This is bizarre. It would make a lot more sense to thank the people who post good things.

I personally feel that the deletions here are always a shame. Shame that somebody posted something worth deleting (if it really was), shame that we had to assign a person to babysit our posts and posters, shame that someone has to make the fuzzy decision, and msot of all shame that we can't have more free discussions largely because people here can't handle posts of a certain... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 7:03 AM on December 14, 2007

Should we hate on them because they're a symptom of the reality's imperfection?

Plutor. There is no admin-hate in my post.

Feel free to take those words from my mouth and stuff them down your throat. Thanks.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 12:37 PM on December 14, 2007

-- "If I had a cat, and I cut off its head, would it die" -- empirically answerable.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 7:30 AM on December 2, 2007

I emailed an Italian friend there to see if she'd put you up, but it's a no-go (she'll be gone). Poke around expat.ru, it's a much better forum than couchsurfing, when you're talking about Moscow.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 9:56 PM on February 27, 2007

I don't use MoFi because of the insularity of the place. The monkey jokes/posts got tiring, even as a casual reader, and the commenters are definitely too cliquish.

I say that as an outsider, I'm certain it's deeply satisfying for them.

As for MeCha, I go there about once a week, ignore the stupid "OMG BUNNY" posts, and generally enjoy a few odd links or some light conversation. I've gotten and given help and advice there, which is... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 10:23 AM on November 11, 2006

To answer the question, I'm not aware of any policy. But I wouldn't worry about getting clearance.

Just post it at YouSendIt or some other service that expires. I'm a musician myself, and I've found in Google results that people have traded my (unreleased) songs in this way. As long as it's not at some personal location FOREVER, it's not really a big deal. The expiring link at YouSendIt will more or less hide your tracks and prevent the whole community from getting it.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 7:33 AM on October 28, 2006

I do, however, think AskMe is a venue where we should challenge opinions and preheld conceptions, considering people are asking total strangers for suggestions so are likely on-the-fence.

The purpose of askmefi is to answer questions, not to "challenge" anything.

Situations arise when contrary advice may be useful. But that's very different than when a poster asks you not to bother them with an... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 8:33 PM on October 16, 2006

I digitized that propaganda pamphlet with jonson a while back. He was great to work with then - and recent posts definitely improve the front page. Thanks, jonson.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 1:08 AM on September 17, 2006

When I was in Germany last month, I didn't change my setting in Metafilter for CEST. I did set my watch for the local time. I was not confused that the posts on Metafilter were appearing several hours in the past.

YES.

PS. Lay off the condescending bullshit, orthogonality. It's not going to make your correct time zone itch go away. It doesn't help other user's impressions of you and it doesn't help your cause.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 10:35 AM on September 1, 2006

Seems like fairly solid proof to me - certainly proof enough to add your site to the post.

OK, seriously. Adding his site to the post is not some truly wonderful blessing that we bestow upon him. And he is "we". Member since 2005. It's credit where credit is due.

Not only that, it's a hyperlink, on the internet, to his website. He didn't need to prove it was his to you personally, and your approval isn't terribly... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 9:39 PM on August 28, 2006

Shoot it.
Step on its head.
Set out a bowl of antifreeze.
Bury it alive.
Back over it with your car.
Kick it.
Bat it.
Filet it.
Fry it.
Bake it.
Wrap a string toy around the neck.
Back over it with your car.
Feed it to a hungry dog.
Feed it to a hungry cat.
Hit it with a blunt object.
Hit it with a sharp... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 12:40 PM on July 11, 2006

I'm just posting to publicly thank Cillit Bang for sending me some old Minidiscs over a year ago; he was going to throw them away but instead sent them overseas to the US.

I'm recording sounds in Russia right now with the very same discs.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 12:23 AM on July 11, 2006

Delmoi.

If the chatty, noisy aspects of this site upset you so, you should really, truly, strongly consider posting less. Your posts are so frequent, so often annoying, and so often off-the-mark (or just off-kilter, pushing some backhanded agenda as this one is), that if I ever get a killfile working, you'll be the first user in it.

Signed,
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 3:16 AM on May 20, 2006

Anyone else notice the subliminal message in Wikipedia's screenshot of the site?

Most disappointing subliminal message ever. Here, enhanced for your pleasure.



This bit from wikipedia:

Mr Haughey now moderates the group with an iron Nazi hand, and has taken on another moderator, Jessamyn, to help with the stifling of interesting discussion.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 7:32 AM on May 3, 2006

I'll contribute a track.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 11:13 PM on April 16, 2006

You know, Pink, at one time I really thought a lot of you.

O, you're so cute when you're ugly!
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 5:52 AM on December 12, 2005

Normally, I refrain from such comments, but mdn is gorgeous.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 2:14 PM on November 13, 2005

Does this mean there's not going to be a North Dakota meetup anytime soon?

well, there are two of us, heh.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 12:33 PM on June 30, 2005

MetaTalk | Community Weblog
MetaTalk | Community Weblog
MetaTalk | Community Weblog
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 2:57 PM on April 3, 2005

What's the date? I'll be in Chicago sometime around the 16th- I'd love to come.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 8:39 AM on March 28, 2005

Interesting, no?

not really. it's metatalk, in the comments, not an FPP, and he's not offering anything for sale, for fuck's sake. whether or not orthogonality developed some plugin really doesn't seem that important. at. all.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 4:42 AM on March 2, 2005

Blargh. I see this has been mentioned before... (thanks sebas)
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 9:46 AM on February 5, 2005

matteo, scarabic, I think you're waaaay off on bOINGbOING. Almost all the crap posted on there is "Look at this Product! Buy My book! I Wish I had One!"... Here, that would be called Pepsi Blue. If there's an Amazon link, it's usually an Amazon referrer link. Most things posted by Mark Frauenfelder are pathetic product trolls, like these pathetic shills.

I much prefer Metafilter to boingboing... I view boingboing as a kind of neato-shopping blog, with crappy... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 11:14 AM on February 3, 2005

Quasistoic- will any of/are any of these films available online? I'm really interested in what you'd be showing, but I live too far away....
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 3:24 PM on January 14, 2005

wondergirl:
i say give it away. you can do whatever you want with the account. have fun with it. donate it to charity. give it to angry modem, for all I care.

and for cake's sake everyone, please stop talking about user numbers. you all know user number has no bearing on maturity or post quality, just as "time spent lurking" on metafilter obviously has no bearing on post quality.
posted to MetaTalk by fake at 3:45 AM on December 16, 2004