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you're not helping

Someone wants to help people. The answers? Kill people, kill yourself, kill all the religious people, and stop having babies. People, please. [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Aug 19, 2008 - 177 comments

AskMe Noise

Stop breaking the rules! Do not post a comment if you don't have an answer or are helping to look for one. That the asker is breaking the rules isn't an excuse. [more inside]
posted by ODiV on Aug 13, 2008 - 218 comments

Mac Envy / Windows Envy / Eliminating Envy is a Step to Buddha-Nature

From this to this - when Windows people are left out it's justified, when Mac users are left out it's a tragedy that must be addressed. Note: tongue firmly in cheek, I know these are two different users. I'm just feeling snarky.
posted by OverlappingElvis on Jul 30, 2008 - 9 comments

Can You Repeat The Question?

Is it okay to keep asking a question until you get the answer? [more inside]
posted by jack_mo on Jul 30, 2008 - 34 comments

"Second Editions"

I would like to know what people's thoughts are on the idea of allowing Metafilter posters to make a "second edition" of a post after a certain amount of time has passed (a week?, a year?). [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Jul 14, 2008 - 16 comments

Metafilter - lessons learned from the BB problem?

Metafilter vs. the BoingBoing Problem -- lessons learned, actions to be taken? [more inside]
posted by felix on Jul 2, 2008 - 255 comments

Can I post something I tested to Projects?

A friend developed a new Firefox extension. While I didn't write any code for it, I was one of the testers during development and like to think that my input has helped the product. Is this okay to post to Projects?
posted by grouse on Jul 1, 2008 - 43 comments

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it.

One link music posts by mathowie? Ok. One link music post by plexi? Deleted.
posted by plexi on Jun 28, 2008 - 133 comments

Account Closing Protocol

What would be the reason someone would want to close their account? If someone didn't want to "belong" to this "community", wouldn't someone just quit posting to the site, and reading it? And what of the posts someone has previously posted? Would a request to delete all of someone's own posts be complied with? [more inside]
posted by sluglicker on Jun 24, 2008 - 247 comments

Can we get a policy regarding the ads on Metafilter?

Can we get a policy regarding the ads on Metafilter? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Jun 19, 2008 - 71 comments

Stealth pay marketing sucks.

Can we get a policy to discourage the pimping of "stealth pay" games here on Metafilter? [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb on Jun 19, 2008 - 52 comments

How to recall conversations with other users

Is there any way to identify threads that contain comments by me and another user? I'm picturing a world where I could click on someone else's profile, and there would be a link "conversations you've had with this user." I suspect I am missing something, but I can't find it.
posted by one_bean on Jun 15, 2008 - 44 comments

Answers, not opinions.

I don't understand why some of the answers to this question aren't being deleted. They are expressing their opinions about whether or not it's appropriate to give children psychiatric drugs, or what drugs have worked for children they knew, and that wasn't what was asked.
posted by desjardins on Jun 10, 2008 - 108 comments

Full disclosure

A few weeks ago, there was a post about two Muslims about to be deported from Britain. Today in AskMe, the poster reveals that one of the potential deportees is a friend of his. Shouldn't this have been disclosed at the time? Is it okay to make posts about your friends?
posted by grouse on Jun 10, 2008 - 38 comments

Make that in triplicate!

Religious issues aside, do we really need three separate posts covering slight variations of the same thing? [more inside]
posted by tkolar on Jun 3, 2008 - 68 comments

deleted militarization thread

Not sure why the "Militarization of Consumer Companies" thread by five fresh fish was killed? [more inside]
posted by ornate insect on May 19, 2008 - 81 comments

Mission Accomplished

Is there a point to this other than to encourage a pissfest?
posted by Krrrlson on May 18, 2008 - 145 comments

AskMe hell

Hey, I'm successful young buck at 30 years of age, but enough about me, why don't you guys talk about me?
posted by besotted on Apr 9, 2008 - 34 comments

Is an Infoviz of MetaFilter copying, stealing, or remixing?

I wanted to take one of AskMeFi's most awesome threads (the one about life-altering experiences) and turn it into an art project. This project is already done, except that nobody knows about it. Here is the link. I am using copies of almost every single post in that thread. This is potentially problematic. I'm asking the MetaFilter Community here, what do you think? [more inside]
posted by philosophistry on Apr 7, 2008 - 130 comments

Look, Ma, I'm full of piss and vinegar

Hickory Dickery Dank, this thread is full of wank. [more inside]
posted by crataegus on Apr 6, 2008 - 209 comments

Scientology and Metafilter: Perfect together?

MetaFilter ad links to Scientology site. [more inside]
posted by Mister_A on Apr 3, 2008 - 75 comments

Embrace this new feature, and take it to where it needs to go, where the world clamors for it to go -- OPTIONAL HYPOTHETICAL FILTER

Matthew: For a long time, I have been sad at the loss of HypotheticalFilter. When AskMe was young, such questions would arise. But those days are gone now, as the site matured. It's simply not done, you'd say. It floods the page with nonsense. It makes the real questions get lost. Still, I thought, I want to know how to dispose of a body, or how long we'd survive without the sun. Who would win in a fight? A squirrel, or a squirrel's weight in ants? [more inside]
posted by John Kenneth Fisher on Apr 3, 2008 - 96 comments

The Infinity of Defining Chatfilter

I don't know what to make of this AskMe post. [more inside]
posted by farishta on Mar 13, 2008 - 147 comments

Self-Link for supporting documents?

If I can't find a translation of something I want to post, can I link to the translations on my blog? I'm preparing what will hopefully be a badass FPP on French pop, rap, insult songs and surreal music videos. BUT, most of these songs don't have translations to English and those that do are horrible. So, what if I posted my own translations on my blog and linked to them? [more inside]
posted by LMGM on Mar 9, 2008 - 43 comments

How do I hide my boxcutter?

looking for an affordable single-stack pistol suitable for concealed carry. . . [more inside]
posted by washburn on Feb 22, 2008 - 35 comments

best comment ever?

Why do we not want most popular comments from all time available, the way it is for posts? [more inside]
posted by nzero on Feb 19, 2008 - 43 comments

Mods vs White Lobster

This is an example of a double that should have been left alone. [more inside]
posted by wfrgms on Feb 13, 2008 - 35 comments

Blog Fight!

What's the company line on excerpting stuff from MeFi on other websites? [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on Feb 11, 2008 - 26 comments

Privacy or Criminal Activities?

It seems like there have been several questions lately about how to do things that make it easy to do illegal things or hide one's identity generally in a way that does not seem to have a legitimate purpose, or at the very least seems to only have a vague "I want to avoid harassment" or "I want to protect my privacy" purpose. What gives? [more inside]
posted by iknowizbirfmark on Jan 31, 2008 - 104 comments

Those Run of the Mill Hasidic Landlords

What's the ruling on borderline anti-Semitism? [more inside]
posted by The Gooch on Jan 17, 2008 - 310 comments

Rocking Homelessness?

I'm uncomfortable that this "How Can I Be Homeless?" question was approved. Seems to me this person should not be helped to pursue a course of action that is not only dangerous but which will almost certainly involve his making use of resources intended to help people who truly have nowhere to turn.
posted by orange swan on Jan 15, 2008 - 119 comments

This is not the answer you are looking for.

Is using the "best answer" function to clarify the original question or to offset the OP's own comments from the pack really the best use of that feature?
posted by FreezBoy on Jan 14, 2008 - 53 comments

Try it, see what happens

MeFi's Eternal September is nigh, what with the holidays coming and Mac market share rising. Is there anything we can/should do to head off the inevitable flood of "I just got my Mac, now what?" questions that are already asked over and over in AskMe? [more inside]
posted by mkultra on Dec 18, 2007 - 79 comments

Rethinking comment deletion

I'm seeing a lot of very eloquent responses to AskMe questions getting deleted. Some of them are very long, and while they could be thought of as containing some offending material, the whole comments are being deleted. I want to propose and discuss just removing the offensive parts -- editing out sentences or paragraphs, and not entire comments, so that the "good stuff" can remain. [more inside]
posted by strangeguitars on Dec 17, 2007 - 133 comments

Buying a WoW account is against Blizzard's TOS.

Buying a WoW account is against Blizzard's TOS. [more inside]
posted by chunking express on Dec 5, 2007 - 66 comments

Sexism debate, displaced.

It appears that some people feel that a non sequitur remark made in the "more inside" portion of a recent post was sexist. Others remain unconvinced. [more inside]
posted by CitrusFreak12 on Dec 5, 2007 - 593 comments

We hate hip-hop

Why can't MetaFilter do rap music? [more inside]
posted by dead_ on Dec 5, 2007 - 192 comments

LOLZ RELIGION!!1!1

Do we really need two LOLZ RELIGION!!1! posts in one day?
posted by proj on Nov 30, 2007 - 100 comments

'Spergin

Asperger's shouldn't be thrown out as an explanation or excuse for any behavior unless one has been clinically diagnosed with it.
posted by pieoverdone on Nov 29, 2007 - 204 comments

Because deleting my own memory is not an option

Please, for the love of humanity, erase this MeFi user from my brain. [more inside]
posted by DarlingBri on Nov 28, 2007 - 131 comments

Can we dial back the youtubery?

So this and this were posted this morning, and, being that I loathe YouTube only posts in the first place, it got me thinking...Why isn't there a policy against YouTube-only Posts? [more inside]
posted by taumeson on Nov 20, 2007 - 170 comments

Wanted: better jerk skills.

Hey guys, have any tips for improving the quality of my neighborhood feud? [more inside]
posted by thehmsbeagle on Nov 13, 2007 - 39 comments

I'm doing a game show in San Francisco

The Projects section seems more geared towards web/internet projects. Would posting my show info in Projects be appropriate?
posted by MiltonRandKalman on Nov 11, 2007 - 9 comments

Farts = not funny; Nuns = hilarious!

Help with Nun Humor: no? [more inside]
posted by mimi on Nov 11, 2007 - 86 comments

Followup FPPs?

A couple of times this week I've run across links that had significant new information on stories that made the Blue recently enough to still be active. By themselves they don't feel meaty enough to merit a new FPP, but if I just tack them at the end of the old FPP it feels like wasted effort that nobody's likely to see. [more inside]
posted by scalefree on Nov 10, 2007 - 10 comments

Spelling and grammar guideline?

Proposed guideline: Posts are required to be reasonably literate. [more inside]
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim on Nov 8, 2007 - 235 comments

Write your congressperson?

Please don't ask how to break the law on AskMe. [more inside]
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America on Oct 21, 2007 - 204 comments

Talk about your missing periods!

I'm sorry, I can't let this post pass without comment [more inside]
posted by Neiltupper on Oct 9, 2007 - 95 comments

No right name for that bucket of bolts

What makes this kind of ask.me post not chatfilter? There is no real answer to this kind of thing, it's just "hey, we got a new car, help us be cute!"
posted by zadcat on Oct 9, 2007 - 42 comments

Top Ten Best List Posts.

List posts. Sometimes they are good, but sometimes they are bad. Something should be done?
posted by ND¢ on Oct 9, 2007 - 40 comments

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