MetaTalk posts tagged with meta and idea

Why MetaFilter is Awesome

hat_eater — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:33:27 -0800

Why MetaFilter is Awesome And Why the World Needs to Know Since I joined MetaFilter recently after a month or so of lurking, I'm becoming increasingly amazed by it's awesomeness. I'm greatly uplifted by these examples of the greatness of humankind. I'm grateful. A bit high on endorphines, actually. And I think many other people would like to feel like that too, if they knew how. I mean, without needles and stuff. So! Could you kindly please: a) provide links to more such MetaFilter Awesomeness cos' I'm hooked and I need my fix b) weigh in on the idea of creating a permanent repository of MetaFilter Awesomeness so that any passerby can appreciate it c) and/or tell me this has been proposed previously by many a breathless newcomer and point me to the relevant discussion where my idea was crushed ruthlessly by logic and reason long before it was born.

A hiatus isn't a moratorium, but it'd be nice.

anotherpanacea — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:43:45 -0800

Suggestion to reduce complaint-filter: a MeTa queue similar to anonymous AskMe. If a complaint can be handled by an admin one-on-one, the admin can deny the requested post and take the conversation to e-mail. If it's a meetup request or a policy issue that seems worthy of discussion, the admin can approve it and let everyone chime in.

Recall thread containment

Shane — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 08:02:33 -0800

Do we need periodic MeTa "What current posts are you looking for but can't find?" consolidated threads (answering q's like this and this and this), lessening these same threads in AskMe? Do we need occasional MeTa posts in which we can all ask about AskMe post resolutions, too, like "Did she get all the glass out of her underwear?" Is this a plan? Pros/cons? Does the question of pros/cons of this plan need ITS OWN MeTa post, or is that getting all corporate/committee/Dilbert/Peter Principle/Call in the consultants?

Would MetaFilter be better off without an etiquette/policy section in the gray?

rcade — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 06:37:41 -0800

The Pollo Campero discussion is a nice example of members drowning out derailing attempts without resorting to MetaTalk (at least until I fucked it up by bringing it here). Would MetaFilter be better off without an etiquette/policy section in the gray?