Even if the question is answered, AskMe is not for jokes.

June 16, 2006 8:44 PM

I'm about to post about a bug. This little AskMe bug. The question was already answered, nailed immediately by lekvar, so the conversation was drifting pleasantly, and lekvar says:

How can you think they're ugly? They have cute little accordion butts!
posted by lekvar at 7:27 PM PST on June 14

So I reply: "The accordions are necessary for the polka dots."

Now my little pun is deleted. There follow three extremely complimentary references to my pun, none of which is on topic, none of which is deleted. So now it looks like theperfectcrime made the pun. Now I don't mind deletions; I've had my share. But this is eerily selective, isn't it, jessamyn? Almost the perfect crime.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium to Bugs at 8:44 PM (29 comments total)

Waa waa.
posted by smackfu at 8:55 PM on June 16, 2006

Best metatalk thread ever.

There, does that set things right?
posted by ludwig_van at 9:00 PM on June 16, 2006

It is an odd bit of moderation.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 9:04 PM on June 16, 2006

Exactly, monju. The pun is still there, three times, now.
The only thing removed is attribution.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 9:08 PM on June 16, 2006

You're so lame for posting this.
posted by xmutex at 9:44 PM on June 16, 2006

I think the lesson you should be gleaning from this is: SEE WHAT A MESS WISECRACKS MAKE?

You're right, smartass, it would take some effort to surgically remove all evidence of your wisecrack, and might even render the thread unintelligible. Ergo: don't crack wise.
posted by scarabic at 9:55 PM on June 16, 2006

I think comment deletions reflect repressed sexuality on the part of the administrator. That said, ... wait, what? DEATH TO PUNS.
posted by knave at 10:20 PM on June 16, 2006

scarabic: "I think the lesson you should be gleaning from this is: SEE WHAT A MESS WISECRACKS MAKE?

You're right, smartass, it would take some effort to surgically remove all evidence of your wisecrack, and might even render the thread unintelligible. Ergo: don't crack wise."

Yeah, what a big fucking mess. The question was answered and five whole comments were off. One was deleted when all of them could have been. Perhaps one shouldn't crack wise; that doesn't mean this was the right way to handle the wise cracked. w-gp's right, IMO, and you shouldn't be so quick to condemn.
posted by kenko at 10:20 PM on June 16, 2006

sorry about that, it's been a truly terrible day here at home.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:23 PM on June 16, 2006

Sorry you have had an awful day, jeesamyn. Hope it is nothing permanent.
Go ahead and delete my comment - it will be better than ibuprofen.
posted by Cranberry at 10:26 PM on June 16, 2006

whatever happened to one minute revision of spelling?
posted by Cranberry at 10:27 PM on June 16, 2006

I move that weapons-grade pandemonium's funniness quotient be corrected by 2.17 guffaws and a quarter-titter.
posted by fleacircus at 12:12 AM on June 17, 2006

I was about to viciously lambast the deletion, but now I'm worried about jessamyn. Take care of yourself and remember: keep your finger off the delete button when the pot's boiling over and the ceiling's caving in!
posted by languagehat at 5:50 AM on June 17, 2006

I'm fine, just in a funk. My boyfriend's moving out, I don't know if that's better or worse than the ceiling caving in. I should probably just spend more time keeping my finger off of the post button. Sorry for the DramaFilter.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:48 AM on June 17, 2006

I'm fine, just in a funk.

i have just the thing. listen till you feel better!
posted by quonsar at 7:41 AM on June 17, 2006

Aww, Jess. That sucks. Hang tough.
posted by fourcheesemac at 8:10 AM on June 17, 2006

I don't get it.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:37 AM on June 17, 2006

Aw, shit, polka dots.




Flagged.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 11:39 AM on June 17, 2006

"My boyfriend's moving out..."

And, lo, there's was much rejoicing in the Land of Single MetaFilter Men.

I'm trying to decide if this comment will cheer jessamyn up or not. I have a bad feeling it will make it worse.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 12:19 PM on June 17, 2006

EB, I'm not sure if "cheer" is the word, but MeFi generally is more of a comfort than a burden in times like these.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 12:54 PM on June 17, 2006

Feel the love , jessamyn, 38,000+ mefites wishing you well. At least that many are thinking that a clever competent woman like you will draw on her own resources and 'manage'.
posted by Cranberry at 1:07 PM on June 17, 2006

"And, lo, there's was much rejoicing in the Land of Single MetaFilter Men"

quonsar and jessamyn would be an awesome couple.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 5:26 PM on June 17, 2006

I don't like puns. So it was deleted. In my made up medical opinion you will survive, and more you will dance again. Dios loves jessamyn platonically. Forever, almost.
posted by econous at 6:29 PM on June 17, 2006

I'm sure there are a couple of single Metafilter women rejoicing too. I'm just sayin'.

Sorry to hear that jessamyn.
posted by FlamingBore at 8:23 PM on June 17, 2006

And that's how the fifty millionth complaint about the deletion standards in AskMe turned into a group hug for Jessamyn's bad day. The End.
posted by nanojath at 11:51 PM on June 17, 2006

Yeah, what a big fucking mess.

You're right, it's remarkable how completely removable all comments relating to the wisecrack were in this instance.

[hugs jessamyn]
posted by scarabic at 2:18 AM on June 18, 2006

I have no comment on the deletion in question, but [hugs for jessamyn]. (hey, it isn't too late to jump on the bandwagon, is it?)
posted by Alterscape at 8:32 AM on June 18, 2006

Fuck this, I've got food poisoning. I want some cunting goddamn sympathy too. Bitches.

Oh, but on the love train, it occurs to me that in addition to there being plenty more fish in the sea for Jessamyn, it just so happens that there are fish in quonsar's pants. For Jessamyn.

So, there you go.
posted by The Monkey at 5:27 PM on June 18, 2006

*blowskisses*

(yes, I checked if there's a MeFi user called kisses. There isn't. I imagine if some enterprising young MeFite happens upon this little comment, there will be one soon)
posted by raedyn at 11:35 AM on June 19, 2006