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Would it be possible to eliminate most forms of *YAWN*-ing?
No need for a link as its becoming all-too-common.
I'm really getting sick of users who think they can express their moral and intellectual superiority over the unwashed mefites with a *YAWN* or two. Why do posters even bother expressing their (metaphorically) gaping mouth? Do they think they'll be instantly crowned as Metafilter taste-makers whose very deep breath will cause the offending post to be sucked down their dried esophagus?
If you are so offended by a post regarding reality tv, a ball of twine, or some political or religious ephemera, would you at least post a short, ill-informed rant about how you are superior to all the others because you don't own a tv and how the daily beatings from your grandmother made you into the thoughtful, tasteful, brilliant mind you are today.
Don't just sit there and fucking *YAWN*. Contribute or stay the hell out.
posted by pandaharma at 2:44 PM on April 16, 2004
I'm really getting sick of users who think they can express their moral and intellectual superiority over the unwashed mefites with a *YAWN* or two. Why do posters even bother expressing their (metaphorically) gaping mouth? Do they think they'll be instantly crowned as Metafilter taste-makers whose very deep breath will cause the offending post to be sucked down their dried esophagus?
If you are so offended by a post regarding reality tv, a ball of twine, or some political or religious ephemera, would you at least post a short, ill-informed rant about how you are superior to all the others because you don't own a tv and how the daily beatings from your grandmother made you into the thoughtful, tasteful, brilliant mind you are today.
Don't just sit there and fucking *YAWN*. Contribute or stay the hell out.
posted by pandaharma at 2:44 PM on April 16, 2004
Thanks quonsar... I can always count on you for that deep, down satisfaction that gets the goo going.
posted by pandaharma at 2:46 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by pandaharma at 2:46 PM on April 16, 2004
*shakes fist*
and those daytime running lamps? piss me *right* off.
posted by quonsar at 2:46 PM on April 16, 2004
and those daytime running lamps? piss me *right* off.
posted by quonsar at 2:46 PM on April 16, 2004
Doesn't pointing out irritating things in MeTa usually just make it worse?
posted by milovoo at 2:56 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by milovoo at 2:56 PM on April 16, 2004
I support a ban on fist shaking , the sight of quonsar fisting people is unneccesssary on a family website.
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:58 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:58 PM on April 16, 2004
Technically, bringing things to metatalk should make them better, because this is supposedly the venue for community policing to take place. But it never works out that way, does it?
posted by Hildago at 3:11 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by Hildago at 3:11 PM on April 16, 2004
just quonsin' ya. i fully support shane in his support of pandaharma's proposal that we support a ban on yawns.
posted by The God Complex at 3:22 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by The God Complex at 3:22 PM on April 16, 2004
damn. where's stan chin these days?
posted by andrew cooke at 3:27 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by andrew cooke at 3:27 PM on April 16, 2004
Yes, this worked so well when I tried it.
Thought we had a "yawn" meta-talk post before or maybe it was member whom was pointed out for it...anyone remember. Thanks all, now I'm yawning.
posted by thomcatspike at 3:31 PM on April 16, 2004
Thought we had a "yawn" meta-talk post before or maybe it was member whom was pointed out for it...anyone remember. Thanks all, now I'm yawning.
posted by thomcatspike at 3:31 PM on April 16, 2004
I know this is a 'get off my lawn you damn kids!' kinda post but I've been real irritable of late, with the lumbago acting up and all...
I'm also really sick of the chorus which screams 'Double Post!' for posts whose original was over six months ago. I recently saw a cry of 'double post' over something originally posted three years ago. Why can't they realize everything old is new again, eventually, and just leave it the hell alone.
damn kids.
posted by pandaharma at 3:33 PM on April 16, 2004
I'm also really sick of the chorus which screams 'Double Post!' for posts whose original was over six months ago. I recently saw a cry of 'double post' over something originally posted three years ago. Why can't they realize everything old is new again, eventually, and just leave it the hell alone.
damn kids.
posted by pandaharma at 3:33 PM on April 16, 2004
pandaharma, welcome to the schoolyard!
posted by SpaceCadet at 4:08 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by SpaceCadet at 4:08 PM on April 16, 2004
*SNEEZE*
Hey, I thought I was in MeTa, not AskMe.
Oh.
/wipes screen
posted by Blue Stone at 4:16 PM on April 16, 2004
Hey, I thought I was in MeTa, not AskMe.
Oh.
/wipes screen
posted by Blue Stone at 4:16 PM on April 16, 2004
Witty, it's not *fart*, it's
~fart~
for a very specific reason.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:39 PM on April 16, 2004
~fart~
for a very specific reason.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:39 PM on April 16, 2004
I'm also really sick of the chorus which screams 'Double Post!' for posts whose original was over six months ago. I recently saw a cry of 'double post' over something originally posted three years ago. Why can't they realize everything old is new again, eventually, and just leave it the hell alone.
Guffaw.
posted by The God Complex at 4:41 PM on April 16, 2004
Guffaw.
posted by The God Complex at 4:41 PM on April 16, 2004
If you don't like a comment, simply don't read it.
posted by crunchburger at 5:11 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by crunchburger at 5:11 PM on April 16, 2004
*brain explodes*
this website should actually be awash in bits of fragment cerebellums..........
posted by sgt.serenity at 5:14 PM on April 16, 2004
this website should actually be awash in bits of fragment cerebellums..........
posted by sgt.serenity at 5:14 PM on April 16, 2004
If you don't like a comment, simply don't read it.
How do your know you don't like it, unless you read it?
You're not encouraging me to pre-judge people are you? School said that wasn't cool.
posted by Dark Messiah at 5:16 PM on April 16, 2004
How do your know you don't like it, unless you read it?
You're not encouraging me to pre-judge people are you? School said that wasn't cool.
posted by Dark Messiah at 5:16 PM on April 16, 2004
I'm really getting sick of users who think they can express their moral and intellectual superiority over the unwashed mefites with a *YAWN* or two.
On the contrary, it is an excellent incentive to improve one's moral and intellectual standing, so that one can yawn as well.
posted by kindall at 5:45 PM on April 16, 2004
On the contrary, it is an excellent incentive to improve one's moral and intellectual standing, so that one can yawn as well.
posted by kindall at 5:45 PM on April 16, 2004
/cliche
posted by sgt.serenity at 6:34 PM on April 16, 2004
posted by sgt.serenity at 6:34 PM on April 16, 2004
The Baby Jesus weeps.
No, wait ... he's yawning too, the little bastard.
posted by Shane at 8:31 PM on April 16, 2004
I am simply astounded that this is a MeTa thread.
Pandaharma, were that I could vote you off the island.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:55 PM on April 16, 2004
Pandaharma, were that I could vote you off the island.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:55 PM on April 16, 2004
I've seen metatalk threads over all sorts of silly things.
I decided I would post one about an issue which threatens the very foundations of our civilization. Why you do not see the importance of this, I do not understand.
Still, I'm glad you're still capable of fishy astonishment. Its always good to have a sense of wonder.
posted by pandaharma at 11:37 PM on April 16, 2004
I decided I would post one about an issue which threatens the very foundations of our civilization. Why you do not see the importance of this, I do not understand.
Still, I'm glad you're still capable of fishy astonishment. Its always good to have a sense of wonder.
posted by pandaharma at 11:37 PM on April 16, 2004
I heart pandaharma. Everyone should be so mellow and funny.
Myself included.
posted by five fresh fish at 12:05 AM on April 17, 2004
Myself included.
posted by five fresh fish at 12:05 AM on April 17, 2004
you people are really pissing all over matt's site.
the noise to signal ratio is terrible.
posted by sgt.serenity at 3:20 AM on April 17, 2004
the noise to signal ratio is terrible.
posted by sgt.serenity at 3:20 AM on April 17, 2004
.
FWIW, I'm with you, pandaharma, but I've found that getting the MeFi community to listen to reason regarding "non-content posts" (NCP's) is like trying to stop a pack of wild wolves with a steak.
posted by mkultra at 9:31 AM on April 19, 2004
FWIW, I'm with you, pandaharma, but I've found that getting the MeFi community to listen to reason regarding "non-content posts" (NCP's) is like trying to stop a pack of wild wolves with a steak.
posted by mkultra at 9:31 AM on April 19, 2004
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posted by amberglow at 2:36 PM on April 16, 2004