I'm trying to add someone as a contact, but when I hit the "Add Contact" button I get a white screen that says "Wrong username and password, please try again." What gives?
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 7:39 AM on July 27, 2007 (34 comments)

What is the protocol for contacting another member for something friendly and (admittedly) trivial if they don't have an email in their profile?
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 8:08 AM on March 21, 2007 (48 comments)

I think we just got PWNED.
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 4:10 PM on September 6, 2006 (4 comments)

Is it considered in bad taste or a breach of policy to offer a prize or reward to whomever successfully solves a tech problem I'm tempted to post in askme? I've tried various customer support avenues and have had no luck so far.

If it is acceptable, what sort of incentive would be appropriate? Money strikes even me in poor taste. Any ideas, or should I just scrap the reward avenue?
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 8:21 AM on June 20, 2006 (32 comments)

I don't wish to breach protocol.

I found a great page that has been posted on another high profile community. That page is a .swf image I wish to print in a large size. I had planned on posting on Askme on how to do this.

I also find the image cool (and informative) enough that I thought it would be great material for The Blue-though I have reservations about posting it on both pages. Additionally this page was just shown on digg.com, so it may be old hat anyway.

So--any thoughts?
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 12:07 PM on May 27, 2006 (1 comment)

Not a complaint--just a question.

Why is it that new FPP's will show up on the Metadash widget about 5-10 minutes before they actually appear on Metafilter? I refresh, still not there, despite the fact I can read it on Metadash. Some sort of time machine?
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 9:36 PM on January 29, 2006 (4 comments)

I just wanted to say that the FPP's of the past 48 hours or so have been of exceptional quality and entertainment. Thanks, all!
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 10:48 AM on December 9, 2005 (26 comments)

Mazel Tov to bjork24 who opens up his new independent movie theater, The Moxie Cinema today.

Thanks to the help of other Mefites, I now have my own little cinema just a couple of blocks from my house.

Thanks, all!
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 12:37 PM on September 21, 2005 (27 comments)

I posted a smartass answer in this thread.

I admit it was a rude, snarky answer and shortly after posting it I wished it was deleted. Without my request, it was--to my relief.

Over the course of the evening, however, I found it unusual that what would in any other Metafilter setting would be a hugely inflammatory post (SUV, taxes, as subjects), yet after several hours no one had contributed (despite the topic matter and a user base in the tens of thousands).

So: Have Mefites become exceptionally complacent, did the topic (against all expectations) generate no interest, or was there a culling of the thread?
posted to MetaTalk by sourwookie at 12:08 AM on August 25, 2005 (31 comments)