GuyZero: "I'm going to print up cards that say "why the fuck was my question in AskMe deleted, assholes?" on the front."

Make them grey, in 11-point Tahoma, with a blank inside, and I'll buy like a hundo. I can think of a ton of uses.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 10:31 AM on October 10, 2008

Piggybacking/derailing: I just released a major update for the deleted posts script.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 9:05 AM on October 9, 2008

Plutor's Greasemonkey scripts are always guaranteed 100% free of ideological rants, or your money back.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 11:03 AM on October 9, 2008

What planet do you have to live on to think that a) this is important enough to complain about, and that b) anyone besides the curmudgeonly outliers will agree that this TLA needs to be banned? Just get over it.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 10:00 AM on October 8, 2008

It's Raining Florence Henderson: "Bravo, nthdegx!"

Don't you mean: nthdegx for the something?
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 2:19 PM on October 8, 2008

An API to store arbitrary data per-user, so that Greasemonkey scripts could be synchronized across multiple computers.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 7:51 AM on October 5, 2008

ONLY IF MATT WANTS AN ANTI-TRUST LAWSUIT ON HIS HANDS
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 12:07 PM on October 8, 2008

DU: "The facts are these:"

It seems to me that a lot of people in this thread don't agree with your first "fact".

Brandon Blatcher: "Is it just me or is the number of new comments for this thread either not appearing or blinking once and then disappearing, on the home page?"

Are you using the Scroll Tag Greasemonkey script? Because it replaces that... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 6:51 AM on October 8, 2008

Finally, we get to the important questions.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 11:46 AM on October 7, 2008

Logged in users should see their own deleted posts shown inline, along with the deleted reason. That would eliminate about 80% of MetaTalk threads.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 10:46 AM on October 7, 2008

Actual percentage may vary
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 10:46 AM on October 7, 2008

Colorado - Obama
Florida - Obama
Indiana - Obama
Minnesota - Obama
Missouri - McCain
Nevada - Obama
New Hampshire - Obama
North Carolina - McCain
Ohio - Obama
Virginia - Obama

Obama by 3.1%
Palin will accidentally cast her vote for McKinney.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 7:42 AM on October 3, 2008

Is MetaFilter Scroll Tag not acceptable for some reason?
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 7:25 AM on October 2, 2008

orange swan: "So who has the most favourites?"

Top 10, circa August 25 (the last infodump):
Anonymous - 17066
ThePinkSuperhero - 9636
cortex - 8965
Astro Zombie - 8923
Pastabagel - 7225
jessamyn - 6665
loquacious - 6480
languagehat - 5431
Blazecock Pileon - 5387
flapjax at midnite - 5148

AstroZombie... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 6:39 AM on October 1, 2008

NinjaTadpole: "Thanks to Matt and pb for recognising the importance of these things and getting them sorted so quickly."

This came up on MeTa in October 2006, and Matt made a lot of changes in response, but not before it was exploited grey-hat style. On the other hand, if things were entirely sorted out, we'd have IMG tags again.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 5:39 AM on September 30, 2008

RIP IMG TAG
February 25, 1993 - October 22, 2006
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 6:31 AM on September 30, 2008

This is the oldest img comment, and this is the oldest one still working.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 9:49 AM on September 30, 2008

smackfu: "Silly cortex, whoever wrote that greasemonkey script is part of the conspiracy!"

I work my ass off to become part of the Jewish pro-Jihad anti-anti-disestablishment elitist Illuminati, and I'm just a "whoever"?! That's it, I quit. You can take back your commemorative mug and embossed membership cards!

And your logo is ugly!
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 8:17 AM on September 30, 2008

McSweeney's/Zombo.com encore? Hells yes.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 6:49 AM on September 30, 2008

netbros: "Makes you wonder, why make the effort to inform?"

Please delete this thread, so we can wonder why anyone would make the effort to post a MeTa thread encouraging overreaction.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 8:20 AM on September 29, 2008

Is this really any better? One link to a pdf, and inside links to House.gov and Senate.gov lists? Can someone please make a decent post about this so we can stop this race to post junk?
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 9:40 AM on September 29, 2008

hal_c_on: "This is garbage. I also got my post deleted because it "doesnt appeal to someone not immersed in the day-to-day back and forth about USian politicking". All I did was post a link to the actual copy of the bill which is often referenced but has rarely been read."

Make a little effort next time. Simply linking to a pdf of a bill is always going to get deleted, no matter what. Link to some references, some debate, some... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 10:57 AM on September 29, 2008

MeFi admins don't screw up. They're ineffable. Sometimes that can be mistaken for screwing up.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 12:05 PM on September 29, 2008

MrMoonPie: "I've never seen c-span.org go down--guess lots of folks are watching the vote online."

Am I the only one getting a big white nothing from house.gov right now?
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 11:18 AM on September 29, 2008

I think there's a happy middle-ground here. Add a handful of personal info fields to the profiles: relationship status, interests, strange body piercings, etc. Make them searchable.

Also, for the record, I've always loved that use of the word "swerve".
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 3:51 AM on September 29, 2008

What's worse is when someone posts a pet peeve to MeTa without checking the archives to see if someone's complained about it already.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 4:47 AM on September 28, 2008

koeselitz and I are kindred spirits. May your Eee never allow you to login to MeFi, you lucky bastards.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 8:28 AM on September 27, 2008

It's nice to see that they have NIMBY in Canada, too.
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 6:56 AM on September 27, 2008

MetaTalk: I feel like cortex
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 7:05 PM on September 25, 2008

I'd love to make it, but with Mrs. Plutor on night shift and a new adorable dog at home at all, it'd be a challenge next week. Another time!

xbonesgt: "um. I've never been to one of these; would I need to wear a nametag or a mask of cortex's face or anything?"

Those help, but just looking like a lost Internet person usually does the trick. I don't think I've ever asked a stranger "Are you from MetaFilter?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 12:43 PM on September 25, 2008

nitsuj: "Why not change the topic of the debate to the economic crisis?"

Both Obama and McCain think that having the domestic policy debate last is in their best interest.
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 12:37 PM on September 24, 2008

robocop is bleeding: "I'd love to see a Superman movie where Supes actually gets to fight someone who can take one of his punches. Enough of Luthor-as-Guy-With-Wacky-Real-Estate-Schemes. Give me Metallo! Bizarro! Darkseid!"

Doomsday. There's your dark and gritty epic Superman franchise right fucking there.

1) The Death of Superman, where Lois sobbing over Supe's lifeless body as STAR shows up with... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 12:19 PM on September 23, 2008

Film them simultaneously, all Lord of the Rings like, and release them on consecutive Memorial Days.
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 12:22 PM on September 23, 2008

Wait, there are console gamers on this website?

*washes hands incessantly*
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 7:50 AM on September 23, 2008

Is this the same video?
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 9:21 AM on September 22, 2008

Ynoxas: "Still, that's a lot of fuel to use in 3 hours."

It's also a long distance to travel in three hours. If you had driven the 1500 miles, even your Mazda3 would have burned 51 gallons of gas. If all 200 of you had driven such fuel-efficient cars (unlikely), that'd be more than 10,000 gallons. Flying wins.
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 10:20 AM on September 22, 2008

blasdelf: "For 5, that's the product of its square and the difference between its fifth and its cube (52 * (55 – 53))"

blasdelf(n) = n2 * (n5 – n3)
blasdelf(1) = 0
blasdelf(2) = 96 : An analysis of the symbolism in The Sixth Sense.
blasdelf(3) = 1944 : almost.org, a fantastic example of something that would be deleted nowadays. Plus it's a linkfarm now.
blasdelf(4) = 15360 :... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 6:09 AM on September 22, 2008

I just noticed that line about shouldn't is say something instead of something else. Shouldn't it say something like 'who cares' or 'go choke on a plate of beans'?
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 3:46 AM on September 22, 2008

Yeah, if only this community had people who could write decent lyrics.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 11:51 AM on September 19, 2008

I'll pledge $20 for another MuFi collaboration written and created in response to whatever we waste $800 on. goodnewsfortheinsane or whoever fills his role would be welcome to divide the bounty however he or she sees fit.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 3:07 PM on September 19, 2008

Everyone who has thus far pledged for the MeFiCollab response has purchased (and loved) one.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 3:15 PM on September 19, 2008

Seriously, when has sidebarring ever prevented another thread from being posted?
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 10:36 AM on September 18, 2008

How many five-year-olds hungry, enraged Rottweilers could you take on at once?
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 11:44 AM on September 17, 2008

OMG I LISTEN TO OK GO HOW DID THEY KNOW
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 11:42 AM on September 17, 2008

WCityMike: "And before it's said, I'm not entirely blind to the irony of someone writing a metapedic MeTa post complaining about Metafilter metapedianism."

So, "Do as I say, not as I do"?
Be the change you want to see.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 9:24 AM on September 17, 2008

2 I CAN HAS LIGHT
3 ITS GUD KTNX
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 12:00 PM on September 16, 2008

DU: "Next on Mythbusters: They can be made to drink after all."

I've alread started saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink, unless there's water water everywhere."
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 6:34 AM on September 16, 2008

Yes. Is.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 9:56 AM on September 15, 2008

DU: "I'm trying to figure out the incentive for people to answer questions. It doesn't have to be $, but there has to be *something*. Community recognition, experience points, funbux I can use to buy ThinkGeek shirts...?"

There's this other website I check out from time to time that helps answer questions, not necessarily of the technical sort. It has a way to mark which answer is the best, but since there's no way to see who has the most... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 6:50 AM on September 15, 2008

ericbop: "As the Rolling Stone article points out, the title is not just an excrutiating pun, or an excuse for a 24 hour Rush marathon."

Just count your blessings. "Hashanah" (השנה‎) means "the year". It could be a 8760-hour Rush marathon if they were feeling extra literal.
posted to MetaFilter by Plutor at 11:48 AM on September 12, 2008