his batshit insane politics that attempted some sort of assassination attempt against the "leftist" South Korean government.
posted by klangklangston at 1:09 PM on February 15, 2006

klangklangston, not likely since he's already back.

And, for the record, I did not miss him at all.
posted by fenriq at 1:25 PM on February 15, 2006

I meant Hama7.

(As for PP, when you stop getting jabbed with a pin, it's rare to miss the pin.)
posted by klangklangston at 2:01 PM on February 15, 2006

ParisParamus: Sockpuppet-free since 2001.

I promise to be calmer and less participatory. And, perhaps spend the time designing my own blog and/or Web site. And/or podcast, if I can figure out how to do that with just my Powerbook and Garageband(?). Feel free to e-mail me instructions on that.

PP
posted by ParisParamus at 3:28 PM on February 15, 2006

(I had no idea how many SPs there were here on Mefi)
posted by ParisParamus at 3:30 PM on February 15, 2006

I miss dios, but Cheney's giving me a shooting lesson next week.
posted by Kickstart70 at 3:43 PM on February 15, 2006

Last time I saw Hama7 he was hanging around Monkeyfilter.
posted by Jimbob at 4:02 PM on February 15, 2006

Are there troll meet ups? What happens at them?

Yes. If you must know, we get naked and eat Pez.
posted by kosem at 4:53 PM on February 15, 2006

What flavor?
posted by loquacious at 5:56 PM on February 15, 2006

I would reckon they would eat Trolli.
posted by Astro Zombie at 6:27 PM on February 15, 2006

Hmm - there must be better uses of $5...

Cancer can wait. That post almost made me do a spit-take.
posted by I Love Tacos at 7:15 PM on February 15, 2006

I wish everyone would come back because the site has never been better than it was <indeterminate length of time ago> and it needs to be exactly like that, forever.
posted by darukaru at 8:29 AM on February 16, 2006

<3 paris/em>

You know I have trouble figuring out which way to rotate that emoticon. One way it a heart and the other way it looks scrotal.
posted by srboisvert at 8:34 AM on February 16, 2006

plus it screws up when you italicize it.
posted by srboisvert at 8:37 AM on February 16, 2006

I'm glad Penguin Pie is back. I've missed her so!
posted by jasper411 at 8:53 AM on February 16, 2006

Nice work, #tapes cabal.
posted by I Love Tacos at 11:10 PM on February 21, 2006