How about sticky threads?

September 20, 2002 9:15 AM

How about sticky threads? You know, one thread that stays at the top of the page where everyone can post their War on Terrorism Link of the Day and then say the same thing about it that they did the day (or hour) before?
posted by Mick to Feature Requests at 9:15 AM (28 comments total)

WHAT
THE
FUCK
MATT?

Did you somehow think an "official mathowie post" wouldn't degenerate into the exact same conversation (and I use that term lightly) as all the other threads?

and forget the pony, I want a groundhog (it seems more fitting).
posted by Mick at 9:21 AM on September 20, 2002

Well, I vote no.

If this is suggested again in one hour can I vote no again? Or have we moved on yet?


posted by hackly_fracture at 9:22 AM on September 20, 2002

Just sort by "Most Recent Comments" -- that generally keeps the heavily trafficked threads at the top of your screen
posted by Shadowkeeper at 9:32 AM on September 20, 2002

WHAT

THE

FUCK

MATT?


I think it's time we considered shortening this in-joke for maximum obliqueness:

WFTM?

posted by rcade at 9:59 AM on September 20, 2002

no I want this not to keep it at the top of the screen but to stop people from posting a new one every 2 hours.

Too much noise, not enough signal
posted by Mick at 10:02 AM on September 20, 2002

WFTM, rcade? That could be useful too, for whenever anyone needlessly pulls Matt's chain:

WHY
FUCK
THE
MATT?
posted by MiguelCardoso at 10:12 AM on September 20, 2002

WFTM, but the... Matt won...
posted by madprops at 10:28 AM on September 20, 2002

I've been shouting "WHAT. THE. FUCK. BOSS?" after every suggestion made by my supervisor here at work, and now he invites me to a lot fewer meetings. W00t!
posted by Shadowkeeper at 10:28 AM on September 20, 2002

WIPE
THE
FUTON
MATT!
posted by Kafkaesque at 11:06 AM on September 20, 2002

eeeww.
posted by eyeballkid at 11:07 AM on September 20, 2002

I *heart* MetaTalk
posted by dangerman at 11:13 AM on September 20, 2002

RTFM? I WTFM!
posted by madprops at 11:17 AM on September 20, 2002

I give you our new mascot
posted by Mick at 11:36 AM on September 20, 2002

Wouldn't it be W.T.F.M? As I recall, the periods at the end of each word in the original were key.
posted by picopebbles at 11:41 AM on September 20, 2002

say the same thing about it that they did the day (or hour) before?

I've talked about my cycle, the wheel around here that goes no-where. I think I'm going to make it a tricycle so more members can sit on it with me since no need for balancing it.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:57 AM on September 20, 2002

I *heart* thomcatspike's trike!
posted by WolfDaddy at 12:29 PM on September 20, 2002

Unfortunately, WTF and WTC are inseparable in my mind now; I see one, I think the other. Not good.
posted by me3dia at 12:40 PM on September 20, 2002

War on Terrorism Link of the Day and then say the same thing about it that they did the day (or hour) before?

You know, you are allowed to, like, not read them.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 1:47 PM on September 20, 2002

You know, you are allowed to, like, not read them.

And you are also allowed to use MetaTalk to raise concerns about posts on MetaFilter.
posted by eyeballkid at 1:49 PM on September 20, 2002

Man ... I send my Tamim score higher and I don't even get the acronym right.

In other news, Kuro5hin is having problems with pancakes.
posted by rcade at 2:03 PM on September 20, 2002

Thomcatspike,
(cast you Gate spell now y2karl, we are opening the vortex)

I like your meta-metaphor about cycles, you are good with it and i adore it BUT

"Wheres my bike"

is mineminemine.
but we can share.
:)

I'm opposed to sticky threads.
The glue expense alone could damage MeFi revenues.


posted by clavdivs at 3:10 PM on September 20, 2002

clavdiv--just use old (war)horses! d
posted by amberglow at 3:13 PM on September 20, 2002

I'd like to nominate this as The Official MetaFilter Joke:

What do you get when you cross The Godfather and clavdivs?

An offer you can't understand.


posted by Shadowkeeper at 3:14 PM on September 20, 2002

TCS took clav's bike and ran with it. Talk about meta-metaphors.
posted by liam at 3:33 PM on September 20, 2002

Thomcatspike,
(cast you Gate spell now y2karl, we are opening the vortex)
I like your meta-metaphor about cycles, you are good with it and i adore it BUT
"Wheres my bike"

Remember folks as a child and tying your wagon to your bike, well I did. So Clavdivs hop in you get first dibs, were rounding the block to pick up liam too. Hey Mick after Clav steers you can too..........
posted by thomcatspike at 5:27 PM on September 20, 2002

*giggles at Shadowkeeper*
posted by dash_slot- at 5:45 PM on September 20, 2002

*and TCS*
posted by dash_slot- at 5:46 PM on September 20, 2002

can we clip playing cards unto the spokes?

second SKs' nomination.
posted by clavdivs at 2:30 PM on September 21, 2002