What's the good news?
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 6:03 AM on September 19, 2006

New Study Warns That Living Can Now KILL You
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:54 AM on July 24, 2006

Who the hell cares anyway? Question seems designed to bother people. It might as well be a question about fat people, SUV's, or whatever the latest hot-button MeFi thing is.

He already did fat.

Uh...so to speak.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 12:54 PM on July 11, 2006

Let's not do anything rash...
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 6:44 AM on August 16, 2005

I think it's pretty pointless so far as the legality or appropriateness of the post goes to put Marijuana as a tag, and not in the topic proper. Just come out and say it.

On the other hand, I never read or even see the tags, so yeah, it's not going to stop someone from trying this with smoking tobacco.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:40 AM on March 27, 2005

I like this plan, although as pointed out international users won't have much of a chance.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 10:29 PM on April 1, 2004

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posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 2:21 PM on March 11, 2004

BlueStone's comment was fine, I thought.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:30 PM on December 28, 2003

Why do people treat Matt like he's their parent? He's not, and he's not infallible, not every decision he makes is going to be 100% consistent with past decisions. Still I can't think of too many other people who do as good a job of running a community site.

I don't see what the problem is here. If insomnyuk is a problem, then they won't be here anymore. If they aren't a problem, then there isn't a problem.

I also don't think there are too many... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 5:02 PM on August 21, 2003

I think this went really well.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 2:06 PM on April 8, 2003

Doesn't she mean it in the sense that "Wow, even a site that is usually snarky were respectful about this death" (?)

I didn't read the thread, I have never seen the show, but it seems to me like that's what she was saying.

If member here can post about Fark and say something like "This is so unlike Fark" Then others surely can and will do it to us.

It's just someone's opinion.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 4:59 AM on March 1, 2003

"This sure as hell isn't the first time he's danced around...."

Stop right there! It's the dancing I object to. The last time anyone tried to dance here it all ended in tears when Miguel dropped a lit cigar down Coldchef's neckline. That unseemly episode set a precedent that we would all be foolish to ignore.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:16 AM on October 8, 2002

"So a single product link (that's been linked before) is okay now?"

I don't see a problem with the release being posted here. I have been reading about it for what, three years (?)* Yeah I find the release interesting.

*I took tea breaks.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 4:05 AM on October 2, 2002

"As far as sigs are concerned, I think they should simply be forbidden. They're not signatures anyway - all comments are already signed."

Hear hear. People signing their nicks right before their nicks show up in bold yellow anyway? What is up with that? It's like a weird stutter at the end of a note.

Sigs are provided on some messageboards, but those that don't provide the ability to append them, don't want them. That seems fairly clear.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:44 PM on September 30, 2002

"Ugh! ~smacks her head~ You mean you can turn them off!?"

Sadly not all of the time. It depends on which message board/s you read. You may be able to do so under your user profile.

Otherwise, I just turn pictures off with a shortcut I keep up on my links list. At least that speeds things up a bit.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 9:59 PM on September 30, 2002

"At the same time, I am uncomfortable with the "I'm-glad-he's-gone" comments in this thread. The only people I'm actually glade are gone are the people who were banned from this place (apropos of which I note that 2611 has been axed). The rest -- the ones who felt that they had to leave, or was fed up enough with the place that they did leave, whether it was SDB or Holgate or Carol Anne -- have been run out of town, one way or another, passively or actively, and I don't think we... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 5:12 AM on September 26, 2002

Darn, that part of my note which caused you anger was meant as a cheerful joke based on a comment I found funny when looked at from a certain viewpoint, no intent to cause hurt feelings, I 'twas just pulling your leg....friends?

Sorry for the mixup and I sincerely regret any hurt feelings I unintentionally caused. I thought you might just reply in kind (eg have a joke back) but that was presumptive on my part.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 6:54 AM on September 26, 2002

"...or I'm a bastard for discussing him in absentia. Pick one."

No, no, not at all. That was mix-up also. I don't think SDB minds so much being mentioned here, or even at all for all I know. I am not privy to this knowledge, and on this matter am navigating solely by intuition.

I was referring to one of the other posters you mentioned. Not that it was wrong of you to mention them, that you wrote your note knowing that. They left in a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:37 AM on September 26, 2002

mcwetboy - I agree. For what it's worth, I don't think there was any problem with how you framed your note. I'm not sure why it didn't have much effect, but you were polite and concise, and quite correct, I think.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 5:08 PM on May 15, 2002

You were saying something about a fish and a dog and a subterranean newspaper.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:57 AM on May 6, 2002

Oh boy, I can just see the sparks fly if cold chef and Miguel got put into two different classrooms...er...I mean "teams"
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:56 AM on April 19, 2002

"the shock I underwent when I clicked the link to the photograph of the sexual assault was...."

It was wrong to post that picture up without a link descriptor, having done so with the expressed belief that people needed to be tricked into seeing it. Nobody likes being "tricked" or when they are tricked, to be told that it was "good for them" People here are adults, and quite capable of making their own mind up about... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:13 PM on April 9, 2002

"If you thought you had to see the photo then you missed the point of the Media News article."

Quite possibly I did. Good note yonderboy.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 6:43 PM on April 9, 2002

How do we feel about this?

It's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine.

Seriously though. I feel fine about it. A waiting period of a few days would prevent people joining on the spur of the moment.

The grandparenting system should be opt/in opt/out. Some people won't want to field emails. I know that emails are no longer shown to people who aren't on the site, but still, there's usually a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:59 AM on April 8, 2002

un·couth (n-kth)
adj.

Crude; unrefined.
Awkward or clumsy; ungraceful.
Archaic. Foreign; unfamiliar.

I'm taking the middle line for once. If you really think that, send Matt some free intros' to ballroom dancing lessons.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:58 AM on March 31, 2002

"Why must a candid photo of Yasser Arafat under siege be purged from Mefi's memory?"

To avoid freeping carpism?
Reaping crapism?
CREEPING FARKISM!
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 4:02 AM on March 31, 2002

"I personally have no fear of MeTa because I know for all the banter, nothing can be done."

Isn't banning effective enough? It may not mean anything to you, it doesn't have to. But if someone is banned, they cease to be a problem to the community as a whole. (although I would argue that if someone didn't care if they were banned, then they didn't care much about being here in the first place)

If you see a thread in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:57 PM on March 29, 2002

You know, I thought the comment was actually pretty funny.

So did I.

I didn't find the stuff about Fold_and_mutilate funny. They have been labelled a troll, and people have asked Matt to ban them, unsuccessfully, and now it's like people try to embarrass or shame them or make metafilter intolerable for them to use.

As they are one of the people who's posts I find, even at worst, to be worthy of the time... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 8:15 AM on March 11, 2002

"But...those very people are participating quite often in MetaFilter as it currently exists. "

Re-read the thread. At least one of the women you mentioned has already said that they would contribute more frequently here if things were even a little better in that regard.

I personally think that some of the women here go against a general trend. They are here despite the fact that... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:35 PM on February 25, 2002

Oh for petes sakes Bingo, I wasn't casting aspersions on the quality of the stuff the women here write. My favourites also include most if not all of the Female participants of Metafilter.

I'm not saying, "don't listen to what they have said" That's rubbish. In fact, I was asking you to do the direct opposite of that when I asked you to re-read the thread. What I am saying is the fact that some are pointing out that a few women do use Metafilter, doesn't mean... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 6:00 PM on February 25, 2002

Good note, iceberg273. I know I've appreciated it when people like Carol Anne have thrown in some excellent links to augment front-page posts.

"I've stopped posting to the front page" is increasingly said by our most experienced and respected posters, sometimes with an absurd sense of pride."

I think that's a bit of a value judgement. At least, I haven’t noticed that the people who say this are at all full of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:53 AM on February 19, 2002

ttrendel, if you can't understand Matt's point of view from a personal perspective, then understand it from a legal perspective.

It's pretty obvious this is something he has wanted to do for some time. That doesn't mean he is going to do it today, or tomorrow, or even this year. He's not stopping anyone putting out a Mefi skin, just asking that they make it clear it's a fan skin, by not appending the logo which he designed.

"Maybe... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:33 AM on February 19, 2002

Sounds like a job for Sportsfilter.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:08 AM on February 9, 2002

On behalf of Bunnyfire, I wish to decry the fact that Bunnyfire is becoming all meta-police-ish. For petes sakes Bunnyfire, give Bunnyfire a break why don't 'ya?
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 6:06 PM on February 8, 2002

"If it had been Survivor (....) people would be screaming murder."

I guess that's kind of what happened. I didn't mention the murder part though. I wanted that to be a surprise.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 11:38 AM on February 4, 2002

"why is MetaFilter any different than any other news source?"

Metafilter, in it's inception, was intended to be a place where you could post links and discuss topics that you didn't get a chance to post and discuss anywhere else on the 'net. There are literally thousands on places on the Internet where you can discuss the results of the Super bowl. So, wouldn't it make more sense, if anyone was being asked to "not use the site for a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 2:19 PM on February 6, 2002

"Jeez, I thought we were done."

Sorry? Oh, you mean that you were done. Fair enough. I guess the thread expired some ten minutes after you posted your note. Darn. Sorry.

I understand what you are saying, but I don't think things are static or held in stone. People struggle over the meaning of metafilter all the time. Things can always be better.

I'm sure Obi wasn't asking... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 2:34 AM on February 8, 2002

"You should only post in the top 10 if you have either a link (off-site or to a related thread) or a good perspective to add."

I agree that jokes and flippant remarks should be kept to a minimum early on in discussions...however some threads don't even make it to ten. Also whether or not one's perspective is "good" is a matter of, well, perspective.

"Posting about an earthquake? Uncheck the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:28 PM on February 1, 2002

"it's only a few months before people start posting the local weather report"

Great! Soon the only thing Metafilter will lack will be on of those thingummies that help you pick stones out of horse's hooves.

What am I saying, I still don't have a pony!

I don't see how things got de-railed here. I think it must be the influence of Fark. I don't want you hanging around with that kid anymore. And that goes for the lot of you.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:13 PM on January 23, 2002

I agree with walrus and MUD et al. Generalisations like this one - "scrapping is a way of life with Aussies and Kiwi's" ...are just pure troll bait, albeit so transparently so that it hardly qualifies.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 11:40 AM on January 15, 2002

I think it's reasonable to blame pretty much everything on AOL. I know I do, and I don't even use them.

This thread might help throw some light onto what's going on.

posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 3:43 AM on January 13, 2002

Same here xammerboy . I have to refresh after I load the site, again when I visit a thread...rinse, repeat. Not an issue though, I'm used to it.

I'm swapping ISP's in the new year, hope that fixes things.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 7:46 AM on December 10, 2001

This is an old thread, but I didn't see your comment before eric. I'm using IE 5 due to a recent re-load of windows (will be updating as soon as I get around to it) Problem seems the same. In my time using the isp I have used several different browsers, some long term, some to try. Things have remained exactly the same. Hopefully upgrading browsers will help some people though.

posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:23 AM on January 1, 2002

maybe the reason that i put my affiliate code was cuz i wanted to see how many people actually do buy VIBRATORS from AMAZON during CHRISTMAS because some anonymous poster pointed it out on a message board.

Why do I even have to try to sort your underlying motivations here? We don't know you or know if you are genuine. Whether you are taking part in buying some fluffy dice for your car, contributing to the charity of your choice, or taking part in some... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 9:04 PM on December 16, 2001

Palegirl, most of the "true" sources for links are lost in the haze of linking. Romenesko might get a link from so-and-so, but they just got their link from somewhere else (and no doubt often from Romenesko 's) Doesn't it all even out?

If someone with a site that is as well-known as this one starts crediting stuff, then they would probably have the problem of a whole load of people getting pissed off because they believed that they found it first. "Why... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:19 PM on November 30, 2001

Since TiggleTaggleTiger is a new user (May 2001), should he get cut slack?

Yeah.

What if a newbie - new to the Web, new to MeFi - posts this link to a great site he found called fray.com? What's the correct procedure here?

That post would get deleted I suppose.

Is there a statute of limitations on double-posts?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 1:03 PM on November 30, 2001

Miguel. I enjoy your posts, so I don't notice when you over-post. But the quality of your posts, whether I like them or not, is beside the point I know.

What you might consider, is setting up your own website and weblog. This isn't new advice, I'm just quoting something I remember someone saying when I joined "If you are posting one front page post per day or more, you need a weblog."

I'm assuming you are talking about front-page posts... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 11:27 AM on November 22, 2001

Miguel you need to spend at least two days toiling over a weblog before you can possibly know whether you will enjoy life as a weblogger or not....

One day. A bit hasty, yes?

Do you have a forum on your weblog? Any software via which one can reply, even converse?

Sound good. Why haven't you included it in your profile? We can bring over some beer and mess the place up a little for you. Then it will seem more like home.
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 12:30 PM on November 22, 2001

Maybe it is time to program a double post button that emails me instantly, instead of people having to post comments saying as much.

If people could just leave it at one comment DP comment per DP post. Keep the jokes and witticisms down (I'm including myself in this) and please, take any further comments here.

It's like the "Remembrance Day" post. I felt that a whole lot of us were being punished by a few people who... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 11:43 PM on November 13, 2001

They're not active, right? So no server load.

Precisely. The idea would delete long-term users who for whatever reason (loss of internet-connection, ill-health, travel, Study, and so on) are inactive, for users who for the most part wish to dive in and get posting. The server load would increase. The other thing is that I really miss some of the people who used to post here. I like to think that some of them might return.

Re... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by lucien at 2:35 AM on November 13, 2001