MetaTalk

So I've sent out my MefiSwap mixes... has anyone else done the same? Or did this idea lose all accompanying interest?
posted by grabbingsand to MetaFilter-Related at 10:23 PM - 35 comments

Hullo. Hate to bother you all like this, but...

I'm a student currently in the first part of my sophomore year at Northern Kentucky University. In my English class, we were given a very broad research paper, and I decided to narrow mine to weblogs. In particular, one aspect of weblogs: weblogs & the media. So, I'd like anyone who has an opinion on the matter to answer this one question:

How do you feel weblogs have changed the way that people interact with "news" and "the media?"

Thanks for reading this far.
posted by philulrich to General Weblog-Related at 10:10 PM - 30 comments

Will MetaFilter soon be illegal? (or more likely Fark.COM)? The Ninth Circuit Count ruled in February that linking to copyrighted material was illegal. The actual ruling was that inline linking or framing of content (like Google Image Search) infringes on the public display rights for copyrighted material.
(more inside)
posted by patrickje to MetaFilter-Related at 7:34 PM - 12 comments

"He's a starving Unitarian librarian who just got married to the love of his life. She's a casual bisexual computer programmer suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. They have blogs"
Are weblogger's really this interesting? [from Green Gabbro, via LMG and kookymojo]
posted by feelinglistless to General Weblog-Related at 12:43 PM - 33 comments

Wow! MetaFilter's Nikolai Nolan has put up a terrific web site called Weblog Nation that presents the weblogging dynamic and community in a fresh, uncomplicated way. MetaFilter gets royal treatment, of course - which is only fair. But the whole presentation is truly impressive, almost luxurious. The question is "Does it present too rosy a picture?". My own answer would definitely be no. We need uplifting stuff like this more than ever.
posted by MiguelCardoso to General Weblog-Related at 12:24 PM - 16 comments

Any idea why this is presently happening on the front page? Is this caused the post, MetaFilter, or my browser? (Moz 0.9.9/Win2k.)
posted by Danelope to Bugs at 9:33 AM - 14 comments

In AOL Instant Messenger there is the ability to 'warn' other users. Perhaps the ability to tag someone with a 'warning' and the subsequent monitoring of how many warnings people accumulate in a time frame could be an idea?
posted by Frasermoo to Feature Requests at 5:58 AM - 48 comments

The sidebar page has a case of indentitis.
posted by darukaru to Bugs at 6:07 PM - 8 comments

What would NewsFilter look like? [More inside.]
posted by rory to MetaFilter-Related at 2:43 PM - 35 comments

One word posts on the MeFi front page are in my opinion more annoying than those that are over 100 words long. I'd rather have too much information about what I'm about to click on rather than not enough. Discuss? Which do you prefer? Are there ever times when one word posts are acceptable?
posted by ZachsMind to Etiquette/Policy at 1:24 PM - 79 comments

Product Announcement Threads ...
posted by sawks to Etiquette/Policy at 10:43 AM - 17 comments

Since Matt is getting a new server, he mentioned turning new sign-ups back on. How do we feel about this?
posted by BlueTrain to MetaFilter-Related at 9:57 PM - 127 comments

Apologies in advance to Matt but I'm curious why my human cloning story got pulled. Is it because it was a double post? Or is because it has been conclusively debunked? Or did it cross some other line?
posted by lagado to Etiquette/Policy at 9:27 PM - 11 comments

Hopefully, this will mean the end to the server time-outs: I'm finally upgrading the server [more inside]
posted by mathowie (staff) to MetaFilter-Related at 2:14 PM - 31 comments

Not really happy with Burlee, so I'm looking for a new web host. I've read the Web Hosting Talk forums - a bit too much "noise" there. (And yes, I've read this posting on Metatalk.)

Specially, I'm looking for a UNIX based host that will allow me to host several domains (including my weblog) with one account. (Separate domains/urls, no URL redirects, sub-domain forwarding, or other database tricks.) Not necessarily looking for a cheapie "unlimited bandwidth" type of host, just reliable and up-front (unlike Burlee).

So anyone care to offer another round of web hosting recommendations (or warnings)?
posted by jca to General Weblog-Related at 9:41 PM - 35 comments

While I quaver at the thought of beginning a thread doomed to be empty, perhaps some people will surprise me. Anyone interested in a Montreal-Ottawa-ish MeFiMeet? Toronto's a bit too far for me, but...
posted by Marquis to MetaFilter Gatherings at 8:28 PM - 17 comments

Feeling restless as the New England SpringTime (?) flirts with ya? Any Boston MetaFilterians up a for a Gathering?
posted by crankyrobot to MetaFilter Gatherings at 7:29 PM - 17 comments

How real-time blogging could change conferences - thoughts from Esther Dyson.
posted by sheauga to General Weblog-Related at 6:06 PM - 18 comments

All mapalm's posts this year have been about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; all of them pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli. The problem is that his editorializing is getting more and more heavy-handed. Today's post is downright inflammatory. In the thread, Sheauga's valiant attempts to provide background material were in vain. Can something be added to the guidelines asking posters to reserve their more contentious opinions for comments made in the thread?
posted by MiguelCardoso to Etiquette/Policy at 2:42 PM - 69 comments

"Meanwhile the internet, as always, provided a sceptical alternative to the reverent coverage of the Queen Mother's death. Too sceptical for some, actually: Americans were among those revolted by certain threads on our own Guardian Unlimited website, where conversations began "Queen Mum Snuffs It" and "She's Dead! Yes!" Over at Metafilter one reader commented acidly: 'You have to be pretty sick to get off on the death of a 101-year old woman. But then, they are Guardian readers...' Oooh get you!"

Metafilter mentioned again in today's 'Web Life' section of 'The Guardian' [more inside]
posted by feelinglistless to MetaFilter-Related at 11:59 AM - 22 comments