As always, don't read the comments.
July 11, 2014 6:03 AM Subscribe
Metafilter: The comments themselves are the article.
posted by duffell at 6:20 AM on July 11, 2014 [9 favorites]
posted by duffell at 6:20 AM on July 11, 2014 [9 favorites]
Does anyone read the comments down here?
posted by Curious Artificer at 6:24 AM on July 11, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Curious Artificer at 6:24 AM on July 11, 2014 [3 favorites]
I am just looking for a used car...what is all this?
posted by Rock Steady at 6:26 AM on July 11, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by Rock Steady at 6:26 AM on July 11, 2014 [7 favorites]
Rock Steady: "I am just looking for a used car...what is all this?"
RTFA!
posted by chavenet at 6:29 AM on July 11, 2014
RTFA!
posted by chavenet at 6:29 AM on July 11, 2014
I meet clever people all the time. In fact, last May when my husband and I were vacationing in Canada, we met upwards of three clever people.
posted by phunniemee at 6:32 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by phunniemee at 6:32 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
後悔しない選択をして欲しいと思うよ。そうじゃなくて真面目な話があるんですよ。あれはもういい。
posted by hat_eater at 6:34 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by hat_eater at 6:34 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
Strangely enough, the actual comments are about as mild as the article itself.
posted by supermassive at 6:34 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by supermassive at 6:34 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
[A few comments removed -- if you *really* want to post a 10-page diatribe on how hamster scat fetishists are propping up Big Pharma, maybe your own blog is a better venue.]
posted by Behemoth at 6:35 AM on July 11, 2014 [38 favorites]
posted by Behemoth at 6:35 AM on July 11, 2014 [38 favorites]
Strangely enough, the actual comments are about as mild as the article itself.
That's because the good comments got blocked.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 6:39 AM on July 11, 2014
That's because the good comments got blocked.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 6:39 AM on July 11, 2014
(This comment has been cock blocked)
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:54 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:54 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
Question: we know or think we know that NSA monitors everything on the Net. Does it record comments too?
posted by Postroad at 7:00 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by Postroad at 7:00 AM on July 11, 2014
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posted by effbot at 7:00 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by effbot at 7:00 AM on July 11, 2014
Maybe we could all stop commenting and read the article first?
posted by bystander at 7:00 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by bystander at 7:00 AM on July 11, 2014
RTFC
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 7:03 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 7:03 AM on July 11, 2014
I usually read the comments first to get a sense for whether the article is worth my time, at least on sites with a reasonably healthy comment culture.
posted by Coventry at 7:08 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Coventry at 7:08 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
this is proof of the prevalence of asshole turfing
posted by pyramid termite at 7:21 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by pyramid termite at 7:21 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
Maybe if your corporate overlords would spring for a battalion of well-compensated moderators, your on-line turf wouldn't become saddled with idiocy and you just might attract enough eyeballs that matter in order to get more advertising revenues and pull a profit.
But what do I know?
posted by Renoroc at 7:24 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
But what do I know?
posted by Renoroc at 7:24 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
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posted by Spatch at 7:26 AM on July 11, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Spatch at 7:26 AM on July 11, 2014 [4 favorites]
Yo, Imma let you finish, but In the name of the most holy and individual Trinity: Be it known to all, and every one whom it may concern, or to whom in any manner it may belong, That for many Years past, Discords and Civil Divisions being stir'd up in the Roman Empire, which increas'd to such a degree, that not only all Germany, but also the neighbouring Kingdoms, and France particularly, have been involv'd in the Disorders of a long and cruel War...
posted by Devils Rancher at 7:49 AM on July 11, 2014 [11 favorites]
posted by Devils Rancher at 7:49 AM on July 11, 2014 [11 favorites]
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posted by oceanjesse at 7:51 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by oceanjesse at 7:51 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
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posted by Mooseli at 7:57 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
Just go to fave.boobs.co.uk.com.ru.cx
posted by Mooseli at 7:57 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
#notallcomments
posted by maryr at 8:10 AM on July 11, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by maryr at 8:10 AM on July 11, 2014 [3 favorites]
You know who else blocked comments ... ?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:10 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:10 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
Did you even read the article? It's clear you have poor reading comprehension as your comment speaks volumes about your ignorance. You're just cherry picking facts so you can build up your straw man and make ad hominem attacks. That said, why don't you try reading some more books as your education seems to be lacking? SMH.
posted by ChuckRamone at 8:15 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by ChuckRamone at 8:15 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
PLEASE DELETE ME FROM THE GOOGLE
posted by Rock Steady at 8:16 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Rock Steady at 8:16 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
RON PAUL 2012!
posted by elwoodwiles at 8:18 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by elwoodwiles at 8:18 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
It's clear you have poor reading comprehension as your comment speaks volumes about your ignorance.
you don't no what your talking about read a book than get a clue!! Morans!!
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:27 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
you don't no what your talking about read a book than get a clue!! Morans!!
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:27 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
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posted by h00py at 8:29 AM on July 11, 2014 [9 favorites]
posted by h00py at 8:29 AM on July 11, 2014 [9 favorites]
My favorite feature of flamewars: the "dangling idiot," often seen in YouTube comments. idiot
posted by duffell at 8:31 AM on July 11, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by duffell at 8:31 AM on July 11, 2014 [8 favorites]
This site is obviously in bed with Big Hamster Scat Fetishists!
posted by vibrotronica at 8:31 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by vibrotronica at 8:31 AM on July 11, 2014
Metafilter: obviously in bed with Big Hamster Scat
posted by oceanjesse at 8:33 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by oceanjesse at 8:33 AM on July 11, 2014
So... idiots on loosely-moderated sites make idiotic comments? This is news?
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 8:34 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 8:34 AM on July 11, 2014
i blame obama
posted by pyramid termite at 8:49 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by pyramid termite at 8:49 AM on July 11, 2014
But I live ten miles west of O'Hare Airport and see chemtrails in the same position in the sky every day HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT
posted by seyirci at 8:54 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by seyirci at 8:54 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
But how long do you freeze the cake?
posted by mudpuppie at 8:55 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by mudpuppie at 8:55 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
it is neither the cake or the refrigerator freezing, it is your brain
posted by pyramid termite at 8:56 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by pyramid termite at 8:56 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
My husband and I will be visiting Chicago between August 17- 21 this summer and would like tickets to your show.
posted by stevil at 9:06 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by stevil at 9:06 AM on July 11, 2014
This belongs on Metafilter?
posted by happyroach at 9:12 AM on July 11, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by happyroach at 9:12 AM on July 11, 2014 [3 favorites]
Please I am baking cake which appears on said web page and I have several questions about correct way to assemble and connect gas oven for same. Please email reply to xxxx@threeyearslater.com
posted by 1adam12 at 9:46 AM on July 11, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by 1adam12 at 9:46 AM on July 11, 2014 [4 favorites]
I created a Facebook account just to comment on this stupid article.
posted by achrise at 9:51 AM on July 11, 2014
posted by achrise at 9:51 AM on July 11, 2014
Meatloaf is a by-product of American society's outdated expectations of women. CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE.
posted by Ben Trismegistus at 9:54 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Ben Trismegistus at 9:54 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
FIRST!
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:00 AM on July 11, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:00 AM on July 11, 2014 [6 favorites]
I'll tell you what my new favorite type of comment is. I check out the deleted posts blog, and look for the ones that say "Spammer; banned" or "Self-link; banned". I then click to the user's (disabled) profile and look at the comments they made before they made their fatal FPP — like this.
They are the soylent green of comments. The poster is trying to build up their profile on the site, but don't want to draw attention or have anyone respond 'cause they don't really care. They are ultra-bland, often just "I love this", but if you look closer they're only weakly connected to the post, and have an implicit uncomfortableness about them, like someone trying to fit in in a social circle they really don't know.
They sometimes remind me of comments I'll make when I just want to get the thread into my Recent Activity. I fear the day when I discover that I favorited one of them. It'll mean my ability to distinguish between people and astroturfing is fatally flawed.
posted by benito.strauss at 10:11 AM on July 11, 2014 [12 favorites]
They are the soylent green of comments. The poster is trying to build up their profile on the site, but don't want to draw attention or have anyone respond 'cause they don't really care. They are ultra-bland, often just "I love this", but if you look closer they're only weakly connected to the post, and have an implicit uncomfortableness about them, like someone trying to fit in in a social circle they really don't know.
They sometimes remind me of comments I'll make when I just want to get the thread into my Recent Activity. I fear the day when I discover that I favorited one of them. It'll mean my ability to distinguish between people and astroturfing is fatally flawed.
posted by benito.strauss at 10:11 AM on July 11, 2014 [12 favorites]
the comments they made before they made their fatal FPP
"did you know that reading a book maintains your mind."
Fun fact!
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:19 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
"did you know that reading a book maintains your mind."
Fun fact!
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:19 AM on July 11, 2014 [2 favorites]
They are ultra-bland, often just "I love this", but if you look closer they're only weakly connected to the post
I've gone through a few periods where I've done this, too, and there was one new user person (this was several years ago and I don't remember the subject at all, so it's probably impossible to find again) who made two blow off comments and then one actually good actually reasonably insightful comment that (I think?) actually picked up a small handful of favorites. And then a couple days later, selflink FPP, banned.
posted by phunniemee at 10:29 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
I've gone through a few periods where I've done this, too, and there was one new user person (this was several years ago and I don't remember the subject at all, so it's probably impossible to find again) who made two blow off comments and then one actually good actually reasonably insightful comment that (I think?) actually picked up a small handful of favorites. And then a couple days later, selflink FPP, banned.
posted by phunniemee at 10:29 AM on July 11, 2014 [1 favorite]
I had never seen the deleted posts blog before. I enjoyed picturing the author of this post scrolling through the site to find a topic where they could quickly shoot of something relevant. Then--what luck!--they see a post titled High-dollar trolling and think "Perfect! That's for me!"
(It was actually not a bad comment though).
posted by insoluble uncertainty at 12:55 PM on July 11, 2014
(It was actually not a bad comment though).
posted by insoluble uncertainty at 12:55 PM on July 11, 2014
But not a single mention of Benghazi. Typical.
posted by octothorpe at 1:08 PM on July 11, 2014
posted by octothorpe at 1:08 PM on July 11, 2014
Metafilter: this comment has been blocked.
posted by Tknophobia at 1:30 PM on July 11, 2014
posted by Tknophobia at 1:30 PM on July 11, 2014
This isn't an article. This isn't anything.
It's actually a pretty clever little bit of snarky agitprop and journalistic catharsis. It's saying, "This kind of thing must be worth reading, because if it isn't, why does it exist?" And, well, it isn't, so why does that shit exist? What is the point of newspaper websites' comment sections?
posted by Sys Rq at 1:33 PM on July 11, 2014
It's actually a pretty clever little bit of snarky agitprop and journalistic catharsis. It's saying, "This kind of thing must be worth reading, because if it isn't, why does it exist?" And, well, it isn't, so why does that shit exist? What is the point of newspaper websites' comment sections?
posted by Sys Rq at 1:33 PM on July 11, 2014
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