MetaTalk

Let's lighten the mood. It's towards the end of the week and I want to hear about something not related to politics. It's 2019 and we just went up another number. This has me thinking about numbers in general. Tell me about a number that is significant to you. Maybe it's a number that always shows up in your life, or it's a number that is lucky, or you just like the number because of the way it looks or sounds. It could even be a fact about a number you learned on this site. Let's dig deep and talk about numbers.
posted by Fizz on Jan 3, 2019 - 86 comments

Attention: A classic AskMe Mystery Thread is emerging and it is wonderful
posted by The Whelk on Nov 4, 2013 - 151 comments

I've found lately that I conflate three different users in my mind, because all their usernames start wih a number. I know it's not you guys -- it's a problem with my brain, and that you are all individuals -- I think -- but nonetheless. It got me wondering. Are all the numerals one through nine represented? [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher on May 12, 2011 - 168 comments

Is there a set number of links/questions on the front page of Metafilter and AskMetafilter? [more inside]
posted by kingjoeshmoe on Nov 8, 2010 - 16 comments

Has mathowie considered auctioning off early user numbers never/no longer in use?
posted by plexi on Jan 23, 2009 - 115 comments

Gasp! Commas! [more inside]
posted by kittens for breakfast on Apr 30, 2008 - 179 comments

I really started something yesterday, and it's got me curious - do we know what the greatest number of comments ever made on a MetaFilter topic is?
posted by jbickers on Apr 12, 2007 - 49 comments

I'm deploying a new (backwards compatible) URL scheme for mefi [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Feb 1, 2007 - 136 comments

It Is Now Wii Friend Code Time
posted by boo_radley on Nov 30, 2006 - 26 comments

#12345
posted by IronLizard on Jul 21, 2006 - 56 comments

1. Deleted MetaTalk threads still show up in RSS (example)
2. MetaTalk RSS includes titles for threads, but the actual thread only uses the post number for a title. Discuss.
posted by blue_beetle on Mar 16, 2006 - 2 comments

"There have been 979 new questions and 15866 comments posted since your last visit." I'm pretty sure this is an error, I've only been gone for a few weeks.
posted by Mean Mr. Bucket on Jan 16, 2005 - 15 comments

So I keep noticing thousands of new usernames in comment threads (which is awesome), and I got to wondering about how user age/contribution patterns were evolving on a threadwise level with the new users settling in. Being a non-statistician, I didn't care enough to perform a serious study, so I just threw together a little bookmarklet that tells you the average user age contributing to the page. It's totally worthless, but a bit of fun.
posted by DrJohnEvans on Nov 25, 2004 - 47 comments

I don't know about you, but I'm curious. The membercount has been hovering at 14000 for the last week (?) or so, and just this evening went to 14001. Strange that the profile for user 14001 says "member since: March 15, 2002." Is there an interesting story here, or do I just need another hobby?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on May 24, 2002 - 35 comments

The membership number keeps going up, yet I thought the site was closed off. What am I missing?
posted by Voyageman on Nov 12, 2001 - 13 comments

Quick, Matt, make another front page post! Your eternal destiny may depend on it! [explanation inside]
posted by iceberg273 on Jun 28, 2001 - 16 comments

The number of users has been at 9075 for a few days now. Have we levelled off?
posted by starvingartist on Jun 6, 2001 - 6 comments

So, anyone want to venture a guess as to when the number of registered users will surpass the number of threads?
posted by alana on Apr 20, 2001 - 6 comments