January 10, 2002

10:32 AM

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posted by Steven Den Beste (99 comments total)

Via Grim Amusements.
posted by Steven Den Beste at 10:32 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by emptyage at 10:42 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by s.carrier at 10:43 AM on January 10, 2002

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Nice idea, and very well-executed. Sweet!
posted by Succa at 10:48 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by moss at 11:08 AM on January 10, 2002

3133t
posted by moz at 11:11 AM on January 10, 2002

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Ha ha!

I have no idea what that means. Some questions were very hard, such as the blog-related ones.
posted by Skot at 11:11 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by moosedogtoo at 11:12 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by elfgirl at 11:12 AM on January 10, 2002

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So, who want to write a MeFi code?
posted by iceberg273 at 11:15 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by disaster at 11:16 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by bondcliff at 11:17 AM on January 10, 2002

I work three blogs, have no tech background, am very old, and I have no idea whatsoever what blog code means...will this send me to hell when I die?
posted by Postroad at 11:20 AM on January 10, 2002

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This counts as navel-gazing, right?
posted by TiggleTaggleTiger at 11:21 AM on January 10, 2002

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There was no pancake question.
posted by barkingmoose at 11:24 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by briank at 11:25 AM on January 10, 2002

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definately need a MeFi code, but i'm afraid all it would say about me is that i visit waaaay too often, writing with little or no effect on any thread.

[a mefi code would need a pancake question]
posted by th3ph17 at 11:26 AM on January 10, 2002

There was no pancake question.

That is for the mefi code, along with:

do you self police?
do you know where metatalk is?
would you like a pony?
do you know who doublepostguy is?
posted by iceberg273 at 11:27 AM on January 10, 2002

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That was actually a fun quiz.
posted by jennak at 11:27 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by melissa at 11:27 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by TuxHeDoh at 11:29 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by transient at 11:29 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by Nothing at 11:34 AM on January 10, 2002

This is one of those rare threads where I'm not reading the ffp because the resultant comment trail is a lot more fun that way

Eep opp orp that means I love you.
posted by dong_resin at 11:35 AM on January 10, 2002

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I feel funny. I think my nose got stuck in my bellybutton.
posted by me3dia at 11:36 AM on January 10, 2002

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Woo. I've only just started a journal. This makes me think I should stop. Perhaps. After I make a link to this quiz.
posted by Badmichelle at 11:37 AM on January 10, 2002

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Woo. I've only just started a journal. This makes me think I should stop. Perhaps. After I make a link to this quiz.
posted by Badmichelle at 11:37 AM on January 10, 2002

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But it doesn't count because I retired from weblogging twice already.

(And it's "eep opp orp, ah-ah")
posted by majick at 11:37 AM on January 10, 2002

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Woo. I've only just started a journal. This makes me think I should stop. Perhaps. After I make a link to this quiz.
posted by Badmichelle at 11:37 AM on January 10, 2002

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What about "Do you link or do you do all sorts of meta in your linkage?" and, for Halcyon, "Do you have your life broadcast via webcam on or near your blog?"
posted by eljuanbobo at 11:40 AM on January 10, 2002

Err... or maybe you should just stop hitting the Post button? Ahem.
posted by majick at 11:41 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by boogah at 11:43 AM on January 10, 2002

Err... or maybe you should just stop hitting the Post button? Ahem.

See, now that's another thing for the MeFi code.

How many times have you multiposted?
posted by iceberg273 at 11:44 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by lnicole at 11:44 AM on January 10, 2002

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I have no About page.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 11:44 AM on January 10, 2002

Okay, enough's enough. Someone with more creativity than I have (err... anyone, that is) come up with a list of mefi code question elements, and I'll bang on a script to make it go when I get home from work.
posted by majick at 11:49 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by brent at 11:57 AM on January 10, 2002

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posted by sugarfish at 11:57 AM on January 10, 2002

Here are some questions - I don't have the funny answers yet.

How long have you been a member? (either # or "Member since")

Is your email listed in your profile?

How many times have you double-posted?

How many times have you self-linked?

How many times in a day do you refresh MetaFilter?

How many posts to MeFi do you have?

How many posts to MeTa do you have?

How well do you know the guidelines?

1142?

Have you ever participated in a thread involving DoublePostGuy, Baby Jesus, Right Winger, or Pat McGroin?
posted by starvingartist at 12:04 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by dnash at 12:04 PM on January 10, 2002

dorks.
posted by dcgartn at 12:05 PM on January 10, 2002

dcgartn: dorks.

Uhh... so?
posted by majick at 12:07 PM on January 10, 2002

for the Mefi List:

Where do you go to find monkeys? (or a little red monkee)
posted by ColdChef at 12:08 PM on January 10, 2002

What kind of pony would you like?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:12 PM on January 10, 2002

Just because:
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posted by crawl at 12:19 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by misterioso at 12:21 PM on January 10, 2002

I hate your soul.
posted by holloway at 12:34 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by sudama at 12:39 PM on January 10, 2002

Here are some questions - I don't have the funny answers yet.

Ut-Oh. It's all about the funny answers.
posted by emptyage at 12:40 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by wibbler at 12:41 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by daver at 12:47 PM on January 10, 2002

d+ t+ k s+ u f i o x e l c-
posted by mw at 12:48 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by mrbula at 12:48 PM on January 10, 2002

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not that I could look at even my own code and know what it means...
posted by rebeccablood at 12:52 PM on January 10, 2002

f--
posted by victors at 12:56 PM on January 10, 2002

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Does my old Commodore CNet BBS count as a blog? If so, I need to take the quiz again.
posted by rocketpup at 12:57 PM on January 10, 2002

oh wait, and my bear code is:

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posted by victors at 1:00 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by willrich at 1:03 PM on January 10, 2002

rocketpup: Does my old Commodore CNet BBS count...?

If you asked me? No. CNet has a real message system. If it was Color 64 or an AABBS, yes, because those message board mechanisms were primitive and blog-like linear. 'Course, you didn't ask me.

Yes, you can download the latest version of Color 64 and All American BBS from the internet. The world is a scary, scary place.
posted by majick at 1:12 PM on January 10, 2002

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I couldn't find my navel.
posted by skyscraper at 1:18 PM on January 10, 2002

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Better than Geek Code, that's for sure. :)
posted by lynda at 1:24 PM on January 10, 2002

IDGASATKOS ILTR,ND
posted by Chief Typist at 1:28 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by danec at 1:30 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by arielmeadow at 1:31 PM on January 10, 2002

if there is to be a MeFi code, it MUST include the question "How often do you get dragged into MetaTalk to be chewed out by other MeFites?"

Answers could include:

"What's MetaTalk?"

"Never, I post and comment responsibly"

"It happened once or twice but then I learned what I was doing wrong and resolved the issue"

"It happens all the time, but there's enough people who pop up to defend me that I refuse to change a bloody thing about my posting habits"

"I am Steven den Beste, or possibly MiguelCardoso"
posted by Sapphireblue at 1:45 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by crustygeek at 1:49 PM on January 10, 2002

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Only recently started blogging again after an extended hiatus and a lapse of a hosting contract. D'oh!
posted by malross at 2:01 PM on January 10, 2002

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Wakka wakka
posted by philsown at 2:04 PM on January 10, 2002

Does this mean we'll get a new euphemism for sex?

"Incrementing x"
posted by Succa at 4:41 PM on January 10, 2002

[this is good]

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posted by youhas at 4:46 PM on January 10, 2002

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No clue.
posted by bjgeiger at 5:37 PM on January 10, 2002

<voice style="CharlieBrown:dejected;">I got a rock.</voice>
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:18 PM on January 10, 2002

I am like oldschool and hardcore:
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Useful addition: Update the autogenerated code so that each segment contains a <span title=""> with an explanation of itself (the code and rating). Tooltips etc. could then be consulted by the baffled millions faced with what appears to be the demented spewing of a 1987-era MS-DOS Epson FX-80 printer on dozens of their favourite sites.

Is what I'm saying.
posted by joeclark at 6:31 PM on January 10, 2002

I think your user number is your mefi code. Vic Stone makes me laugh.
posted by anildash at 6:47 PM on January 10, 2002

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Party on, Wayne...
posted by metrocake at 7:56 PM on January 10, 2002

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posted by wackybrit at 8:20 PM on January 10, 2002

Just noticed no-one is x++ yet. I know there's someone who's slept with two or more other bloggers ;-)
posted by wackybrit at 8:21 PM on January 10, 2002

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But I still prefer waffles.
posted by dchase at 9:09 PM on January 10, 2002

Okay, I wrote some script but haven't made up the snarky form. And I'm just too exhausted to write interesting words, if I'm even capable of such a thing to begin with. So the meficode questionnaire waits.
posted by majick at 9:16 PM on January 10, 2002

Perhaps "so I could visit two or more other bloggers whom I could sleep with" could be the key to a winning entry here. ;D
posted by youhas at 9:20 PM on January 10, 2002

Hell, stavros, you cut too many eye-holes in your profile again!
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:20 PM on January 10, 2002

i have a red seven
posted by clavdivs at 9:55 PM on January 10, 2002

What's a battle?
posted by Dane at 10:20 PM on January 10, 2002

Hey wackybrit, I notice a lot of x++'s are posting their code over on Ron's blog where he first mentioned that he had written the code.

Um, I'm just saying.
posted by bjennings at 10:46 PM on January 10, 2002

I present to for your entertainment: http://skunkworks.cx/meficode/

It's nowhere near as amusing as it would be if someone actually funny and insightful wrote it, but it's easy enough to change if anyone comes up with a better idea.
posted by majick at 12:02 AM on January 11, 2002

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posted by allaboutgeorge at 3:51 AM on January 11, 2002

'Mefipunk' - very amusin'!

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posted by rory at 4:07 AM on January 11, 2002

omg... talking about LAME!

ok.. so the GEEK code was kinda cool... YEARS ago... but c'mon... give it up!
posted by BlitzK at 4:37 AM on January 11, 2002

Um... the whole point is that it's lame. And no, the geek code was never kinda cool. Sorry to be so contrary about it.
posted by majick at 7:39 AM on January 11, 2002

Can I be the last one in the pool (or at least close to it)?

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meep meep!
posted by werty at 7:58 AM on January 11, 2002

Does the fact that there's a "Obligatory Sapphireblue Question" mean that now there's an inside joke about me?

I'm so excited!
posted by Sapphireblue at 11:28 AM on January 11, 2002

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I think I've generated a geek code also but I'm not geeky enough to remember it. Or care...
posted by mutagen at 12:02 PM on January 11, 2002

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posted by feelinglistless at 1:06 PM on January 11, 2002

Isn't this the ultimate dating concept -- you register your code somewhere and then get a list of people with whom your code matches ...
posted by feelinglistless at 1:08 PM on January 11, 2002

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yay.
posted by phalkin at 2:33 PM on January 11, 2002

Still totally clueless.

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posted by bjgeiger at 5:51 PM on January 11, 2002

Oooh, interesting dustup over at undisturbed concerning all this. It turns out Faith wrote a Weblogger Code back in July 2000. Obviously, it's a meme based on a thousand different Geek Codes. But she's decided that Ron, the creator of the recent Blogger Code, *stole the idea from her.*

She's accusing Ron of acting without integrity and all sorts of crap.

Personally, I think it's a coincidence, mingled with a lot of sour grapes.
posted by bjennings at 4:20 PM on January 14, 2002

Here we go again. Not everything on earth is motivated by sour grapes. Heaven forbid that anyone just care about their stuff being their stuff.
posted by faith at 9:39 PM on January 14, 2002

Right, Faith. But the problem is that you seem to think *his work* is *your stuff* based on the fact that you both independently got the same idea (a geek code for webloggers). It's your cries of "integrity" which are making you look like you're behaving with sour grapes, especially seeing how upfront Ron has been about this whole thing.

You can't copyright an idea. You *can* copyright your work, your text, your code. Unless you can suddenly show that Ron took over your work wholesale, you've got a losing battle in front of you.
posted by bjennings at 5:49 PM on January 15, 2002