Don't people whose sites get mentioned on here get accounts for the purpose of rebuttal?

I bet Jon would like to defend himself against claims of creepiness.

Also, awwwww. He's so desperate for an account that he's blogging about Metafilter. That's actually really very cute. :( heeeeee, let 'im in. I'll keep him in line!
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 8:16 PM on June 11, 2004

I can't believe someone who works for the AP would risk his job just to look cool for an internet community full of whiny stalker lemming-mentality loser freaks like those SA folks are.

What's worse is they don't even seem to realize it, poor dumb bastards.

p.s. pls don't stalk me or take offensive pictures in front of my mothers house, as she is a crazy old school black woman from the south who won't hesitate to beat you like you stole something. thx.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:22 PM on June 7, 2004

I'm wondering if any of the 1% of MeFiers making a six-fig income are in need of a mail order bride.

Also, if someone could direct me to that article about the fellow who sent himself by FedEx, that'd be lovely.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 4:59 PM on April 25, 2004

Yeah ... hey ... there's at least a few folks making several hundred K here ... who are you? We should have a private meetup. Start a little cabal.

I was actually jokingly insinuating that I am poor and willing to ship myself mail order to a wealthy MeFier. Har har har.

Did you deliberately misinterpret so you could announce your income and point out that you're non-elitist all at once? If so, v. clever.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:00 PM on April 27, 2004

This thread is funnier than the actual joke was.

I think he labelled it just fine. Just because some of us seem to have no clue of what "obscene" means doesn't really justify taking it out on Tryp.

If having "mildly NSFW" and "obscene" in the same sentence confused you, why didn't you wait to see what other people posted in the thread about the link before you clicked on it? That's like sticking your hand in a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 6:37 PM on April 17, 2004

MetaFilter: You're With Us or Asking Us How to be Against Us.

Nearly wet myself.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 10:31 PM on April 8, 2004

Belated welcome to the newbies! I am no one special. My only claim to fame is being one number away from jonmc. This in a way makes me important, the way going to college with the girl whose friend in grade school knew the daughter of the owner of the store where Janet Jackson bought her nipple shield might.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 12:30 PM on April 3, 2004

precocious is too modest...she's the one holding this whole place together : >

--which is to say I'm sticky, and can make you high if sniffed.

You know the girl whose friend in grade school knew the daughter of the owner of the store where Janet Jackson bought her nipple shield??

Yes!

...okay, no.

p.s. there'll be something there soon.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 3:29 PM on April 3, 2004

I miss Matt. :(
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 1:15 PM on March 26, 2004

I don't understand what's up with all the squirrels.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 5:09 PM on March 9, 2004

staggernation, you slay me.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 6:45 PM on March 4, 2004

Speaking as a black female (someone asked for opinions on the matter), why the hell would I get offended because someone said 'ax' instead of 'ask'? Most of the people I know who say 'ax' are white or hispanic.

The belief that African Americans are going to take offense at the use of 'ax' means that some of you apparently associate the use of the word (and thus, poor pronunciation) with black people. Think about that.

If I really was touchy,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 5:10 PM on January 17, 2004

Migs, you forgot to add the latter bit, --simply because we're breaking tradition so as not to appear "lower class."

It's the intention behind the words that I took mild umbrage with.

As it stands, any language with twenty-something different words for "sex" gets my vote.

Metafilter: Não Objeções Possíveis^*

* babelfish; take with many grains of salt.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 8:29 PM on January 17, 2004

Wait, wait. Let me see if I got this straight:

Company A lays off 2500 workers to move those 2500 jobs to another country, where they won't have to adhere to the laws that govern fair wages and safe working conditions, a decision obviously motivated by corporate self-interest, not some kind of benign philanthropy.

They lay off 2500 men and women who needed the jobs to support themselves and their families. There isn't a job genie who's going to... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 10:25 AM on January 11, 2004

or what amber said
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 10:28 AM on January 11, 2004

And not just to have jobs, but at the expense of other people who happen not to be members of your tribe or whom you happen not to have met.

If I start a company and I employ the person who lives down the street, am I doing so at the expense of a person in another country? I didn't think so. As a matter of fact, when I pay my employee, he'll probably (preferably) use the corner store to buy groceries. And the corner store will use the money to... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 3:09 PM on January 11, 2004

rush> You (and other people) have been insisting for the vast majority of this conversation that amberglow is racist, jingoistic, and several other things, which has been shown time and again to be a quite unfair misnomer.

Not a single person has apologized, or even given a, "You know, maybe I did read into it wrong, sorry about that."

And he's been rather politely fielding it off and trying (futilely) to explain his feelings on the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 4:09 PM on January 13, 2004

Or why not 4850? After that things really went downhill.

Once we left the three digit range, matt should've just started handing out handbaskets.

(To put the lotion in, 'natch.)
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 4:53 AM on September 8, 2002

Thanks, mediareport. Reading over that thread reminds me that I miss seeing rcb around here.

So, who do you miss on MetaX?
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 1:10 AM on September 3, 2002

Och, sorry, reflex.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 1:10 AM on September 3, 2002

I hope so.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 6:45 PM on September 1, 2002

How they read in the evenings,
sweet links in mind,
some come just to discuss,
some come just to find.
So I called up Mathowie,
"This thread's double post." He said
"But we haven't seen this link since
over a year ago."
And still there's somebody bitching or taking offense,
posting ad hominem at 3 a.m.
getting too damn tense

Welcome to the weblog Metafilter...
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 1:57 AM on September 1, 2002

I'm a strong proponent for not judging by appearances, when it comes to certain things. People who are overweight or disfigured are one thing. People who possess their full mental capacities, yet are smelly, dirty, grease and/or food-covered are another. One thing, there's very little (immediate) help for. The other can be fixed with a little effort, and the fact that it isn't speaks volumes about a person in my estimation.

I'm not going continue to associate with... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 6:25 PM on August 30, 2002

willnot: reread rushmc's posts. He didn't ask for good spelling to be mandated, nor did he say anything about using proper grammar. He rather politely wondered if the people who make front page posts in which typos romp willy-nilly would be willing to stop being so bloody lazy/impatient and use a spell-checker.

Really. If you can't be bothered to hit the "spell check" button, why should anyone take you or anything you have to say seriously? Unless appearing... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 8:53 PM on August 30, 2002

I read it pretty easily. I'm in Philadelphia, PA.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:45 AM on August 28, 2002

Maybe redirect them to a page full of MeTa threads in which people have been flogged mercilessly into submission for thread posting faux pas, and not let them proceed further until they've read each on in its entirety?

It's worked for me. The more often I visit MeTa, the more I think it'll be another couple of years before I actually make my first front page post. If ever, even.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:43 AM on August 28, 2002

I'd like to shoot down this whole concept that anyone and everyone who responded with an emotional and/or opinion contrary to Stan's is somehow illogical, hysterical, thoughtless, "lazy," or otherwise. It seems to be replicating swiftly, and annoyingly.

Stan stated an opinion that he was highly aware would draw negative responses; when you hit the send button on a post that rather succintly says that one doesn't care for little children who've been raped... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 12:29 AM on August 27, 2002

...or uhm, what zarah said. *ding*
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 12:29 AM on August 27, 2002

A guy stops into a thread about brutalized children, and says, "I know it's horrible, but I'm oversensitized to these kids, I have no sympathy. --Oh yeah, what's up with that Jon Benet case? *snicker*" So, we've got a guy who not only doesn't empathize with children, but makes an obvious sneering reference to a well-known dead child.

Oh, yeah. That's going to go over really well.

Then he starts a thread in MeTa under the guise of... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:15 AM on August 27, 2002

Why yes, the psychopath link was my way of acknowledging how ridiculous things were becoming. Consider it my set up for the conversation to eventually move to Hitler.

He seems to be genuinely bewildered by the response he's garnered.

I began this Metatalk thread with sincerity.

When the initial comment was made, it was attached to an, "I know it's horrible, but..." Had he... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 2:57 PM on August 27, 2002

Huh? Who the heck comes here for nods and me toos? Growth is a struggle. Participation is a risk. The penalties are minor and won't smart for long.

I was being facetious. I figured the ones who'd believe the really, really earnest question asked in the topic ("Boy howdy, I didn't expect all that negative response to what I said, where ever did I go wrong?") would believe also that I was feeling unbearably guilty. Somehow it's just not as... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:32 AM on August 28, 2002

...not that I'd know what a MeFit was if it bit me on the ass.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:35 AM on August 28, 2002

Sort of like grilling up a really fine piece of steak, only to have your loser guests pour ketchup all over it.

Actually, I think in this instance, it'd be more like grilling up a great steak (the melt in your mouth variety) to a nice medium rare, and someone sending it back to be cooked a bit more? I personally like my steaks medium rare. Other people like theirs a little (or a lot) more done. No accounting for tastes, I suppose. Try to tell them... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 5:18 AM on August 10, 2002

matt: how difficult would it be to execute rcade's idea? Attach a mefi_/meta_ to the styles that you don't mind being changed, then let those users who want to make some changes have at it?

Some enterprising soul with the time and inclination could create the aforementioned repository of Mefi "skins" where mefites could submit and/or download .css files, maybe a mini-tutorial explaining how to set a local style sheet on different browsers.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 10:40 AM on August 10, 2002

as for the style name changes to mefi_ and meta_, seems that actually making the sheets editable for users would accomplish this.

The idea was for little or no coding - a grand total of like, what, 20 people want this feature, if that? Just throwing a "mefi_" or "meta_" in front of some style names and letting the few folks who want to make themselves a local stylesheet that only affects metafilter seems simplest.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 3:11 PM on August 10, 2002

Heh, and here I was feeling just a bit ingenious. Just a TINY bit, mind you. But has anyone on kuro5hin thought of the randomizing variable thing to prevent certain elements from being overridden, huh? Huh?

Yeah, I know there are, uhm, accessibility issues . . .

Ahem. So right, yeah. There ya go.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 6:05 PM on August 10, 2002

Besides, why even add the meta_ and mefi_? Using webmutant's idea there's no need for that.

**Erases her whole explanation upon realizing she's already explained like three times already**

Woo hoo! We might be getting neat features added. Can't wait to see what Matt comes up with.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 8:55 PM on August 10, 2002

*cue rubbing of hands and maniacally gleeful laughter*
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 9:25 AM on August 10, 2002

I'll take, "Good links that generate a great deal of discussion" for 500.

Seriously, I think my reluctance to make that first FPP is because it's so difficult to find something that falls in the middle. Something that can appeal to the entire community, isn't Newsfilterish/"What's your X?", and hasn't already been covered.

One day. *sigh*
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 9:56 AM on August 10, 2002

the joke - was only as inappropriate as the statement that spawned it, imho ('I'm calling for Chinese take-out'). I suppose the potential for offense decreases if you include a funny link. Of course, Perigree didn't make the post about the joke EJ told, but the reactions afterward.

At the risk of sounding sermonious...

The overall moral of the story here, children, is - love your fellow community members. If someone views your admittedly (or... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 11:34 AM on August 5, 2002

Dude. After all the harping on Miguel about this sort of thread, I'd feel like a hypocrite contributing to this frivolousness.

moz, jonmc, owillis, rusty, coldchef, evanizer, stavros and uhm, that's it.

for now.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 2:09 AM on July 31, 2002

...and rcade. Okay, that's it.
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 5:38 AM on July 31, 2002

matt: do it, please. I admire candor generally, but I'm cringing over here.

re: Metafilter, administrators, and What Could Be Done Better-- if more people would adhere to that little voice in their heads--I know you have it, people--that says,

"This isn't a good enough topic for a front page post," or, "Don't submit this comment," we'd be so much better off. Metafilter doesn't need precise rules. MeFites... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 4:00 PM on July 31, 2002

And most Asians do eat rice. And eating rice is a good thing. isn't it? So what's the problem?

Well, okay, let's take a vehicle that's overly associated with the stereotypical African-American urban culture, like, oh say, a Lexus Coupe.

Then let's say we start calling it a "Watermelon Buggy." Let's be certain to use a food product which would have absolutely no natural reason to be associated with the vehicle. Then... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 9:58 PM on July 28, 2002

The pile on is at the very least justified. Had anyone else asked this question, it's possible that the response would have been different, but that'd be the point, wouldn't it? Who else posts so many links that seem simply designed to either 1) see one's little yellow-colored nick on the front page of MeFi or MeTa, or 2) spark the sort of response that it's gotten. I'm sure they're getting raked over the coals as well.

No sympathy for Miguel, dovies--I refuse to... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 12:10 AM on July 28, 2002

Hell, he reminds us that the MeFi server is in his room or something every other chance he gets. Which apparently is a bragging point in some universe I'm not aware of.

He does? I must have missed every last time, 'cause I didn't know that.

Anyway, no one's dissing him anymore than he dissed (in rather inflammatory language, at that) Miguel.

Okay, exercise in... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 2:33 PM on July 28, 2002

At the risk of sounding obtuse, if someone kept poking me I would tend to walk away from the poker, out of reach of the irritating finger.

Having known someone would say something like this, I actually had the following pre-written and saved to a text file*.

"...And the fact that it is possible to simply walk away from said poker doesn't negate or supercede the fact that 1) the poker is wrong, and 2) the pokee has more... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 3:20 PM on July 28, 2002

The poke here is metaphorical, so your argument doesn't add up, you don't have to move anywhere to avoid being poked by Miguel

One actually *does* have to read the front page of MeFi/MeTa, if they're planning on participating, so it really isn't like you can avoid it. Except by just not coming to MeFi/MeTa at all. Is that something you'd suggest?

And not all of us are taking notes as to who is and isn't annoying on a... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 6:02 PM on July 28, 2002

pikachulolita: I am personally anti-ignoring. It usually ends up with one being called an elitist, or whiny bitch (or some variant thereof), but it's the time-honored method of getting things accomplished.

Your Meta/Mefi posting ratio is about the same as Miguels which adds to the perception that this is all some sort of insider turf war.

1 - I like Miguel. I think he's pithy and personable. I even like his posts. Miguel's... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 7:47 PM on July 28, 2002

Those of you who've checked in here often enough to post multiple times, at length, about this lunacy are much more in danger of being too emotionally attached to MeFi.

Whenever I load up MeFi or MeTa, I press a loving kiss upon the screen.

I've had nightmares where some threads came to life, and when people talked, text would come out of their mouths at 11px sans-serif. And I was illiterate.

Of the... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by precocious at 8:51 PM on July 28, 2002