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I know some of you already dressed up and went to your parties last weekend. And some of you have parties this weekend. And tonight (in the US) it trick-or-treat free-for-all. How have you decorated? What are you wearing?
posted by jessamyn on Oct 31 at 8:53 AM - 25 comments

Hello, folks. I would like to know 1) if it's common practice for mods to edit users' comments without any indication of a mod note, 2) when this practice began, and 3) if it's been disclosed as a community practice here. As a member of the mefi community it's certainly something I would like to provide feedback on!
posted by phunniemee on Oct 24 at 1:43 PM - 38 comments

I know a lot of us are in the path of Helene in Florida and Georgia (Alabama, Tennessee, SC, NC, too! It's a big storm!). I thought it might be nice to have a (text-based, low bandwidth) place to check in and provide information updates as it moves ashore this afternoon and across the Southeast overnight and through tomorrow.
posted by hydropsyche on Sep 26 at 11:27 AM - 95 comments

Many MeFites are in the track of this beast, and there's a post on the Blue to share info. I thought we could use a space to check-in and keep each other company, share best wishes, worries, hopes and suggestions for staying safe.
posted by invincible summer on Oct 9 at 1:50 PM - 15 comments

Hi there!

Welcome to this month’s Site Update!

You can find the last update here.

posted by loup on Sep 18 at 9:12 AM - 79 comments

As part of the events for this year's fundraising we'll have an Ask the Mods Anything Podcast. Drop any burning questions you have below we'll have them answered with an especial podcast.
posted by loup on Sep 20 at 4:32 PM - 5 comments

Both an idea (for outreach/promotion) and a confession. The day before I was set to table at the local zine symposium, I was scrambling for another mini-zine idea, and ended up excerpting some of the answers to an Ask Me I made earlier this year"What's your random (but regular) act of public service?" Here's a link to the one-page mini zine (mod note: link removed, see this note).
posted by spamandkimchi on Oct 2 at 1:43 PM - 33 comments

I am very sad to let the MeFi community know that one of its staunchest supporters and all around good guy digaman (Steve Silberman) has passed away as reported by his spouse on Bluesky. For people who didn't know digaman well, you might know his book NeuroTribes (MeFi post), the Grateful Dead box set he co-produced So Many Roads, or one of his 184 posts to MetaFilter (all from 2010 and before). He was always a great internet friend to me especially lately over on Mastodon and I know I will miss his voice. May his memory be a blessing, we are lucky to have known him.
posted by jessamyn on Aug 29 at 12:02 PM - 78 comments

A number of posts about the Harris campaign’s positions on the ongoing genocide in Palestine, and what steps people were or weren’t perceived to be taking in regards to that were deleted in the recent Harris campaign thread, with the mod suggestion to take it to a different, Palestine-focused thread instead. I disagree: numerous international threads have specifically requested not to be derailed by a focus on US politics, and questions about major campaign issues, even contentious ones like reproductive rights, have historically been appropriate for campaign threads. I understand there is ongoing mod decision making on this matter, but would like to seek community thoughts on this matter that might inform said decision making.
posted by corb on Aug 21 at 1:57 PM - 736 comments

I feel like I've seen MeFites say they have a printshop, for yard signs, tee shirts, swag, etc. We may order signs (Harris Walz, Obviously) and I'm happy to support a member with a business and competitive pricing.
posted by theora55 on Sep 12 at 4:59 AM - 12 comments

Welcome to another week of the MetaFilter 2024 Fundraiser! Our community is mostly run by member contributions like yours and, as always, you can help the community by contributing directly to the site, via Paypal, Credit card or through our GoFundMe Campaign. But, seriously, we also want to have fun, don’t we? To kick things off, we’d love to help us build our own Community Cookbook and prepare questions for the Ask Mods Anything Podcast… oh, and did you forget about the Pet Tax Wall? There’s still time…
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on Aug 30 at 10:05 AM - 28 comments

In this post Shepherd suggested a book mark exchange and mine arrived today. Thanks to Shepherd for both idea and execution and to everyone who sent in bookmarks. I got a lovely selection, including a library one you can use to track your reading (I mean, I use StoryGraph, but more manual methods are also good) and 3 bookmarks for non Anglophone bookshops. If other people taking part could check in, that would be lovely.
posted by hfnuala on Sep 7 at 7:12 AM - 22 comments

Hi MeFi!

Welcome to this month’s Site Update!

You can find the previous update here.

posted by loup on Aug 21 at 8:37 PM - 8 comments

Hi everyone, unfortunately I have some very sad news to share: our fellow mefite Philip Rogosky aka progosk has passed away.
posted by bitteschoen on Aug 27 at 12:44 PM - 77 comments

This is a place to share vibes, memes, videos, and other positive news or momentum-producing items about the Harris campaign, if you're so inclined, to keep other threads focused on policy or on track for their particular focus. Here's a fun remix to get it started!
posted by tiny frying pan on Aug 28 at 1:02 PM - 65 comments

So I bought a pack of "Twist of Fate" Twisties here in Melbourne AU - and the packaging tells you to "open the Meta Filter".
posted by creatrixtiara on Sep 5 at 9:16 AM - 11 comments

MetaFilter turned 25 this year and we're excited to be kicking off our annual fundraiser! Over the past year, we've continued to stabilize the site’s finances and started investing in new technology by rebuilding the entire site. Now, to keep the site running smoothly and keep making improvements, we rely on the generous donations of our community.
posted by loup on Aug 12 at 1:46 PM - 13 comments

Is there a better time to share your cute pet pics of you favorite animal shots, stories, or videos? It don't think so, because this time we're doing it as part of this year's Fundraiser. Come share, celebrate and help MeFi move forward with your support!
posted by loup on Aug 16 at 10:16 AM - 53 comments

Recently I've come across two online 'events' that I thought mefis might be interested in. IRL doesn't seem like the place to share them because they are not In Real Life. is there a place? If not, could there be?
posted by bq on Aug 15 at 9:30 AM - 10 comments

An overdue update about the transition to a non-profit.
posted by Gorgik on Aug 19 at 8:19 AM - 44 comments