Can we RSS for posts and comments?

February 14, 2006 8:58 AM

It would be cool to have RSS feeds on a per user basis. I'm thinking mainly posts but comments would be fine too. Something like http://www.metafilter.com/username.mefi/user/posts.rss and http://www.metafilter.com/username.mefi/user/comments.rss. It'd be a great way to keep up with people whose stuff you enjoy (like everyone's favorite) w/o getting lost in the volume.
posted by xmutex to Feature Requests at 8:58 AM (35 comments total)

Yeah, eventually.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 9:37 AM on February 14, 2006

No now!!!
posted by xmutex at 9:53 AM on February 14, 2006

Make me.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:24 AM on February 14, 2006

Fine, don't make me then. Here you go.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:40 AM on February 14, 2006

Okay gang: no more posting until mathowie comes through.
posted by timeistight at 10:41 AM on February 14, 2006

Wow! That worked well.
posted by timeistight at 10:42 AM on February 14, 2006

Yay!
posted by monju_bosatsu at 10:45 AM on February 14, 2006

There's a little RSS icon on your user page, next to your post count. It's also displayed on the posts listing page when you click on the number of links posted. I'll add something similar for comments, and then copy it for the other sites as well.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:01 AM on February 14, 2006

Damn. That was quick. Sweet. Thanks.
posted by xmutex at 11:15 AM on February 14, 2006

Wow, it actually works to keep asking for the same features over and over.
posted by smackfu at 11:15 AM on February 14, 2006

Aaaalthough, not that I'm at all complaining, but would there be some way to get AskMe threads too? Maybe on host name? So that same URL, but with ask.metafilter... would give you the AskMe threads?

See, you give, and we want more!
posted by xmutex at 11:16 AM on February 14, 2006

mathowie, will you be my valentine!?
posted by If I Had An Anus at 11:17 AM on February 14, 2006

xmutex, as I said in my last comment, I'll work up the scripts for the other sites too, probably after lunch.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:39 AM on February 14, 2006

Are you done with lunch yet?
posted by Plutor at 11:49 AM on February 14, 2006

It's not even noon yet. Also, I have to start drinking. It might be a while.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:59 AM on February 14, 2006

lunch? drinking? damn that site owners union...
posted by quonsar at 12:01 PM on February 14, 2006

Another drunk coder. Just what we need.
posted by mystyk at 12:05 PM on February 14, 2006

Wow, I need to start compiling a list of extraordinary AskMe commenters for my RSS aggregator. ikkyu2 is the first one that comes to mind.
posted by junesix at 12:23 PM on February 14, 2006

Um. I came here to say that this looks like a good idea. Then I found out that it was already approved. So...

GOOD JOB, MATT. I probably don't say that enough.
posted by klangklangston at 12:29 PM on February 14, 2006

Yeah, that's right! Sit the fuck down, xmutex!

I mean... good idea xmutex! Nice work, Matt!
posted by scarabic at 12:59 PM on February 14, 2006

sorry mathowie I missed the entirety of your comment due to my excitement over the new feature please accept my most humble apologies i shall now commit ritual disembowelment to make amends
posted by xmutex at 1:10 PM on February 14, 2006

Everyone's favorite questions feed.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 1:13 PM on February 14, 2006

is there an RSS feed for all the fantastic comments/questions? Umm, an RSS feed for flagged posts? Dang, we're running out of things to request feeds for!
posted by blue_beetle at 1:17 PM on February 14, 2006

No, no wait, I've got it! An RSS feed for deleted posts!
posted by blue_beetle at 1:17 PM on February 14, 2006

Can we get an RSS feed for threads and comments containing the string "RSS feed"?
posted by cortex at 3:16 PM on February 14, 2006

R4WK.
posted by gleuschk at 4:59 PM on February 14, 2006

MeTa too, now. Thanks, Matt.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 6:16 PM on February 14, 2006

That's funny--I was just trying to think of a way to ask you for an "everything" feed, meaning all posts and comments for a particular user. Not for stalking purposes, mind you, but kind of like a flickr badge that shows all the most recent stuff.
posted by whatnot at 9:14 PM on February 14, 2006

This is pretty awesome stuff. Thanks, mathowie.
posted by danb at 10:18 PM on February 14, 2006

He feeds us, and we keep asking for more. Thanks Matt.
posted by furtive at 11:48 PM on February 14, 2006

Very cool. Thank you, sir.
posted by yankeefog at 8:47 AM on February 15, 2006

You are the coolest, Matt. Thanks for rockin'!
posted by fenriq at 12:44 PM on February 15, 2006

Thanks very much, Matt. That's exactly what I was looking for.
posted by feelinglistless at 2:44 PM on February 15, 2006

Congrats on this thread making Hot Links.
posted by spock at 5:26 PM on February 15, 2006

Again, thanks very much, Matt.
posted by sjvilla79 at 8:26 PM on February 15, 2006