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In 2010 I asked a question about a mysterious fortune cookie fortune I received.
posted by phunniemee at 10:10 AM Jan 16 2025 - 31 comments [20 favorites]

Trump will be US President again real soon, so we're expecting a lot more news and political posts on the front page. These types of posts often spawn a lot arguing, which often goes badly. Here's several suggestions that everyone can do to help lessen said arguing and toxicity:
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 1:53 AM Jan 14 2025 - 130 comments [26 favorites (13 in the last 7 days)]

As much of the internet becomes, well, enshittified, there may be more people like me who remember the sense of community and collaboration here and want to come home. To avoid us making idiots of ourselves, what's changed in the past few years? Has there been any culture shifts or discussions that prodigal posters need to know about? Is Metafilter in 2025 fundamentally what it was in 2016? Can we even precis this?
posted by mippy at 4:52 AM Jan 20 2025 - 45 comments [9 favorites]

Share something good or nice in here. Now is not the time to be stingy. Got new accomplishments, new kitten, new kid milestone, or new favorite food? New tschotske that makes you smile? I understand some folks might consider this a useless or foolish endeavor considering the world outside. I don't. And you don't have to come in (but you might like it here).
posted by Glinn at 9:01 AM Jan 20 2025 - 53 comments [8 favorites]

Does Metafilter have someplace that we can go to check on the health of MeFi itself, or get repair updates, that's NOT hosted at Metafilter itself? Other websites will often have an Twitter account for that. I realize that MeFi has left Twitter, but is there someplace else we can go to check, when MeFi itself goes down?
posted by intermod at 12:54 PM Jan 14 2025 - 12 comments [2 favorites]

I love doing searches of AskMeFi for lots of different things. But I find it tedious to scour through posts looking for the most recent answers. Lots of times the info I am looking for is only relevant if it's fairly recent (within the past 2 years). Unfortunately there seems to be no rhyme or reason to which posts get listed first in a search. It's certainly not the most recent. Is there a way to filter searches by date? Would anyone else find that helpful/useful? Thanks!
posted by pjsky at 9:00 AM Jan 20 2025 - 10 comments [2 favorites]

In the spirit of the Bad at Life thread, how about a "tiny fixes" thread? Things that are too embarrassing or not worth burning an Ask question on.
posted by notsnot at 5:40 AM Oct 19 2020 - 116 comments [49 favorites (1 in the last 7 days)]

Come join our annual Valentine Card Exchange. Let’s spread a little love, share some smiles, and brighten each other’s day in a fun, friendly way!
posted by SunPower at 7:36 AM Jan 6 2025 - 16 comments [6 favorites (1 in the last 7 days)]

You people who post, please share your thoughts on the craft. How does the post come together? What are your criteria for success?
posted by Lemkin at 9:33 PM Jan 9 2025 - 72 comments [6 favorites (1 in the last 7 days)]

What other people think of Metafilter.
posted by drezdn at 9:07 AM Nov 18 2004 - 94 comments [1 favorite]