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my last post now missing from metatalk...
It was about bad cia art.
Are there reasons for this?
Where has it gone?
Why? Why? for pities sake Why?
Spoon
It was about bad cia art.
Are there reasons for this?
Where has it gone?
Why? Why? for pities sake Why?
Spoon
What's the rule/custom on leaving a .sig on posts? -- Mid!
posted by Mid at 9:42 AM on November 19, 2001
posted by Mid at 9:42 AM on November 19, 2001
I don't think there's a rule. Personally, I don't see the point, and some members in the past have had long, annoying sigs that tended to bug people (and they said so). People use sigs because they say something about them, and I think they do--whether they say something good or bad about the person, I'm not sure. :-)
posted by jpoulos at 9:57 AM on November 19, 2001
posted by jpoulos at 9:57 AM on November 19, 2001
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/11279
oh yeah, and there's NO NEED TO POST YOUR NAME IN EVERY POST SINCE THERE IS A HANDY "posted by" THERE ALREADY.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 9:58 AM on November 19, 2001
oh yeah, and there's NO NEED TO POST YOUR NAME IN EVERY POST SINCE THERE IS A HANDY "posted by" THERE ALREADY.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 9:58 AM on November 19, 2001
What's wrong with using a .sig? I see no problem with them.
posted by zempf at 10:37 AM on November 19, 2001
posted by zempf at 10:37 AM on November 19, 2001
can you imagine if someone left an unclosed marquee tag lying around? that would be the coolest thing in the worst possible way.
posted by moz at 10:39 AM on November 19, 2001
posted by moz at 10:39 AM on November 19, 2001
Zempf's artful display makes me nostalgic. I remember the early seventies, in the less fortunate Lisbon supermarkets, when this sort of thing - though admittedly in bright red LEDS - was quite common over the offal counter. I believe even the NYT had the "latest headlines"(oh, the twinge!)thus parading in Times Square, before the bastards cleaned it up.
OK. zempf, you've obviously not got this from WebMonkey. How did you do it? Have you no love for your posting rights? What are you planning next? An early eighties blinking "Ditto"?
Marquee? I almost tom verlained, man.
posted by MiguelCardoso at 11:02 AM on November 19, 2001
OK. zempf, you've obviously not got this from WebMonkey. How did you do it? Have you no love for your posting rights? What are you planning next? An early eighties blinking "Ditto"?
Marquee? I almost tom verlained, man.
posted by MiguelCardoso at 11:02 AM on November 19, 2001
MC - It's all thanks to the wonders of the MARQUEE tag. Just do a little <marquee>your text goes here</marquee> and voila, scrolling text. Note, of course, that some people might not appreciate your artistry (much like the many people who were not at all fond of the late, great <blink> tag).
posted by zempf at 11:12 AM on November 19, 2001
posted by zempf at 11:12 AM on November 19, 2001
Great, give the Zippos to the pyromaniacs. Matt, I'll give you 15 Swedish Fish if you hardcode something into MeFi that will never allow the MARQUEE tag to be used again.
posted by solistrato at 11:50 AM on November 19, 2001
posted by solistrato at 11:50 AM on November 19, 2001
sorry miguel (next drink is on me)
original post now ajusted:
zempf: I can't get the "blink" tag to work. As you can see the "marquee" is not a problem. I accidently put it between <> in my post, not knowing it would work here.
So, how do I get the blink thingie to work. I promise I'll only try this at home. Trying to learn myself HTML , making lots of mistakes doing it :-(
posted by ginz at 11:52 AM on November 19, 2001
original post now ajusted:
zempf: I can't get the "blink" tag to work. As you can see the "marquee" is not a problem. I accidently put it between <> in my post, not knowing it would work here.
So, how do I get the blink thingie to work. I promise I'll only try this at home. Trying to learn myself HTML , making lots of mistakes doing it :-(
posted by ginz at 11:52 AM on November 19, 2001
Solistrato: are we talking Gravad Lachs here?
(siezing chance for blackmail)
posted by ginz at 11:56 AM on November 19, 2001
(siezing chance for blackmail)
posted by ginz at 11:56 AM on November 19, 2001
So, how do I get the blink thingie to work.
<blink> is Netscape Navigator only.
<marquee> is IE only.
About writing HTML.
posted by iceberg273 at 11:56 AM on November 19, 2001
<blink> is Netscape Navigator only.
<marquee> is IE only.
About writing HTML.
posted by iceberg273 at 11:56 AM on November 19, 2001
Hell with swedish fish, I'll give you swedes. The marquee tag is basically Satan in a smock... I would love if it were gone from here.
No, ginz. Please no. Only in Netscape, I think.
posted by j.edwards at 11:56 AM on November 19, 2001
No, ginz. Please no. Only in Netscape, I think.
posted by j.edwards at 11:56 AM on November 19, 2001
okay, I don't have netscape
fear no more
j.ewards: I'd rather have the gravad lachs, I already have a Frisian here
posted by ginz at 12:00 PM on November 19, 2001
fear no more
j.ewards: I'd rather have the gravad lachs, I already have a Frisian here
posted by ginz at 12:00 PM on November 19, 2001
Isn't the return of widespread blink and marquee usage a Sign of the End Of All Time? Just curious. I want to know when I should be dodging fire and brimstone. Pretty soon we're gonna be posting ASCII art.
posted by eyeballkid at 12:09 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by eyeballkid at 12:09 PM on November 19, 2001
Pretty soon we're gonna be posting ASCII art.
Whaddayamean soon?
Please, people. Neither MetaTalk nor MetaFilter is designed for you to use as a scratchpad for learning circa-1997 HTML tricks. If you must learn to use these tags, open up Notepad or SimpleText or vi, save a file to your hard drive, and open it locally.
posted by snarkout at 12:15 PM on November 19, 2001
Whaddayamean soon?
Please, people. Neither MetaTalk nor MetaFilter is designed for you to use as a scratchpad for learning circa-1997 HTML tricks. If you must learn to use these tags, open up Notepad or SimpleText or vi, save a file to your hard drive, and open it locally.
posted by snarkout at 12:15 PM on November 19, 2001
Please, people. Neither MetaTalk nor MetaFilter is designed for you to use as a scratchpad for learning circa-1997 HTML tricks
Oh, man. Does that mean no more...
Zippity PONG™!
posted by daveadams at 12:25 PM on November 19, 2001
Oh, man. Does that mean no more...
Zippity PONG™!
posted by daveadams at 12:25 PM on November 19, 2001
/me buries himself in bomb shelter, never again to see the light of day...
posted by eyeballkid at 12:33 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by eyeballkid at 12:33 PM on November 19, 2001
Oh, man. Does that mean no more... Zippity PONG™!
I certainly hope so.
posted by snarkout at 12:33 PM on November 19, 2001
I certainly hope so.
posted by snarkout at 12:33 PM on November 19, 2001
I certainly hope so
Well, you see, I'm sure you would like it better had I gotten the code copied and pasted correctly. There should be a border around that. DAMN! ~I know that would make all the difference.~
posted by daveadams at 12:42 PM on November 19, 2001
Well, you see, I'm sure you would like it better had I gotten the code copied and pasted correctly. There should be a border around that. DAMN! ~I know that would make all the difference.~
posted by daveadams at 12:42 PM on November 19, 2001
If I understand MeFi lore correctly, it is now time to say "See what you did, you've made the Baby Jesus cry."
posted by eyeballkid at 12:47 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by eyeballkid at 12:47 PM on November 19, 2001
See what Baby Jesus did? He made daveadams insert Zippity PONG!
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:02 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:02 PM on November 19, 2001
Not that there's anything wrong with inserting whatever kind of PONG you want, dave. I mean, whatever you're into, man.
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:03 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:03 PM on November 19, 2001
An all-caps post by Matt, four billion MARQUEE tags, and Zippity Dong.
Worst. Thread. Ever.
posted by solistrato at 1:30 PM on November 19, 2001
Worst. Thread. Ever.
posted by solistrato at 1:30 PM on November 19, 2001
* cries *
posted by baby_jessamyn at 4:07 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by baby_jessamyn at 4:07 PM on November 19, 2001
Is that cabal I smell?
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:28 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:28 PM on November 19, 2001
I believe even the NYT had the "latest headlines"(oh, the twinge!)thus parading in Times Square, before the bastards cleaned it up.
What? No way! It's the Zipper! Number One Times Square! Still there! Since 1919! (But not New York Times Headlines). In fact, I know the daughters of the guy who programmed the Zipper for years.
posted by Mo Nickels at 5:20 PM on November 19, 2001
What? No way! It's the Zipper! Number One Times Square! Still there! Since 1919! (But not New York Times Headlines). In fact, I know the daughters of the guy who programmed the Zipper for years.
posted by Mo Nickels at 5:20 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by waxpancake at 7:15 PM on November 19, 2001
waxy if you tell cardoso how to do that we will have to ... well, we'll have to think of something to do to you. just so you know. (you can run, but you can't hide....)
(apologies to non-IE viewers; you are fortunate (I think) not to have had extreme visual suffering inflicted upon you by waxy (and then myself). I really need to download Opera...)
posted by mattpfeff at 8:16 PM on November 19, 2001
(apologies to non-IE viewers; you are fortunate (I think) not to have had extreme visual suffering inflicted upon you by waxy (and then myself). I really need to download Opera...)
posted by mattpfeff at 8:16 PM on November 19, 2001
Heh. I'm using OffByOne right now. I can't see a thing!
posted by j.edwards at 8:23 PM on November 19, 2001
posted by j.edwards at 8:23 PM on November 19, 2001
"quite common over the offal counter"
The offal counter?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:06 PM on November 19, 2001
The offal counter?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:06 PM on November 19, 2001
I believe you North Americans call them "lights" ;)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 1:17 AM on November 20, 2001
posted by MiguelCardoso at 1:17 AM on November 20, 2001
Take this to MetaCrap, please!
posted by Carol Anne at 4:35 AM on November 20, 2001
posted by Carol Anne at 4:35 AM on November 20, 2001
We may have the New Miguel. Yow. How did I never even notice that volume of postage?
Speaking of battle royales (with cheese), I would pay Good American Money (if I had any) to see an offsite posting war between Mr. Cardoso and Carol Anne. To the death! Maybe with SDB moderating, as some sort of consolation prize.
*Rubs hands in evil glee.*
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:55 AM on November 20, 2001
Speaking of battle royales (with cheese), I would pay Good American Money (if I had any) to see an offsite posting war between Mr. Cardoso and Carol Anne. To the death! Maybe with SDB moderating, as some sort of consolation prize.
*Rubs hands in evil glee.*
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:55 AM on November 20, 2001
Huh? Wattai do wrong? "Offal" and "lights" are polite terms for organ meat, now very fashionable in London and New York, i.e. Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's; pig's trotters everywhere in Manhattan. They are the basis of haggis, sausages and a lot of tasty meals. Plus, I did see those marquee LEDs over the offal counters of Lisbon butchers' shops.
It's not me, Carol Anne, honest! Must you see invasions and indecency everywhere you look? :)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:26 AM on November 20, 2001
It's not me, Carol Anne, honest! Must you see invasions and indecency everywhere you look? :)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 5:26 AM on November 20, 2001
<voice style="homer:drooling;">
mmmm...haggis
</voice >
When I lived in Edinburgh for a few months way back when, down in Portobello, I lived around the corner from the '1988 Winner of the Best Haggis in Scotland Family Butcher'.
Good haggis indeed, but I was always a little put off by the 'family butcher' thing on the sign.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:33 AM on November 20, 2001
mmmm...haggis
</voice >
When I lived in Edinburgh for a few months way back when, down in Portobello, I lived around the corner from the '1988 Winner of the Best Haggis in Scotland Family Butcher'.
Good haggis indeed, but I was always a little put off by the 'family butcher' thing on the sign.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:33 AM on November 20, 2001
Miguel, I was referring to this: *Rubs hands in evil glee.*
(I was high at the time.)
posted by gleemax at 7:02 AM on November 20, 2001
(I was high at the time.)
posted by gleemax at 7:02 AM on November 20, 2001
I am a geek.
<p style="azimuth: behind; elevation: higher; speech-rate: slow; volume: soft; speak: normal; voice-family: "Homer Simpson", male; pitch: low; pitch-range: 13; stress: 40; richness: 20; speak-punctuation: none;">Mmm...haggis.<p>
Scary, no?
posted by gleemax at 7:11 AM on November 20, 2001
<p style="azimuth: behind; elevation: higher; speech-rate: slow; volume: soft; speak: normal; voice-family: "Homer Simpson", male; pitch: low; pitch-range: 13; stress: 40; richness: 20; speak-punctuation: none;">Mmm...haggis.<p>
Scary, no?
posted by gleemax at 7:11 AM on November 20, 2001
Note that I didn't close my
posted by gleemax at 7:12 AM on November 20, 2001
p. How embarrassing. (If I'm not mistaken, however, the CSS is valid CSS2. Screw me if I'm wrong.)posted by gleemax at 7:12 AM on November 20, 2001
gleemax: That's almost valid CSS2. The CSS validator at w3.org won't accept elevation: higher; for some reason
posted by riffola at 7:36 AM on November 20, 2001
posted by riffola at 7:36 AM on November 20, 2001
I bet that's because there's no value to increase. I meant to use "above" anyway. D'oh!
posted by gleemax at 8:01 AM on November 20, 2001
posted by gleemax at 8:01 AM on November 20, 2001
All over the internet, people are kicking my ass tonight.
Why, sweet jebus, why?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:07 AM on November 20, 2001
Why, sweet jebus, why?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:07 AM on November 20, 2001
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