Too much war posting January 18, 2003 8:06 PM Subscribe
Stop the presses! So you're saying that some people support a war on Iraq, and other people don't support a war on Iraq? Crazy! I'll bet that's the first time this has ever been discussed on MetaFilter!
I'm bothered much more by all the personal pronouns.
posted by ColdChef at 8:22 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by ColdChef at 8:22 PM on January 18, 2003
The run-on sentences...my head hurts.
posted by adampsyche at 8:25 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by adampsyche at 8:25 PM on January 18, 2003
It gave me a chance to say something condescending about George W. Bush, though. That's something I don't get to do enough of.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:27 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:27 PM on January 18, 2003
Just in keeping with the general theme around this thread: please don't end your sentences with a preposition, crash.
posted by yhbc at 8:29 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by yhbc at 8:29 PM on January 18, 2003
An even greater sin is ending a sentence with a proposition. Don't you agree, and do you want to have sex for money?
posted by Hildago at 8:36 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by Hildago at 8:36 PM on January 18, 2003
Forgive me father, for I have sinned. I posted six comments on a politically-oriented Metafilter thread.
posted by moonbiter at 8:45 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by moonbiter at 8:45 PM on January 18, 2003
I actually rather liked the discussion. The Michael The: if you hate these threads so much, then you could just not read them.
posted by bshort at 9:28 PM on January 18, 2003
posted by bshort at 9:28 PM on January 18, 2003
Dude, the 14K club is supposed to be more easy going and forgiving. See?
posted by jonson at 12:48 AM on January 19, 2003
posted by jonson at 12:48 AM on January 19, 2003
I have to say that TMT has a point here. The anti-smoking post went because it was not new or interesting, and now this post is gone too.
Some might find fault with the post in question for the same reason, but I can't be objective, because I ♥ Postroad.
posted by hama7 at 1:20 AM on January 19, 2003
Some might find fault with the post in question for the same reason, but I can't be objective, because I ♥ Postroad.
posted by hama7 at 1:20 AM on January 19, 2003
I hope someone is collecting all the "This post was deleted because"'s.
FAQ in a bottle.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:30 AM on January 19, 2003
FAQ in a bottle.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 2:30 AM on January 19, 2003
We'll all get a chance to talk about Iraq some more as soon as the first armored division rolls up deep in downtown Bagdad. Patience.
posted by Witty at 2:42 AM on January 19, 2003
posted by Witty at 2:42 AM on January 19, 2003
As far as the antismoking site-that is the LAST time I try to post something my son found.
As for Iraq, SOME of us are trying to stay in deep denial that we might go to war in the near futurt. Shhhhh!
posted by konolia at 3:12 AM on January 19, 2003
As for Iraq, SOME of us are trying to stay in deep denial that we might go to war in the near futurt. Shhhhh!
posted by konolia at 3:12 AM on January 19, 2003
prescriptive grammarians proscribed the use of prepositions
want some pickled pepper with that?
posted by sgt.serenity at 4:19 AM on January 19, 2003
want some pickled pepper with that?
posted by sgt.serenity at 4:19 AM on January 19, 2003
Ummm, XQUZYPHYR:
John is a veteran of the Pointless Message Board Where No One's Opinion Is Ever Really Changed scene, and will most likely spend most of his time here angrily writing something before looking at it, sighing deeply, then wondering how someone as young as him can be so cynical about America so early already.
This would seem to indicate that you already realize how pointless these war threads are.
The overarching theme of both this MeTa post and my other comment that you posted is that MetaFilter is not a place for agendas to be pursued. Wheareas I found the Debka thread to be pointless, I found some merit in the Till-Mobley thread, not based on my personal agenda, but on the basis of the posting guidelines and this post, also referenced by Mathowie on the Post-a-Link page.
posted by The Michael The at 7:24 AM on January 19, 2003
John is a veteran of the Pointless Message Board Where No One's Opinion Is Ever Really Changed scene, and will most likely spend most of his time here angrily writing something before looking at it, sighing deeply, then wondering how someone as young as him can be so cynical about America so early already.
This would seem to indicate that you already realize how pointless these war threads are.
The overarching theme of both this MeTa post and my other comment that you posted is that MetaFilter is not a place for agendas to be pursued. Wheareas I found the Debka thread to be pointless, I found some merit in the Till-Mobley thread, not based on my personal agenda, but on the basis of the posting guidelines and this post, also referenced by Mathowie on the Post-a-Link page.
posted by The Michael The at 7:24 AM on January 19, 2003
My favorite part of this appalling FPP is the pathetic "But don't attack me. My wife says I am too fragile and overly sensitive and need support rather than condemnation".
How many of Postroad's trollish, borderline racist FPP's have been deleted? Probably not even Matt, the one who routinely has to work overtime to clean up Postroad's shit, knows the answer. But I'd be curious anyway.
Who's the most-deleted user around here?
posted by matteo at 7:28 AM on January 19, 2003
How many of Postroad's trollish, borderline racist FPP's have been deleted? Probably not even Matt, the one who routinely has to work overtime to clean up Postroad's shit, knows the answer. But I'd be curious anyway.
Who's the most-deleted user around here?
posted by matteo at 7:28 AM on January 19, 2003
That'd be a very interesting stat. Most deleted, indeed. Also interesting, most deleted as a ratio of total posts (with a minimum of 10 posts, for statistical significance). Get on it, haughey, we're waiting ;-)
posted by jonson at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2003
posted by jonson at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2003
That'd be a very interesting stat. Most deleted, indeed.
The one problem I'de forsee with that is it would be like a giant black list...everytime someone f's up who is on top of the list, all someone has to say is, "Well look at this!!!!! They're in the top 10 list of mist deleted fpp! Surely that means all their posts suck." And don't deny it would happen...As much as I love MeFi, the MeFiCops are always out in force here looking for something to nitpick about using whatever ammunition they can. *ducks*
posted by jmd82 at 8:40 AM on January 19, 2003
The one problem I'de forsee with that is it would be like a giant black list...everytime someone f's up who is on top of the list, all someone has to say is, "Well look at this!!!!! They're in the top 10 list of mist deleted fpp! Surely that means all their posts suck." And don't deny it would happen...As much as I love MeFi, the MeFiCops are always out in force here looking for something to nitpick about using whatever ammunition they can. *ducks*
posted by jmd82 at 8:40 AM on January 19, 2003
errr. wouldn't that be pretty rational - people complaining that someone who posts a load of crap is posting yet more? if it discouraged those people from posting, then wouldn't that be a good thing?
posted by andrew cooke at 12:01 PM on January 19, 2003
posted by andrew cooke at 12:01 PM on January 19, 2003
Actually, I think jmd's right. The metapolice do a fairly good job as it is of discouraging posters. I'd hate to give even more ammunition to the MeTa post removal squads. Other than dupes & trolls, I'm rarely happy to see a post deleted.
posted by jonson at 3:06 PM on January 19, 2003
posted by jonson at 3:06 PM on January 19, 2003
Don't you guys remember mathowie's comments about 'king of the shit pile'? I do!
*looks wistfully off towards horizon*
posted by hama7 at 3:48 PM on January 19, 2003
*looks wistfully off towards horizon*
posted by hama7 at 3:48 PM on January 19, 2003
if everyone else is so bored or finds it pointless to debate Iraq, can the two or three people making "yeah, what's the point arguing... it's so obvious we're going to attack OH MY GOD I'M SO CLEVER" pot-shots in this MeTa thread cut that out too?
posted by ParisParamus at 5:00 AM on January 20, 2003
posted by ParisParamus at 5:00 AM on January 20, 2003
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posted by The Michael The at 8:11 PM on January 18, 2003