MetaTalk posts tagged with dot

George Tiller Died and Let's Talk About It

trotter — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:09:22 -0800

About the George Tiller murdered thread: game warden to the events rhino wrote this quote, which is attributed to Mark Thomas: "The problem with anti-abortion extremists is that their very existence disproves their point." Huh? Can someone more clever than me explain this quote? Also: What's the deal with responses consisting of a single period? Sorry if I'm late to MeFi etiquette. P.S. That quote, when googled, only shows up on the MetaFilter thread.

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hal_c_on — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:42:00 -0800

Whats with the period? I've started to notice a lot of posts that are made up of only a ".". I don't want to call anybody out because I may just be uninformed and there may be a purpose to it that I don't understand. Whats up with that? Is there a purpose to that, or is it just to be seen, or in agreement of the last post, OP, or what? It doesn't contribute anything to the community...as far as I know. I really don't understand. Thanks in advance to all the mefites who will respond with a simple ".".

Obits done right

Horace Rumpole — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:33:32 -0800

I just wanted to commend WCityMike for his outstanding obit post on Natasha Richardson, and commend the mods for opting for a post that gets it right, rather than simply getting it first. I don't mean this as a callout of the earlier posters; I certainly understand the impulse to bring breaking news to the blue immediately. But I'm always happy to see moderation decisions that emphasize thoughtfulness and contextualization.

realjanetkagan (1946-2008)

mcwetboy — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:20:38 -0800

Science fiction writer Janet Kagan, who posted here as realjanetkagan, died Friday after a long illness (COPD).

cant just search for "."

ZachsMind — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:43:28 -0800

Morbid question I know, but here goes... I wanted to peruse ALL of the threads in the history of MeFi which are what I'd affectionately refer to as virtual wakes. Is there an ideal way to do this beyond just the obit tag, and how might one do it efficiently? [more inside]

James Brown obituary: tripled in sixty seconds

jonson — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 00:17:15 -0800

This is hilarious. A first?

What does the dot mean?

misanthropicsarah — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:21:04 -0800

i've seen this in a few posts on the blue and the green, this one most recently. why are people commenting with just a . ?

Tagged!

tellurian — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:49:02 -0800

Someone added tags to my post. I'll wear the 'obit' and 'obituary' but the '.' has to go. When I try to delete it i get "Looks like you're trying to delete tags fromto the wrong post. Go ."

Obit Guidelines

Saucy Intruder — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:35:12 -0800

The Kirby Puckett obit thread has attracted some rather distasteful snark about the propriety of discussing "minor celeb deaths." Are obit threads inevitable? Should they be?

What does the dot mean?

Kwantsar — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:51:14 -0800

What does "." mean?

Why do people post "."?

andreaazure — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:42:56 -0800

What exactly is the . in people's replies? I used to ignore them, but when I saw a dozen or so in the Nipsey Russell thread I just had to know...

...is a cock

afu — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:04:51 -0800

I want to second the .l. proposal. it would save a lot of people a lot of typing.

Long-time metafilter member Alicia Frantz passed away on June 3rd.

milovoo — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:15:26 -0800

Long-time metafilter member Alicia Frantz passed away on June 3rd.
There is more info on her site, and a news article. She will be greatly missed.

What does the dot mean?

TheFeatheredMullet — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:39:46 -0800

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what does posting a single period (.) as the only text in a respons mean?

The blue is good lately!

jalexei — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:33:09 -0800

Just a quick thumbs up to the MeFites - skimming the blue reveals a large number of posts that are, a. reasonably interesting and b. well supported with lots of links. I feel like Mefi has been consistently stronger of late, perhaps fallout from the 8/1 contest? Anyway, just wanted to spread some love.

Is it okay to use a dot as a bookmark?

pwb503 — Sat, 14 May 2005 13:51:47 -0800

Is it no longer acceptable to leave a comment with simply a period - "." - in a thread so you can keep track of it via your profile page? I still see it happen in the blue but don't see it often in the green, and it now seems one of my comments like that was just deleted in the green... I don't want to piss on anyone here about that, just trying to figure out if it is cool to do it or not.

Obituary

Zurishaddai — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:35:55 -0800

An active MeFi member, poopy, has passed away.

A Word of Advice for New Users, From Your Uncle y6y6y6

y6y6y6 — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:43:20 -0800

A few words to our new users, from someone hardly qualified to give them. [more inside]

What does it mean when someone posts just a period "."?

xammerboy — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:28:18 -0800

What does it mean when someone posts just a period "."?

What does the dot mean?

ascullion — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:57:10 -0800

What's with the dots? Am I missing a really obvious tradition/in-joke?

What are all the posts that are just '.' in this thread?

cmicali — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:50:23 -0800

What are all the posts that are just '.' in this thread?

Watching Threads

five fresh fish — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:21:02 -0800

How much flak will I catch if I start using "." to mark threads that I want to track on my "My Comments" page? I ask because there are several interesting threads that I want to monitor but in which I don't necessarily wish to post a message.

Does the dot mean RIP?

alms — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:19:19 -0800

Does . mean something like RIP?

What's the deal with the dot?

mkultra — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:29:53 -0800

What's the deal with people posting a comment whose sole content is "."? Example here, but I've been seeing it more and more. Perhaps I missed out on some kewl new meme, but it just seems like lazy, bandwidth-sucking, "me too" ego stroking.

Why do people post periods in obit threads?

soyjoy — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:21:10 -0800

I've looked in the FAQ and elsewhere that I can think of, and I'm only asking because another, more longstanding Mefi-ite asked me if I knew the answer, so maybe I'm not the only one who doesn't know. What's the deal with posting a period on threads when people die? Does it refer to something specific? Does it just mean "speechless?" Is there a thread that this sprang from?