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Metatalktail Hour: Speaking of the mail....

More than usual, people are interacting via the post office, various delivery services, and sometimes becoming their own delivery services. I'd like to talk about the mail (since postal trivia is one of my nerdy interests). Tell me a story about the mail, or delivery of some kind, past, present, or future. [more inside]
posted by jessamyn on Jan 10, 2021 - 61 comments

How would y'all feel about a plant/seed share?

I had the idea, inspired by the username of none other than one of our new mods, who seems to have their hands full spearheading new anti-racism initiatives on the site, for a seed/plant swap. What say you all? [more inside]
posted by RolandOfEld on Jun 26, 2020 - 32 comments

Card Club Happiness

I just returned to the US for the summer and was delighted to have a stack of 'real' mail waiting for me- most of it from you. [more inside]
posted by maya on May 28, 2019 - 25 comments

(MetaFilter's own) Telephone Pictionary - signups open!

OK, friends and neighbors -- signups for Telephone-Pictionary-by-mail are now OPEN! The signup form is here, and signups will be accepted through the end of February. I'll aim to assign groups and email folks with their group assignments in the first week of March. If you have questions, please feel free to send me a MeFi Mail or shoot an email to mailphonepictionary@gmail.com. Better yet, ask in the comments to this thread. Not sure what this is about? Details within! [more inside]
posted by duffell on Feb 12, 2019 - 82 comments

Telephone Pictionary by mail: MetaFilter edition

This one's for all the mefites who like to send and receive snail-mail. (You know who you are!) Last month I authored a Projects post about the "correspondence edition" of Telephone Pictionary I developed. Briefly: Telephone Pictionary is a pen-and-paper party game that adds a visual (drawn) component to "telephone," that game where people sit in a circle and whisper a phrase to one another, usually corrupting the original phrase in the process. In Telephone Pictionary, players alternate between written descriptions and drawings, going back and forth until the big reveal at the end. The "correspondence version" of this is done via snail-mail, so it takes a few weeks. I am interested in facilitating correspondence games of Telephone Pictionary among mefites, and I'd like to know if folks on the site might be interested in taking part! [more inside]
posted by duffell on Feb 5, 2019 - 63 comments

MeFi Card Club Appreciation Part III: Beyond Thunderdome

I just had a fun exchange with my mail carrier. [more inside]
posted by phunniemee on Dec 20, 2018 - 47 comments

Mefi Card Club Appreciation part II: Electric Boogaloo

The Card Club sign-ups were a while ago and we had an old appreciation thread several months ago, but what's new? Has everyone been enjoying sending letters? Got any good stamps? Any issues that should be discussed? Just want to squee about mail? Then this is the thread for you! Technically the old appreciation thread is still open, but the last comments were in August so I figured we were due for a new one. All the thanks to the all mighty and powerful Fig for setting this in motion and keeping everything running smooth!
posted by Homo neanderthalensis on Oct 19, 2018 - 27 comments

Could we mark MeFi Mail as unread?

Would it be possible to be able to mark MeFi Mail messages as unread? I tend to manage my email by marking messages I haven't yet responded to as "unread," and it would be helpful to me -- and maybe other people? -- to be able to do that with MeFi Mail, especially as there's not an indication that I've sent a reply. [more inside]
posted by lazuli on Jul 29, 2016 - 19 comments

'Tis a tiny mail pony...

Firefox should highlight MeFi's pinned tab on new mail like it does on new comments. [more inside]
posted by MoTLD on Jan 19, 2015 - 18 comments

MeFiSwap 2014-1 - The Songbird Swap - Sign-ups are OPEN!

Do you miss using your optical drive? Have you wondered lately how you're ever going to get rid of that three quarters-full spindle of blank CD-Rs? Maybe lately you've been feeling nostalgic for mix-tapes but are unwilling to revisit the Eighties in all their retro glory? Perhaps you're wondering what music gets other MeFites' tables turning? Well have I got just the thing for you! [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Mar 31, 2014 - 79 comments

Warning for MeMail to disabled accounts

If a user has a disabled account, the user's profile page lacks a link to send MeFi Mail, effectively preventing us from sending that user MeMail. But most of the MeMails I send are via replies. When I reply, there is no warning if the user has disabled the account. It can be a little surprising to realize that one has been sending messages essentially into the ether, although I presume the messages are preserved for the user's return. Can we get a warning when sending a MeMail to a user with a disabled account?
posted by grouse on Apr 7, 2013 - 29 comments

Show us what you swapped!

Have you gotten your MeFi Swap mixes yet? Are they awesome? Have you found new favorite songs? [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Feb 10, 2013 - 79 comments

Swap Me Maybe?

80 minutes - 700MB - 5 discs - 6 swappers
Let's swap mixes. Sign up for the 2013-1 MeFiSwap inside! [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jan 10, 2013 - 165 comments

MeFiSwap 2012-2 The Swappening

Hi if you're interested in making a mix of some music, burning it to a CD-R, and mailing it to 5 other MeFites, I'm interested in facilitating your experience. Come inside for the MeFiSwap 2012-2 details. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jun 3, 2012 - 115 comments

The Extended Remix MefiSwap 2012-1

Happy Friday! It's time to sign up for the no-stress extended remix MeFiSwap! [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Nov 25, 2011 - 110 comments

MeFiSwap 2011-2!

For the last decade or so, hunnerds of MeFites have culled their favorite tracks from their music collection, burned them onto handy, decorative CD-Rs, and mailed them across the globe. It's that time again, so let's MeFiSwap! [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jun 18, 2011 - 329 comments

Postcards

Postcard followup [more inside]
posted by wheelieman on Mar 23, 2011 - 36 comments

Contact form to MeFi Mail

When I use the Contact form, the content of my message vanishes in a black hole at the center of a nearby galaxy. Would it be possible to forward a copy to my Sent Mail box in MefiMail?
posted by bru on Jan 11, 2011 - 33 comments

Mail for Wheelie

Send me mail! [more inside]
posted by wheelieman on Aug 25, 2010 - 95 comments

Let's bag some better bags!

A Multi-Region, Multi-National, MeFi Reusable Shopping Bag Swap. Interested? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Jul 5, 2010 - 164 comments

MeFiSwap Mailing Reminder - Saturday January 23!

Holy smokes, I just got my first MeFiSwap mix CD in the mail yesterday!
Reminder: the mailing deadline is in one week, Saturday, January 23. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jan 16, 2010 - 209 comments

Mark as Read

Yet-Another-Mefi-Mail-Pony: "Mark as Read" button in e-mail notification. [more inside]
posted by l33tpolicywonk on Sep 27, 2009 - 19 comments

Letters, oh we get letters

Pony: Search MeMail? [more inside]
posted by Miko on Aug 18, 2009 - 49 comments

Message inbox export?

Request for feature - message export functionality. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Aug 10, 2009 - 32 comments

MeFiSwap Summer 09 Mailing Deadline Reminder - Aug 15!

MeFiSwap Summer '09 reminder thread — Mailing deadline is Saturday, August 15! [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Aug 7, 2009 - 112 comments

MeFiSwap Summer 2009

MeFiSwap Summer '09
Believe it or not, it's been about that long. Let's mail each other good music. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jun 28, 2009 - 120 comments

Couldn't send your message because there was no message! Yes there was!

Can you remove the requirement that MeFi mails have to have text in the body? Sometimes a quick question/comment in the subject line suffices. I think most of us are techologically literate enough to not need the reminder that we are sending w/o text, and it doesn't remove any functionality for anyone.
posted by desjardins on Jun 2, 2009 - 36 comments

CD Swap Reminder - Jan. 20!

MeFi Winter CD Swap reminder!
Hey swappers, the deadline to mail your mixes is one week from today, January 20th. [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Jan 12, 2009 - 102 comments

mefi mail alerts

Mefi Mail Alert Options? [more inside]
posted by SirStan on Jan 3, 2009 - 30 comments

MeFiSwap 2008

Hey, anybody wanna swap Muxtapes? ...Oh.
Well, how about another MeFi CD swap? [more inside]
posted by carsonb on Nov 10, 2008 - 73 comments

Where did that link go?

Should there be a visual indicator that someone has opted out of MeMail? [more inside]
posted by aspo on Jun 9, 2008 - 36 comments

A request for MeFemail 1.1

Any chance MeFemail can be enhanced such that a MeFite can email multiple MeFites at once? [more inside]
posted by psmealey on Mar 20, 2008 - 50 comments

Thanks for the letters

Very very long overdue, but thank you so much for all the mail! [more inside]
posted by divabat on Feb 2, 2008 - 20 comments

Don't Post MeMail In Threads

Don't post MeMail to a thread without the explicit permission of the sender. Like this. This is so very no on so many levels.
posted by scrump on Jan 10, 2008 - 19 comments

My mail augured in!

Mefi Mail weirdness: [more inside]
posted by pjern on Dec 14, 2007 - 12 comments

Can we make it so that if we map how the art travels it looks like a bunny?

Mefi mail art. Via MeCha. Who's down? [more inside]
posted by sushiwiththejury on Nov 5, 2007 - 55 comments

Mefi art mail swap

Mefi Art Mail Swap: Updates on Images, Membership, latest Theme, and Protocol inside.
posted by safetyfork on Aug 15, 2005 - 14 comments

Request for internal mail system

I wish there was a web form that would allow a member to send an email to another member that is not showing their address. Require the sender to be logged in, and maybe even hold it until the sender responds to a confirmation email sent to their own registered address. The sender need never know the recipient's address (and vice versa). It would facilitate communication in general, and may even keep some matters off MetaTalk.
posted by NortonDC on Apr 12, 2002 - 19 comments

White powder mail

I was driving across M.I this morning and heard on lansing local radio that 5 persons had received mail with a white powder in them yesterday.just like the ones in F.L. i will look in to this more. i will post more info and link to local paper if possible.
posted by iac6969 on Oct 10, 2001 - 7 comments

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