Callout of self-link by known spammer in FPP

March 16, 2006 4:52 AM

Self-link.
posted by Malor to Etiquette/Policy at 4:52 AM (13 comments total)

Did this fact come to you in a dream? You need to provide a little more than that before I'll light my pitchfork.
posted by crunchland at 5:10 AM on March 16, 2006

ah. I should have read the thread. But you should have provided a clearer metatalk message.
posted by crunchland at 5:12 AM on March 16, 2006

Dammit Ninja Pirate, that was good. I was shut out.
posted by OmieWise at 5:27 AM on March 16, 2006

got it.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:27 AM on March 16, 2006

My very first... *sniff*

(not, I should point out, "my very first sniff")
posted by NinjaPirate at 5:30 AM on March 16, 2006

I don't think we should really have to work harder for self-linkers. Clarity is nice, but when the violation's so evident do you really need a 5 page treatise?
posted by Eideteker at 5:54 AM on March 16, 2006

I went to the site and gave Battlefield Earth a score of 100. Let's bring it up in the rankings! :)
posted by antifuse at 6:09 AM on March 16, 2006

Why do we need metatalk threads for self-links when the flag system and gratuitous abuse in the comments works just fine?
posted by Saucy Intruder at 6:42 AM on March 16, 2006

What he said ^
posted by iconomy at 6:46 AM on March 16, 2006

Flagged Saucy Intruder's comment as fantastic. I think I'll post a thread about it.
posted by Plutor at 6:52 AM on March 16, 2006

aww, shucks, guys.
posted by Saucy Intruder at 6:55 AM on March 16, 2006

I really liked vicente's three MeFi comments:

earballs yeah.. wihtnot

Somtimes I think technical adavantags are not good. But I think humanity is not quite ready for everything.

And the particularly eloquent:

yeah
posted by languagehat at 7:51 AM on March 16, 2006

My God. Why didn't we see this coming, when we could have stopped him before it was too late?
posted by crunchland at 7:54 AM on March 16, 2006