I hate to get sidetracked but I find it interesting that there will always be two sides when it comes to this issue of how one should post on this site. Link heavy or light? Get the info out there quickly so discussion can occur, or wait and find as many links as possible and provide more for the posting.
We should always be striving for the latter.
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posted by cavalier
on Jul 13, 2010 -
90 comments
What are the rules for posting to MeFi? Ive noticed that many posts are news articles and many of the op/ed posts get snarked or berated for not being newsworthy... I thought this was "best of the web"?
I for one will read digg if I want news and MeFi if I want to find interesting web articles...
posted by subaruwrx
on Aug 1, 2007 -
134 comments
No. Can we have some standards and not participate in this crap?
I'd also like to ask for a pre-emptive strike on any NewsFilter post about the latest missing and found dead rich white girl they're talking about now.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim
on Jun 8, 2007 -
129 comments
This morning two Australian miners were freed after being trapped underground for 15 days. And this morning on MeFi, we had not
one but
two threads devoted to it. The latter was deleted but the former still stands. Which raises the question of why, when there was
already a thread devoted to the subject only a few days ago, wherein this news belongs.
posted by Effigy2000
on May 8, 2006 -
37 comments
OK, I'm going to start a flamewar.
This is why one-link Newsfilter FPPs from well-trafficked websites aren't evil. (The via doesn't count as part of the post for me.) The
poster added context and teased the story. Bravo.
posted by sachinag
on Mar 30, 2005 -
58 comments
Hypothetical question (brought to mind by a recent post) : Is there an expiration date for news-related posts? Is something that was published last weekend still front-page worthy today?
posted by grapefruitmoon
on Feb 28, 2005 -
19 comments
comments disappearing from this thread:
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/38767
posted by rocket_skates
on Jan 19, 2005 -
16 comments
There are 32 instances of the word Bush on the MeFi front page. How about we start http://bush.metafitler.com? Or maybe just take over
BushFilter?
posted by armoured-ant
on Oct 8, 2004 -
16 comments
The Final Nail. I haven't been reading as much lately---I'm am hoping that the election will be over soon so the excuses are gone for shitty posts. But, there
it is.
A double post. It is a Newsfilter post, that isn't even news since it has been talked about for over a decade. It is clearly does not meet the
stated standard. It is a
classic troll: toss a turd that you *know* will incite much argument, for no apparent reason.. It is a single-link to a newspaper. It is a blatant amount of negative campaigning even while we try to encourage voting with a new link at the top of the page.
For the love of god, it is a
self-Godwinizing post!
Matt posted the very next post, 30 minutes later, so there is no chance he didn't see the post.
Yet... it remains there on the blue.
It is the piece de resitance of the the shithole Matt has willingly allowed MeFi to become. I would say amazing if it wasn't so sad....
posted by Seth
on Sep 28, 2004 -
104 comments
It's great that Matt is just one of the guys when it comes to posting but, with respect,
this post of his seems way below average. It's a short news item, from a big media source, which will already be known to those who follow the news. The post, though, is not the point. My question is "To what extent are we allowed - or able - to criticize his posts as if he were just another user?" Is it ungracious, ungrateful or downright rude, for instance? Fwiw, my opinion is that special treatment and undue deference are just as annoying and even insulting.
posted by MiguelCardoso
on Oct 2, 2003 -
135 comments
I’m really confused. This happens often so do try to help me out. The
guidelines describe a good post as a web page that most people haven’t seen which contains interesting content and might warrant discussion. Does a story that ran in a few national newspapers and recieved play on several news networks fit that criteria? Remote Rats, The Clinton Show, Powell Peace Conference, the missing Florida girl and two Massaoui stories can't seem to be defined — according to the guidelines — as a good post. So why are there so many?
posted by raaka
on May 2, 2002 -
19 comments
Could we have a
moratorium on Ananova links for now? While other news sources have not been dead on, they seem to be way off base more than others. There are quite a few reading Mefi right now, and disinfo from what looks like a credible source could hurt.
posted by owillis
on Sep 13, 2001 -
6 comments
