MetaTalk

I'm in Montréal for a couple of months. Anyone interested in doing a meetup here or in Ottawa? Here's a link to the last discussion. I'll try to email everyone who commented on it. Feel free to send me an email @odiv.net.
posted by ODiV to MetaFilter Gatherings at 5:28 PM - 6 comments

There's this site that I visit fairly regularly. The creator of this site creates these cool (IMO) online illustrated one page stories. I think that many folks at MeFi might enjoy the site, but there is (what I perceive as) a problem. One of the sites I write for is one of this guy's front-page links....
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posted by Joey Michaels to Etiquette/Policy at 5:16 PM - 16 comments

I added embedded information about pages viewed at MetaFilter, per the link tag. If you're using Mozilla, turn on your Site Navigation Bar link this, and you'll see additional buttons when viewing threads, like this. It makes for a nice alternate interface.
posted by mathowie (staff) to MetaFilter-Related at 2:31 PM - 7 comments

(Mozilla 1.1 WinXP) While I was able to post a comment to a FPP on MeFi the Bold, Italic, and link tag buttons were missing.
posted by dirtylittlemonkey to Bugs at 1:28 PM - 4 comments

Annoying problem: Every single time I log into MetaFilter I have to go through the login process twice before it actually works. It always works the second time, never the first. Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
posted by TurkishGolds to Bugs at 1:15 PM - 8 comments

"ps to all the "spell check" asswipes I have compromised my systems security to please you now go away."

hoopyfrood is making friends and influencing people all over the place
posted by Irontom to Etiquette/Policy at 6:59 AM - 84 comments

These threads are brilliant examples of what Metafilter at its best is.
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posted by hama7 to MetaFilter-Related at 6:46 AM - 11 comments

I've been thinking of a September 11 post that could stand as an hommage without being restrictive or cheer-leading. I wonder if we could all build a thread made of nothing but links without words... [More inside.]
posted by MiguelCardoso to MetaFilter-Related at 6:27 PM - 52 comments

Can't well all just get along? To an extent I can accept the 14k+ crowd misbehaving for awhile — at least till they pick-up on 'Metaquette' — but others should know better than to feed the trolls or fan flamebait.
posted by nathan_teske to Etiquette/Policy at 12:27 PM - 74 comments

I don't normaly do this, but this thread is the worst I have ever seen.
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood to Etiquette/Policy at 12:08 PM - 72 comments

Madison/Upper Midwest meetup. Is there any interest in this?
posted by rocketman to MetaFilter Gatherings at 11:27 AM - 15 comments

"it requires registration and i'm not willing to get one for the paper"

This in response to a "Big Brother" FPP in which I included a username and password IN THE POST ITSELF for those who don't want to register themselves.

Can't people read?

posted by Irontom to Etiquette/Policy at 9:07 AM - 11 comments

Descriptive posting.

Perhaps this is just me, but I find posts crop up fairly frequently on metafilter with little or no indication within the post of what the linked site actually contains. Clicking links on the half-chance they are going to take you somewhere of interest is a little frustrating - I know it makes me a lot less inclined to follow the link at all - and as a result I'm possibly missing out.

Not to mention numerous accessibility issues, isn't it simply bad practice?

Apologies for not linking to any example posts - I'm not feeling at all confrontational today. No apologies if this has been discussed before - it seems to be an issue, and I think therefore worth discussing again.

posted by nthdegx to Etiquette/Policy at 6:05 AM - 10 comments

'No link here...'

Then don't post. Less is more...
posted by i_cola to Etiquette/Policy at 3:28 AM - 47 comments

This post is a total self link. Details inside.
posted by dcgartn to Bugs at 4:19 PM - 20 comments

I'd like to suggest that there might be a bit of a danger these days of stripping some potential away from the site. A lot of new users are being called out (or belittled) rather promiscuously for posts or comments that are often no different than what they have been accustomed to seeing from Metafilter elders pre-14k (as well as post-14k). Vigilance is worthy and needed in order to protect the integrity of Metafilter, but I suspect that there is a risk of creating an atmosphere of paranoia in which many promising new members will be afraid to post anything that they are not absolutely certain will not reap condemnation. (more inside...)
posted by taz (staff) to Etiquette/Policy at 1:40 AM - 62 comments

Having just posted a comment, and having had a pang of worry over an unintentional snarkiness implied by an italicisation, i continued to the thread on james randi which seems to be about to blow up due to the charming "Fuck you and your know-nothing smugness." comment. An unanswearble, i guess, but what is with these peeps?
posted by robself to Etiquette/Policy at 11:13 AM - 32 comments

I wonder if it wouldn't improve the discussions if the comment feature would only come up after the posted link was visited. Too often reactions are to the post and previous comments, rather than the issue posited in the link.
posted by semmi to Etiquette/Policy at 10:10 AM - 13 comments

Friday Flash! Friday Flash! Friday Flash! Friday! Flash!
posted by Danelope to Etiquette/Policy at 10:03 AM - 36 comments

yesterday, on./ was reading an interesting discussion about a product when someone accused the poster of Viral Marketing, in effect really trying to grab publicity off of ./ while they're covertly under contract to the company they are posting about.
Today, in a very useful MeFi discussion, someone raised the Same Suspicion.

Whether Octavius is correct or not, I think there's no reason to doubt that firms are cropping up to harness communities and blogs to plant publicity on the net. On its face, it would likely be far more effective advertising than a pop up or TV commercial... Once the corporate heavyweights catch on, it could get quite excessive and sneaky.

But it could seriously undermine a community since to some extent, we'll all start scrutinizing the motives of any given post and poster.

Could well be the beginning of the end (or at least the end of the beginning) of the innocence for MeFi etal... Any ideas on how to contend with this?

posted by BentPenguin to MetaFilter-Related at 8:33 AM - 39 comments