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Creating a text-site where people can comment anywhere?
I want to create a site which displays a very long text, and allows people to comment on any part of it and discuss it. What would be a good program to use? (Wordpress? Joomla? phpBB forums?) How would I be able to import hundreds of pages of text? How would I let people comment on any part of the text?
Thank You.
self-flagging
Flagging own comments for deletion? Is there a convention?
It's because they're dicks, right?
Why do people on (phpBB-style) web boards have such a thing against thread necromancy?
Trolling the front page.
"Publishing anonymous, unvetted, and unreviewed commentary online
is hugely divergent from the policies of [mainstream media] publications' print editions. It's a different kettle of fish, one that can stink for the publishers. Indeed, those publishers and their new-media managers are being reckless."
November Favorites Experience concludes. New preferences! Survey! Discuss!
November is over, and favorites are back to normal. In addition, we've got a couple related things to mention: a survey about the November exercise and favorites in general, and a couple of new display options for folks who want to alter the default favorites view.
AAAA++++ WOULD SHOP AGAIN - the return of MeFi Mall
Show us your shops! Every year we do a pretty simple page where MeFites who offer things for sale can show off their wares in a holiday store sort of fashion. Last year's shops page is here and we'll start populating the new page over here and eventually replace the older one with the newer one. If you'd like to be part of this, send me your info.
100K raffle is over! Congrats to jamaro!
The 100K raffle is over! In just four days, we raised $12,745 for five good causes thanks to the generosity of several hundred mefites. Video of the drawing here...or if you can't stand the suspense, winners and miscellaneous details are below the fold.
Raffling off the big 100K
We're raffling off usernumber 100000! For the next week Through Friday, you can buy $5 raffle tickets (to benefit your choice of five charitable orgs) for a chance to win the big account and airfare to a meetup of your choice.
We can remember it for you wholesale!
Memory is not what it used to be!
Using a camera to record your daily activities so you will remember what life was like years later? Try SenseCam! Does keeping a Digital Diary screw with your mind and memory?
November is National Let's Try Obscuring Favorite Counts Month
For the month of November, we're going to try an experiment with how favorites are displayed. [Note: if this whole experiment is driving you crazy, here's a note on reverting the changes.]
RT @mathowie Anybody seen sites that scan cats?
Are there good examples of Twitter (or status updates on Facebook) being used to answer questions AskMe-style? Or even better, to collaboratively solve a problem, like when the Scooby Gang here sussed out Kaycee Nicole?
Seeking help with my research of online communities
I am writing a dissertation about online communities, and MetaFilter will serve as the primary focus of my research. I need your help to better understand why MetaFilter functions better than so many other online communities. Can you spare 15-30 minutes to complete a short survey to improve our understanding of online communities?
"One of you will betray me with a self link before the cock crows thrice"
Some time ago, I did a post about parodies of "The Last Supper". Little did I know at the time that the Greatest Spoof Ever would feature MetaFilter's Own Jesus H. Shatner (although in retrospect, it seems obvious). Ladies and Gentlemen, a masterpiece by leonardo pjern, "The Last Round"
Self-segregation on social networks?
Are social networks becoming segregated by choice?
"MySpace is no longer cool. As a matter of fact, its number of users is now one-half the size of rival Facebook. Is this because MySpace is too black for the rest of America? Teenage Internet users may hold the answer. High-schoolers report their use of the social-networking giants along racial lines—MySpace is seen as “black,” while Facebook is “white.”
What Should I Do To Make My Blog Grow And Kick More Ass Even Though I Have No Free Time?
Tips on how to keep a blog's potential growing when your available time is shrinking...
“We believe this is a revolution...Content retrieval is now centralized and production is decentralized.”
Google makes public domain books available for instant custom printing.
Show up anywhere that has one of the book printing machines. Select one of the millions of public domain titles in Google Books digital library. Pay around the price of a mass market paperback. The machine then prints a copy of your desired book* in a few minutes, as demonstrated in this lovingly narrated video.
Where do the insiders hang out?
Do you know of any industry specific public online forums where insiders discuss common problems or share helpful tips?
"How is straight female interest in slash fiction like straight male interest in "shemale" models? And why in the world does this matter?"
The curious case of the game show neuroscientists, or how NOT to research an online community.
Two researchers wade into fanfic community without due consideration, create shitstorm. More here.
What great town Web sites are there? Or what should be on one?
I have an opportunity to produce a kickass community Web site for my town. What cities already have wonderfully interactive, community Web sites I can look at for inspiration, or what do you think a killer town Web site should have or be like?
MeFi Auctions
A dude set up a tiny auction site designed to sell to a small, trusted community. I think something similar would work well for MeFi. (via DF)
MetaMetaMetaMetaTalk
Coding Horror Guy celebrates MetaFilter's 10th Birthday by making a post with the title Meta Is Murder and bringing in cortex to explain how MetaTalk "is key to the success of the site because it's a sort of release valve." So relieve yourselves here.
Should the profiles of deceased MeFites be preserved?
When an account is disabled, all the profile information disappears. Might it be better to preserve the information when the account is disabled due to the owner's death?
Bringin' it old-school.
Birthday thoughts from an old-timer.
I'll Trade You Ten Mint Patties For A Pack Of American Spirit
Anybody interested in some Australian-American free market shenanigans?
Who has cameras?
So who's engaging in tenth birthday webcammery?
How to scan a cat and other subjects
A nice piece on Metafilter, including an audio interview with Mathowie, from the Toronto Globe and Mail.
MeFi user matching?
You know what would be neat? If MetaFilter could show you a list of users who are similar to you, based on your favoriting histories, the tags on your posts, the tags on AskMe posts to which you've replied, etc. Or if MeFi matched up users who favorited each other's stuff a lot. Sort of like OkCupid's matching engine, but simpler—and not necessarily for dating purposes.
It is available through churches and at Wal-Marts....
“They are brands that may not be considered cool by the often elitist and self-absorbed standards of New York media,” she said. She had taken a car from Manhattan that morning, and wore a pink wool shirt-dress, patent leather Manolo Blahnik heels, and diamond hoop earrings.
Reader's Digest jumps the shark. (NYT)
Reader's Digest jumps the shark. (NYT)
You Can't Filter Twitter: Clay Shirky TED Talk on Global Citizen Journalism
As turmoil continues in Iran, with protesters and members of the opposition party empowered by Twitter and camera-equipped cell phones, Clay Shirky gives a TED Talk on the emerging global era of bottom-up journalism, including the phenomenon of the transfer of social technology patterns from the second and third world to the first. Previously
Help me find a blog post on web hosting!
Where did I read about a semi-famous blogger and entrepreneur's advice on webhosting?
"An approach to fair ad blocking"
The maker of popular plugin Adblock Plus has issued a proposal for a solution that would allow publishers to unblock their ads in certain circumstances.
Twits in space
Astronaut Mike Massimino is twittering his experiences today, as he undergoes preparations for launch to the Hubble Space Telescope.
He is supposed to keep up the updates during the entire mission.
Where are all the writers to fill up these blank pages?
How do I find writers for a site when I can't pay them anything yet?
I've got a few sites I run with wordpress software behind them and they're all fairly mature and fall under different categories of success and usefulness. I just cannot run them all. Is there a site for disenfranchised writers of any skill to list themselves so I can pluck them from the masses?
What are the best internet events for start-ups to attend?
What events should an internet start-up attend in the US and in Europe in order to get know and gain recognition?
Avoiding "not available in your country" messages
I'm sick of "not available in your country" messages. What's the best workaround? I've tried looking for proxies but I can never seem to find a decent one and when I do find one that works (briefly) changing back and forth is a real pain.
Help me find independent journalists
Looking for independent news sites and journalists' blogs
How do I find a flash gallery for my website that pulls from my Flickr account?
Is there a fully customizable flash image gallery for my website that will pull photos from my Flickr sets?
I want to put a web site on my Kindle.
Is there a simple way to convert a multi-page website to a mobi-format book for reading on a Kindle? The site contains html-text plus graphics, but no interactivity.
Why would a company need a blog?
Why would a company need a blog?
How do I get my links in Twitter to post to Delicious?
Is there a way or tool to easily wed Twitter to Delicious, through sickness and in health? Preferably more health...
Good examples of neighborhood/community websites?
Examples of good urban neighborhood community websites?
Looking for a multi-user video screening platform online.
I need to show a 45 minute film to a bunch of people spread all over the country. I want them to log into a space and all screen it at the same time – perhaps even while they are connected to me by conference call or webinar. It has to be a password protected space, and the film would have to taken down immediately after the participant completed the viewing.
Are there good alternatives to Google Moderator?
The White House highlighted the power of Google Moderator when they used it for their Open for Questions forum. Are there any alternatives to Google Moderator that would give me more flexibility with authentication?
interesting profiles
We have profiles:
What was the first website to hide troll's activity to everyone but the troll himself?
In this article, Clive Thompson says Disqus invented "selective invisibility" -- the moderation technique of hiding the activity of troublemakers and trolls from everyone but the troll themselves. I know this can't be true, mostly because I implemented it on Upcoming.org back in 2003. But I remember the idea floating around long before that, and some old online communities definitely implemented it, but I can't remember which ones. Any old-schoolers remember?
What is a reputable, low-cost, non-PayPal merchant account to accept credit cards online?
What are some reputable, low-cost, non-PayPal merchant accounts that enable you to accept credit cards online? Extra credit question: what are the best designed and lowest cost Web store options?