August 23, 2002

7:28 AM

So in case you missed the posts linking to well-known news stories in well-known media outlets, there's now a post that collects them all for you. Nothing new here, just collected for your browsing pleasure. Call it MetaNewsFilter. Jeepers.
posted by luser to MetaFilter-related at 7:28 AM (30 comments total)

Also known as What constitutes a bad post?
posted by yhbc at 7:33 AM on August 23, 2002

I prefer to think of it as a greatest hits collection.
posted by rocketman at 7:40 AM on August 23, 2002

Michael Jackson's nose--eeyew. Not what I expected for Michael Jackson's Scream.
posted by y2karl at 7:52 AM on August 23, 2002

Generally, limiting a post to one topic is best. If you can't restrain yourself, try a cap of 25 or so.

dan makes me laugh

(good morning matt)
posted by joemaller at 8:01 AM on August 23, 2002

*brain explodes*
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:31 AM on August 23, 2002

It's too bad about the link-incontinence. The first one could have made for an interesting thread if left to its own devices.
posted by sad_otter at 8:39 AM on August 23, 2002

is there such a thing as a double-post to the Nth power?
posted by whatnot at 8:49 AM on August 23, 2002

Looks like Matt logged on...

Hopefully the 14K+ kids won't now post to MeTa "Where did those links go? Why were they deleted?"
posted by me3dia at 9:28 AM on August 23, 2002

Hey! Where did those links go? Why were they deleted?
posted by timeistight at 10:08 AM on August 23, 2002

Yeah, what's going on? I'm so new that I only have a brain-stem in my head.
posted by interrobang at 10:45 AM on August 23, 2002

whatnot: that is almost exactly what i was going to say 'cept I was gonna count them up.....and then I couldn't be bothered, it being Slacker Day 'n' all.
posted by saintsguy at 10:47 AM on August 23, 2002

me3dia: Should I apologize now simply for being above 14000, or wait until later?
posted by The Michael The at 12:54 PM on August 23, 2002

Ignore him. All us 10k'ers are bitter about just missing out on a <5-digit user number
posted by vacapinta at 1:06 PM on August 23, 2002

Wait till later. I was making a joke -- you know, about newbies asking dumb questions and stuff. Being facetious. After all, I'm not exactly an old salt around here either.

Sorry to get your hackles up.
posted by me3dia at 1:14 PM on August 23, 2002

Okay. We'll let it go this time. But we'll be watching.
posted by timeistight at 1:26 PM on August 23, 2002

Okay. We'll let it go this time. But we'll be watching.

Ah, but who will watch the watchers?
posted by j.edwards at 1:40 PM on August 23, 2002

Ah, but who will watch the watchers?

I feel like I've had 14,000 eyes on me ever since I first crashed the MetaFilter party.
posted by timeistight at 1:45 PM on August 23, 2002

No prob, just having a bad day. Have good weekends everybody.
posted by The Michael The at 1:53 PM on August 23, 2002

Ignore him. All us 10k'ers are bitter ...

And to think those of us with user numbers over 1,000 used to be the bitter ones.
posted by trox at 1:59 PM on August 23, 2002

I think we're all a bit bitter these days.
This, too, shall pass.
posted by me3dia at 2:02 PM on August 23, 2002

I, for one, welcome our new 15k overlords.
posted by saintsguy at 2:10 PM on August 23, 2002

Congratulation, saintsguy, on being the very last person to ever use that "welcome our new overlords" phrase here on MetaFilter. I hope.

(The prohibition on emoticons prevents me from indicating that this is meant in the spirit of good-natured ribbing.)
posted by Shadowkeeper at 2:25 PM on August 23, 2002

I feel like I've had 14,000 eyes on me ever since I first crashed the MetaFilter party.

Assuming most of us still have two eyes, you actually have about 28000 eyes on you. mwah-ha-ha.
posted by whatnot at 2:50 PM on August 23, 2002

Assuming most of us still have two eyes, you actually have about 28000 eyes on you. mwah-ha-ha.

But don't most of you have at least two IDs?
posted by timeistight at 2:59 PM on August 23, 2002

Shadowkeeper: But what happens when we reach the 16000s.......?
posted by saintsguy at 4:25 PM on August 23, 2002

Heh.
posted by ColdChef at 6:01 PM on August 23, 2002

Another one !
As I do not like banning any news source (NYT, Yahoo, etc.), I am against posts with just a simple "troll bait" link.
posted by MzB at 8:31 PM on August 23, 2002

mefiwhacking
posted by swift at 11:22 PM on August 23, 2002

mefiwhacking?
posted by Danelope at 12:16 AM on August 24, 2002

I think we're all a bit bitter these days.
i'm not bitter. i taste just like chicken.
posted by quonsar at 3:54 PM on August 24, 2002