"Ignore Thread"

August 9, 2006 11:33 AM

How about an 'ignore thread' option? That way people like this can ask for advice without people like this complaining about it.
posted by triolus to Feature Requests at 11:33 AM (30 comments total)

'Cause the scrollbar is too hard to use.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:35 AM on August 9, 2006

Apparently, it is for some people.
posted by triolus at 11:38 AM on August 9, 2006

Are you asking for a MetaFilter feature or a brain feature? If I didn't know better, I'd say the former seems unnecessary because the latter comes standard.
posted by Plutor at 11:38 AM on August 9, 2006

yeah, try the latter
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:46 AM on August 9, 2006

Seriously, calm down, all of you. It's like a fucking pre-kindergarden for schizophrenics in here, with big bowls of chocolate covered ex-lax and Adderal.
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:46 AM on August 9, 2006

You say that like it's a bad thing.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:47 AM on August 9, 2006

How about a 'needle and thread' option for those who would like to make MetaFilter a nice sweater.
posted by jonmc at 11:48 AM on August 9, 2006

Or a 'needle and spoon' option for those who would like to say goodbye with a slow, sad smile on their froth-speckled lips?
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:53 AM on August 9, 2006

Or a 'needle and damage done' for those who would like to make gratuitous Pretenders references?
posted by cortex at 11:57 AM on August 9, 2006

I'm just worried that someone is gonna pop a head gasket and pour a gout of blood and bile out of their nose all over the keyboard and then we'll get a chatfilter question about how to find a new girlfriend when you can't move half your face.
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:58 AM on August 9, 2006

Pretenders references are never gratuitous.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:03 PM on August 9, 2006

gratuitous Pretenders references?

YM "Neil Young." HTH.
posted by dersins at 12:07 PM on August 9, 2006

shhhh... dersins; don't tell
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:10 PM on August 9, 2006

the Pretenders cover is really goddam good, and Neil Young's voice is like totally annoying, so pllbbbtttt
posted by cortex at 12:18 PM on August 9, 2006

I'm just worried that someone is gonna pop a head gasket and pour a gout of blood and bile out of their nose all over the keyboard and then we'll get a chatfilter question about how to find a new girlfriend when you can't move half your face.

Wait, bevets commented on this one?
posted by scrump at 12:22 PM on August 9, 2006

Or a 'needle and damage done' for those who would like to make gratuitous Pretenders references?

needle in the hay/elliott smith/wes anderson
posted by ludwig_van at 12:37 PM on August 9, 2006

Neil Young's voice is like totally annoying

cortex, I hereby revoke your songwriting license, "matthewchen is spamming" notwithstanding.
posted by dersins at 12:37 PM on August 9, 2006

Hey, man, I'm not saying he isn't a goddam genius writer—motherfucker can pen a song, and that is not a debatable fact—but he has the sort of voice that forces people to be really creative when they want to say something nice about it.

"It has a lot of character!"

"It's an acquired taste!"

Etc.

Neil Young: great, great songwriter with an unfortunate voice. He uses it well, but it ain't pretty, ain't never was, ain't never will be.

By comparison, Chrissy Hinds has a voice that could devestate entire gym classes. Goddam.
posted by cortex at 2:11 PM on August 9, 2006

Man if you can't stand Bob Dylan you're gonna hate Dan Bern.
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 2:52 PM on August 9, 2006

s/bob dylan/neil young/
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 2:52 PM on August 9, 2006

I'm ignoring this thread right now. See how well THAT'S working?
posted by blue_beetle at 2:57 PM on August 9, 2006

I saw the meta take another man , i know that some of you won't understand.
posted by sgt.serenity at 3:17 PM on August 9, 2006

I caught you knockin'
At my Meta door
I love you, baby,
But I clicked "Ignore"
Ooh, ooh, the damage done

I went to AskMe and
I lost my head
I watched the whining
Claim another thread
Gone, gone, the damage done

I comment here
because I love the Green
I know that some
Think chatfilter's obscene
Flag and move on
To keep the filter clean

I've seen the questions
And the damage done
Relationshipfilter is a loaded gun
And don't the worms
Think the corpse is fun?
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:34 PM on August 9, 2006 [1 favorite]

Cue Music.Metafilter.com!
posted by blue_beetle at 4:56 PM on August 9, 2006

ludwig_van writes "needle in the hay/elliott smith/wes anderson"

needle in the hay/elliott smith/wes anderson/futura
posted by signal at 7:51 PM on August 9, 2006

"Neil Young: great, great songwriter with an unfortunate voice. He uses it well, but it ain't pretty, ain't never was, ain't never will be."

Man, his stuff like "Helpless" with CSNY was fucking killer, and his voice added to it.
posted by klangklangston at 8:54 PM on August 9, 2006

MORE BARN!
posted by bunglin jones at 3:00 AM on August 10, 2006

CSNY BARF
posted by cortex at 7:54 AM on August 10, 2006

Aww, fuck that. They have gorgeous harmonies, strong songwriting, and were a fantastic thread between folk, rock and psychedelia. Wooden Ships, Suite Judy Blue Eyes, and yes, Helpless, are some of the best songs to come out of that era of music. Arguably the best supergroup ever.
posted by klangklangston at 8:11 AM on August 10, 2006

Metafilter: a fucking pre-kindergarden for schizophrenics
posted by Meatbomb at 8:15 AM on August 10, 2006