The title of the AskMe page reads "Announce Metafilter"

February 5, 2005 9:34 AM

While I'm as excited as anyone about announce.metafilter.com, I wonder if the fact that the title of the ask.metafilter.com page reads "Announce Metafilter" is a bug?
posted by fake to Bugs at 9:34 AM (46 comments total)

Blargh. I see this has been mentioned before... (thanks sebas)
posted by fake at 9:46 AM on February 5, 2005

((grumblegrumble))

Well, while we're reiterating what's been said before, in a thread Matt will probably read and delete for redundancy, I still want to suggest tell.metafilter.com (TellMe) as an alternate name.

((grumblegrumble. ponies. grumbleponiesgrumble))
posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 9:54 AM on February 5, 2005

too red...kinda bloody, no?
posted by amberglow at 10:05 AM on February 5, 2005

The red is awesome.
posted by baphomet at 10:10 AM on February 5, 2005

I like that there will now be a MeFi section without a double-post problem . . .
posted by grimmelm at 10:11 AM on February 5, 2005

I was thinking MetaJobs was gonna be the red.
posted by abcde at 10:16 AM on February 5, 2005

Shouldn't MetaJobs be HireMe?
posted by stopgap at 10:17 AM on February 5, 2005

TellMe is like, totally, a thousand million times better. For serious.

And the red is hideous.
posted by rafter at 10:18 AM on February 5, 2005

please reconsider the red
posted by probablysteve at 10:23 AM on February 5, 2005

aw, I like the red. It's time we had red, isn't it? We need a warm color, at least.

But red's my favorite color, so I'm biased. I agree it would be a bit intense for a page you visit all the time, but TellMe is less likely to be so intensely full of new stuff everyday, isn't it? How many times a year is the average member gonna have a project they feel is worth posting there? I think it'll be less than how many times they get curious about dog thoughts or pissed off at each other, or come across an interesting article online.
posted by mdn at 10:29 AM on February 5, 2005

mmmmm....kethcup.....
posted by nj_subgenius at 10:30 AM on February 5, 2005

{ketchup} doofus!
posted by nj_subgenius at 10:31 AM on February 5, 2005

I like the red until I navigate away from the page. Then I can still see the red. And it's creepy.
posted by mudpuppie at 10:35 AM on February 5, 2005

{ketchup}

yeah, actually the yellow links on red do mcdonaldize it a little... I wonder if the link color could be shifted a bit (to more like peach, maybe?) to counterbalance that.
posted by mdn at 10:57 AM on February 5, 2005

So is this:


part of the design?
posted by page404 at 10:58 AM on February 5, 2005

Umm.. hello people? It hasn't been finished yet. Runtime errors happen in such circumstances.
posted by Saucy Intruder at 11:09 AM on February 5, 2005

love the red -- but is it a trap? like we're incouraged to self-link and then we get instantly banned?
posted by matteo at 11:18 AM on February 5, 2005

On this olde iMac, the red is colour-vague and annoying. Guess it's time to upgrade....
posted by ParisParamus at 11:45 AM on February 5, 2005

The red literally made me flinch. It is harsh, Baby.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 12:13 PM on February 5, 2005

I dig the red, but red is one of my faves too so I'll just hang here in the red corner with mdn. ;)

Whats ok to post there then? Anything one is setting up/have set up? Nice pony. Nice red pony.
posted by dabitch at 12:15 PM on February 5, 2005

I'm dabitch and mdn on the red. I like! And "TellMe" is inspired.

A question: I notice that the blurb in the top right hand corner simply says "no links since your last visit" and not "no links and no comments"- is this page link-only? I would imagine that some people might post things seeking feedback, and that some of that feedback could be instructive to others working on similar or related projects, so to allow for comments might enhance the usefulness for everyone.

But I realize it might add more complexity than Matt intended.
posted by ambrosia at 12:39 PM on February 5, 2005

Consider this another vote in favor of "TellMe" -- really just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?
posted by killdevil at 12:40 PM on February 5, 2005

*with* dabitch and mdn. I previewed, really, I did.
posted by ambrosia at 12:40 PM on February 5, 2005

As long as metafilter never adopts slashdot's baby shit on white theme I'm a happy man.
posted by shepd at 12:40 PM on February 5, 2005

And on a side note, I'm guessing a consistent top nav bar will be showing up on announce.metafilter.com soon, right? It's a bit disorienting at present without any nav cues.
posted by killdevil at 12:43 PM on February 5, 2005

I'll put in another vote for "TellMe". I just like the way it comes across.
posted by Stunt at 12:49 PM on February 5, 2005

I played around with a version of the MeFi Classic Logo in order to
a) Demonstrate variations on the red color and
b) Promote "Tell MetaFilter" as the name...

Here's the red Matt used: approximately #8B1F1F:

And something a little lighter (#CC3333)

And a slightly darker "browser-safe" maroon (#990000)

Here's an even-lighter peach variation (#FF5555)

And, just to show that it could be worse... orange (#FF6633)

posted by wendell at 12:56 PM on February 5, 2005

I prefer Wendell's "browser-safe" maroon, personally... the current red looks too much like tomato soup to me. (Possibly I just need to adjust my monitor. Or am I hungry? I can't tell.)
posted by scody at 1:07 PM on February 5, 2005

I'm going to redesign it in the new winning design later this weekend, and it will be a couple shades of maroon for accent colors.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 1:12 PM on February 5, 2005

Well, I rather like the color since it looks like the shade I chose for my user page. Of course, I do not see it often...
posted by Cranberry at 1:29 PM on February 5, 2005

I like the red, and a vote for TellMe
posted by nile_red at 1:44 PM on February 5, 2005

Yeah, red is my favorite color so I generally always like it, but the current red is LOUD. A darker red would be good. (My very favorite color is the rich, dark but somehow bright red that's the color of fresh blood.)
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 1:50 PM on February 5, 2005

Tell.Me -> Teal -> #006666 -> For example (with white text and links in various "#ccXXXX" yellows)
posted by TimeFactor at 1:58 PM on February 5, 2005

MeFi Projects is probably as good as it can get. For the millionth time, it won't be called TellMe.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 2:04 PM on February 5, 2005

Sorry, I'm getting all these same threads mixed up, but TellMe is definitely out.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 2:04 PM on February 5, 2005

nuts.
posted by John Kenneth Fisher at 2:14 PM on February 5, 2005

Hey Matt, thanks for the closed tag. I like it, but not enough to make a thread.
posted by graventy at 2:43 PM on February 5, 2005

Opus Dark wins! As always.
posted by mr.marx at 4:12 PM on February 5, 2005

Apparently Opus Dark's been disqualified, mr.marx.
posted by obloquy at 4:51 PM on February 5, 2005

browser-safe maroon please...and i'd like one of these new sections to have a dark chocolate background and pepto-pink type pls. : >
posted by amberglow at 5:54 PM on February 5, 2005

MeFi Projects is probably as good as it can get. For the millionth time, it won't be called TellMe.

Too bad. It's a way better name than either of the two you've come up with.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:58 PM on February 5, 2005

This is what happens when you back down Matt. We all start thinking like we can change your mind if we keep pushing the issue.

TELL ME!
posted by Quartermass at 6:42 PM on February 5, 2005

Whether or not there's a "Tell Metafilter" logo in the upper corner, I think the damage has already been done, and many people are going to start calling MeFi Projects "TellMe" despite Matt's distaste for the term (similar to the "FPP" issue). Sorry Matt.
posted by DaShiv at 6:55 PM on February 5, 2005

Exactly, DaShiv. Anybody remember "Not Doctor Street" at the beginning of Song of Solomon? I see that happening. If it's not "TellMe," it will be "Not TellMe."
posted by soyjoy at 9:53 PM on February 5, 2005

Opus Dark wins! As always.
posted by mr.marx at 4:12 PM PST on February 5

Apparently Opus Dark's been disqualified, mr.marx.
posted by obloquy at 4:51 PM PST on February 5

Huh? Was an opus dark comment deleted? *Cries* Maybe things are going too far... I live for the o.d. comments.
posted by taz at 1:20 AM on February 6, 2005

For the millionth time, it won't be called TellMe.

It might not be named TellMe, but I doubt you'll have much control over what it's called :)
posted by mdn at 8:09 AM on February 6, 2005