Go to Jail Day! June 20, 2001 2:27 PM Subscribe
Isn't it funny how an odd trend can pop up out of thin air and start charging?
posted by zempf at 2:37 PM on June 20, 2001
These are the times that try men's souls. We need kitty pictures.
posted by rodii at 2:45 PM on June 20, 2001
posted by aaron at 2:51 PM on June 20, 2001
I actually agree with Rodii. Yet, like moth to flame I'm drawn to all of those threads. I should stop, I suppose.
Zempf is right, and it would suck if this went on constantly, but it probably wont. Then again, I almost feel that kitty pictures, at this point, would result in someone mentioning how much somebody else deserves to die.
posted by Doug at 3:01 PM on June 20, 2001
posted by rodii at 3:06 PM on June 20, 2001
I would if there was more of an outcry. I'm sort of ambivalent, yes there are some less-than-post-worthy posts, but should I start deleting them haphazardly?
Tell me which ones to delete and I'll consider it. I thought the monopoly one was destined for the trash heap, but after refreshing the index page, there's already several comments on that thread.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:13 PM on June 20, 2001
posted by thc at 3:16 PM on June 20, 2001
the kaycee thing is going to go down in the metafilter mythology in a big way; this is one of the small, forgotten bits of the narrative that probably binds us together more strongly than that.
plus, it helps everyone warm up for ice cream day. - rcb
posted by rebeccablood at 3:44 PM on June 20, 2001
Also, I think it's an outrage that people are wasting valuable front page above the fold real estate on this "Go To Jail" frivolity! That interesting looking story about boy bands got buried before I ever had the chance to read it.
posted by CrazyUncleJoe at 4:26 PM on June 20, 2001
posted by lagado at 5:36 PM on June 20, 2001
It's just a website folks, don't take yourselves so seriously.
posted by briank at 6:49 PM on June 20, 2001
posted by briank at 6:53 PM on June 20, 2001
These are the times that try men's souls. We need kitty pictures.
I dunno. I looked at it as a relief from all that, at least after about Jail Thread No. 3, when people started getting delirious. A joke in the disguise of merely going over the top.
posted by raysmj at 8:08 PM on June 20, 2001
So no kitty pictures?
posted by rodii at 8:40 PM on June 20, 2001
Popbitch had an 'evil clown picture' day last week. I'm still traumatised.
posted by fullerine at 2:14 AM on June 21, 2001
posted by holgate at 7:31 AM on June 21, 2001
Sorry, I tend to automatically discount the sneering taunts you routinely shit out out of your ass.
posted by aaron at 10:04 AM on June 21, 2001
Which is why I rarely partake in, or even slightly care, about any front-page complaints in MetaTalk any more. It's all about the amount of noise people make about something, rather than the inherent merit of the argument.
I'm sort of ambivalent, yes there are some less-than-post-worthy posts, but should I start deleting them haphazardly?
No, you shouldn't delete any of them (besides the few kinds already accepted as wrong, such as double posts and self-links). What I'm saying is you also should never care again about any complaint anyone makes about something someone does on the front page. It's the only way to keep things fair, and ensure that we never reach the point where posts are removed from the front page based on who the poster is rather than whether the posts are actually causing some usability problem. You're not doing such things, Matt, but the bitchfests about such posts are slowly heading in that direction.
posted by aaron at 10:14 AM on June 21, 2001
posted by rebeccablood at 10:23 AM on June 21, 2001
posted by rcade at 10:50 AM on June 21, 2001
Aaron, you had one or two posts criticized (by some). If I remember correctly, you also got a lot of support for that post from people who thought they were valuable. Are you asking to be immune from all criticism? Is every argument about the appropriateness of a front-page post going to turn into a discussion about how badly you've been treated? I'll admit it: some people (me included) have said mean things to you. You have said mean things to some people. You give as good as you get. Let's get over it, shake hands, and move on.
posted by rodii at 10:54 AM on June 21, 2001
As a result, the fact that any post of questionable value, but short length, is percieved as proof that Aaron is being persecuted for his political beliefs. In case you haven't followed Aaron's posts closely, he is a bit conservative.
posted by anildash at 10:55 AM on June 21, 2001
posted by norm at 11:08 AM on June 21, 2001
posted by norm at 11:13 AM on June 21, 2001
It's really quite simple: Don't use him as your nice pat example of a conservative view point. Don't use him as your example of a maligned MeFi user. Don't mention his name unless you are addressing him in a conversation. Don't treat him as a handy always-present stereotype-in-a-box. Don't assume he disagrees with you because he's identified himself with a different political viewpoint.
The short version: Treat him like a person.
posted by cCranium at 11:17 AM on June 21, 2001
posted by Perigee at 11:32 AM on June 21, 2001
everyone back off, okay? - rcb
posted by rebeccablood at 3:42 PM on June 21, 2001
posted by sugarfish at 10:10 PM on June 21, 2001
posted by briank at 10:25 AM on June 22, 2001
posted by CrazyUncleJoe at 11:03 AM on June 22, 2001
I just love that this contentious, angry, polemic crowd of geeks can be brought to a screeching halt to look at kitties. Does my weary old heart good.
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posted by iceberg273 at 10:42 AM on July 10, 2001
posted by mathowie (staff) at 2:28 PM on June 20, 2001