I'll be moving to Dub in two weeks, so sometime in late September would suit me well... say the 21st or 22nd? I feel reluctant to name the place, because I can only remember the name of one or two bars from last time I visited. Any suggestions? Attendees?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 1:21 AM on September 3, 2007

Ok, Stag's Head it is. Now if anybody has a preference about the 21st, or 22nd?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 2:17 PM on September 3, 2007

Soo would we be three-strong if it was a mid-week, mid evening thing, say...September 19th, 8pm?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 1:36 PM on September 4, 2007

Ok, looks like a no-go. Maybe we can try again around Halloween. Perhaps a West-Coast meetup, too if there are more folks out that way. Either way, I'll be up for a Dublin meetup if anyone proposes one in the upcoming months.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 9:50 PM on September 6, 2007

Ok, we'll shoot for a late- October, early November meetup.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 10:21 AM on September 13, 2007

The poster wasn't asking if he's being a cheap jerk. He was asking about protocol when one feels one has been ripped off, albeit for a small amount of money, and specifically what the consequences would be regarding credit reporting agencies. I'm disappointed-- the green really could yield some helpful fact-based answers on this topic if people didn't have their heads up their asses.

Nowhere did I see a Scrooge asking "So, like, I'm filthy... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 1:29 PM on September 6, 2007

I've never been so glad that mefi comments aren't preceded by a profile image and poster name.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 9:18 PM on August 30, 2007

I may be able to make it before I leave town. Where?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 6:23 PM on August 13, 2007

What guidelines, exactly, did you think that post was breaking when you flagged it?

That the guy was a douchebag? That he's full of himself? That it's full of a naive, self-congratulatory tone?
Is that brand new and in violation of askme? If you're just pissed because you don't like the question, or what you perceive is the personality of the poster, I don't think the question should be removed. Different folks, different strokes, eh?... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 6:41 AM on May 16, 2007

incapabe= incapable. gotta preview.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 6:42 AM on May 16, 2007

Holgate, it sounds like you're saying the admins should screen out questions simply on the grounds that they are going to be prone to snark. Am I understanding you correctly?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 7:17 AM on May 16, 2007

C'mon people, can't we do 400? Don't we deserve it? We've come this far!
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 2:41 AM on May 14, 2007

Maybe bigmusic just loves my film recommendations.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 11:21 AM on May 13, 2007

I thought of this because in a recent question I wanted to link to an example of what I was asking about, and noticed there was no link button. I know I could have written in the link, but a button would be nice. I guess the only downside I see is if linking were already a problem in AskMefi, and this would get abused, but it doesn't seem to be. Is the reason for this discussed somewhere else that I've missed.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 10:29 AM on May 12, 2007

Question mark?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 10:29 AM on May 12, 2007

Plus, simply have the discussion in Metatalk can help get people thinking more directly about a specific issue

This is very true. As a mefi noob, lurking in the grey has helped alot when I've been confused or made an ass of myself. Directing posters whose actions are in doubt over to Metatalk seems like a good start.

I think there is (or at least should be) some sort of honor system at work here. Unfortunately, it... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 9:46 PM on April 2, 2007

perfect for an off-topic aside that many might want to skip. It's a feature, not a bug.

Tiny text isn't used that often (thank goodness) but in longer threads it therefore seems to stand out, effectively highlighting the text so that it's the opposite of an aside. Not less distracting, but more.

But if we make tinytext exclusion a profile option, why not italic exclusion?

I know I don't want to live in a mefi without italics.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 7:42 PM on March 19, 2007

soup in the city! I was just about to suggest a chicago meetup- I'll be coming back (and changing my lat/long) in April, so I'll try to be there if we have a gettogether.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 7:11 PM on March 18, 2007

Me too.

Could we have a mefite-without-mefites-nearby meetup?
But where?
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 4:32 PM on March 14, 2007

Which netherlands antilles, only Aruba? I'm just a short ferry ride from Sint Maarten, NA.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 7:43 PM on March 14, 2007

And I'll second the request for something like '5 closest mefites are...'
Obviously not that worthwhile if you live in Manhattan, but nice for the more remote mefites.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 7:49 PM on March 14, 2007

KingoftheWhales: The idea of showing the n closest users does not work, unfortunately.

Why would n closest mefites not work for this thread's stated problem? If there's no one near you there must be n closest users somewhere. Obviously that's no one's problem in LA! But the city dwellers clearly aren't the ones who will have their LAt/Lon entry greeted by a 'sorry...'
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 9:42 PM on March 14, 2007

I never thought I'd be able to say I saw PenguinBukkake in Antarctica.
Thanks for the maps. I see I'm a remote Mefite, but not nearly the mostest remotest. It would be neat to get this feature spiffed up. I want to see who's in the Virgin islands (is that St. Croix, I see?).
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 10:19 PM on March 15, 2007

STWC- sweet, thanks!
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 10:53 PM on March 15, 2007

This MetaTalk thread now has more than 1/3 the comments of the ANS post.

Instead of putting a big red banner on the blue (!), or playing whack-a-mole, let's just add the tags:

badpost
shouldnotbeonmetafilter
pleasedonotpostthisshit
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 8:22 PM on February 8, 2007

"I wish to understand why people disagree with my correct understanding of the situation, but preferably without having to learn anything about the thing I know I'm right about."


Cortex- A good amount of people who responded to the question got that I was being sarcastic, and not presuming that I was right. Just that I couldn't see why the difference in geographical opinion on the artist was so starkly different.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 9:32 AM on January 26, 2007

But I see how the "tell me I'm right that xyz sucks" threads would be an awful addition to mefi, and this one seemed on the surface, to be close.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 9:37 AM on January 26, 2007

Thanks jessamyn, that's very helpful info, especially regarding the flags and email.
I'll put an email in my profile.
posted to MetaTalk by conch soup at 11:20 AM on January 26, 2007