Can i use Metafilter Projects to post websites and projects by my siblings? I know they'd count as self-links on the Blue, but I was wondering if they'd be okay on projects.
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn
on Mar 22, 2011 -
32 comments
Is it bad form to "self-link" to a photo we took on Ask MeFi? In general, of course, I know not to. However, I have a couple
WTF? photos that I would love help in 'deciphering.' (e.g., strange lettering on a cave wall in Turkey that doesn't match up with any alphabet I can find).
posted by kanewai
on Jun 3, 2010 -
97 comments
Let's say I've got a picture that's in the public domain, and is in no way related myself, my family, or anyone I know (or anyone still alive, for that matter), and would be very relevant to an FPP i'm crafting. Problem is, I can't find it anywhere else on the internet. So, if I put the image up on a website that has no other content and was created for the purpose of showing people on metafilter this thing that is not mine, does it still count as a self-link?
posted by Jon_Evil
on Dec 17, 2009 -
25 comments
Let's say I find something in a book or magazine that doesn't exist on the internet - is there an OK way to include it in a MeFi post without self-linking?
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posted by AzraelBrown
on Oct 19, 2009 -
49 comments
Does Projects work for everything that would be a self-link on MeFi? Or is there a hinterland of things created by friends, relatives and other loved ones that are too self-linky for FPPing, but aren't yours and so can't go in Projects? Are things which fall into this hinterland doomed to fall softly onto the forest floor of the internet, unheard and unseen?
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posted by Acheman
on Apr 25, 2009 -
42 comments
*clears throat* What is the exact reason why self-linking is metafilter's #1 sin? Help out this sorta-newbie.
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posted by sixcolors
on Dec 5, 2008 -
73 comments
I want to put up an FPP about a not-for-profit that's done something cool, and important, and I want it to get some publicity, because I believe in their mission. But my wife works for them, on a volunteer basis, in a pretty important position....
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posted by asavage
on Oct 3, 2008 -
50 comments
Two Shetland ponies for you. One's cute and cuddly... the other one you may not like...
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posted by twine42
on Jul 31, 2008 -
34 comments
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 -
40 comments
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?
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posted by LMGM
on Mar 9, 2008 -
45 comments
Self-link: NewIQ's blog is part of a company whose client/partner is the subject of this FPP. Motion to ban user, delete links to his blogs and product.
posted by fandango_matt
on Sep 25, 2007 -
27 comments
Self-link policy question:
I'm one of the creators of a site that features a lot of user-generated content (and has been
discussed on MeFi before). One of our users recently made something that I thought was pretty cool, and I'd like to share. The problem is that I have a conflict of interest here -- of course I want to drive more traffic to my site in general, but then I genuinely think this particular thing that a complete stranger made is pretty neat and people would find it enjoyable. Any opinions?
posted by xthlc
on Jul 24, 2007 -
25 comments
This is a one-link post to a photo-blog consisting of a painful flash interface, 32 (uninteresting) pictures of a guy's trip to japan and some exceedingly lame attempts at humorous commentary. Surprise!
It's the poster's friend's blog! What's the policy on almost-self-links?
posted by The Bellman
on Jun 6, 2007 -
77 comments
Is there a policy about possibly slipping self-links in via AskMe instead of the blue? For an example, see
this post
posted by Justinian
on Jun 3, 2007 -
92 comments
Reposting on MeFi after a long period of lurkage. I need some advice about self-linking. While I know the rule is "don't!", I've worked with a video collective that would be relevant in light of recent posts about Night Flight. I don't run the site, but I feel that I should mention that I've worked with them in the past.
Can I post this website, and should I mention my involvement after a [more inside] jump?
posted by pxe2000
on Apr 26, 2007 -
10 comments
This post might be a self-link with one level of indirection. It's certainly just marketing, regardless.
posted by Malor
on Apr 20, 2007 -
25 comments
If I hadn't said that I had any connection in this
posting would it still have been deleted?
posted by lannanh
on Apr 6, 2007 -
60 comments
Posted 1 hour ago by stbalbach.
As interesting as I might find the contents, technically this is a self-link. The main link is to something he himself uploaded to another site.
posted by Dave Faris
on Mar 24, 2007 -
41 comments
