MetaTalk posts tagged with confusion

I'll call me J

jacquilynne — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:45:29 -0800

This is just a gentle request for posters of RelationshipFilter -- please use names, even made up ones, instead of letters. I understand the need to anonymize questions, but I'd like to ask that people use fake names instead of letters when doing so. "I'll call her A, and him K and the girl they picked up at the bar for a threesome who turned out to be a triple-breasted whore from Eroticon Six E" makes for posts that are much harder to follow than if you'd named them April, Kevin and Eccentrica. There's something about names -- they give a clue as to gender so help with the 'wait, was K the boyfriend or was E the boyfriend and K the whore of unusual breasts?' and they're something we're mentally prepared to remember -- that just makes it a lot easier to follow through long relationship filter posts than a slew of capital letters.

Whoa - security/cookie issues?

jkaczor — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:28:35 -0800

Whoa - security/cookie issues? Is it normal to be occasionally confused with another user? When I hit http://ask.metafilter.com - it tells me "welcome back" with another username... If I click on the "My Profile" - it takes me to that user... But thankfully I cannot edit anything and at that point it recognizes my normal login. Probably we are both using the same outgoing work proxy - but this seems rather weird.

Uh oh.

Malor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:04:37 -0800

I didn't make this comment, but it claims I did. Database corruption?

NOT MEFI-IST

bardic — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:41:14 -0800

"My comments" by thread por favor.

AskMe coming out confusion

Brandon Blatcher — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:39:01 -0800

Just curious, do other mefites think the situation/question in this thread is clear? Was it a badly worded post or not understanding what "coming out" means?

Please help me understand this.

swift — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:01:53 -0800

"This post was deleted for the following reason: this is 4-5 years old, the woman was fine, just knocked the wind out of her. It's from Georgia I think."

Please help me understand this.

We need a [comment deleted] feature

bardic — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:24:19 -0800

We need a [comment deleted] feature, por favor. Case in point: 50335

Computer not recognizing iPod

hophead627 — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:25:37 -0800

I have a 20GB 3G IPOD with 4,000 songs. All of a sudden my computer will not recognise it when I plug the IPOD into the USB port. I tryed to use updater but that won't recognise my player either.I can still listen to my songs, it just won't hook up. Any ideas? Cheers to all!

Why does this user's single MeTa post not match the post in the thread?

Armitage Shanks — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:30:50 -0800

Why does this user's single MeTa post not match the post in the thread?

I'm calling myself out and then wandering away

sjvilla79 — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:23:57 -0800

My latest FPP might raise a few eyebrows and get called out here on MetaTalk. I just wanted to say here first therefore that I've left a trailing empty link at the post's conclusion on purpose. Yeah, I looked at the guidelines and I don't think this breaks the rules. And yes I have a legitimate reason for leaving the empty link, although I want to wait before disclosing what that is here on MetaTalk. I am doing this for the better of MeFi members however.

The Wacky Antics of user BushIsForEating

Heywood Mogroot — Tue, 24 May 2005 22:51:58 -0800

The Wacky Antics of user BushIsForEating (continuation of closed mt below)

I'm Matt and so is my wife

Dagobert — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:06:02 -0800

I'm Matt and so is my wife.(For the More, the Side must be In)

meta points to askme

bonaldi — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 04:30:49 -0800

The older and newer links in the bottom of MeTa threads are pointing to AskMeFi threads rather than MeTa ones. I think the plumbing's exposed.

not that I'm complaining. I love our pony

Hey, what's going here?

thekorruptor — Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:50:41 -0800

Hey, what's going here? I read a very long fpp, with a comment inside saying it was too long. Now the comment has been axed, the post stays and two more very long fpps are there....
is something amiss?

Now this is weird.

ParisParamus — Mon, 21 May 2001 13:42:08 -0800

Now this is wierd. I posted the thread Is a hack a bug or a new feature? And no, this can't be on Metafilter, because it's been hacked.. And then it disappeared...

There are two of us MeFiers in one office.

Aaaugh! — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 09:39:32 -0800

There are two of us MeFiers in one office. We use different computers, but we both go through the same firewall and therefore have the same IP address. From time to time, MeFi will get our cookies confused, and log on the wrong person. Can anything be done here?

confusion among similar-looking usernames

luke — Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:21:39 -0800

Back when I was a regular on the #jeopardy IRC channel, I'd occasionally use the nickname a1exbot to cause confusion with alexbot. Oh, it was great fun. But efaper's attempt to create a straw man's troll for efader is less cool.

Probably no way to counter this. Maybe user profiles can have a born-on date like so many bottles of Bud? This way, old-timers can get the cred they deserve (teehee!), and it can be clear whether a username had been generated that morning for immoral purposes.

How many TOY INVENTORS are out there

inventor — Thu, 13 Jul 2000 02:04:33 -0800

How many TOY INVENTORS are out there that MATTEL has screwed, infringed on or been frivolously sued by? email me with your stories.

MetaTalk posts tagged with confusion

I'll call me J

Whoa - security/cookie issues?

Uh oh.

NOT MEFI-IST

AskMe coming out confusion

Please help me understand this.

We need a [comment deleted] feature

Computer not recognizing iPod

Why does this user's single MeTa post not match the post in the thread?

I'm calling myself out and then wandering away

The Wacky Antics of user BushIsForEating

I'm Matt and so is my wife

meta points to askme

Similar usernames confuse some readers

Hey, what's going here?

Now this is weird.

There are two of us MeFiers in one office.

confusion among similar-looking usernames

How many TOY INVENTORS are out there