Federated Media and what it thinks of Metafilter

March 18, 2006 5:21 AM

Apparently, we are collectively high quality authors catering to influential and highly engaged audiences with passion, integrity, and authority (scroll down.)
posted by pjern to MetaFilter-Related at 5:21 AM (31 comments total)

Well, I do what I can.
posted by mischief at 5:27 AM on March 18, 2006

i'm with mischief. *nods*
posted by triv at 5:49 AM on March 18, 2006

hey, one out of three isn't bad
posted by pyramid termite at 6:23 AM on March 18, 2006

MetaFilter attracts 1,000,000 monthly uniques (20,000 of his readers are registered contributors to the site)

We are now a he, apparently.
posted by jack_mo at 6:27 AM on March 18, 2006

Are we not all Matt?
posted by Eekacat at 6:29 AM on March 18, 2006

I'm working on a FPP in notepad right now that has neither passion, integrity nor authority in order to correct this slander.
posted by blue_beetle at 7:04 AM on March 18, 2006

I think this must be referring to the old MetaFilter, before they let me and my kind in.
posted by Meatbomb at 7:25 AM on March 18, 2006

I started a meme that started the whole world crying.
If I'd only seen that the joke was on me.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:29 AM on March 18, 2006

Are we not all Matt?

We are Devo.
posted by dash_slot- at 7:44 AM on March 18, 2006

high quality authors ... with passion, integrity, and authority

I think I'm gonna go have a long cry now, in despair that the typical asshattery of MeFi is so much better than whatever the alternatives are, that it qualifies as "high quality &c."

I mean, sure, I'm with mischief: I (sometimes? often?) try. But I hate to imagine that this is as good as it gets.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:34 AM on March 18, 2006

Damn. I need to post more often in order to lower the tone.
posted by Decani at 9:42 AM on March 18, 2006

Damn. I need to post more often in order to lower the tone.

Conceded in sentiment, though not in substance.
posted by felix betachat at 9:47 AM on March 18, 2006

Damn. I need to post more often in order to lower the tone.

I'd say you're doing a pretty good job of it as it is. Gold star!
posted by brownpau at 10:03 AM on March 18, 2006

fff: I've looked, believe me, but MeFi really is as good as it gets. We are the cream of mankind.
posted by mischief at 10:05 AM on March 18, 2006

All FM does is place the ads on sites? or do they own a piece of here and those other sites?
posted by amberglow at 10:45 AM on March 18, 2006

Are we not all Matt?

All Matt and a bag of chips.

Mommy's all Matt
Daddy's all Matt
They just seem a little weeeeeird...
posted by hangashore at 10:48 AM on March 18, 2006

We are the cream of mankind.

Out in the real world, there are millions, maybe billions, of well adjusted people with more passion, intelligence and integrity than all of us mefites combined. These people just don't think that refreshing the pages of metafilter and metatalk over and over, and dribbling their little musings out in a textbox is what life is all about. (Hard to believe it, I know.)
posted by crunchland at 11:13 AM on March 18, 2006

The big question: what is it about putting ads on websites that means FM Publishing should get venture capital?

Totally Bubble 2.0.
posted by reklaw at 12:00 PM on March 18, 2006

These people just don't think that refreshing the pages of metafilter and metatalk over and over, and dribbling their little musings out in a textbox is what life is all about.

We're the cream of the navel-gazing loudmouths, then.
posted by five fresh fish at 12:27 PM on March 18, 2006

Or maybe the cream of mental masturbators.

Or the cream of those with verbal diarrhea.

Or just plain creamy.
posted by five fresh fish at 12:28 PM on March 18, 2006

i'm at the wrong place! ... i was looking for apathy, insincerity and batshit-insanity
posted by pyramid termite at 2:34 PM on March 18, 2006

Can someone please teach me the secret handshake now?
posted by bardic at 3:21 PM on March 18, 2006

[cups bardic by the balls, jiggles gently]

Trust, comrade!
posted by five fresh fish at 3:25 PM on March 18, 2006

I'm totally confused by that site. What are they selling?

why do I feel like a whore?
posted by Baby_Balrog at 3:37 PM on March 18, 2006

"Do you want to know where 'memes' start? Try the group blogs www.metafilter.com and boingboing.net"

*facepalm*

Boingboing is not a group blog. It is a circle-jerk for a half-dozen asshats. You can't even comment!

Even at LGF you can comment!

AND THEY ARE NAZIS!!

*waves hands over head*

NAZIS!
posted by Baby_Balrog at 3:40 PM on March 18, 2006

high quality authors ... with passion, integrity, and authority

I'm not, but my sock puppet is.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 3:53 PM on March 18, 2006

I'd say you're doing a pretty good job of it as it is. Gold star!

Thanks. But really, pointing out the stupidity of people who believe old books full of obvious nonsense only deserves a silver at best. I'd save the gold stars for those witless chimps. They really lower the tone of an otherwise reasonably intelligent site.
posted by Decani at 4:37 PM on March 18, 2006

Boingboing is not a group blog. It is a circle-jerk for a half-dozen asshats.

That is the very definition of a group blog.
posted by kindall at 9:39 PM on March 18, 2006

Are we not all Matt?

We are Devo.

Forget the keyboard or the moniter...You owe me half a living room.

Seriously. I'm stuffed up and now I'll have to explain the boogers and cheap beer all over the couch and walls.


Also, I was wondering when we all get our big fat "high quality author" checks. Anyone?
posted by rollbiz at 11:56 AM on March 19, 2006

Our pay is all rolled up in Matt's recumbent bike and flat screen tv. So unless you want to go mug the guy (which I wouldn't recommend, as it's probably a bannable offense), you, like the rest of us, are completely and utterly shit outta luck.
posted by crunchland at 12:50 PM on March 19, 2006

It's only bannable if you get caught.

(Should've splurged on a sock puppet for this comment, I suppose.)
posted by rollbiz at 6:23 PM on March 19, 2006