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Every now and again there's an etymology question on AskMe, and lately they inevitably feature the beloved languagehat
popping in to
warn people that speculation is pointless and that the only valid answers are to be found in reference books. (not bookist)
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 7:39 AM on January 10, 2008
(257 comments)
Just wanted to call attention to an AskMe that really takes you on a roller-coaster ride -- opening with
sadness, stopping off at
beauty, providing lots of
warm fuzzies throughout, stopping off for a surprising dollop of
disgust on the way to inexplicable
hilarity (ymmv), and ending up being a great reference point for anybody in a relationship.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 7:33 AM on November 13, 2007
(27 comments)
I asked for the headspace post on the writer's strike to be posted to the sidebar. BUT I DIDN'T ASK FOR IT TO BE POSTED TWICE GODDAMNIT!!!
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 9:56 AM on November 2, 2007
(2 comments)
How was the AskMe about "your favorite frugalities" chatfilter? Seemed like a legitimate
question to me with some decent, interesting answers. Bad deletion.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 7:05 AM on September 7, 2007
(80 comments)
I think the sidebar in AskMe as currently constituted is a big fat waste of real estate.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 9:32 AM on August 29, 2007
(54 comments)
I'm vaguely interested in the Ralph Wiggum thread but at 350+ comments I'm afraid to enter. Please summarize the general drift of it, including excerpts and/or links to any particularly entertaining portions. Thank you.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 6:49 AM on June 11, 2007
(4 comments)
cortex notes in passing something about the "admin console." Jessamyn drops a dark reference to the "admin-facing flags" interface. Come on MeFi elite admin caste! Let's see screenshots! Feel free to lie if the truth is not interesting.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 6:47 PM on May 31, 2007
(56 comments)
To know that people will post
questions like this, and that other people -- strangers -- will help as they have...I hope Matt still is able to steal a few minutes now and then to take some pride in what he's created.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 6:16 PM on December 11, 2006
(19 comments)
Don't get me wrong -- I want to know how stuff on AskMe turns out. I don't think MeTa is the ideal place for that, though. What about allowing askers to post a followup in their own threads, even if they'd been closed & archived, which would put that thread on a new page, like the "fantastic posts" page we have now, which could be called "resolutions" or "how'd it turn out" or some such.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 9:07 AM on April 23, 2006
(36 comments)
Why did C17H19NO3's AskMe update of his prom question get deleted? I can see there's 14 responses, but clicking through I get the "move along" stuff.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 6:52 PM on May 11, 2005
(50 comments)
We know who posts the most, who comments the most, etc. Do we know who the most helpful users of AskMe are (as expressed by the ratio [questions/answers])?
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 9:58 AM on April 26, 2005
(52 comments)
lofi mefi's busted.
Error Executing Database Query.
[Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver][SQLServer]Invalid column name 'link_day'.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 7:32 PM on March 15, 2005
(15 comments)
Sorry if this has been covered, but will we have the chance to go back to our old AskMe posts and not only tag them (as is currently possible) but also put them in the correct category, as as currently not possible? And is there any volunteer effort being organized to go through and tag (and/or categorize) old posts that have not been tagged by their creators?
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 12:38 PM on February 23, 2005
(25 comments)
Matt's clearly not being compensated adequately for the time and $$ he spends on this place, and the avenues open to him are apparently distasteful to many of us. As fun as it is to complain about SG, it might be even more fun coming up with a way to replace the SG revenue ourselves. -->
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 12:22 PM on February 2, 2005
(116 comments)
There was an AskMe thread today about essential software to take on tech support calls to loved ones' computers over the holidays. It got deleted, I assume because the question's been asked and answered a couple of times. (+)
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 9:15 AM on December 21, 2004
(9 comments)
"...
you get more reactions by being obscure." Newish Mefites: An FPP that leads to an interesting discussion is like catching a foul ball at a baseball game...it's a nice outcome, it will probably be one of the things you remember about the game, and you might even want to bring a glove to improve your odds, but it shouldn't be the main reason you come to the park.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 12:26 PM on December 9, 2004
(32 comments)
There are a couple of threads going in AskMe dealing with 'net addiction workarounds...Can they be combined into a single thread? Because
I can't stop clicking back and forth between them!
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 12:11 PM on November 17, 2004
(5 comments)
So there's roughly 8,000 questions now in AskMe (# of June questions x 11 months).... May I humbly request an update on the tagging project, or any other ponies that could help make this the great resource it's screaming to be? And has any more thought been given to how metadata could be added to the questions already in the db?
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 10:19 AM on November 12, 2004
(24 comments)
Not that there's a lot of State Department material around these parts, to be diplomatic about it, but croutonsupafreak has
posted an exemplary answer to an AskMe query on how to join the U.S. Foreign Service. Check it out: he just keeps giving and giving.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 7:06 AM on October 13, 2004
(3 comments)
So I'm putting around in my car about a half hour ago, listening to KYW newsradio in Philly, and a "Washington bureau" correspondent starts talking about how Tivo users can now share their shows. Cool, I'm thinking, some pretty mainstream exposure for TiVo. Then the reporter cuts to "
industry observer mathowie"...
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 3:17 PM on August 5, 2004
(38 comments)
What are some good community sites, other than AskMetafilter, where people can intiate discussions on
topics like this one? It's a good question in a bad place, IMO.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 4:19 AM on February 6, 2004
(42 comments)
Metafilter had some questions for me this month.
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 10:47 AM on October 17, 2002
(52 comments)
Does anybody know how to make
bookmarklets? (Also
here.) I have an idea for a great one for Metafilter users.
I, like many, use lo-fi me-fi almost exclusively. It's easier on the server, it's easier on my eyes, and it's not so obviously "not work." But when I want to post a comment, in lo-fi, I have to go up to the URL bar and delete the string "comments_deleted." from the URL and click Enter to bring up the comment window. A bookmarklet that did this would allow me to bring up that comment window with a single click to the links toolbar (IE6) -- and
perhaps strip out the color at the same time? Anyone?
posted to MetaTalk by stupidsexyFlanders
at 11:55 AM on October 10, 2002
(8 comments)
