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AKA we’re temporarily removing the chatfilter restrictions on Ask Metafilter IF you make a donation to the site, as part of the 2023 MetaFilter Fundraiser!
Caveats: If the question breaks the law it will be removed. If the question violates the Content Policy or Guidelines it will likely be removed. So chat away and ask open ended questions, but the posts will be still be moderated, if mods determine it's needed. Basically, don't be a jerk and everything will be fine. Refunding of donations if a question is deleted will be done on a case by case basis, but we don't anticipate removing any questions.
Otherwise, now's the time to ask that open ended question that's rattling around in your brain. Let it out! Wondering about what could have been done to fix Season 8 of Game of Thrones or that outfit you love actually matches or who else loves the peanut butter and pickle sandwiches? Ask away!
Chatfilter ends at midnight EST on 15 September.
Donations are on the honor system, because we trust you.
That's it, let's have some fun!
Caveats: If the question breaks the law it will be removed. If the question violates the Content Policy or Guidelines it will likely be removed. So chat away and ask open ended questions, but the posts will be still be moderated, if mods determine it's needed. Basically, don't be a jerk and everything will be fine. Refunding of donations if a question is deleted will be done on a case by case basis, but we don't anticipate removing any questions.
Otherwise, now's the time to ask that open ended question that's rattling around in your brain. Let it out! Wondering about what could have been done to fix Season 8 of Game of Thrones or that outfit you love actually matches or who else loves the peanut butter and pickle sandwiches? Ask away!
Chatfilter ends at midnight EST on 15 September.
Donations are on the honor system, because we trust you.
That's it, let's have some fun!
How about making the first sentence in the body of every such post be "#fundraiser2023"? Or something else if someone has a better idea!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 11:37 AM on August 22, 2023 [6 favorites]
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 11:37 AM on August 22, 2023 [6 favorites]
“No shit, there I was; I had just donated to MetaFilter, and I wondered….”
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:43 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:43 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]
How much do we have to donate to ask a question?
posted by bondcliff at 11:48 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by bondcliff at 11:48 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]
I stuck "#fundraiser2023" in the tags because putting a hashtag not in the tags felt Wrong
posted by Baethan at 11:52 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Baethan at 11:52 AM on August 22, 2023 [1 favorite]
How much do we have to donate to ask a question?
Please let the answer be "$20, same as in town."
posted by xedrik at 11:56 AM on August 22, 2023 [25 favorites]
Please let the answer be "$20, same as in town."
posted by xedrik at 11:56 AM on August 22, 2023 [25 favorites]
If I donate, will I be allowed to threadsit?
posted by wheatlets at 12:04 PM on August 22, 2023 [8 favorites]
posted by wheatlets at 12:04 PM on August 22, 2023 [8 favorites]
How much do we have to donate to ask a question?
As much as you are comfortable with.
If I donate, will I be allowed to threadsit?
At $5 a comment, yes. If that’s too much, then whatever you feel is appropriate!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 12:08 PM on August 22, 2023 [10 favorites]
As much as you are comfortable with.
If I donate, will I be allowed to threadsit?
At $5 a comment, yes. If that’s too much, then whatever you feel is appropriate!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 12:08 PM on August 22, 2023 [10 favorites]
Instead of a chat filter question, can I go back to some of my old questions and comment "Didn't you people read the goddamn question?" to some of the replies.
I would pay an amount of money that most people might think unreasonable if I could do this on a regular basis and not be banned or have my comments deleted.
posted by bondcliff at 12:10 PM on August 22, 2023 [57 favorites]
I would pay an amount of money that most people might think unreasonable if I could do this on a regular basis and not be banned or have my comments deleted.
posted by bondcliff at 12:10 PM on August 22, 2023 [57 favorites]
Instead of a chat filter question, can I go back to some of my old questions and comment "Didn't you people read the goddamn question?" to some of the replies.
No.
However, I did create chatfiltery question and you are free to post that comment in my question if you send in donations.
I'm trusting you to donate if you comment. Please don't betray my trust like Twitter did.
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 12:24 PM on August 22, 2023 [5 favorites]
No.
However, I did create chatfiltery question and you are free to post that comment in my question if you send in donations.
I'm trusting you to donate if you comment. Please don't betray my trust like Twitter did.
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 12:24 PM on August 22, 2023 [5 favorites]
I would never betray anyone's trust.
Except that one guy. He had it coming.
posted by bondcliff at 12:30 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]
Except that one guy. He had it coming.
posted by bondcliff at 12:30 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]
"Didn't you people read the goddamn question?" to some of the replies.
Narrator voice: They did not.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:58 PM on August 22, 2023 [11 favorites]
Narrator voice: They did not.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:58 PM on August 22, 2023 [11 favorites]
I assume this means chattier responses are ok until sept 15? (not intending to be a clown but sometimes I want to respond to something but its a little outside of "answering the question")
posted by supermedusa at 2:22 PM on August 22, 2023
posted by supermedusa at 2:22 PM on August 22, 2023
This is a fun and creative way to fundraise and raise awareness about the fundraiser at the same time.
posted by snofoam at 2:47 PM on August 22, 2023 [11 favorites]
posted by snofoam at 2:47 PM on August 22, 2023 [11 favorites]
I assume this means chattier responses are ok until sept 15?
We need to be a little careful to not created a tiered service where people pay to be chattier, so be more cautious in this direction.
I love this goofy idea generally.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 3:38 PM on August 22, 2023 [10 favorites]
We need to be a little careful to not created a tiered service where people pay to be chattier, so be more cautious in this direction.
I love this goofy idea generally.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 3:38 PM on August 22, 2023 [10 favorites]
I assume this means chattier responses are ok until sept 15?
Since no one involved has answered yet, I would just suggest that this is has not been implied in any way outside of the tagged fundraiser chatfilter ask posts. Within those posts, clearly chat is being encouraged. As far as I can tell, aside from those clearly marked posts, there is no change in Ask guidelines and responses should be answers to questions asked.
posted by snofoam at 6:08 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]
Since no one involved has answered yet, I would just suggest that this is has not been implied in any way outside of the tagged fundraiser chatfilter ask posts. Within those posts, clearly chat is being encouraged. As far as I can tell, aside from those clearly marked posts, there is no change in Ask guidelines and responses should be answers to questions asked.
posted by snofoam at 6:08 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]
Yes, per Jessamyn’s advice, let’s keep chatty answers to the chatty questions, thanks!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 6:12 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 6:12 PM on August 22, 2023 [2 favorites]
Currently there's six known "chatfilter" questions, tagged under 'metafilterfundraiser2023'
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 6:06 AM on August 23, 2023
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 6:06 AM on August 23, 2023
This is a fun experiment and is confirming to me that the chatfilter restrictions are valuable :P
posted by restless_nomad (retired) at 7:23 AM on August 23, 2023 [19 favorites]
posted by restless_nomad (retired) at 7:23 AM on August 23, 2023 [19 favorites]
yes, I meant chatty answers in the chatty questions only.
posted by supermedusa at 9:41 AM on August 23, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by supermedusa at 9:41 AM on August 23, 2023 [3 favorites]
Oh yeah go nuts.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:03 AM on August 23, 2023 [6 favorites]
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:03 AM on August 23, 2023 [6 favorites]
MetaFilter: Oh yeah go nuts.
posted by wenestvedt at 10:43 AM on August 23, 2023 [11 favorites]
posted by wenestvedt at 10:43 AM on August 23, 2023 [11 favorites]
Hey, how long do the comments have to get before the recipe exchanges start?
posted by wenestvedt at 11:55 AM on August 23, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by wenestvedt at 11:55 AM on August 23, 2023 [5 favorites]
Could an announcement about this be added to the "Post a New Question" page?
posted by capricorn at 1:00 PM on August 23, 2023
posted by capricorn at 1:00 PM on August 23, 2023
I donated promptly, and I'm never prompt. Can I still post a chatty ask? Can I. huh? C'mon, pleeeeeeezzz.
posted by theora55 at 9:47 AM on August 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by theora55 at 9:47 AM on August 24, 2023 [1 favorite]
Dooooo iiiiiiit
posted by wenestvedt at 9:57 AM on August 24, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by wenestvedt at 9:57 AM on August 24, 2023 [4 favorites]
Wonder how long it will take to unring this bell. Or IOW how long the increased trend of chatfilter deletions will last, post-9/15.
posted by supercres at 4:47 PM on August 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by supercres at 4:47 PM on August 25, 2023 [1 favorite]
I was expecting to hate this but I actually love it. We are a bunch of chatty weirdos, and I am totally here for it (briefly).
posted by hydropsyche at 5:51 AM on August 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by hydropsyche at 5:51 AM on August 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
Chatfilter ends at midnight EST on 15 September.
EST does NOT mean "Eastern Time". Use "Eastern" or "ET" instead, all year round, and avoid this common error. Google "EST vs EDT".
"Midnight" is still ambiguous because it could be the very beginning of Sept 15th, or the very end. Use 11:59pm or 12:01am instead (or, if you reeaally want it to be right at midnight, 11:59:59pm or 12:00:01am) so that it's clear which one you mean.
posted by intermod at 8:53 PM on August 26, 2023 [6 favorites]
EST does NOT mean "Eastern Time". Use "Eastern" or "ET" instead, all year round, and avoid this common error. Google "EST vs EDT".
"Midnight" is still ambiguous because it could be the very beginning of Sept 15th, or the very end. Use 11:59pm or 12:01am instead (or, if you reeaally want it to be right at midnight, 11:59:59pm or 12:00:01am) so that it's clear which one you mean.
posted by intermod at 8:53 PM on August 26, 2023 [6 favorites]
I would argue EST is unambiguous and refers to UTC-5 always, whereas ET is a local time and confusing when establishing a point in time everyone can refer to.
posted by vacapinta at 2:00 PM on August 27, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by vacapinta at 2:00 PM on August 27, 2023 [2 favorites]
Metafilter: I would argue
posted by heyho at 2:35 PM on August 27, 2023 [18 favorites]
posted by heyho at 2:35 PM on August 27, 2023 [18 favorites]
I would argue EST is unambiguous and refers to UTC-5 always, whereas ET is a local time and confusing when establishing a point in time everyone can refer to.
Unfortunately, as people use these interchangeably, even when it's not the case (as it is now), EST therefore becomes ambiguous. It is sad making and so I default to ET, myself, year-round.
posted by juliebug at 9:57 PM on August 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
Unfortunately, as people use these interchangeably, even when it's not the case (as it is now), EST therefore becomes ambiguous. It is sad making and so I default to ET, myself, year-round.
posted by juliebug at 9:57 PM on August 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
I would prefer that people give a city instead of some initials, e.g. "noon Honolulu time," but I recognize I might be alone in finding that clearer.
posted by The corpse in the library at 7:45 AM on August 28, 2023
posted by The corpse in the library at 7:45 AM on August 28, 2023
Jessamyn Time. Midnight, wherever Jessamyn is, or wants to be.
posted by theora55 at 2:23 PM on August 28, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by theora55 at 2:23 PM on August 28, 2023 [5 favorites]
I would definitely find it clearer if all times were given in Honolulu time.
posted by LadyOscar at 5:28 PM on August 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by LadyOscar at 5:28 PM on August 28, 2023 [2 favorites]
Dang-near every state, Poland, and NZ has a Franklin, so it's probably best to go with Franklin time, no? Even Manitoba has one, so Canada is covered. It's so inclusive.
posted by heyho at 7:46 PM on August 28, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by heyho at 7:46 PM on August 28, 2023 [4 favorites]
I was ready to be real mad about this Franklin Time idea, but turns out my state has a Franklin! I see no other potential issues with this proposal.
posted by Baethan at 8:24 PM on August 28, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by Baethan at 8:24 PM on August 28, 2023 [4 favorites]
I would argue EST is
something we have to thank Werner Erhard for.
posted by philip-random at 7:50 PM on August 29, 2023
something we have to thank Werner Erhard for.
posted by philip-random at 7:50 PM on August 29, 2023
We're up to 26 posts tagged with metafilterfundraiser2023 and there's nine days left on the extended fundraising "month"! There's nine days left to have some fun by posting a chatty question and sending in a donation or to start or increase a monthly subscription!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:28 AM on September 6, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:28 AM on September 6, 2023 [2 favorites]
something we have to thank Werner Erhad for...
I will donate $50 if someone gives philip-random an 'r' for John Denver's personal fiend.
posted by y2karl at 2:10 PM on September 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
I will donate $50 if someone gives philip-random an 'r' for John Denver's personal fiend.
posted by y2karl at 2:10 PM on September 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
Mod note: Okay, one $50 "r" has been added to philip-random's post! ( "Erhad" to "Erhard") Thank you!
posted by taz (staff) at 10:33 PM on September 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by taz (staff) at 10:33 PM on September 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
Maybe I should have paid $75 to have it changed to Blowhard...
posted by y2karl at 11:45 PM on September 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by y2karl at 11:45 PM on September 11, 2023 [1 favorite]
I've loved reading all the chatfilter questions, even posted one of my own and it was so much fun reading the answers to my question. And everyone's questions have been interesting, not super chatty like "what's the best pizza you've ever eaten" but things I was actually curious about.
I hope this will be an annual thing...it's been fun and it nudged me to donate.
posted by daikon at 12:32 PM on September 14, 2023 [3 favorites]
I hope this will be an annual thing...it's been fun and it nudged me to donate.
posted by daikon at 12:32 PM on September 14, 2023 [3 favorites]
Thanks to everyone who donated! (I am not saying this in any kind of official capacity. I don't have an official capacity. I used to be on the Steering Committee but it's still On Hold, and anyway my term is long over now. I can still thank people who donated though! The best kind of thanks are the unofficial and random kind!)
posted by JHarris at 10:41 PM on September 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by JHarris at 10:41 PM on September 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
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Should we indicate in the ask that it's chatty for fundraising reasons?
posted by Baethan at 11:35 AM on August 22, 2023 [3 favorites]