MetaTalk posts tagged with faq

Rules of Relationship Filter

battlebison — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:07:51 -0800

A few recent threads on MeTa have made me wonder, what's the stance on relationship filter questions in AskMe? I should maybe include a disclaimer: I don't like relationship filter-y questions. I feel like they take up more than their fair share of AskMe and often wish there were some negative tags feature, like "All but relationship-related posts". That said, I'm not trying to really shake things up or change things. I'm just looking for an official word on what the stance is so that I know what to flag and what are reasonable questions for me to ask. I've read the FAQ and I've searched the site but I haven't been able to find any official word as of yet. Maybe because exactly what defines "relationship filter" is kind of arbitrary? Or is it too polarizing a topic to try to regulate at this point? This could have been a private message to one of the mods, but I figured I'd make it public for any discussion or thoughts.

Pony Request: Fix Live Preview Bugs

five fresh fish — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:03:22 -0800

WYSINWYG: Live Preview ≠ Actual Post. ¹ renders as a superscript 1 in Live Preview, but displays as ¹ in real life. Are there any other such bugs that should be reported? Please report Live Preview bugs in the hopes that a pony be birthed.

Is this chatfilter?

sneakin — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:49:19 -0800

Why is this question not chatfilter? I re-read the FAQ and the question seems to be the definition of chatty and open-ended. The only part of the question that could have a specific and practical answer (if it were phrased better) is "Is there some type of market / economic factors that I am not considering here?" To me, it seems like the poster wants to have a conversation about how there's nothing on t.v. Please feel free to tell me I'm wrong and that I am missing something about how AskMe works.

how to link url

Rain Man — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:45:50 -0800

could someone please direct me to an explanation about how to enter links or urls so they are highlighted? thanks

What's the best way to search for a post on MetaFilter?

sciurus — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 07:46:46 -0800

Howdy. I'm searching for a post that I think was made here awhile back of people carrying ridiculous amounts of stuff while riding a bike. I can't find it [maybe it wasn't here]. Anyway, in the course of searching for it I also took a gander through the FAQ in the hopes that I could find information on the best way to search MeFi... [mi]

FAQ link in thread deletion reason broken

WCityMike — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:50:12 -0800

In this deleted thread, the link for the "FAQ entry" is bad. What would it have pointed to?

A site that blogs entries from random FAQs.

IndigoRain — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:19:11 -0800

MetaFilter on UsedFAQs - a site that blogs entries from random FAQs.

Can we link the FAQ from the header?

taumeson — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:13:51 -0800

I was having trouble figuring out how long I needed to wait before I posted again. I eventually found it in the FAQ, and that's all well and good, but I found the FAQ itself difficult to find. Sure, it's linked at the bottom of the various MeFi sites, but only on MeTa is it linked at the top. That's an issue for people like myself that mostly read MeFi through the RSS feed and don't normally scroll through the site to the bottom. Heck, I didn't even know the footer existed prior to today! So my request is to link to the FAQ from the header on the sites that don't currently have it there.

FAQ launched

mathowie — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:49:55 -0800

I just launched the FAQ engine I wrote a few weeks ago. It's got just a few questions in it and it hasn't been organized yet, but if you're logged in, feel free to suggest new questions at the bottom of the page, which me and jessamyn will review, organize, and post later on. For now, it's just starting out, but I'm sure we can fill this out and organize it into something useful for everyone in just a few weeks.

Pony Request: A MetaFilter FAQ whose answers are links to the relavent MetaTalk threads

Mijo Bijo — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:39:49 -0800

Pony Request: A MetaFilter FAQ whose answers are links to the relavent MetaTalk threads that answer the question.

Many redundant questions keep coming up in MetaTalk and the responses are usually links to MetaTalk threads that will answer the question. Would it be possible to make a FAQ that points to the appropriate MetaTalk threads for these reoccurring questions? Maybe someone can go through MetaTalk once a week and add the questions and answers of things that shouldn't have to come up again.

Example:

Q. Some users have customized user pages, can I have a customized user page?

A: See here

Problems with the wiki / FAQs.

Mitheral — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:26:00 -0800

The Wiki/FAQ has been pornified. I'd revert it to a previous version but I can't seem to figure out how. Could someone who knows how this stuff works please revert it and then let us know how it's done? (AskMe or Meta, when in doubt take it to Meta)

Connection timeout members

31d1 — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:02:38 -0800

A little bug on the front page. Top right reads "Connection Timeout members | You are logged in as ..." or merely "Connection Timeout members" if I'm not logged in.

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]

Sidebar for Newbies?

me3dia — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:18:11 -0800

Would it be possible to add a little sidebar in MetaTalk listing links to the Wiki for some of the more common questions, such as "What does '.' mean?" and "Why was my post deleted?"

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?

Here's a draft of FAQ.

frykitty — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:18:27 -0800

Got a deep question? The draft of the FAQ is up.

Making Metafilter a better place

Stan Chin — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 16:29:39 -0800

What can we do as a community to make Metafilter a better place? [more inside]

Easing the transition for new users.

bingbangbong — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 13:28:29 -0800

20 neophytes a day - and I'm one of yesterday's crop. Fresh-faced, clean-skinned...

As a Content Editor at Everything2, I'm intimately acquainted with the stickiness inherent in introducing new people to an online community (especially a content-oriented community, as opposed to activity-, hobby-, or interest-oriented ones). There seems to be a dearth of documentation. I guess this site is pretty self-explanatory, which is refreshing - I've been an E2 user for two and a half years and I still occasionally scratch my big, fat head. Also, after such a long, long time with no new users (I know it was a long time because I spent a long time checking the new user page), you guys must be experiencing something of a shock, too.

Any ideas as to what could be done to ease the transition for newbies and allay the angst, if any, of the old guard?

Feel free to kill this if I'm out of line, long-winded or otherwise. I'm a new at this.

Why was my post to badassbuddy.com deleted?

wsfinkel — Fri, 24 May 2002 09:19:37 -0800

I posted a link on MeFi today to www.badassbuddy.com. It is a website that features tons of buddy icons for AOL IM. Matt took it down and I can't figure out why. Any ideas?

Can the stylesheet please be changed to not hard-code the point sizes for text?

mw — Mon, 12 Mar 2001 07:25:24 -0800

This has to be an FAQ, but I couldn't find it anywhere:

Can the stylesheet please be changed to not hard-code the point sizes for text? I really would like to make the text smaller, and IE 5.5 won't ignore those absolute sizes. I hear Opera will, but I'm not ready to switch browsers.

MetaFilter FAQ.

cCranium — Fri, 09 Feb 2001 18:01:04 -0800

I've made mumblings about this elsewhere, but I'm trying to compile a MetaFilter FAQ in the hopes that it'll help new users figure out just what the heck's going on here. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I don't know everything. You can find the raw XML file here. If there's anything you'd like to add, or seek clarification on or wish you'd known about when you started joining in the conversations, please let me know.

Also, let me know your MeFi username, e-mail address and URL (if you feel like sharing) so I can give credit where credit's due.