thanks matt! November 12, 2002 7:33 PM Subscribe
thanks matt!
uh-oh, hide the guns ma, jcterminal's been drinkin' again.
posted by eyeballkid at 7:37 PM on November 12, 2002
posted by eyeballkid at 7:37 PM on November 12, 2002
Or maybe he's been havin' a tall glass of moloko-plus, oh my brothers, to sharpen him up and get him ready for a little of the old Metatalk ultraviolence...
posted by sir walsingham at 7:46 PM on November 12, 2002
posted by sir walsingham at 7:46 PM on November 12, 2002
Umm, anyone care to argue from the devil's advocate position on this one?
posted by Hildago at 8:05 PM on November 12, 2002
posted by Hildago at 8:05 PM on November 12, 2002
yup...that spirit foam post still sucked--but i love the new titles/headers! ; >
posted by amberglow at 8:15 PM on November 12, 2002
posted by amberglow at 8:15 PM on November 12, 2002
Wouldn't it be neat if there were some magical way you could contact someone like Matt directly with thanks rather than posting it here? Maybe the person who invents that could call it, I dunno, e-mail.
Or maybe I'm just cranky 'cause I haven't been drinking.
posted by UnReality at 8:22 PM on November 12, 2002
Or maybe I'm just cranky 'cause I haven't been drinking.
posted by UnReality at 8:22 PM on November 12, 2002
mefi-seppuku?
A rather decent hypothesis. Or maybe I just need to be drinking.
posted by hama7 at 9:03 PM on November 12, 2002
A rather decent hypothesis. Or maybe I just need to be drinking.
posted by hama7 at 9:03 PM on November 12, 2002
As one who also tried (and failed) to make a dramatic departure, I'll do the honors. jcterminal, if you don't want to contribute any more, that's fine. You're welcome to if you want, of course; but if not, then thanks for all that you've given.
On the other hand, if you (the universal "you") really don't want to contribute any more, than you can just stop typing - wait, that's what I said a couple months ago. Yeah, I guess it doesn't usually work when you actually announce it.
posted by yhbc at 9:09 PM on November 12, 2002
On the other hand, if you (the universal "you") really don't want to contribute any more, than you can just stop typing - wait, that's what I said a couple months ago. Yeah, I guess it doesn't usually work when you actually announce it.
posted by yhbc at 9:09 PM on November 12, 2002
So let me get this straight. This jcterminalisexitingstageright...it yesmatthowiedeservesthanks?
posted by cortex at 11:04 PM on November 12, 2002
posted by cortex at 11:04 PM on November 12, 2002
jcterminal, please remember that every meta thread bumps another self-aggrandizing thread off of the front page. Damn you for your goodwill, DAMN YOU!!!!!!
posted by ttrendel at 12:06 AM on November 13, 2002
posted by ttrendel at 12:06 AM on November 13, 2002
I said something to this effect recently. It's worth repeating--thanks Matt.
posted by ashbury at 6:18 AM on November 13, 2002
posted by ashbury at 6:18 AM on November 13, 2002
Can I call Jcterminal's user number and baseball shirt? Or do those just get retired?
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:58 AM on November 13, 2002
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:58 AM on November 13, 2002
Oy! When I clicked on jctermninal's user page, I didn't see the whole thing. My bad.
Jcterminal, it's been wonderful having you and your thoughts here. While I, personally, would like you to stay, I can understand why you might feel that you've been here long enough. As you know, the door is always open...
I'll miss you.
posted by ashbury at 9:06 AM on November 13, 2002
Jcterminal, it's been wonderful having you and your thoughts here. While I, personally, would like you to stay, I can understand why you might feel that you've been here long enough. As you know, the door is always open...
I'll miss you.
posted by ashbury at 9:06 AM on November 13, 2002
Are these goodbye messages always considered bad form? If I ever take a vacation from MetaFilter, I'd like to announce it, if only to keep myself from backsliding.
posted by timeistight at 10:19 AM on November 13, 2002
posted by timeistight at 10:19 AM on November 13, 2002
Are these goodbye messages always considered bad form? If I ever take a vacation from MetaFilter, I'd like to announce it, if only to keep myself from backsliding.
I personally find these announcements done on MeTa cringeworthy (but fun to mock). A note on one's personal blog (ala Evanizer) is much more classy. As is just plain silence, like when Quonsar took a few months off.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:32 AM on November 13, 2002
I personally find these announcements done on MeTa cringeworthy (but fun to mock). A note on one's personal blog (ala Evanizer) is much more classy. As is just plain silence, like when Quonsar took a few months off.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:32 AM on November 13, 2002
Oh, I don't know. I thought this one was pretty tasteful and well-done (compared to the bunnyfire example, anyway.)
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:35 AM on November 13, 2002
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:35 AM on November 13, 2002
I think it's the whole "mark my passing, Metafilter" thing that gets to me. JCTerminal certainly knows how to send an e-mail to Matt. this thread is here for the users.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:42 AM on November 13, 2002
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 10:42 AM on November 13, 2002
I find the 'good-bye MeFi, you'll miss me' threads pretty annoying. something in your profile, combined with a link to a blog entry should be sufficient for those that care about you. jc's been a pretty prominent member for a while, but frankly the only person whose absence needs an explanation is matt's. Especially when you have this written in the comments of your livejournal:
hey that's cool, but still i'm gone. it's just not the same. i've loaded the site once a day every day for the past few months... and it's just.... ugh... i go there, make a snarky comment, and that's it. i don't interact... nothing there interests me anymore... even metatalk doesn't do anything for me anymore.
'if it stops being fun, stop doing it.'
at least i didn't leave one of those stupid 'GOODBYE EVERYONE' notes.
I don't get it, jc.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:02 AM on November 13, 2002
hey that's cool, but still i'm gone. it's just not the same. i've loaded the site once a day every day for the past few months... and it's just.... ugh... i go there, make a snarky comment, and that's it. i don't interact... nothing there interests me anymore... even metatalk doesn't do anything for me anymore.
'if it stops being fun, stop doing it.'
at least i didn't leave one of those stupid 'GOODBYE EVERYONE' notes.
I don't get it, jc.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:02 AM on November 13, 2002
I guess the work for jcterminal in having fun, was no fun.
Remember jcterminal, Meta-Filter, it vibrates {{{fun}}}.
PS, spell check wanted to change your name to ceremonial. So on that line Good Luck jcterminal.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:49 AM on November 13, 2002
Remember jcterminal, Meta-Filter, it vibrates {{{fun}}}.
PS, spell check wanted to change your name to ceremonial. So on that line Good Luck jcterminal.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:49 AM on November 13, 2002
I guess the work for jcterminal in having fun, was no fun.
"I might get fun out of finding out why they're not.
I'm not supposed to get fun out of working out why
they're not.
But there is even some fun in pretending to them I'm not
having fun finding out why they're not."
posted by sir walsingham at 1:11 PM on November 13, 2002
"I might get fun out of finding out why they're not.
I'm not supposed to get fun out of working out why
they're not.
But there is even some fun in pretending to them I'm not
having fun finding out why they're not."
posted by sir walsingham at 1:11 PM on November 13, 2002
Well, I don't know why we are dissing the dude, all he said was "Thanks, Matt"....I mean for crying out loud, Matt could have sent him a pony.
posted by konolia at 7:35 PM on November 13, 2002
posted by konolia at 7:35 PM on November 13, 2002
Konolia:Well, I don't know why we are dissing the dude, all he said was "Thanks, Matt"
No, all he typed was "Thanks, Matt." All he said was "Hey everyone I'm starting a MeTa thread addressed to Matt rather than just sending him an e-mail because I want you all to know that I'm leaving and that you should be sad and maybe beg me to stay." It's just an understated version of Bunnyfire's horribly self-indulgent "Can I have a moment of your time post?" which I'm sure is linked in here somewhere. If you haven't read it you really should. It shows why people really dislike this kind of thing.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:58 PM on November 13, 2002
No, all he typed was "Thanks, Matt." All he said was "Hey everyone I'm starting a MeTa thread addressed to Matt rather than just sending him an e-mail because I want you all to know that I'm leaving and that you should be sad and maybe beg me to stay." It's just an understated version of Bunnyfire's horribly self-indulgent "Can I have a moment of your time post?" which I'm sure is linked in here somewhere. If you haven't read it you really should. It shows why people really dislike this kind of thing.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:58 PM on November 13, 2002
(Or are you joking?)
I think if there is a pony or a pancake in the sentence, it always follows that the sentence is not to be taken seriously.
Unless there really is a pony. ;-)
posted by konolia at 7:59 PM on November 13, 2002
I think if there is a pony or a pancake in the sentence, it always follows that the sentence is not to be taken seriously.
Unless there really is a pony. ;-)
posted by konolia at 7:59 PM on November 13, 2002
I've got a crisp 20 says jc aint left and reads this.
just go mate.
posted by Frasermoo at 3:20 AM on November 14, 2002
just go mate.
posted by Frasermoo at 3:20 AM on November 14, 2002
You mean to say quonsar's back now?
posted by PrinceValium at 6:29 AM on November 14, 2002
posted by PrinceValium at 6:29 AM on November 14, 2002
It's just an understated version of Bunnyfire's horribly self-indulgent "Can I have a moment of your time post?" which I'm sure is linked in here somewhere. If you haven't read it you really should.
I think konolia knows all about that thread already.
posted by Dean King at 7:08 AM on November 14, 2002
I think konolia knows all about that thread already.
posted by Dean King at 7:08 AM on November 14, 2002
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posted by jcterminal at 7:34 PM on November 12, 2002