Hurry up and tell us the winners already August 26, 2006 6:53 PM Subscribe
Sidebar says "CONTEST. Best post of the day wins $30, all August." Out of (by my count) 73 posts on August 23 and 24, there were none that were any good?
Oh come on. What's the rush? Each day's winners get announced eventually - like in a day or three; have some freaking patience.
posted by mediareport at 7:06 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by mediareport at 7:06 PM on August 26, 2006
I.e., we've seen these temporary glitches tons of times before - days with runners-up only, etc. It all gets sorted out.
posted by mediareport at 7:08 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by mediareport at 7:08 PM on August 26, 2006
have some freaking patience.
Oh for christ's sakes.
There is a 'winner' (but no runners-up) for August 25th (y2karl's excellent music post), but nothing for the either the 23rd or 24rth. Thus my question.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:09 PM on August 26, 2006
Oh for christ's sakes.
There is a 'winner' (but no runners-up) for August 25th (y2karl's excellent music post), but nothing for the either the 23rd or 24rth. Thus my question.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:09 PM on August 26, 2006
It all gets sorted out.
Well, then, that's just fine.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:10 PM on August 26, 2006
Well, then, that's just fine.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:10 PM on August 26, 2006
*laughs*
You've already spent that $30, stav, haven't you? Seriously, this has happened before; the "best of" page has been kind of a loveable mess all month.
Now, if you're looking for something *really* worth complaining about, how about the fact that jokey nonsense is now getting marked "best answer" and being favorited to death in AskMe? And is already spawning cheap imitation yuks. Oh joy. That sure bodes well for the future.
posted by mediareport at 7:18 PM on August 26, 2006
You've already spent that $30, stav, haven't you? Seriously, this has happened before; the "best of" page has been kind of a loveable mess all month.
Now, if you're looking for something *really* worth complaining about, how about the fact that jokey nonsense is now getting marked "best answer" and being favorited to death in AskMe? And is already spawning cheap imitation yuks. Oh joy. That sure bodes well for the future.
posted by mediareport at 7:18 PM on August 26, 2006
You've already spent that $30, stav, haven't you?
Mouse over the words 'none that were any good' in my post above. And give me a little fucking credit.
Oh joy. That sure bodes well for the future.
I've talked about unintended consequences in the past until my ass turned blue, to little avail. I give up on bitching about that short of shit, at least for now. It's a moderation issue.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:22 PM on August 26, 2006
Mouse over the words 'none that were any good' in my post above. And give me a little fucking credit.
Oh joy. That sure bodes well for the future.
I've talked about unintended consequences in the past until my ass turned blue, to little avail. I give up on bitching about that short of shit, at least for now. It's a moderation issue.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:22 PM on August 26, 2006
Give the jokesters credit for not yelling Mushrooms! to this AskMe.
posted by yeti at 7:25 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by yeti at 7:25 PM on August 26, 2006
he was busy implementing jobs, bitch. He doesn't have time for things that are no longer interesting. There are tons of... Hey, shiny thing! *runs off*
posted by boo_radley at 8:54 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by boo_radley at 8:54 PM on August 26, 2006
Who you callin' bitch, sparky?
Anyway, we know pb did all the heavy lifting, anyway. Heh.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:59 PM on August 26, 2006
Anyway, we know pb did all the heavy lifting, anyway. Heh.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:59 PM on August 26, 2006
Each day's winners get announced eventually - like in a day or three; have some freaking patience.
I say this without emotion and no dog in this race whatsoever:
If you're going to have a daily challenge and get people stoked to compete for a daily prize, yes you should keep up with the winner announcements on a daily basis.
A 2-day lapse isn't the end of the world but it is bad form. Perhaps "every weekday" is in order?
posted by scarabic at 9:13 PM on August 26, 2006
I say this without emotion and no dog in this race whatsoever:
If you're going to have a daily challenge and get people stoked to compete for a daily prize, yes you should keep up with the winner announcements on a daily basis.
A 2-day lapse isn't the end of the world but it is bad form. Perhaps "every weekday" is in order?
posted by scarabic at 9:13 PM on August 26, 2006
jessamyn and I have been busy. I've taken two long trips and gotten sick, I think jessamyn has spoken at two conferences and attended at least one wedding. I have jessamyn's picks for the 23rd and 24th which I'll log later tonight. I picked the 25th one straight away because I didn't want to forget that one.
I didn't think of it as a contest where the timing of the results was all that important, but apparently I misjudged the reaction on that.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:08 PM on August 26, 2006
I didn't think of it as a contest where the timing of the results was all that important, but apparently I misjudged the reaction on that.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:08 PM on August 26, 2006
And give me a little fucking credit.
I saw the words. It was a friendly laughing poke. Sheesh.
posted by mediareport at 10:13 PM on August 26, 2006
I saw the words. It was a friendly laughing poke. Sheesh.
posted by mediareport at 10:13 PM on August 26, 2006
I've taken two long trips and gotten sick
Were you sick over the fact that Code Baloo has only made six posts to the front page ever and that two of them won best post of the day? Because if so, you may have caught that from me. Where normal human beings have an immune system, I seem to have a vast reservoir of pettiness.
posted by jonson at 10:54 PM on August 26, 2006
Were you sick over the fact that Code Baloo has only made six posts to the front page ever and that two of them won best post of the day? Because if so, you may have caught that from me. Where normal human beings have an immune system, I seem to have a vast reservoir of pettiness.
posted by jonson at 10:54 PM on August 26, 2006
I have jessamyn's picks for the 23rd and 24th which I'll log later tonight. I picked the 25th one straight away because I didn't want to forget that one.
Allrighty, then.
I didn't think of it as a contest where the timing of the results was all that important
*tweet* 20 yard penalty for disingenuity.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:14 PM on August 26, 2006
Allrighty, then.
I didn't think of it as a contest where the timing of the results was all that important
*tweet* 20 yard penalty for disingenuity.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:14 PM on August 26, 2006
wow. it's like a battle between me & stavros for "which one of us will Matt like less when this thread is over with".
posted by jonson at 11:20 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by jonson at 11:20 PM on August 26, 2006
And you're not even halfway through round one yet! Come on now, you lizard-spleened bilge-bather! Besmirch his good name or something. Soil the drapes! Pick at the wallpaper! Insult his wife's cooking! Urinate indiscreetly in the potted palms!
*shuffles off to annoy and pester the cats*
posted by loquacious at 11:27 PM on August 26, 2006
*shuffles off to annoy and pester the cats*
posted by loquacious at 11:27 PM on August 26, 2006
Ahh, I'm just fucking with him a bit because I was a very mildly annoyed by the Do Not Question Teh Mathowie In His Infinite Wisdom folks. He knows I got nothin' but love.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:49 PM on August 26, 2006
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:49 PM on August 26, 2006
Yeah, I've been away from home 13 of the last 25 nights and I think made my picks for the 22nd and 23rd from the airport. I even set MeFi to think I live in Pacific Time, but I go to bed waaaayy before midnight Pacific which means my picks are delayed half a day to begin with. I know that we've been a bit slackerly but we are trying, and figured it was better to actually read the posts than just halfass it so we could be prompt. August seemed like such a good month for this contest but I don't think either one of us realized how much travelling the other one of us was doing. My apologies to those with the fidgets.
jonson: yes I am sick about Code Baloo, how about that?
mediareport: and also jokey favorited nonsense in AskMe I am sick about
The BPOD page is now current through the 25th.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:23 AM on August 27, 2006
jonson: yes I am sick about Code Baloo, how about that?
mediareport: and also jokey favorited nonsense in AskMe I am sick about
The BPOD page is now current through the 25th.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:23 AM on August 27, 2006
Sidebar says "CONTEST. Best post of the day wins $30, all August." Out of (by my count) 73 posts on August 23 and 2... blah blah so forth an so on..
How fucking monstrous, I sincerely thank you for the information. If you have a spare moment get a job. Whingeing. Thx 4 ur thyme.
posted by econous at 6:19 AM on August 27, 2006
How fucking monstrous, I sincerely thank you for the information. If you have a spare moment get a job. Whingeing. Thx 4 ur thyme.
posted by econous at 6:19 AM on August 27, 2006
And is already spawning cheap imitation yuks.
What did you mean to link to? 'Cause that goes to the same stupid comment (which should be deleted) as the first.
posted by languagehat at 6:32 AM on August 27, 2006
What did you mean to link to? 'Cause that goes to the same stupid comment (which should be deleted) as the first.
posted by languagehat at 6:32 AM on August 27, 2006
languagehat : "What did you mean to link to? 'Cause that goes to the same stupid comment (which should be deleted) as the first."
He followed up with the corrected link, but now that link just goes to the thread top, because the comment in question was deleted (I don't know what it was, but it was the comment that immediately followed the first, faved, best-answered comment).
posted by Bugbread at 7:12 AM on August 27, 2006
He followed up with the corrected link, but now that link just goes to the thread top, because the comment in question was deleted (I don't know what it was, but it was the comment that immediately followed the first, faved, best-answered comment).
posted by Bugbread at 7:12 AM on August 27, 2006
the comment in question was deleted
It involved grey aliens and Agnes Moorehead, if I recall correctly.
posted by mediareport at 8:10 AM on August 27, 2006
It involved grey aliens and Agnes Moorehead, if I recall correctly.
posted by mediareport at 8:10 AM on August 27, 2006
the Do Not Question Teh Mathowie In His Infinite Wisdom folks
Er, try the They've Explained The Reasons For These Glitches And Delays Previously Dummy Pay Attention to MetaTalk folks. dersins even used your exact schtick two weeks ago. The Do Not Question Teh Mathowie In His Infinite Wisdom folks haven't shown up in this thread yet.
So anyway, did y'all see what ResearchBuzz just posted about Askme?
The Answers services vary a lot in how useful they are. I don’t like Yahoo Answers so much because there’s a lot of stuff you have to wade through if you’re doing any kind of serious research. I’m not a big fan of Google Answers either...
I find of all the Ask-the sites out there I tend to prefer the Librarian/Reference type sites (it’s scary how many states now have Ask-A-Librarian services) and Ask Metafilter. AskMeFi because it tends to have interesting questions and thoughtful answers. (And occasionally, granted, whacked-out questions and lunatic answers.)
posted by mediareport at 8:27 AM on August 27, 2006
Er, try the They've Explained The Reasons For These Glitches And Delays Previously Dummy Pay Attention to MetaTalk folks. dersins even used your exact schtick two weeks ago. The Do Not Question Teh Mathowie In His Infinite Wisdom folks haven't shown up in this thread yet.
So anyway, did y'all see what ResearchBuzz just posted about Askme?
The Answers services vary a lot in how useful they are. I don’t like Yahoo Answers so much because there’s a lot of stuff you have to wade through if you’re doing any kind of serious research. I’m not a big fan of Google Answers either...
I find of all the Ask-the sites out there I tend to prefer the Librarian/Reference type sites (it’s scary how many states now have Ask-A-Librarian services) and Ask Metafilter. AskMeFi because it tends to have interesting questions and thoughtful answers. (And occasionally, granted, whacked-out questions and lunatic answers.)
posted by mediareport at 8:27 AM on August 27, 2006
did y'all see what ResearchBuzz just posted about Askme?
I saw that, supercool.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:36 AM on August 27, 2006
I saw that, supercool.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:36 AM on August 27, 2006
it's only a web site ... sheesh
posted by pyramid termite at 9:48 AM on August 27, 2006
posted by pyramid termite at 9:48 AM on August 27, 2006
woot!
so how do i collect the winnings? I haven't been following the contest all that closely.
posted by empath at 9:58 AM on August 27, 2006
so how do i collect the winnings? I haven't been following the contest all that closely.
posted by empath at 9:58 AM on August 27, 2006
so how do i collect the winnings?
You can put a paypal address in your profile. We'll have a MeTa post at the end of the month trying to get everyone's attention and make sure everyone gets paid.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:04 AM on August 27, 2006
You can put a paypal address in your profile. We'll have a MeTa post at the end of the month trying to get everyone's attention and make sure everyone gets paid.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:04 AM on August 27, 2006
The Do Not Question Teh Mathowie In His Infinite Wisdom folks haven't shown up in this thread yet.
... whew, sorry, the bus was late 'cuz traffic was fucking brutal, and I had to go back to my apartment three times to make sure that I didn't leave the kettle on, until I realized I don't even own a fucking kettle so I had to stop by KettleTown but they didn't open 'til noon so I tried that new place, PotCity, but that really wasn't the same kind of store...
For the love of Christ, it's 12.22PM on a Sunday, I'm sitting here in my damn underpants thinking about putting the lid back onto the jar of salsa I opened last night, and even I don't have time to waste or the sense of entitlement required to demand an up to the minute, ripped from the headlines, following this story as it unfolds bloody Best Of List.
DNQTehMiH8734;W
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:31 AM on August 27, 2006
... whew, sorry, the bus was late 'cuz traffic was fucking brutal, and I had to go back to my apartment three times to make sure that I didn't leave the kettle on, until I realized I don't even own a fucking kettle so I had to stop by KettleTown but they didn't open 'til noon so I tried that new place, PotCity, but that really wasn't the same kind of store...
For the love of Christ, it's 12.22PM on a Sunday, I'm sitting here in my damn underpants thinking about putting the lid back onto the jar of salsa I opened last night, and even I don't have time to waste or the sense of entitlement required to demand an up to the minute, ripped from the headlines, following this story as it unfolds bloody Best Of List.
DNQTehMiH8734;W
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:31 AM on August 27, 2006
Damn you, live preview; the only thing infinite about you is your capacity for treachery!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:33 AM on August 27, 2006
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:33 AM on August 27, 2006
I believe that was the followup to "2-4-6-8 Motorway." Sank without a trace, for reasons which will be readily discernible if you try to chant it.
posted by languagehat at 11:37 AM on August 27, 2006
posted by languagehat at 11:37 AM on August 27, 2006
"whacked-out questions and lunatic answers" in AskMe? The reviewer should read MetaTalk.
posted by Cranberry at 12:21 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by Cranberry at 12:21 PM on August 27, 2006
If my post about budgies bringing messages from god doesnt win then there's going to be a few cans of whup ass opened around here.
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:51 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:51 PM on August 27, 2006
well that's what the budgies have been saying "giant foot lands on san francisco" - that sort of thing.
stav , your fine post about zombies , has won our edinburgh festival best post award , the prize is $30.
Jackmo will send you the money.
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:56 PM on August 27, 2006
stav , your fine post about zombies , has won our edinburgh festival best post award , the prize is $30.
Jackmo will send you the money.
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:56 PM on August 27, 2006
Buy whiskey, send pictures.
even I don't have time to waste or the sense of entitlement required to demand an up to the minute, ripped from the headlines, following this story as it unfolds bloody Best Of List.
Whatever. Read my post. That's not what I was asking about or for, Mr Underpants.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:38 PM on August 27, 2006
even I don't have time to waste or the sense of entitlement required to demand an up to the minute, ripped from the headlines, following this story as it unfolds bloody Best Of List.
Whatever. Read my post. That's not what I was asking about or for, Mr Underpants.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:38 PM on August 27, 2006
stav, Alvy was parodying such a response, no need to get your huff on.
posted by jonson at 5:11 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by jonson at 5:11 PM on August 27, 2006
Finally, my future sock puppet has a name!
And if you read my comment under the light of a full moon in the presence of a virtuous maiden, you'll see that it was merely a tongue in cheek send-up of an Infinite Wisdom spiel. I do apologize for the sense of entitlement crack, that was a mite harsh even if I didn't mean it1.
I ain't got a pony in this race; I'm not in the running for the thirty smackers, and prefer to parse the front page proper and decide for myself what is and isn't 'The Best'.
Frankly, who the hell are these people to decide that?!? The Cats on a Scanner Guy and Pig Penis Lady?!? They're not the bosses of me2!!!
1The part about the underpants was and, sadly, still is true, and the salsa was actually a jar of honey garlic sauce, which I wound up closing some hours later.
2That's more tongue in cheekery. Please don't hurt me, admins.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:21 PM on August 27, 2006
And if you read my comment under the light of a full moon in the presence of a virtuous maiden, you'll see that it was merely a tongue in cheek send-up of an Infinite Wisdom spiel. I do apologize for the sense of entitlement crack, that was a mite harsh even if I didn't mean it1.
I ain't got a pony in this race; I'm not in the running for the thirty smackers, and prefer to parse the front page proper and decide for myself what is and isn't 'The Best'.
Frankly, who the hell are these people to decide that?!? The Cats on a Scanner Guy and Pig Penis Lady?!? They're not the bosses of me2!!!
1The part about the underpants was and, sadly, still is true, and the salsa was actually a jar of honey garlic sauce, which I wound up closing some hours later.
2That's more tongue in cheekery. Please don't hurt me, admins.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:21 PM on August 27, 2006
On non-preview, what jonson said.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:23 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:23 PM on August 27, 2006
OK, sorry. I broke my rule about commenting before my third cup of coffee in the morning, again. I'm definitely going soft in the head in my dotage.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:54 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:54 PM on August 27, 2006
You're usually a lot more thick-skinned than this, stav. Are you ok?
posted by mediareport at 5:59 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by mediareport at 5:59 PM on August 27, 2006
Yep, I'm fine, but thanks for asking. Trying like hell to arrange my first visit back to Canada in four years and being thwarted by random circumstance at every turn, though, which is making me somewhat grumpy.
I'll try and nudge the crankiness meter down a notch or two.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:04 PM on August 27, 2006
I'll try and nudge the crankiness meter down a notch or two.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:04 PM on August 27, 2006
The contest is for the month of August; I say no more winners are announced until the month is over.
Greedy fucking piggies. It's just $30.
posted by Eideteker at 6:39 PM on August 27, 2006
Greedy fucking piggies. It's just $30.
posted by Eideteker at 6:39 PM on August 27, 2006
Greedy fucking piggies.
To whom is this addressed?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:48 PM on August 27, 2006
To whom is this addressed?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:48 PM on August 27, 2006
I expect to refer back to this winners list for the next year (when I'm bored) so they can take weeks to pick all the winners for all I care.
posted by intermod at 7:44 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by intermod at 7:44 PM on August 27, 2006
To whom is this addressed?
No, no, no. Stop. Leave this thread never to return. Good luck with the Canada trip. Your invisible internet friends are trying to help you.
posted by mediareport at 7:59 PM on August 27, 2006
No, no, no. Stop. Leave this thread never to return. Good luck with the Canada trip. Your invisible internet friends are trying to help you.
posted by mediareport at 7:59 PM on August 27, 2006
Greedy fucking piggies. It's just $30.
It may just be $30 dollars to you - but that money is enough to keep an entire scottish family in methylated spirits for a month - you cruel american bastard that you are - i hope mandingo impregnates your wife , and burns your plantation down to the ground.
posted by sgt.serenity at 8:03 PM on August 27, 2006
It may just be $30 dollars to you - but that money is enough to keep an entire scottish family in methylated spirits for a month - you cruel american bastard that you are - i hope mandingo impregnates your wife , and burns your plantation down to the ground.
posted by sgt.serenity at 8:03 PM on August 27, 2006
Where all the white wimmen at?
im in ur race
im doin ur babes
posted by Eideteker at 8:14 PM on August 27, 2006 [3 favorites]
im in ur race
im doin ur babes
posted by Eideteker at 8:14 PM on August 27, 2006 [3 favorites]
Alrighty then.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:27 PM on August 27, 2006
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 9:27 PM on August 27, 2006
Mandingo ate my baby.
She ain't my baby no more.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:52 AM on August 28, 2006
She ain't my baby no more.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:52 AM on August 28, 2006
Were you sick over the fact that Code Baloo has only made six posts to the front page ever and that two of them won best post of the day? - jonson
Well, yes. Sick that Code Baloo hasn't made more posts since she or he is so good at it.
=P
Trying like hell to arrange my first visit back to Canada in four years and being thwarted by random circumstance at every turn, though, which is making me somewhat grumpy. - stavrosthewonderchicken
You are always welcome back here, wonderchicken. Here's hoping you have a smooth and enjoyable trip back home.
posted by raedyn at 8:36 AM on August 28, 2006
Well, yes. Sick that Code Baloo hasn't made more posts since she or he is so good at it.
=P
Trying like hell to arrange my first visit back to Canada in four years and being thwarted by random circumstance at every turn, though, which is making me somewhat grumpy. - stavrosthewonderchicken
You are always welcome back here, wonderchicken. Here's hoping you have a smooth and enjoyable trip back home.
posted by raedyn at 8:36 AM on August 28, 2006
What Canada trip?
posted by timeistight at 8:37 AM on August 28, 2006
posted by timeistight at 8:37 AM on August 28, 2006
Hey stav, in case you're not following instructions and are still reading this thread (you contrarian bastard you): I sent an e-mail to the address in your userpage, but that has the air of one of those checked-once-a-year addresses, and I need an answer about a Korean word (for a book I'm editing) sooner than that (if you have the time and inclination, naturellement). So could you check that inbox or send me an e-mail at my gmail address? Kamsahamnida, or however that goes.
posted by languagehat at 9:53 AM on August 28, 2006
posted by languagehat at 9:53 AM on August 28, 2006
Email sent, LH.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:30 AM on August 29, 2006
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:30 AM on August 29, 2006
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posted by jonson at 7:03 PM on August 26, 2006