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October 22, 2006 11:48 PM

Is it OK to construct a FPP from links and comments within another FPP?
posted by dw to Etiquette/Policy at 11:48 PM (11 comments total)

Because this thread has a bunch of pieces related to a rumored vegemite ban in the US which may or may not be a hoax, and it seems like it needs its own FPP.
posted by dw at 11:50 PM on October 22, 2006

If the thread is already open and doesn't have a bazillion comments then you might just want to continue the discussion there. If it's really truly something that is FPP worthy, then go ahead and post it and add a via link or something, but I'd give it some time to percolate first.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 11:56 PM on October 22, 2006

OK. I'll let it simmer.
posted by dw at 12:31 AM on October 23, 2006

She said percolate, goddamit! You're going to ruin it for everyone.
posted by chrismear at 1:04 AM on October 23, 2006

Apparently the vegemite ban is because Kraft didn't apply for a license. Marmite is safe!
posted by thirteenkiller at 4:10 AM on October 23, 2006

thirteenkiller link?
posted by rxrfrx at 4:35 AM on October 23, 2006

My next AskMe question: Should Vegemite be percolated or simmered?
posted by languagehat at 6:01 AM on October 23, 2006

per·co·late
v. per·co·lat·ed, per·co·lat·ing, per·co·lates
v.tr.
1. To cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter.
2. To pass or ooze through: Water percolated the sand.
3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.
v.intr.
1. To drain or seep through a porous material or filter.
2. Informal To become lively or active.
3. Informal To spread slowly or gradually.
n. (-lt, -lt)
A liquid that has been percolated.

sim·mer
v. sim·mered, sim·mer·ing, sim·mers
v.intr.
1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.
2.
a. To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe.
b. To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.
v.tr.
1. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.
2. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point. See Synonyms at boil1.
n.
The state or process of simmering.
Phrasal Verb:
simmer down
To become calm after excitement or anger.

TMYK
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 7:10 AM on October 23, 2006

And someone did post it, and it was debunked very quickly.
posted by smackfu at 7:30 AM on October 23, 2006

My next AskMe question: Should Vegemite be percolated or simmered?

Since simmering kills the yeast, I know what my answer is.

TMYK

CURSE YOU, IMG BAN!! WHERE'S MY STAR WITH THE RAINBOW? AND WHY ISN'T MR T OR JENNA FISCHER READING IT?
posted by dw at 8:18 AM on October 23, 2006

Is it OK to conſtruct a FPP from links and comments?

Is it OK to conſtruct a FPP from links and comments within another FPP?

Is it OK to conſtruct a FPP from links and comments within another FPP, which is from another FPP?

&c.

Big fleas have little fleas,
Apon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have leſſer fleas,
and ſo, ad infinitum.
posted by oxford blue at 9:36 PM on October 24, 2006