MeFi in Nashville Scene

February 12, 2003 2:24 PM

Nice mention of Metafilter in the Nashville Scene.
posted by Mo Nickels to MetaFilter-Related at 2:24 PM (12 comments total)

Nice indeed. Warms the cockles of one's heart to think, doesn't it?
posted by Hildago at 2:53 PM on February 12, 2003

Cool. I would have missed this otherwise. The modestneeds site has really grown. It looks like a pretty cool little web-app they got over there to handle everything.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:03 PM on February 12, 2003

brittney's original thread.
posted by Optamystic at 4:31 PM on February 12, 2003

Thanks for the post; I remember the original thread, and it's great to see how much the site has taken off since then (and the hand that Metafilter played in it!).
posted by UKnowForKids at 7:02 PM on February 12, 2003

From the article: Metafilter: a site that gathers items of interest from Web pages around the world

I like that. Although I would have described it as: a site that has members that gather items of interest from web pages around the world. I don't think that MetaFilter is gathering the links on its own. Or is it? I'd hate to think that MetaFilter was somehow prompting me to post links to sites about balloon hats or sites showcasing portraits of Ernest Hemingway that were made from millet and peppercorn seeds. I'd like to think that I found those sites totally on my own.

MetaFilter: The all-knowing, all-seeing automatic link harvester that allows you to labor under the delusion that you have some semblance of control over your posting habits.

I know - it doesn't exactly roll trippingly off of the tongue, does it?
posted by iconomy at 7:11 PM on February 12, 2003

iconomy: MetaFilter is you (and me and all of us).
posted by timeistight at 7:17 PM on February 12, 2003

Oh.
posted by iconomy at 7:25 PM on February 12, 2003

It's like the Borg with catchphrases and porn.
posted by owillis at 7:59 PM on February 12, 2003

Thanks for the reminder Mo. Good catch and article.
posted by lampshade at 8:33 PM on February 12, 2003

I prefer ike's version. :)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 9:03 PM on February 12, 2003

I was also pleasantly surprised to see what happened after I posted this (personal website by a guy in Baltimore trying to save his neighborhood from drugs and crime). Here is a description of what happened following the post (big page - scroll down to picture of the package of Oreos and site stats chart).
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 9:29 PM on February 12, 2003

I was also pleasantly surprised to see what happened after I posted this! A very interesting read.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 8:02 AM on February 13, 2003