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Even for people who do not celebrate Christmas, December 25th can be a bit of an odd day because a lot of places are closed, there's a sameness to the social media shares, and the internet gets ever so slightly quieter. Whether you celebrate or not, what are some things that you traditionally do today? Or just what are you up to?
posted by jessamyn on Dec 25, 2022 - 73 comments

It's week two of the December Best Post contest (reminder: please vote for the posts you like mostest via the fantastic flag*, and if you are so inclined, sign up on the Wiki to contribute a prize!) and I'd like to reveal the winners for this week. Coming in at #1 is the exhaustive history of everthing you ever wanted to know about long distance trucking post made by cwest. For his efforts, he gets a transforming flat vase from Eyebrows McGee and I'll personally buy one shirt of the poster's choice from Cotton Bureau. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Dec 15, 2014 - 22 comments

Is there any interest in having another December posting contest (awesome example 1, awesome example 2)? It doesn't need huge prizes, and the community driven prize pool was really cool last time. Also, we're all understanding of the more limited staffing resources for something like this, so perhaps it would create more work than it's worth. But if there are the resources and the interest, I do think it's always been a great community building event and would like to throw it out there for consideration. This place rocks, and December is an awesome time to remind ourselves of what we do best as we wrap up the year. It's like icing on the holiday cake.
posted by SpacemanStix on Nov 28, 2014 - 92 comments

Episode 88 of the MetaFilter podcast features recaps from most of December, including a bit about the MeFites Choice contest as well as things we learned from Labs. The show was recorded on January 3rd and runs a little over 90 minutes. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Jan 6, 2014 - 37 comments

Episode 87 of the podcast was recorded on December 9th and runs about 1hr 40min long as we recap our favorite posts from the past five weeks. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Dec 10, 2013 - 47 comments

Episode 76 of the MetaFilter podcast was recorded earlier today, with Jessamyn, Josh, and me going on for about an hour and fifteen minutes, recapping the best things from December on the sites. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Jan 3, 2013 - 59 comments

We recently had a August Awesome Post contest. Is there any thought about doing a December one again, as in years past? December is a great time of year, and this contest has often been the icing on the cake! [more inside]
posted by SpacemanStix on Nov 25, 2012 - 39 comments

Podcast 68 was recorded earlier today and features a discussion of our favorite posts from last month's Best Post Contest, including all the posts we liked and the final winners. It runs nearly 90min long. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Jan 2, 2012 - 74 comments

So I suggested it in the original contest post and now I am taking the initiative -- let's have a MeFites' Choice Awards segment of the December Best Post contest. [more inside]
posted by griphus on Dec 31, 2011 - 103 comments

December best post contest - stats related question. [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Dec 5, 2011 - 32 comments

It's time again for our annual December Awesome Post Contest! [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Nov 30, 2011 - 74 comments

Is there an interest in (or plan to have) another December awesome post contest this year? [more inside]
posted by SpacemanStix on Nov 12, 2011 - 22 comments

Could we have another December awesome post contest next month? [more inside]
posted by SpacemanStix on Nov 18, 2010 - 80 comments

MeFiChi: It's that time yet again, where we bundle up our holiday cheer, throw it into the Chicago river, and head to the darkness of Lower Michigan Avenue.... [more inside]
posted by eriko on Nov 18, 2009 - 64 comments

What are your odds of winning December's "best post" contest?
posted by Joe Beese on Jan 1, 2009 - 80 comments

A couple years back we did a best post contest in December (winners here). A couple days ago, anotherpanacea suggested we do it again, and it sounded like a good idea, so yeah, consider this the announcement of a December 2008 Awesomest Post of the Official Recession Contest. With Prizes. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Dec 1, 2008 - 68 comments

Ask has 3 December 31sts. Matt - i'm sure you'll catch it. But I figure you might come here first.
posted by filmgeek on Jan 1, 2005 - 25 comments