MetaTalk posts tagged with users and members

late night missive

four panels — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:50:07 -0800

The recent Hegel post made me miss seeing Lovecraft In Brooklyn around the site, maybe you'll be back again some day. Thankfully posting here are also homunculus and nasreddin, both wonderful members that brighten the site like stars.

See Astro Space Laboratory

Artw — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:24:21 -0800

I'd just like to take a moment to misuse MetaTalk and draw your attention to this lame gawker list type post revealing the origin of MetaFilters own Astro Zombie.

Users are people too

infini — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:37:00 -0800

I'm tired of the word 'user'. can we use 'members' or 'readers' instead when referring to them e.g. "X users favourited this" etc? i know its just semantics, but users are people too and as a member of the design profession the choice of words worries me sometimes. besides who wants to be known as a 'user'? Yah, this is a pet peeve

Is there a way to search members by location?

pjern — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:33:24 -0800

I swear I remember a way to find users from a specific locale- but I can't seem to conjure up a search-string that will do what I want, which is to find users in and around Munich and Berlin, Germany.

The rasion d'etre of my search is that I've found some 1500 photographs I took there 30 years ago, and I'd like some assistance in determining locations/stories.

Searching Profile Pages

robocop is bleeding — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:54:55 -0800

Is there a way to search user profile pages for certain words? I was trying to add a 'MetaGame' keyword to my page for use by geekily Mefites to match up in online games (MMORPGs, Live!, Nintendo Wifi, etc) for some constructive combat from the safety of our Mom's basement.

Am I missing something obvious, or is the a pony that could be coaxed to life?

Request: a way to filter out particular users.

plexi — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:51:57 -0800

Hi, would a "filter user comments" option be a lot to ask? There are a few users who just never really say anything useful or contributory, and I think if I could just filter them out it would be nice.

Where do I ask a question about MetaFilter and how it's used?

peacay — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:05:35 -0800

Do I ask this here (or has it been asked before) ??
I want to ask people just how they organize their MeFi/MeTa/AskMe screens/feeds/time - I'm not actually asking yet as I want to think about framing the question a bit more (so it might become wider surfing focussed or not), but should it go here or in AskMe?
(but people might answer anyway so it could be a moot point I guess)

The effects of noobs on MetaFilter.

maulik — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:34:14 -0800

Not in defense of noobs. Because of noobs (myself included), the sky is falling and trends clearly show that metafilter is getting rapidly out of control!! Seriously though, this analysis shows that the "average age" of a metafilter poster has dropped by almost 200 days, I am in whichever camp wants to extend the incubation period for noobs like us...

Add something about other online communites to the profile page.

MiguelCardoso — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 23:19:18 -0800

It would be nice if the question Are there any other community weblogs where you regularly participate? could be added to the standard welcome questionnaire ("What's the deal with your nickname? When did you first start using the Internet?" etc.) [More inside.]

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?

What are some great profile pages?

gravelshoes — Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:43:48 -0800

vacapinta's extraordinary user page sadly no longer seems to be updated - any other user page treats I'm missing out on?

The return of a member and what happens next

bunnyfire — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:04:04 -0800

at the emailed advice of a fellow mefier, i need to say something to all of you. no, this isn't a stunt for attention, or yet another thread to stir it with a stick...he tells me that my entry back into mefi has been rude, and he questioned why i did it the way I did. when I told him, he said i should tell the rest of you . more inside...

How come new admissions are frozen but the number of members keeps creeping up?

MiguelCardoso — Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:41:43 -0800

How come new admissions are frozen but the number of members(12322 when last I checked)keeps creeping up? Asylum seekers? Sleight of hand on the part of undesirable aliens? I think we should be told...

Request: Member of the month poll.

ParisParamus — Mon, 08 Oct 2001 11:38:34 -0800

A Member of the Month. With software for voting.

With traffic dying down, is it possible to re-open the front page to members?

dogmatic — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 06:14:18 -0800

With traffic dying down, is it possible to re-open the front page to members?

Mefi member count discrepancy

pnevares — Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:20:30 -0800

Someting simple, actually (I hope). On the front page of MeFi, if you're not logged in, the member count is 9342. When you're logged in the member count is 9075.

Hatemail from MeFi.

lia — Sat, 02 Jun 2001 00:16:33 -0800

I feel so darn tootin' speshul -- I just recieved my first MeFi hate mail, anonymous or otherwise! Do I get a prize?

Should I be commending perogi for at least signing the email? Or are hate mailers still cowards for not spewing publicly on MeFi or MeTa?

2000 members and counting!

rebeccablood — Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:11:43 -0800

november 13, 2000, 4:10pm: 2005 members

I just want to say wow, and congratulations, matt.

so far, I must say (napster/nader/election mania notwithstanding) I think metafilter is scaling beautifully. well done.

rcb