MetaTalk

When posts are "bad" on Meta or AskMeta -- doubles, or inappropriate, or whatever -- they're deleted. When posts are "bad" here on MetaTalk -- like, questions that belong elsewhere, inappropriate posts like "can someone do a FPP about XYZ," and the like, they're closed instead of being deleted. My OCD is having trouble with this. So, why? And what happens to bad posts on other parts of the site, like Jobs, Projects and Music?
posted by BlahLaLa on Aug 28, 2013 - 63 comments

I'm sure there's a good reason for this, but I'd like to learn about it: why is this question about meeting people, with no embarrassing details that I can discern, anonymous?
posted by amtho on Dec 8, 2012 - 54 comments

Grantland again? [more inside]
posted by theichibun on Aug 10, 2012 - 73 comments

Why do AskMefi users often use "hope" in place of "help"? [more inside]
posted by TangoCharlie on Jun 9, 2011 - 147 comments

Message : my friend show me, i show metafilter. why no?
posted by pita on Feb 11, 2009 - 8 comments

Why is THIS anonymous?
posted by Stynxno on May 29, 2007 - 7 comments

Memoryfilter? Since everyone else is doing it, I guess I'll ask: why is it that you need to ask other people if they remember that song/commercial/movie/cartoon/book/whatever? We all forget titles and names constantly. When/why do you make the decision to turn to AskMe for help? Do these questions pop up for specific reasons? Something other than "this has been driving me crazy?" No one ever says why they're trying to recall XYZ. Nostalgia? Checking to see if you dreamt it? What?
posted by scarabic on May 11, 2004 - 19 comments

I'm wondering about the meaning of small response to a posting. Is it because there is no provocation and little to add, or because the post is uninteresting to most people?

posted by semmi on Aug 17, 2002 - 23 comments