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Quick Nonprofit Update
As of November 1, 2024 (it took some time for the notice to arrive), the Metafilter Community Foundation exists as an officially registered Delaware nonprofit non-stock corporation.
What this means:
1. We can now get an EIN, apply for a bank account, and apply to the IRS for not-for-profit designation.
2. The interim board of directors can get to work. We will have to adopt bylaws, approve (with community input) a policy and procedures manual, obtain insurance, and transfer the existing LLC and its assets into the new entity, among many other tasks.
We have a lot of work ahead.
What this means:
1. We can now get an EIN, apply for a bank account, and apply to the IRS for not-for-profit designation.
2. The interim board of directors can get to work. We will have to adopt bylaws, approve (with community input) a policy and procedures manual, obtain insurance, and transfer the existing LLC and its assets into the new entity, among many other tasks.
We have a lot of work ahead.
Charities to help the people Trump will hurt
For those able to do so, donating or fundraising for charities seems like a good idea, especially with the holidays coming up. For USAmericans, this has the dual function of denying your tax $$ to the incoming government and helping the people that government wishes to harm.
I thought it might be nice to crowdsource a thread of charities which do useful work for the communities under threat. Below are a few to start us off:
Calmer Vibes Chill Thread.
Share something good or nice in here. Someone excellent win in your district? Kid or grandkid get a good job, or accomplish something hard? Maybe you found a welcoming, progressive group in your community? Maybe you'll enjoy A Post-Election Day Poem by Rebecca Faulkner, assembled from words sent in by the Reasons to be Cheerful community.
MeFiCoFo update
A few updates about the MetaFilter Community Foundation
Content Warning: This Comment May Have Been Secretly Edited
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!
2024 MeFi Holiday Card Exchange!
It's the 8th MeFi Holiday Card Exchange!
Fucking Fuck Fuckity Fuck Thread
A place to yell, to let it all out, to vent. Let loose all of your frustrations and anger. This is a void in which you can scream into safely. Fuck it.
2024 MetaFilter Gift Swap Sign-Ups are Open!!
Signups for the 2024 MetaFilter Gift Swap are now open! The Metafilter Gift Swap takes place annually from roughly November - December. Each participant sends a gift to an awesome Mefite; each participant receives a gift from an awesome Mefite. Awesomeness and gifts abound.
Fuck! Fucking Fuck, Fuck. Pandemic edition.
Everything is cancelled, we're worried about everyone, and the world is upside down. I presume that MeFites, too, need a place to scream. Here it is. FUUUUUUUU-----
Reconsidering the rule against friend-linking on the MeFi front page
We're gonna try allowing friend-linking on the front page of MetaFilter—that is, linking to stuff on the web made by someone you are friends with or have a personal connection to. Come on inside and I'll talk about why, and lay out some expectations and guidelines.
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The woman who I worked with as Justice of the Peace, who won by five votes last time (2 years ago) was a problem, believed in a lot of conspiracy theory stuff and was a time-waster being very vocal about it at our abatement and civil authority meetings. I was also on the ballot this year (and won handily) but I told people that i didn't care who... [more]
posted by jessamyn to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 11:29 AM
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posted by jessamyn to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 11:29 AM
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You prefer dictator or fiat? Committees with enough trust to move quickly and transparently are effective long term. We spent a while figuring out what guardrails to put in to prevent a very active minority rules-lawyering in bad faith and what decisions needed active broad support vs what needed faster decision making for practical reasons, plus... [more]
posted by dorothyisunderwood to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 10:44 PM
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posted by dorothyisunderwood to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 10:44 PM
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Thank you. [view]
posted by jessamyn to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 1:23 PM
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posted by jessamyn to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 1:23 PM
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2c, really hate the gendered, needlessly academically specific term "fellow." Most orgs would call them "members," as in the voting membership. Everyone else would be "users." Or, you could go with "voting members" and "members-at-large." Either way it just sounds super silly to call them... [more]
posted by Miko to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 5:46 AM
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posted by Miko to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 5:46 AM
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I got a hug from my almost-15 year old this afternoon. Freely given. It was wonderful. [view]
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 4:09 PM
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posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 4:09 PM
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Was sitting in Penn North rail station after a long train ride, just looking on my phone.
Slowly, I become aware of a man singing "The Greatest Worker Of All" to the tune of Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All". He's got a great voice and making up lyrics that convey how awesome a friend is who works at the Dunkin'... [more]
posted by Brandon Blatcher to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 7:46 AM
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posted by Brandon Blatcher to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 7:46 AM
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Strong agree. metafilter.com users and metafilter community foundation members is straightforward and avoids such baggage. Also, in lots of contexts a "fellowship" is something awarded and short-term [view]
posted by secretseasons to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 5:52 AM
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posted by secretseasons to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 5:52 AM
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And y’all sure we could’ve done it faster but I have about 3-4 hours spare in a week on top of a full time job, kids, constantly falling sick and just - please stop guilting us (and the staff!) for not burning ourselves out being perfect and fast.
Hey thanks for sharing some of the governance considerations.
I would like to say, as... [more]
posted by warriorqueen to MetaTalk on Nov 9 at 4:09 AM
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posted by warriorqueen to MetaTalk on Nov 9 at 4:09 AM
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I've managed to keep my house completely tidy for two full months. It's the only thing I've ever really struggled with but I had a breakthrough over the summer and I think I've finally got it figured out. [view]
posted by phunniemee to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 3:54 PM
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posted by phunniemee to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 3:54 PM
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This references politics, but is hopeful, I promise:
So, in 2016 I was working at the International Rescue Committee, an organization which aids refugees worldwide and works to resettle some in the US. So the 2016 election was grim. But - the night we knew Trump won, a handful of Mefites reached out to me in Memail to ask "hey, I thought... [more]
posted by EmpressCallipygos to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 3:56 AM
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posted by EmpressCallipygos to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 3:56 AM
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So we're gonna run metafilter via committee.
I thought of orchestrating a constitutional coup and installing myself as dictator, but I refused to vote for me, so that was out. [view]
posted by 1adam12 to MetaTalk on Nov 9 at 8:57 AM
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posted by 1adam12 to MetaTalk on Nov 9 at 8:57 AM
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This is the good stuff that's been happening to me.
When I was in New York in April I went to a play about the life of Puccini, the Italian opera composer. Interspersed with the story of his life, arias from his operas were performed. One of the singers was a young tenor, Garrett, who was absolutely incredible - his singing brought me to tears... [more]
posted by essexjan to MetaTalk on Nov 10 at 1:35 AM
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posted by essexjan to MetaTalk on Nov 10 at 1:35 AM
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If we don't like member, thesaurus.com suggests male sex organ as a viable substitute. And to easily differentiate between the regular members and members who have special oversight we could use dicks and dickheads.
Thank you I'll see myself out. [view]
posted by phunniemee to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 12:19 PM
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posted by phunniemee to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 12:19 PM
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I love cats. And a beautiful, bedraggled queen found me a few months ago in need of a lot of food and a safe place to have kittens. So now I have 9 week old kittens who are extremely well socialized and beautiful terrorists. Cat tax: https://imgur.com/a/ALCXWGl
Imgur is weird, the pictures are all in the last week but get closer to today (and... [more]
posted by OnTheLastCastle to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 1:13 PM
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posted by OnTheLastCastle to MetaTalk on Nov 6 at 1:13 PM
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I'd love to share an update to the AskMe about the kitten I found outside my bedroom window in September:
We kept him and named him Romeo (because he serenaded me! my usually-unsentimental husband came up with that), and he is a mostly adorable stinker who very much enjoys climbing things and pestering his big brothers. [view]
posted by Sweetie Darling to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 4:41 AM
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posted by Sweetie Darling to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 4:41 AM
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what if members want the staff to be disrupted?
Then run for or elect a board that wants to do that. [view]
posted by 1adam12 to MetaTalk on Nov 9 at 5:41 AM
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posted by 1adam12 to MetaTalk on Nov 9 at 5:41 AM
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Are there specific projects that you are seeking help with yet or committees you are forming?
The top priority right now is finalizing a closing checklist so we make sure there are no disruptions to the site or to staff during the transition.
Second, we need to finalize the policies and procedures manual. Dale is working on this but... [more]
posted by 1adam12 to MetaTalk on Nov 8 at 2:11 PM
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I just got word today that our night manager is moving on in 2 weeks. we talked today about it for a little bit and actually got a little teary because I'm an emotional bastard.
the thing is I've rarely seen a cook who's improved themselves as she has, learned the job, proper procedure all that and pretty much trained herself.
going to miss... [more]
posted by clavdivs to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 1:11 PM
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My rat Dash trying to crack a boiled egg
Dash squeaking as she's being stroked [view]
posted by Zumbador to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 8:19 AM
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I register people at my polling place and check them in. When there is a kid with them between like 3 and 12, I tease them about how old they are and if they are here to vote, too. Most of them are too shy to respond, but one little girl was so excited to tell me that she voted for Minnie in her class, but Bluey won. Next year she will be... [more]
posted by soelo to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 8:14 AM
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posted by soelo to MetaTalk on Nov 7 at 8:14 AM
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