Sidebar for Meetups

November 5, 2003 4:57 PM

Matt. Way to go on the sidebar entries for upcoming MeFi meetups. It's great to know that the editorial stance of Metafilter isn't just about the good ole' U.S. of A., but also includes all those tiny little countries you may have read about in National Geographic.
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posted by seanyboy to MetaFilter Gatherings at 4:57 PM (13 comments total)

From the linked post ...
adrian: I emailed Matt re: sidebar but he obviously hates us...
posted by i_cola at 10:08 AM PST on September 24 (2003)
posted by seanyboy at 5:00 PM on November 5, 2003

Um Canada is not in the USA, despite what some say.
posted by riffola at 5:00 PM on November 5, 2003

Well, maybe if there hadn't been meetups in Vegas and Boston, you wouldn't have been mentioned either.
Grrrr.
posted by seanyboy at 5:03 PM on November 5, 2003

I'm busy, and thought the metatalk thread gave you more exposure than a sidebar link ever could.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 5:36 PM on November 5, 2003

Don't think the thought's never crossed our minds, riffola ;)
posted by trondant at 8:57 PM on November 5, 2003

Hey, I call it the 51st state from time to time myself! ;)

seanboy, I am an Indian living in NYC, I am not a Canadian.
posted by riffola at 9:23 PM on November 5, 2003

"I am an Indian living in NYC."

Wow, I hope you returned those old beads and trinkets.

[I kid, I'm a sucker for a straight line]
posted by DBAPaul at 5:50 AM on November 6, 2003

mathowie: While we still had a lot of people turning up to the event, I think that you overestimate how many people actually visit MetaTalk. It might be busy in here, but it's all the same old usual suspects, so a link on the sidebar has far, far greater exposure than even multiple threads on MetaTalk. I remember that there were several people who commented that they didn't even know there was a UK meetup after the event, even with the multiple threads!

So, while I'm sure you don't have anything against the UK in particular, it would be nice if the next UK meetup (whenever that may be) got a sidebar link just like the US meetups.
posted by adrianhon at 9:50 AM on November 6, 2003

adrianhon: reason incarnate.
posted by dash_slot- at 10:59 AM on November 6, 2003

it would be nice if the next UK meetup (whenever that may be) got a sidebar link just like the US meetups.

Not until I hear a Thank You for bailing you guys out of WWII. :)

Seriously, I'm busy with other things and lazy with this site, I didn't think that many people read the sidebar much anymore since the google ads are there, and I just didn't ever get around to it. It was one of those things that takes five minutes out of your day to do and I kept accidentally putting it off until it was too late. I'll try to do better next time, to be honest the only reason I said anything about the North American ones was because I was going to one. I've neglected to mention others, not just the UK one (I should have mentioned the vegas one weeks ago, to help people build up and think about attending).
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:36 AM on November 6, 2003

** Sorry ** I got all angry on you Matt.

> Not until I hear a Thank You for bailing you guys out of WWII

That was you? I thought it was John Wayne.
But thanks anyway for capturing the Enigma Machine for us. That was fantastic. :-)
posted by seanyboy at 12:01 PM on November 6, 2003

Not until I hear a Thank You for bailing you guys out of WWII.

I think we should thank the Japanese for that.
posted by timeistight at 12:28 PM on November 6, 2003

And with that excellent rejoinder, we bid you good night...
posted by i_cola at 1:57 PM on November 6, 2003