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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!
posted by restless_nomad on Sep 14 at 2:07 PM - 173 comments

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.
posted by aniola on Sep 27 at 11:35 AM - 10 comments

[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.
posted by loup on Sep 20 at 12:28 PM - 188 comments

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.
posted by Bottlecap on Sep 26 at 11:28 AM - 50 comments

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.
posted by brookeb on Sep 25 at 8:03 AM - 62 comments

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.
posted by Sebmojo on Sep 19 at 1:34 PM - 46 comments

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.)
posted by Baethan on Sep 14 at 11:14 AM - 40 comments

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.
posted by kensington314 on Sep 13 at 9:56 AM - 49 comments

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.
posted by jessamyn on Aug 14 at 1:05 PM - 19 comments

Fundraiser: cortex's Stained Glass MetaFilter Favicon up for auction

Want to own this lovely Stained Glass MetaFilter Favicon created by cortex?
posted by skunk pig on Sep 6 at 10:12 AM - 24 comments

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!
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Aug 22 at 11:23 AM - 45 comments

[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.
posted by loup on Aug 16 at 3:15 PM - 294 comments

RIP boo_radley

A belated notification to MeFites that Jesse Porter, known to us as boo_radley, passed away in February of this year.
posted by jessamyn on Sep 4 at 10:05 AM - 129 comments

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.
posted by Mchelly on Sep 8 at 10:35 AM - 52 comments

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.
posted by aniola on Sep 7 at 1:42 PM - 38 comments

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)
short version if you just want a summaryThe safe was mostly empty save some odds and ends and another locked compartment, which was also empty.
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.
posted by the primroses were over on Aug 12 at 10:03 AM - 34 comments

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.
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 31 at 8:50 AM - 42 comments

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!
posted by Fister Roboto on Aug 7 at 1:28 PM - 9 comments

Hilary is coming

Folks in Alta California and Baja California check in, please. Stay safe!
posted by Melismata on Aug 20 at 9:54 PM - 9 comments

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.
posted by loup on Aug 1 at 10:43 AM - 117 comments

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