Am I a Special Snowflake - active users question

February 19, 2022 11:33 PM

I just passed the mark of over 10,000 answers being favorited by others in AskMeFi - a meaningless landmark that made me unreasonably happy. That made me wonder how many others have accomplished the same (over 10,000 favorited by others) and just more generally what is known about the most active users in the community.
posted by metahawk to MetaFilter-Related at 11:33 PM (40 comments total)

❄️👑‼️💖Congratulations, metahawk! I'm unreasonably happy that anyone is reasonably or unreasonably happy! Here's to the next 10,000! 🥂
posted by taz (staff) at 11:37 PM on February 19, 2022 [11 favorites]

If 351 users favor this comment, I'll join you in the 10K Club.

(That's not going to happen.)

(Also: Congrats on achieving your meaningless landmark!)
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 4:32 AM on February 20, 2022 [142 favorites]

How do you know how many people have favourited your answers vs. other comments on the site? I can see my total favourites, but I don't know how to break them down by sub-site.
posted by jacquilynne at 7:15 AM on February 20, 2022

I don’t know how to do that either!
posted by warriorqueen at 7:58 AM on February 20, 2022

On your profile page, "Favorited by others." Then click on "comments" and filter to show comments from AskMetafilter.
posted by cooker girl at 8:05 AM on February 20, 2022

Oh wait, that doesn't JUST show favorited, does it? I guess I don't know how to, either!
posted by cooker girl at 8:08 AM on February 20, 2022

How do you know how many people have favourited your answers vs. other comments on the site?

A check of metahawk's profile page suggests that they have found an efficient workaround to that problem, but one that might be difficult for others to adopt.
posted by Not A Thing at 8:14 AM on February 20, 2022 [7 favorites]

When you hit 20,000 favorites they send you a copy of Metafilter: The Board Game.

It's just Monopoly but all the Community Chest cards are inside jokes.
posted by bondcliff at 8:28 AM on February 20, 2022 [14 favorites]

You might want to explore the MetaFilter Infodumpster.
posted by Miko at 8:51 AM on February 20, 2022 [1 favorite]

The list of 10k+ users, as of Infodumpster's last update seems to be:

61389 DarlingBri
53450 phunniemee
45230 jessamyn
43862 Lyn Never
41189 Ruthless Bunny
40239 jbenben
32750 Frowner
29048 praemunire
28806 fingersandtoes
26336 Eyebrows McGee
25359 showbiz_liz
25261 EmpressCallipygos
23940 flabdablet
22471 ThePinkSuperhero
21860 Sara C.
21586 warriorqueen
21048 griphus
20490 scody
18465 Miko
18290 headnsouth
18284 queenofbithynia
17803 the young rope-rider
17349 Jubey
17078 Etrigan
16986 sockermom
16718 something something
16014 brainmouse
15101 decathecting
14921 PhoBWanKenobi
14618 Metroid Baby
14507 Sidhedevil
14385 xingcat
14333 rtha
14286 theora55
13740 tel3path
13622 smoke
13622 FencingGal
13437 cairdeas
13341 jacquilynne
13160 amtho
13068 poffin boffin
12645 restless_nomad
12564 treehorn+bunny
12514 saucysault
12464 nebulawindphone
12404 BlahLaLa
12219 internet fraud detective squad, station number 9
12133 salvia
12056 quince
11936 SaltySalticid
11934 fshgrl
11625 mskyle
11555 elizardbits
11493 roomthreeseventeen
11326 bleep
11297 jaguar
11261 corb
11107 kmennie
11090 We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese
10828 KathrynT
10817 pseudostrabismus
10753 jon1270
10624 yes I said yes I will Yes
10608 desjardins
10505 Michele in California
10402 k8t
10343 bluedaisy
10342 nadawi
10276 saeculorum
10175 mochapickle
10122 Cool Papa Bell
10019 A Terrible Llama
posted by DirtyOldTown at 10:55 AM on February 20, 2022 [13 favorites]

If I were to make some generalizations about the users on that list, I would say that they're mostly fairly heavy site users (and AskMe users specifically), a lot of them are women, and they give very good advice.

(I'm on the list of people with the most best answers, but pretty far down.)
posted by box at 12:02 PM on February 20, 2022 [13 favorites]

Hello. Welcome to the club. I was thinking recently about how it seems like I use this site as a way of finding out what people are thinking about, and finding out if what they're thinking is pretty much in line with what I'm thinking, and for that it performs a critical function for me, I'm not sure what I'd do without it, so thanks again.
posted by bleep at 12:10 PM on February 20, 2022 [4 favorites]

DirtyOldTown, no me on that list? I have 12502 if my profile is to be believed.

(Oh! Just re-read the OP and am confused - is that list just for Ask, or across the whole site? I think mine would be overwhelmingly in the Green but I guess mayyybe 500+ are on the blue which would push me under the 10K for Ask).

Anyway. Congratulations, metahawk! Ten thousand moments of someone thinking "Oh, yes, that's good advice" at your words :) A fine contribution to the universe.
posted by penguin pie at 3:03 PM on February 20, 2022 [1 favorite]

Glad I'm not a "heavy user"

Only 774 here, but I only post about mental illness or alcohol, so uh... yeah I'm really limited in content. Maybe I need to branch out.

Or just be here longer?

(Also, random thought, I think my 82 year old mother would really grove here - I wonder if inviting her is a good idea?)
posted by soylent00FF00 at 3:59 PM on February 20, 2022 [4 favorites]

Yeah, that list isn't complete - I remember that dhartung used to be the top favorited user for a stretch, and he has ~14k favorites when i check his profile.
posted by Mid at 4:18 PM on February 20, 2022

Oh I see, the numbers are for Ask only. When you do the whole site the top favorites are six figures!
posted by Mid at 4:24 PM on February 20, 2022 [1 favorite]

And today I learned about infodumpster. Now I can answer these questions on my own. Thank you Miko and DirtyOldTown!
posted by metahawk at 5:06 PM on February 20, 2022 [3 favorites]

I miss rtha.
posted by tzikeh at 5:18 PM on February 20, 2022 [37 favorites]

Wow, I’m surprised to see myself on that list. Unable to keep my mouth shut for going on 13 years, guess it adds up after a while.
posted by something something at 7:40 PM on February 20, 2022 [2 favorites]

And yes, there are quite a few people on the list I miss a lot.
posted by something something at 7:41 PM on February 20, 2022 [9 favorites]

I have 15743 favourites and each one gave me a specific and delightful spurt of dopamine.
posted by Sebmojo at 7:55 PM on February 20, 2022 [7 favorites]

To paraphrase Linus Pauling: one way to have a lot of favorites is to write a lot of comments/answers. The Bandwidth Reading The Room Prize Brrp for those with high [#favorites ÷ #answers]?
posted by BobTheScientist at 1:28 AM on February 21, 2022 [1 favorite]

The Bandwidth Reading The Room Prize Brrp for those with high [#favorites ÷ #answers]?

Possibly Steve Wozniak (914/2)
posted by vacapinta at 3:38 AM on February 21, 2022 [2 favorites]

Geeez, I can't get over how impressive this is! All of you. I've been commenting on AskMe for over 15 years and I'm not even halfway to 10k. Well done!

(Side thought: I'm now doubting the value of my comments.)
posted by iamkimiam at 4:26 AM on February 21, 2022 [6 favorites]

I've got 14,000 something favorites which I got super excited about the 10,000 make and did something little for myself (even though I'm not on the infodump list ;.; ). Don't know how useful that is or not as a measure but I hope it means I say something useful every now and then.

Even if I am a terrible with spelling and I go back to my comments and get very annoyed my brain refuses to see mistakes until 3 hours later. I just decide it shows I am a imperfect person and keep going forward.

Congrats! Every favorite should be a little celebration imho.
posted by AlexiaSky at 4:35 AM on February 21, 2022 [2 favorites]

(Side thought: I'm now doubting the value of my comments.)

And I'm wondering if I'm spending too much time on this site.

(I was surprised to make the list and am absolutely grateful for all of the favorites. The comment of mine that got the most was one pointing out that Delta airlines was using "B.1.617.2 variant" instead of "Delta variant," which is what everyone else was using at the time.)
posted by FencingGal at 6:23 AM on February 21, 2022 [3 favorites]

Geeez, I can't get over how impressive this is! All of you. I've been commenting on AskMe for over 15 years and I'm not even halfway to 10k. Well done!

Same, and for what it's worth, iamkimiam, despite my longevity, given my crap memory I only have a handful of usernames I associate with anything beyond "that name looks familiar," but you are one of the folks I think of as having interesting and helpful answers.
posted by solotoro at 8:26 AM on February 21, 2022 [3 favorites]

Wow, I’m in the top thirty of number of best answers??? Ding dang
posted by Mizu at 9:27 AM on February 21, 2022

Also heck I’m one below A Terrible Llama? I feel like royalty but like, seventeenth in line of succession or something. Okay I need a few hundred askme favorites immediately, people need to ask many questions about food, craft project ideas, and cat names asap.
posted by Mizu at 9:30 AM on February 21, 2022

My most-favorited AskMe comment was in response to this question.

My second-most-favorited AskMe comment was 'How have you enjoyed male privilege?'
posted by box at 9:37 AM on February 21, 2022 [3 favorites]

Johnny Wallflower granted me my 100,000th favorite which means it counts double and comes with a puppy.
posted by phunniemee at 11:23 AM on February 21, 2022 [5 favorites]

Aww, thanks, solotoro — that's a really nice thing to say!
posted by iamkimiam at 12:54 PM on February 21, 2022

iamkimiam, imo this is your greatest contribution to the site and I do not mean that lightly.

(Seriously it's been years and remembering this comment still makes me laugh in that best/most horrible startle-your-dogs cackle.)
posted by phunniemee at 1:14 PM on February 21, 2022 [1 favorite]

I think more would be on the list if you could combine all the user names individuals have used.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 5:47 PM on February 21, 2022 [2 favorites]

I'm more obsessed with my ratio of comments to favorites. I have and do in some situations say a lot, and some of that seems popular, but recently I've been far more interested in where I say something and where it matters when I speak out.
posted by Stanczyk at 5:49 PM on February 21, 2022 [2 favorites]

I am having odd feelings about this. I guess the occasional comment towards me that's critical of some misunderstood comment or other might be ... outweighed? Or maybe I just spend too much time on this? But sometimes I feel like maybe I'm helping someone?

Oh well, back to trying to figure out how to clean out the wet/dry vac.

Thanks? You're welcome?
posted by amtho at 7:20 PM on February 21, 2022

OMG I'm in the top 20 in best answers! I had no idea! Huh.
posted by amtho at 7:21 PM on February 21, 2022

A fav always surprises me. I like to look see where the readers live. Anyhow, where they say they live. We are a global community, awash in talent.
posted by mule98J at 6:35 AM on February 22, 2022 [2 favorites]

I am above 16k now and honestly...it makes me really happy. I really like this place, and I like participating in it.
posted by BlahLaLa at 4:09 PM on February 22, 2022 [2 favorites]

I admire your answers - you get to the heart of the matter, you’re thoughtful and pragmatic, fair to all parties while focusing on the the asker’s needs, compassionate and non-judgemental; your answers are precise and service-minded (no fluff, no ego), and clearly drawn from a breadth of experience and understanding… I aspire to be the sort of person who thinks this way and can offer that. I think your economical, understated style flies under the radar sometimes, you deserve more favourites than 10k.

(I’m not weird :/ well, maybe a little, but it’s unrelated, I mean I’m not stalking you, haha. I have occasionally gone back to questions we both have answered, and been really struck by your replies.)
posted by cotton dress sock at 12:38 AM on March 3, 2022