This comment in an
AskMe thread posted by a gay veteran wanting suggestions for how to convince his military friends of the importance of considering gay issues in the coming election may not break the guidelines, but it's incredibly wrong-headed and I wanted to take issue with it here.
posted by orange swan
on Sep 5, 2008 -
83 comments
Before you post your next AskMe question, you might try checking out
MetaChat's thread of suggested automated AskMe answers. From "Don't eat it" to "Try Craigslist" to "Check out these twenty-five identical previous AskMe questions on this topic" to "Learn how to communicate. Pouring your heart out to 60,000 random strangers on the internet ≠ effective communication with your partner", we've pretty much got every topic covered.
posted by orange swan
on Jul 18, 2008 -
120 comments
I'm uncomfortable that this
"How Can I Be Homeless?" question was approved. Seems to me this person should not be helped to pursue a course of action that is not only dangerous but which will almost certainly involve his making use of resources intended to help people who truly have nowhere to turn.
posted by orange swan
on Jan 15, 2008 -
125 comments
In honour of the 1st, we're revisiting the "deliberately flameworthy hypothetical AskMe question thread"
over at MetaChat. Feel free to join in with fake questions or answers.
posted by orange swan
on Apr 1, 2007 -
20 comments
Can we get a "gifts" category in AskMe? People seem to ask for gift ideas quite often, and it doesn't really belong in "shopping" because it's about brainstorming, not sourcing.
posted by orange swan
on May 11, 2005 -
11 comments
