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Actually, looking at nlindstrom's posting history, I find a great many snarky/innappropriate/offtopic answers.
posted by eustacescrubb at 6:43 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by eustacescrubb at 6:43 PM on August 25, 2006
Yikes.
posted by bob sarabia at 6:54 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by bob sarabia at 6:54 PM on August 25, 2006
Hey, I just got home from the pub (but at least I'm a happy drunk). Yerrrr alll my besht mates, yaa know?
posted by hangashore at 6:54 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by hangashore at 6:54 PM on August 25, 2006
nope. not only not cool, but so wildly wrong for ask.me it makes me shake my puny fist in futility.
posted by crush-onastick at 6:58 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by crush-onastick at 6:58 PM on August 25, 2006
It's just Triumph the Insult Comic Dog schtick: "Spoilers? Here's a spoiler... you will die alone."
posted by orthogonality at 7:08 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by orthogonality at 7:08 PM on August 25, 2006
Actually, looking at nlindstrom's posting history, I find a great many snarky/innappropriate/offtopic answers.
Almost exclusively, with the exception of an expression of affection for Apple products.
posted by padraigin at 7:08 PM on August 25, 2006
I flagged it as soon as I saw it, because if enough people flag it, something cool happens. I'm not going to tell you - it's a surprise.
posted by iconomy at 7:09 PM on August 25, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by iconomy at 7:09 PM on August 25, 2006 [1 favorite]
But Triumph is a lot funnier and has a cigar...
posted by Eudaimonia at 7:10 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by Eudaimonia at 7:10 PM on August 25, 2006
I'd noticed that about his/her comments, but I'd only seen them on metafilter proper. Offtopic humor and such there? No problem. Ask? Bah. Yeah, I agree, Not Cool.
posted by Stunt at 7:23 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by Stunt at 7:23 PM on August 25, 2006
that's mildly amusing. I had just flagged one of his comments in AskMe, and was moving on and popped into MeTa and LO! there is his very own callout... One or two stupid comments = removal of comments. A pattern should = TO. imo
posted by edgeways at 7:26 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by edgeways at 7:26 PM on August 25, 2006
"Star Trek nerds? On the Internets? I must make a snide remark! Surely I am in the majority here!"
posted by starman at 7:39 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by starman at 7:39 PM on August 25, 2006
I think he's funny, but his Mattness is pretty anal about snark on AxeMe.
posted by keswick at 7:42 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by keswick at 7:42 PM on August 25, 2006
Yeah, it's not cool to be a Trekkie.
But since I hate Nicholas Lindstrom with a white-hot hockey passion, I must ask for nlindstrom to be sent to the box. Or we could just pull his shirt over his head and beat him for a while.
posted by klangklangston at 7:47 PM on August 25, 2006
But since I hate Nicholas Lindstrom with a white-hot hockey passion, I must ask for nlindstrom to be sent to the box. Or we could just pull his shirt over his head and beat him for a while.
posted by klangklangston at 7:47 PM on August 25, 2006
keswick writes "I think he's funny, but his Mattness is pretty anal about snark on AxeMe."
There should be a separate sub-thread for each askMefi, just for snarks and derails.
posted by orthogonality at 7:50 PM on August 25, 2006
There should be a separate sub-thread for each askMefi, just for snarks and derails.
posted by orthogonality at 7:50 PM on August 25, 2006
Set phasers on Shun.
posted by Osama bin Laden at 7:53 PM on August 25, 2006 [8 favorites]
posted by Osama bin Laden at 7:53 PM on August 25, 2006 [8 favorites]
Actually, looking at nlindstrom's posting history, I find a great many snarky/innappropriate/offtopic answers.
Seconded. He needs a time-out.
posted by mlis at 8:22 PM on August 25, 2006
Seconded. He needs a time-out.
posted by mlis at 8:22 PM on August 25, 2006
Wow, I had written the guy an email saying "um make sure you keep your answers on-topic" and then noticed that all his AskMe answers but one or two were crappy noise, and a lot of them were posted within minutes of each other. Banned.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:37 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:37 PM on August 25, 2006
Whoa. Everyone's all "Timeout! Timeout!"
And jessamyn takes it to the next level!
Don't fuck with Ask Metafilter.
posted by graventy at 8:50 PM on August 25, 2006
And jessamyn takes it to the next level!
Don't fuck with Ask Metafilter.
posted by graventy at 8:50 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by Osama bin Laden at 9:53 PM CST on August 25 [+] [!]
Wow, you're fucking hilarious. Douche.
posted by popechunk at 8:59 PM on August 25, 2006
Wow, you're fucking hilarious. Douche.
posted by popechunk at 8:59 PM on August 25, 2006
I was hoping for a permaban and not just a timeout. The guy repeated dropped stupid comments in askmetafilter, something I don't even do. What a fucktard.
posted by bob sarabia at 9:18 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by bob sarabia at 9:18 PM on August 25, 2006
There should be a separate sub-thread for each askMefi, just for snarks and derails.
It's up at metatalk.metafilter.com. Check it out. :)
posted by qvantamon at 9:23 PM on August 25, 2006
It's up at metatalk.metafilter.com. Check it out. :)
posted by qvantamon at 9:23 PM on August 25, 2006
Wow, you're fucking hilarious. Douche.
posted by popechunk
Wow, you're really cranky. Go have sex.
posted by Osama bin Laden at 9:32 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by popechunk
Wow, you're really cranky. Go have sex.
posted by Osama bin Laden at 9:32 PM on August 25, 2006
The guy repeated dropped stupid comments in askmetafilter, something I don't even do. What a fucktard.
Which translates to 'I like to shit on Metafilter too, but my shit doesn't smell,' I'm guessing.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:49 PM on August 25, 2006
Which translates to 'I like to shit on Metafilter too, but my shit doesn't smell,' I'm guessing.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:49 PM on August 25, 2006
Wow, you must be a fucking genius, eh stav?
posted by bob sarabia at 9:56 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by bob sarabia at 9:56 PM on August 25, 2006
I have one of those two things going for me.
posted by bob sarabia at 10:03 PM on August 25, 2006
posted by bob sarabia at 10:03 PM on August 25, 2006
bob sarabia writes "I have one of those two things going for me."
I wouldn't have guessed that; it surprises me you get laid a lot. ;)
posted by orthogonality at 10:07 PM on August 25, 2006
I wouldn't have guessed that; it surprises me you get laid a lot. ;)
posted by orthogonality at 10:07 PM on August 25, 2006
IM IN YR BASE HUMPIN ALL XR HOLODECK BABEZORX
posted by loquacious at 10:22 PM on August 25, 2006 [2 favorites]
posted by loquacious at 10:22 PM on August 25, 2006 [2 favorites]
Don't fuck with Ask Metafilter.
Yeah, seriously. Don't.
posted by mediareport at 10:44 PM on August 25, 2006 [1 favorite]
Yeah, seriously. Don't.
posted by mediareport at 10:44 PM on August 25, 2006 [1 favorite]
I want to end my comments with the single word banned. Like this. Banned.
posted by sveskemus at 12:51 AM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by sveskemus at 12:51 AM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
I'm not surprised keswick liked it, he's one of the bigger thread crappers around.
posted by knave at 12:56 AM on August 26, 2006
posted by knave at 12:56 AM on August 26, 2006
Well, after all, what is metafilter if not a place we can be comfortable taking a crap every so often.
But, yeah, I guess not all the time. I try to space out my craps.
posted by blacklite at 1:02 AM on August 26, 2006
But, yeah, I guess not all the time. I try to space out my craps.
posted by blacklite at 1:02 AM on August 26, 2006
New MetaFilter Jobs Post:
Wanted: Someone to map all the animosity flying around this MeTa. Must be strong-stomached with a sense of humor.
Some knowledge of AJAX preferred.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 1:22 AM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
Wanted: Someone to map all the animosity flying around this MeTa. Must be strong-stomached with a sense of humor.
Some knowledge of AJAX preferred.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 1:22 AM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
Can I both laugh at the comment and agree with the bannination?
posted by peacay at 1:33 AM on August 26, 2006
posted by peacay at 1:33 AM on August 26, 2006
I only see four answers by nlindstrom and none of them seem inappropriate. I take it all the snarky ones were deleted?
And really, making fun of Trekkies is so old hat and boring. It's been done to death by much funnier people.
posted by Devils Slide at 2:34 AM on August 26, 2006
And really, making fun of Trekkies is so old hat and boring. It's been done to death by much funnier people.
posted by Devils Slide at 2:34 AM on August 26, 2006
I was hoping for a permaban and not just a timeout.
To be honest, there's just one sort of ban: the kind where you can't post/comment. If we'd consider letting you post again (maybe we'd like an apology or an explanation or maybe you need to sleep it off) then we'll "unban" you. The nuances between timeouts, bans, permabans and whatever are just semantic.
There is the very rare and almost never seen scorched earth ban where all traces of you are removed from the site but I can almost never remember that happening. Similarly the "I try to load metafilter.com and I get plastic.com instead" IP-style ban was in vogue for a while but I think it's faded away (and I sure as hell don't know how to do it).
I got an apology from that guy right after I went to bed last night. It's possible he has some sort of PWI-type explanation. I did remove about 10-12 comments from him overall.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 4:22 AM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
To be honest, there's just one sort of ban: the kind where you can't post/comment. If we'd consider letting you post again (maybe we'd like an apology or an explanation or maybe you need to sleep it off) then we'll "unban" you. The nuances between timeouts, bans, permabans and whatever are just semantic.
There is the very rare and almost never seen scorched earth ban where all traces of you are removed from the site but I can almost never remember that happening. Similarly the "I try to load metafilter.com and I get plastic.com instead" IP-style ban was in vogue for a while but I think it's faded away (and I sure as hell don't know how to do it).
I got an apology from that guy right after I went to bed last night. It's possible he has some sort of PWI-type explanation. I did remove about 10-12 comments from him overall.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 4:22 AM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
ask is kinda special, I know that so he must do. My understanding is this: take the piss in metatalk, less so in metafilter and not at all in ask.meta. Simple.
However the only reason for a ForeverBan is being boring. Make the explanation/excuse/apology public please.
posted by econous at 6:01 AM on August 26, 2006
However the only reason for a ForeverBan is being boring. Make the explanation/excuse/apology public please.
posted by econous at 6:01 AM on August 26, 2006
However the only reason for a ForeverBan is being boring.
But then we'd lose 90% of our posters.
posted by norm at 6:11 AM on August 26, 2006
But then we'd lose 90% of our posters.
posted by norm at 6:11 AM on August 26, 2006
This callout is worth it if only for drawing my attention to this bizarre question, which I had missed before.
posted by brundlefly at 6:41 AM on August 26, 2006
posted by brundlefly at 6:41 AM on August 26, 2006
yeh, bizarre. i made no comment at the time, but that question struck me as slightly off. witness the psychoporn elements that needn't have been phrased:
she was very clean and completely shaved from the neck down, a fact that was now on full display
she kept one arm resolutely clamped across her full bosom
She was sweating profusely, her nipples were hard
these just struck me as being unnecessary, and gave a distasteful flavour to a question that was ostensibly about a fucked-up person who probably needed medical or psychiatric help.
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:12 AM on August 26, 2006
she was very clean and completely shaved from the neck down, a fact that was now on full display
she kept one arm resolutely clamped across her full bosom
She was sweating profusely, her nipples were hard
these just struck me as being unnecessary, and gave a distasteful flavour to a question that was ostensibly about a fucked-up person who probably needed medical or psychiatric help.
posted by UbuRoivas at 8:12 AM on August 26, 2006
these just struck me as being unnecessary
The fact that she was attractive and fit gave the story a bit more juice. If he had just described her as "normal" or whatever, I would have still pictured a haggard lady. The fact that he described her as physically attractive, and paying attention to bits of personal hygiene and self-maintenance, made the freak out seem more unexpected and thus intriguing.
posted by aburd at 4:16 PM on August 26, 2006
The fact that she was attractive and fit gave the story a bit more juice. If he had just described her as "normal" or whatever, I would have still pictured a haggard lady. The fact that he described her as physically attractive, and paying attention to bits of personal hygiene and self-maintenance, made the freak out seem more unexpected and thus intriguing.
posted by aburd at 4:16 PM on August 26, 2006
Alvy Ampersand writes "Wanted: Someone to map all the animosity flying around this MeTa. Must be strong-stomached with a sense of humor"
Actually, there's an interesting way to do this. It could be done with AJAX, but it would be must less server intensive done as SQL.
posted by orthogonality at 7:25 PM on August 26, 2006
Actually, there's an interesting way to do this. It could be done with AJAX, but it would be must less server intensive done as SQL.
posted by orthogonality at 7:25 PM on August 26, 2006
orthogonality: Would it be a lot of work? Would you be willing to take on the programming? I would love to have a scorecard to tell apart these players and feuds. I bet others would also.
posted by ?! at 8:59 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by ?! at 8:59 PM on August 26, 2006
orthogonality: Would it be a lot of work? Would you be willing to take on the programming? I would love to have a scorecard to tell apart these players and feuds. I bet others would also.
posted by ?!
The idea of having "MetaKarma" is interesting but dangerous. It shouldn't matter if your fpp / askme answer comes from someone who is popular among the mefi circle or not, what matters is if it is interesting or useful.
posted by patr1ck at 11:26 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by ?!
The idea of having "MetaKarma" is interesting but dangerous. It shouldn't matter if your fpp / askme answer comes from someone who is popular among the mefi circle or not, what matters is if it is interesting or useful.
posted by patr1ck at 11:26 PM on August 26, 2006
There is the very rare and almost never seen scorched earth ban where all traces of you are removed from the site but I can almost never remember that happening.
Oh, man, I loved the scorched-Earth ban. It's like that story about the couple that goes to a hotel, and the next day the husband can't find his wife and is asking everyone if they know where she is and they're all like, "she must have checked out without telling you" and he gets all crazy and calls the cops and finally they admit that she actually came down with some crazy kill-you-and-your-whole-family disease overnight and so they had to remove all traces of her existance because they didn't want to alert the other hotel guests.
That was some good banning. Unperson banning.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 11:42 PM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
Oh, man, I loved the scorched-Earth ban. It's like that story about the couple that goes to a hotel, and the next day the husband can't find his wife and is asking everyone if they know where she is and they're all like, "she must have checked out without telling you" and he gets all crazy and calls the cops and finally they admit that she actually came down with some crazy kill-you-and-your-whole-family disease overnight and so they had to remove all traces of her existance because they didn't want to alert the other hotel guests.
That was some good banning. Unperson banning.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 11:42 PM on August 26, 2006 [1 favorite]
almost never seen?
posted by sonofsamiam at 8:41 AM on August 27, 2006
posted by sonofsamiam at 8:41 AM on August 27, 2006
patr1ck: I was thinking of something different. I also don't care how popular someone is, but I do want to be able to connect the dots to some of the relationships here. Every now and then I see one member spout off to another seemingly randomingly. Then later I find it was because of a tiff in a thread I missed.
I was hoping for: A is a puppet of B who argues often with C who loves everything A has ever posted, but can't stand B.
posted by ?! at 12:44 PM on August 28, 2006
I was hoping for: A is a puppet of B who argues often with C who loves everything A has ever posted, but can't stand B.
posted by ?! at 12:44 PM on August 28, 2006
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posted by eustacescrubb at 6:38 PM on August 25, 2006