MetaTalk posts tagged with signups

Happy fourth birthday!

UbuRoivas — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:11:48 -0800

Happy birthday to us - four years old today! 18th November 2004 was the date that new accounts were made available again, after more than two years of no new signups* & enforced lurking for many of us. For others who came in from the cold on that day, birthday donuts all round!** * (apparently, there was some deal with 20 accounts per day - barely publicised & involving some arcane game of chance like trying at the stroke of midday, American time) ** (bring your own donuts)

9/11 was an inside job

plexi — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:56:16 -0800

"Submitting a link is akin to writing a little paper for school."

"I just went to MetaFilter and the top link is "How many goats are you worth?". Is that more intellectual than the entries on Reddit?"

"I hate, hate, hate it when they put multiple links in single words."

reddit discovers Metafilter.

dimeadozen.org, a torrent site, requires signing up for an account. Would it make a good post?

UKnowForKids — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:06:28 -0800

I just found a site, dimeadozen.org, that I think might make a good Metafilter post. It's got torrents of tons and tons of live concerts. (I'm listening right now to the Tom Waits show in Nashville that I saw last weekend.) The problem is that it requires you to sign up for an account, and there's a limited number of account slots available each day. Would this still make a good post?

How many people sign up per day?

c:\awesome — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:36:28 -0800

My friend and I were discussing MeFi and came to a point of contention when estimating the number of new users MeFi receives per day. My guess was 5 to 10, his was 25 or more. Perhaps this argument can be laid to rest here. How many new users does MeFi average per day?

Closing New-User Signups

Effigy2000 — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:39 -0800

With the increasing number of stupid call outs on MetaTalk of late, the general lowering of the standards of debate in MeFi and seemingly more and more attacks on #1 and #292 for their admin decisions, I respectfully and tentatively suggest that now may be the time to close off new user sign-ups for a while.

Happy Anniversary, newbies.

soyjoy — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:40:13 -0800

Happy Anniversary, newbies. [more inside]

Strange user pages exist in the system for potential MeFites who didn't activate their membership

Count Ziggurat — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:41:55 -0800

When you search users you get users who started the signup process, but never paid their $5. Strange user pages ensue.

User Numbers

Item — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 20:56:38 -0800

So I've noticed there's a user 25210 and 25209, but no 25208, 25207, 25206, 25205, or 25204. There is, however, a user 25203 but no 25202 or 25201. There's a 25200, 25199, 25198, and 25197, but no 25196, 25195, 25194, 25193, or 25192. There's a user 25191, but no 25190 or 25189. There does happen to exist a 25188 and that's as far as I'm gonna go. I can only hope you've gotten the point by now, but if not: What's with the missing users?

Announcement: sockpuppet given as gift to lurker

me3dia — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:27:10 -0800

Attention: Per this thread, I have relinquished my puppet account, Voice of God.
It is now run by a long-time lurker who wishes to remain nameless. [MI]

Can we close signups now?

jpoulos — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:01:13 -0800

Can we close the door now? I'm genuinely happy to have some new blood, but here's the problem. Pretty much everyone who's been reading the site with their noses against the glass has been let in. Hereafter, we're going to get a bunch of folks who happen to be wandering by, and know nothing of how things are done around here. (I don't know if that's the case with notmtwain, I'm only using his/her post as an example because it glares so.) We can always open it up again later, but can we have a moratorium on new users? Just for now? Please?

Interval between signup and FPP?

crusiera — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:20:57 -0800

Hi. I just signed up a few hours ago.When can we start posting in the blue?

$5, same as in town: perks for signing up

dayvin — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:45:38 -0800

Are these new logins, having paid, getting to see the new ad-free MeFi?

Does the $5 fee come with an uptime guarantee?

Lastly, will Mathowie pay me $5 to rescind my login? Really lastly, what is the returns policy for those who have paid their $5?

MetaFilter on MonkeyFilter.

drezdn — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:07:01 -0800

What other people think of Metafilter.

New user signups are back on

mathowie — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:05:24 -0800

Hell hath frozenth overth. New user signups are back on, for a one-time five buck cover.

Did anyone else noticed the membership count changing in the blue?

phyrewerx — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 00:19:03 -0800

Did anyone else noticed the membership count changing in the blue? It seemed like it dropped from the 17000's down to 16896.

When will signups be reopened?

Dukebloo — Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:20:34 -0800

As long as I'm asking questions, when are new members going to be accepted again? A friend who I introduced Mefi to recently offered $ for my login. He was desperate. I said no. He cried.

Can we open signups?

Ogre Lawless — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:40:47 -0800

People on mefi are criticizing him and he can't respond here because he doesn't have an account.

While open season is closed, would an open-door policy for postees work?

[more inside]

MeFi Swap

Dreama — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:59:28 -0800

Just a reminder: this Saturday is the last day to sign up for the current round of the MeFi Swap. 143 signed up so far, so this round should be pretty exciting.

Any chance of a set of guidelines?

twine42 — Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:00:14 -0800

I've had three friends asking me what "hoops we have to jump through" to become members of MetaFilter now that the new process is in place. Any chance of a set of guidelines?

Either that, or we can start talking about building an assault course for the new signups... ;)

Help with new user signups wanted

mathowie — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:49:30 -0800

¡Finalmente! I'm finally going to turn on new user signups, and I'm shooting for doing it on Monday. But I could use some help [more inside]

My name is demo, for we are many

demo — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 06:37:15 -0800

please oh please would someone enable new users on mefi again. the shame and humiliation of posting as "demo" is monumentally soul-destroying. Won't anyone think of the children?

Have signups opened again?

feelinglistless — Wed, 14 May 2003 17:33:42 -0800

Welcome to ascullion, a member since May 1, 2003. Did I miss something? When did new users signups begin again? Only asking because I've got a couple of online buddies who would be interested.

When will signups reopen?

twine42 — Mon, 07 Apr 2003 14:34:18 -0800

MeFi/MeTa not taking new members - Any one got any idea how long for and what new gadgets we're expecting?

Easing the transition for new users.

bingbangbong — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 13:28:29 -0800

20 neophytes a day - and I'm one of yesterday's crop. Fresh-faced, clean-skinned...

As a Content Editor at Everything2, I'm intimately acquainted with the stickiness inherent in introducing new people to an online community (especially a content-oriented community, as opposed to activity-, hobby-, or interest-oriented ones). There seems to be a dearth of documentation. I guess this site is pretty self-explanatory, which is refreshing - I've been an E2 user for two and a half years and I still occasionally scratch my big, fat head. Also, after such a long, long time with no new users (I know it was a long time because I spent a long time checking the new user page), you guys must be experiencing something of a shock, too.

Any ideas as to what could be done to ease the transition for newbies and allay the angst, if any, of the old guard?

Feel free to kill this if I'm out of line, long-winded or otherwise. I'm a new at this.

Announcement: new user signups are back on. 20 people a day.

mathowie — Fri, 26 Jul 2002 15:00:55 -0800

New user signups are back on. 20 people a day are going to be allowed in, starting at noon each day. Only one signup per person, per day as well. Report any probs with it here.