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My abstract for an article about AskMe has been accepted at a conference! [more inside]
posted by orrnyereg on Aug 3, 2016 - 29 comments

Jedicus and valkyryn pose with their metafilter project, The Law Of Superheroes (previously)
posted by The Whelk on Oct 13, 2012 - 40 comments

This post ought not to have been deleted. The reason given: "This post was deleted for the following reason: Seems like an interesting and pretty fucked-up case, but most of the links here seem like they're kind of filler material and if the meat of the post is essentially "read this legal PDF" it might need to be presented a lot more in those terms, or with some good long-form journalism or analysis. Otherwise we've just got folks arguing about rape charges yet again. -- cortex" [more inside]
posted by anigbrowl on May 24, 2012 - 203 comments

Could we not publish the names of alleged rape victims? [more inside]
posted by Ironmouth on Dec 20, 2010 - 238 comments

Just like legal questions or medical questions, questions involving Roman Catholic canon law require a lot of specialized knowledge. That's become a real problem in this thread. [more inside]
posted by Jahaza on Apr 16, 2010 - 31 comments

FPP Update: The police officers who murdered Kathryn Johnston are going to prison with no chance of parole. [FPP]
posted by batmonkey on Feb 24, 2009 - 35 comments

This thread achieves orbit. That is all.
posted by telstar on Feb 12, 2009 - 171 comments

Why doesn't Metafilter have a privacy policy? [more inside]
posted by genome4hire on Feb 9, 2009 - 266 comments

Please don't ask how to break the law on AskMe. [more inside]
posted by Mr. President Dr. Steve Elvis America on Oct 21, 2007 - 204 comments

Is this suitable for AskMe?
posted by fourcheesemac on Mar 16, 2007 - 355 comments

The latest installment in the saga of our Borat correspondent:

"One of the plaintiffs was forced to resign from his prominent position at the University of South Carolina chapter of Chi Psi. Along with barring the DVD release, the plaintiffs were seeking unspecified monetary damages."
posted by GrammarMoses on Dec 8, 2006 - 35 comments

Does anyone remember a Mefi comment that touches on the idea that today's "social conformity/peer pressure" has taken the place of yesteryear's freedom restricting laws? I think it was posted during the summer.
posted by Clementines4ever on Nov 30, 2006 - 6 comments

I would like to make a comment on a post I had read before about people looking to purchase a will done by a lawyer.I found this company and this may be of some help to you all in your quest. If interested let me know.
posted by princey on Nov 16, 2006 - 1 comment

I've noticed that many AskMe threads (like this one) dealing with potential crimes and/or civil suits could be subpoened as evidence if the right person connected the dots. Should there be a notice on the anonymous question page that Metafilter may be compelled by law to release the IP address of anonymous posters?
posted by justkevin on Dec 27, 2005 - 40 comments

Inspired by this thread as well as numerous medical and legal questions on AskMe I was wondering if there couldn't be some way of encouraging our lawyers/doctors/etc. to participate in discussions in their field. I know there's a hesitancy to provide specific details due to liability issues but some threads get bogged down in arguments over misunderstandings. Any thoughts on how this could be done or whether it's even a good idea?
posted by tommasz on Sep 13, 2005 - 29 comments