MetaTalk

Many folks are distressed over the way the school administration and police in Irving, TX reacted when a 14-year-old student of Sudanese Muslim parentage brought a homemade clock to school, and wish there was something they could do about it. How about a Kickstarter to collect a STEM college fund for Ahmed? [more inside]
posted by escape from the potato planet on Sep 16, 2015 - 66 comments

What's the deal with Projects and crowdfunding? [more inside]
posted by Sara C. on Jul 28, 2013 - 33 comments

I'm concerned about indirect referencing of active Kickstarter projects being given a blind eye. [more inside]
posted by Talez on Mar 14, 2013 - 57 comments

Because not enough people read the FAQ, posts are made about live online fundraising projects from time to time. I thought it could it be beneficial to have an additional check box appear when a Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or other major fundraising sites are linked in a front page post, asking the poster to confirm that the fundraising campaign is over.
posted by filthy light thief on Mar 13, 2013 - 86 comments

A request for clarification on Kickstarter-linking etiquette in FPPs. [more inside]
posted by griphus on Sep 4, 2012 - 17 comments

Comedian Myq Kaplan has joined metafilter to comment about our comments on his latest project! [more inside]
posted by Potomac Avenue on Jul 11, 2012 - 50 comments

Unexpected Matt Haughey sighting and Metafilter mention in the "Matter" Kickstarter video (~2:27) [more inside]
posted by Defenestrator on Mar 20, 2012 - 15 comments

Is there any point recasting this post about the absurdly successful Order of the Stick reprint Kickstarter, or is it never going to fit the front page? [more inside]
posted by Sebmojo on Feb 1, 2012 - 29 comments

No kickstarter links? [more inside]
posted by Chocolate Pickle on Nov 2, 2011 - 45 comments

What makes one post that features a Kickstarter link get axed, and another one stays? Is it the number of links supporting it, or is it a judgement call based on the coolness of the project? Is the front page of Metafilter the appropriate place to shill for money?
posted by crunchland on Jul 1, 2011 - 88 comments

Apparently, we're not allowed to reference Kickstarter projects in FPPs. [more inside]
posted by lupus_yonderboy on May 14, 2011 - 65 comments

It's episode 61 of the podcast! We chat with new weekend moderator restless_nomad for twenty minutes or so up front, about moderation and video games and green vegetables; and then we ramble on for about a normal podcast's worth of chatter after that, so this comes in at a beefy 90 minutes or so. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Apr 29, 2011 - 54 comments

Kickstarter recently started a "Curated Pages" feature where organizations and sites can show off member projects (here's the Creative Commons one for an example). They recently put me in charge of a "MetaFilter" curated projects page and I know I've seen dozens of mefites fund projects on Kickstarter in the past, but if anyone is currently running a project there, let me know and I'll add you to our page and share the URL when we have a few projects listed. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Apr 4, 2011 - 42 comments

Did I miss something? Kickstarter solicitations are not approved by No. 1 in Projects, but posting someone else's Kickstarter idea in the blue is OK? Even the protagonist of the project seems to be surprised. [more inside]
posted by beagle on Feb 9, 2011 - 29 comments

Could there be a Project Help sub-sub-site? I envision something akin to Music Talk where folks can post their Kickstarter campaigns, requests for collaboration, brainstorm sessions, etc. [more inside]
posted by domnit on Oct 25, 2010 - 9 comments