MetaTalk

Ten years, eight months and 12 days ago, the MetaTalk queue was turned on. The reason for doing so was a reduction in the availability of moderators at any given time and the high workload MeTa threads created relative to other parts of the site. However, it has continued to be a contentious issue for members from time to time, much more so recently, where the queue is seen to have become much more of a filter than a queue, with perceptions that some people are now actually being Silenced All Their Life. [more inside]
posted by dg on Feb 11, 2025 - 311 comments

I'm not clear on how the queue is working for MetaTalk, and was also wanting to revisit the queue system and how it's currently being used in order to gauge if policy changes should be enacted. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Nov 10, 2015 - 283 comments

noun 1. BRITISH a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. [more inside]
posted by Drinky Die on Feb 13, 2015 - 241 comments

To help reduce the strain of managing the site with fewer mods, we're going to switch on the Metatalk post queue full time starting today. More details on that within. Also: have you updated your email address in your preferences recently? [more inside]
posted by cortex on May 30, 2014 - 228 comments

It's Thanksgiving time in the US. That means the MetaTalk Holiday Queue will be on so MetaFilter mods have a little more time with family and friends. [more inside]
posted by pb on Nov 26, 2013 - 106 comments

It's queue time again. We're going to queue MetaTalk posts this Friday through Tuesday so they can be posted when there are enough moderators around to keep an eye on them. [more inside]
posted by pb on Aug 28, 2013 - 103 comments

It's a holiday weekend in the US and we're turning on the MetaTalk Queue. [more inside]
posted by pb on May 23, 2013 - 99 comments

We're turning on the MetaTalk queue for the weekend. [more inside]
posted by pb on Apr 19, 2013 - 135 comments

We're going to be queuing MetaTalk posts from December 24th to January 1st. [more inside]
posted by pb on Dec 21, 2012 - 41 comments

With US Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, it's time for another MetaFilter holiday tradition: The MetaTalk Queue. [more inside]
posted by pb on Nov 21, 2012 - 109 comments

MetaTalk posts will be queued this weekend starting this evening and ending late Monday. [more inside]
posted by pb on Aug 31, 2012 - 132 comments

Summer approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means it's time for camping, barbecues, and the MetaTalk queue. [more inside]
posted by pb on Jun 11, 2012 - 69 comments

Happy holidays everyone. As we did around US Thanksgiving, we're implementing a queue for MetaTalk posts over the next few days and then again around the new year. [more inside]
posted by pb on Dec 23, 2011 - 101 comments

It's almost time for another major US holiday and we're trying something new here at MetaTalk this Thanksgiving: a post queue. [more inside]
posted by pb on Nov 22, 2011 - 235 comments