MetaTalk

It's time. And I think we would all benefit from a post of animal pics, specifically our own animal friends, especially dogs. (I apologize to the cat people who didn't post first so they could say "especially cats". I also like cats.) I suggest we limit the number of photos to.... just kidding. Post them all! [more inside]
posted by Glinn on May 18, 2024 - 53 comments

It's time for a roll call of the social-media inclined pets of Metafilter! [more inside]
posted by zeusianfog on Apr 13, 2018 - 63 comments

The world is a better place for all of us today because we now share a world with Duffell and CatastropheWaitress's BABY! [more inside]
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl on Apr 27, 2016 - 54 comments

Today is my Metafilter account's 10th birthday! To celebrate, here is a photo from before I joined the site of a puppy sitting on a laptop which is displaying Ask Metafilter. To illustrate how long it's been, here is that puppy's fully grown son. [more inside]
posted by Juliet Banana on Jul 25, 2015 - 63 comments

If we're going to have a higher bar for Palestine threads, we need a higher bar for viral adverts and cats being funny. Just like we need something to go on beyond GRARbait, we need something a bit deeper than Cute Overload-fodder or verbatim, analysis/critique-free reposts of ads from corporate channels on Youtube.

This is a problem in the same way that all the news sites running the same fluff stories is a problem: If we're going to have the same content as everywhere else, why should Metafilter even exist?

I appreciate the site for when we can have interesting conversations about things most of us didn't know about yet- but we all already know about cute cats and funny adverts. There are other websites where you can watch nothing but that, all day. We need to have a standard that's higher than the rest of the Net. [more inside]
posted by dunkadunc on Mar 16, 2013 - 223 comments

I enjoy the sidebar and the Best of Metafilter subsite that draws from it. I can't help but notice, though, that arguably the most popular posts are not well-represented there. [more inside]
posted by misha on Feb 17, 2013 - 48 comments

This post is Pepsi-Blue. divabat isn't even trying to hide the fact. Smarties Australia paired 8 kids up with 8 artists to create art based on each Smarties colour ... getting the product name in twice in the lead sentence. [more inside]
posted by philip-random on Aug 29, 2010 - 130 comments

Ok, please. a third KittyFilter YouTube FPP. Come on. [more inside]
posted by spiderwire on Aug 5, 2006 - 37 comments

I have a much bigger problem with the people who shit all over this thread than I do with the thread itself, which was rather cute. I still think it would've been a valid AxMe post even if the "win a gmail invite for being cute" portion hadn't been there.
posted by SpecialK on Sep 21, 2004 - 41 comments

Just when you think MeFi has gone to the dogs, you discover it has really gone to the kitties.
posted by briank on May 17, 2001 - 13 comments