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Bluesky Invite Swap Thread
I made an offhand offer of Bluesky invites in a thread and rapidly got more interest than I had invites. So I thought perhaps there was enough interest, and hopefully enough surplus invites, in the community to balance out!
mutual aid after-party
now that the annual metafilter fundraiser is over, this is your opportunity to support other people and projects that are underfunded. Sort of like an auction or the mefi mall except you don't even have to acquire anything! Share stories, links, etc.
[MeFi Site Update] September 20th
Welcome to your monthly Site Update for MetaFilter, our beloved community weblog! The last update is here. You’ll find some updates regarding the site below. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions.
Reminder: I will be the only mod monitoring this thread so please be patient and constructive as I reply to your feedback and questions.
Reminder: I will be the only mod monitoring this thread so please be patient and constructive as I reply to your feedback and questions.
We Need to Talk About Ableism
The ableism in this thread was so blatant and astounding that we really need to talk about it. The notion that it’s ok because it’s a thread for caretakers to vent is nothing short of disturbing for a disabled person. We would not feel as though other forms of bigotry are ok to vent about in a thread and the people pushing back on it are just not understanding how necessary it is. This is not a matter of more moderation being a solution. This really is a matter for people to wrestle with and come to grips with. You are describing fellow Mefites as “grotesque.” You don’t view it that way, and we’re supposed to be ok with it because it’s your experience. But sometimes you really gotta challenge your experiences and ask yourself why you are treating something hurtful and subjective as an objective truth for yourself and learn how to change yourself. This is the work. This kind of ableism is rampant and that thread is a super distilled version of it.
More Compassionate Advice
I've noticed in a couple of AskMes that the answers/advice being given can really be harsh sometimes. Especially when the person asking has maybe not been their best selves. Reading through a thread can seem like a pile on. I'm wondering if this is truly helpful.
New Layout for fanfare - make it the default?
This is a test page that was created for Fanfare that I think would be way better at fostering conversations and getting people chatting.
You can see active conversations and jump in if they interest you, and start a new one if there's a show/movie/game you like that's been posted but isn't getting any attention.
Can it be the default? Hopefully an extremely simple change, and the old style could be kept as a fallback.
Chatty asks are fun. Why not make it permanent?
I see there's a real-time chat, why not one in the style of the site? A sort of miscellaneous, Not Otherwise Specified subsite. I'm imagining basically chatfilter questions & maybe funny or interesting things not chewy enough for a FPP. (This is not really A Suggestion, more a what if & why/why not curiosity.)
WHAT'S ALL THE BUZZING ABOUT BEES?
Why all the bee chat all over the site this week? I appreciate it, but I'd like to both appreciate and understand it.
193: What was previously my discretionary time
cortex has a new job and was hard to track down and we had a few months of missing each other. We found some time on August 14th and tried to play catch-up. Runs about 97 minutes.
Fundraiser: cortex's Stained Glass MetaFilter Favicon up for auction
Hey, let's chat
AKA we’re temporarily removing the chatfilter restrictions on Ask Metafilter IF you make a donation to the site, as part of the 2023 MetaFilter Fundraiser!
[MeFi Site Update] August 16th
Hi there, MetaFilter!
Welcome to your monthly Site Update! The last update is here. You’ll find some updates regarding the site below. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions.
Reminder: I will be the only mod monitoring this thread so please be patient as I reply to your feedback and questions.
Welcome to your monthly Site Update! The last update is here. You’ll find some updates regarding the site below. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions.
Reminder: I will be the only mod monitoring this thread so please be patient as I reply to your feedback and questions.
RIP boo_radley
A belated notification to MeFites that Jesse Porter, known to us as boo_radley, passed away in February of this year.
Movie Review System on FanFare?
In the post on Rotten Tomatoes, someone mentioned Metacritic, which immediately made my inner reader voice add “(no relation)”. And it made me wonder - at this point, especially thanks to DirtyOldTown’s continuing fantastic posting of older movies, whether we could add a “liked it / it was ok / didn’t like it” button that people could click that would show as a metric under the post, like a favorites count.
positive feedback
this is your opportunity to share what you appreciate about the people who comment at metafilter as well as the people who work at metafilter.
Metatalktail Hour: Updates, Conclusions and To-Be-Continueds
The locked safe from this prior metatalktails has been opened, just a little too late to put the resolution in that post. (Local news link - archive link if you can't access original)
What's a story you'd like a update or resolution to? Can be a real life event, a series that you yearn for more of, or a problem you'd like a solution to.
short version if you just want a summary
The safe was mostly empty save some odds and ends and another locked compartment, which was also empty.Fundraising Idea: AskMe Update Bounties
An idea for fundraising... What are the AskMe posts you most wanted to see updates on that did not get them? What would you be willing to donate to MetaFilter to get that update? Would you donate $5 to see if they ate the thing? $5 to find out if they went with a product rec from the Ask and whether it worked? $10 to see if they quit that job? $20 to see if they DTMF? Let's bribe our way into some answers.
Metafilter Fantasty (American) Football!
Greetings!
I'm looking for a few folks interesting in joining our long-running fantasy (American) football league. If you're interested, the invitation link is here.
This is a nice casual but committed league. We like to have a live draft each year and kibbutz with each other on the discussion boards. Join us for a fun time!
Hilary is coming
Folks in Alta California and Baja California check in, please. Stay safe!
2023 MeFi Fundraising Month
Hi MetaFilter
We are thrilled to announce the launch of MetaFilter's Fundraising Month, a time when our community comes together to support the site we all hold so dear. This particular year, our goal is clear: To continue on the path towards more stable and robust site finances that we started with 2022’s fundraising.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of MetaFilter's Fundraising Month, a time when our community comes together to support the site we all hold so dear. This particular year, our goal is clear: To continue on the path towards more stable and robust site finances that we started with 2022’s fundraising.