Deletion requested - sloe

August 15, 2005 9:27 PM

Someone needs a time out.
posted by wakko to Etiquette/Policy at 9:27 PM (36 comments total)

I think the bigger issue is that he banned me from #mefi solely due to criticisms levied in the blue.

He can't handle his ops.
posted by mosch at 9:34 PM on August 15, 2005

Ooh, spillover.
posted by wakko at 9:36 PM on August 15, 2005

And he already has his own f****g blog.
posted by realcountrymusic at 9:39 PM on August 15, 2005

... everything you whine about when Amberglow does it-filter.

That was good.
posted by amberglow at 9:39 PM on August 15, 2005

That reminds me... whatever happened to that guy with the dead wife? He was at least funny.
posted by basicchannel at 9:40 PM on August 15, 2005

posted by exlotuseater at 9:44 PM on August 15, 2005

mosch, you know there is a standing policy of not posting chat logs from #mefi on MetaFilter.

Regarding my now deleted thread, there has been multiple single link FPPs on this topic (example) and others. People like wakko wanted it "shut down" as the can't seem to stand having posts to the front page that disagree with them.

And wakko, for someone who's contribution to the site mostly consists of posting "america sucks more every day" in every thread, you are are hardly someone to call for me to get a time out.
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 9:44 PM on August 15, 2005

Steve_at_Linnwood: you know that you banned me from the channel before I posted the chat logs in question.

You can't handle your ops.
posted by mosch at 9:46 PM on August 15, 2005

I think the bigger issue is that he banned me from #mefi solely due to criticisms levied in the blue.

seriously: I've previously seen steve kick/ban folks on #mefi because they disagreed with him (in channel), his defense being that they were "attacking him" so they shouldn't be allowed in channel. This, of course, isn't #metamefi, but maybe someone should talk to chris.

BEFORE WE'RE ALL BANNZORATED.
posted by fishfucker at 9:47 PM on August 15, 2005

And wakko, for someone who's contribution to the site mostly consists of posting "america sucks more every day" in every thread

Hm, have you run the numbers on this?
posted by wakko at 9:47 PM on August 15, 2005

Fishfucker, you know his email address... if you want to "talk to chris"
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 9:49 PM on August 15, 2005

fishfucker: and in this case I said absolutely nothing in channel. He banned me SOLELY because he didn't like my posts on the blue.

He can't handle his ops.
posted by mosch at 9:49 PM on August 15, 2005

don't post #mefi logs on metafilter.

thanks.

(metatalk is okay, since it pisses off y2karl)
posted by angry modem at 9:50 PM on August 15, 2005

I think the bigger issue that he banned me from #mefi solely due to criticisms levied in the blue.

He can't handle his ops.

I guess my question is whether he banned you before or after you mentioned #mefi at all, because you aren't supposed to do so.

In any case, Steve@ shouldn't have been the one to ban you for very, very obvious reasons.
posted by Ryvar at 9:51 PM on August 15, 2005

Doesn't it say somewhere about Metatalk not being the right venue for issues with the channel?
posted by Krrrlson at 9:55 PM on August 15, 2005

Ryvar: he banned me BEFORE I posted the #mefi related content.
posted by mosch at 9:55 PM on August 15, 2005

My issue was with the FPP.
posted by wakko at 9:55 PM on August 15, 2005

(That was posted explicitly because he'd started the cross-over, by banning me from #mefi)
posted by mosch at 9:55 PM on August 15, 2005

The correct venue is: here.
posted by angry modem at 9:55 PM on August 15, 2005

I wasn't talking about the callout, I was talking about the #mefi stuff.
posted by Krrrlson at 9:57 PM on August 15, 2005

Doesn't it say somewhere about Metatalk not being the right venue for issues with the channel?

My apologies if this isn't the right venue. I saw a callout about Steve_At's now deleted post, and thought that it would be an appropriate place to note that he'd also banned me from #mefi for my comments in said thread.

I'll seek my forum more carefully in the future.
posted by mosch at 10:01 PM on August 15, 2005

I'm not picking on anyone here, I just don't want this to piss off mathowie seeing as how the #mefi reputation isn't that stellar as it is.
posted by Krrrlson at 10:04 PM on August 15, 2005

Honestly though, a Chris Hitchens op-ed? I welcome our new Douchebag of Liberty!
posted by basicchannel at 10:05 PM on August 15, 2005

wakko, considering the whining you did after your callout, not only in the thread, but elsewhere, it's pretty funny seeing you call for a timeout.

On preview: Seeing as the thread has been deleted, can this thread be closed now?
posted by Snyder at 10:07 PM on August 15, 2005

I can't believe I'm saying this but . . . what Snyder said. Can this thread get closed or deleted? It's just going to lead to more crosstalk.
posted by Ryvar at 10:10 PM on August 15, 2005

That reminds me... whatever happened to that guy with the dead wife? He was at least funny.

You mean Shouting? Funny? Hardly. Annoying? Yes.
posted by ericb at 10:15 PM on August 15, 2005

Lame post, super-lame call out.
posted by LarryC at 10:16 PM on August 15, 2005

Anybody offering odds on whether or not that post from 'I EAT TAPES' was made by Steve_at_Linnwood?
posted by mosch at 10:17 PM on August 15, 2005

Hm.

I agree that a single link to a Slate op-ed is about the lamest thing a relatively long-term member can do, but I do think Hitch has an interesting point. Why the fuck should the relative of a soldier have pure moral authority? Dowd is full of shit on this one.

Anyway, Steve, try adding some context to single-link newsy posts and you might have better luck. Your post was lazy above all else, and *that's* why it got deleted. A little respect for the smart folks in the ommunity next time, ok?
posted by mediareport at 10:20 PM on August 15, 2005

*sits on hands*
posted by mediareport at 10:21 PM on August 15, 2005

Re-do it, just don't be a dick about it.
posted by Balisong at 10:34 PM on August 15, 2005

Bailsong, what was "dick" about it? I just quoted Hitchens.

I didn't editorialize at all.
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 10:38 PM on August 15, 2005

mosch, you know there is a standing policy of not posting chat logs from #mefi on MetaFilter.

Steve, you know there is a standing policy of not posting single-link op-ed pieces on Metafilter.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 10:39 PM on August 15, 2005

At least when it's convenient.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 10:41 PM on August 15, 2005

Steve, a one-link post to an op-ed (by an author I actually like) doesn't make for a good post. As mentioned in that thread, I deleted a lefty post recently for the same reason, so you're not being singled out.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:42 PM on August 15, 2005

I wonder if Steve's post would have been deleted if it were an anti-Bush op-ed that everyone agreed with, and therefore contributed thoughtful discussion?

Seems to me that the mob mentality works here. Complain about something in-thread, shit all over the post, poster, and related elements, drown out any possible intelligence...and wait for the moderator to clean up the mess. Great plan guys! Makes me feel proud to be a registered Democrat. Free speech! Free speech!

And for those who think I'm just trying to stir the pot, ask yourselves this: If it was so bad, why did so many of you go out of your way to click the thread and deliberately leave a useless comment? If it was so egregious a violation of front page posting rules, why not flag it and move it, instead of creating a big stink?
posted by SeizeTheDay at 10:43 PM on August 15, 2005