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Posts for Donations?

Is anybody out there up for the old "you donate money to Metafilter, I'll make a post for you" thing? I have a topic I'd really like to see posted, but I don't have the time to do it myself. I'd donate $25 to our Bean Plate Overlords if someone would do this for me. (I feel like someone was doing this project in the past but I don't remember who.)
posted by BlahLaLa to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 2:03 PM
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Add request for followup to AskMeFi

Would we like a feature to request that an original poster, asking for recommendations, follow up with a comment about what they did, or if some place, restaurant, or service was recommended whether it worked out and why or why not?
posted by TimHare to MetaTalk on Feb 27 at 11:12 AM
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Dancing shoes!

It's March and it's time to put on our dancing shoes. Please join us over at Fanfare for our annual March Madness bracket building and trash talking.
posted by joycehealy to MetaTalk on Mar 18 at 8:04 AM
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Why would I give you $25 when I can get one for $20 in town [view]
posted by Fiasco da Gama to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 7:57 PM
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I'm not doing anything with my life. If you want me to do a post for you, MeMail me and I'll do a short one for $25 and a longer one for $50. [view]
posted by hippybear to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 2:47 PM
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I mean, I don't know if others would be welcome to do posts for donations, but I could probably be talked into it more regularly. With the new posting twice in 24 hours thing going on, and me literally not doing anything with my life, I'd be open to doing it more. Maybe others would do it too I know there are a lot of people who are fearful of... [more]
posted by hippybear to MetaTalk on Mar 13 at 4:07 PM
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Donation received, thank you! [view]
posted by jessamyn to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 3:45 PM
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DirtyOldTown did bespoke FanFare posts to fundraise for the site. [view]
posted by Iris Gambol to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 8:51 PM
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You are literally doing *something* with your life, hippybear, because I see the evidence every time I visit the blue. I mean I hope you end up doing more of what you want to be doing with your life, but I am super grateful for your continuing and amazing number of posts apart from donations. I really appreciate it.Thanks! [view]
posted by Bella Donna to MetaTalk on Mar 18 at 3:02 PM
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Here are the relevant links from Miko's list: Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement; Delaware Division of Corporations Have either of these resources been previously consulted? [view]
posted by paper scissors sock to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 12:08 PM
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Here is the "Posts for Donations" fundraising project you were thinking of. [view]
posted by evilmomlady to MetaTalk on Mar 13 at 7:04 AM
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Have you decided what state you will incorporate in? Nonprofit government agencies, private associations and centers in each state exist to help you with finding resources and answering questions like these. [view]
posted by Miko to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 7:49 AM
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The board voted unanimously in February to incorporate in Delaware, and to seek 501(C)(3) IRS nonprofit status. [view]
posted by Klipspringer to MetaTalk on Mar 12 at 8:30 AM
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I like the idea, but feel like it might feel a bit weird to get pressure for updates in the way described. I'd prefer that the asker could add an update even long after the question has closed. I do like to hear what happened and how things worked out. [view]
posted by dg to MetaTalk on Feb 27 at 3:03 PM
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what strikes me as funny is that the thread seems to point out that things we hold as true across the board are just stereotypes and for every "all men/women do this" there are 10 comments saying "i am a man/woman and i've NEVER done that". i'd say that's a pretty positive discussion. I'm more troubled that it's such a... [more]
posted by nadawi to MetaTalk on Nov 20, 2009 at 7:23 PM
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I like this, though I admit it's less urgent now that AskMe threads stay open a good long time. Currently, Askers get an email reminder a month later -- but sometimes, that still isn't enough time to know if any answers were correct or not. And once that email has gone out on Day Thirty, there are no more reminders. I, too, would... [more]
posted by wenestvedt to MetaTalk on Feb 27 at 12:52 PM
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I'm a big fan of the single-link post! I think either of your two examples would be interesting to me as a standalone link because they have more info than just 'here are the ingredients in mapo tofu'. There's plenty to discuss. I tend to think a more sparse recipe link like All Recipes probably wouldn't be enough for an FPP. (Also, now I am... [more]
posted by capricorn to MetaTalk on Feb 26 at 8:38 AM
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I wonder if there would be more responses if the email requesting follow up came after two weeks, or even one week. I could also imagine sending out additional emails monthly if there was any new activity on the question (responses, favorites, etc). [view]
posted by snofoam to MetaTalk on Feb 28 at 1:54 AM
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I think Sept 11th had a profound effect on him, and not for the better (he was not the only one, of course - one thinks of James Lileks). Prior to that event, his blog was mostly nattering on about Star Trek and egineering-y things; afterwards, it was 100% WE MUST OVERTHROW THE HOUSE OF SAUD. I'm not sure whether he came to realize he was... [more]
posted by Chrysostom to MetaTalk on Oct 24, 2016 at 10:57 PM
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Well, as the OP, I'm not thrilled at where it headed, either. If we've learned anything, it's that men seem really, really obsessed with their penises and people are okay with stereotyping themselves. A lot of it's funny, though, and I'm glad people are enjoying it. Plus, hidden in all those generalizations are little nuggets of goodness -- maybe a... [more]
posted by lunalaguna to MetaTalk on Nov 20, 2009 at 7:22 PM
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Hey, just wanted to say thanks, loup and team, for your help when I reported something the other day that I thought might be a bug/functionality issue (but was probably just a garden variety pbkac). My question was addressed really thoughtfully and quickly -- I appreciated that a lot. Thanks! [view]
posted by mochapickle to MetaTalk on Feb 28 at 11:08 AM
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I think it would be nice to have it automated; sometimes I've refrained from offering a followup because I hate to bother mods. [view]
posted by corb to MetaTalk on Feb 27 at 1:59 PM
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I am in favor of just about anything a member of the community wants to post, and I am especially in favor of doing what you have the energy and time to do. Also, this: I am generally trying these days to post interesting things and not worry so much about finding "perfect" links to post ... I heartily support that. Bring on... [more]
posted by kristi to MetaTalk on Feb 26 at 11:32 AM
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