This is why we can't have nice things.

February 27, 2007 9:54 PM

My, my...AskMe is mighty chatty today. If you can't answer the question, shut up.
posted by Falconetti to Etiquette/Policy at 9:54 PM (50 comments total)

Brazen and willful disregard for AskMe norms by multiple people in the same thread slowly erode the usefulness of AskMe.
posted by Falconetti at 9:56 PM on February 27, 2007

And if you can't link to examples, let alone using the handy-dandy flagging system in the first daggone place, why should I bother getting het up?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:08 PM on February 27, 2007

jessamyn is on vacation for the next two weeks and I'm having trouble keeping up, trying to be everywhere at once, so yeah, ask mefi will probably be more chatty for the next couple weeks.

Stuff isn't getting flagged too much though, so I missed one of those threads completely.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:13 PM on February 27, 2007

Ahh, it is a tribute to jessamyn's good work that I noticed a significant degeneration in her absence. And Alvy, look at just about every answer in either thread for examples.
posted by Falconetti at 10:20 PM on February 27, 2007

(I removed 5-6 stupid jokes from both threads)
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:29 PM on February 27, 2007

Flag more. The moving-on part is really good, but the flagging part is key.
posted by cortex at 10:44 PM on February 27, 2007

I flagged and I almost always just move on, but these examples were particularly egregious and some of the worst floutings I'd ever seen on AskMe. I didn't realize mathowie was shorthanded, or I likely would have let my pique subside before making this thread.

But yet, but yet, ook into the chaotic void that is what Metafilter becomes without administrative maintenance. Eternal vigilance is the price of utility.
posted by Falconetti at 11:42 PM on February 27, 2007

I think you might need a temp jessamyn replacement while she's on holiday, Matt (not volunteering).
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:02 AM on February 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

I'll volunteer stavros for the job. and/or bugbread.
posted by shmegegge at 2:25 AM on February 28, 2007

Falconetti, you missed your calling.
posted by davy at 2:26 AM on February 28, 2007

Being an author of one of the questions in.. er.. question, I wish I had seen the jokes.

*ooks into the chaotic void*
posted by Plutor at 3:36 AM on February 28, 2007

Falconetti, you missed your calling.

yeah. nattering nabob.
posted by quonsar at 4:16 AM on February 28, 2007

The French headlight flash one was particularly bad - when I happened upon it, the ratio of bibble to answers was 5 to 1. It makes me wonder how many comments jessamyn delete's on a daily basis - I'd always assumed she did a bit of mild pruning of an afternoon, but now imagine she must be going days without sleep, popping uppers with one hand and feverishly clicking the delete button with the other, muttering arcane Librarian curses under her breath.
posted by jack_mo at 4:52 AM on February 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

I think you might need a temp jessamyn replacement while she's on holiday, Matt (not volunteering).

I anointed cortex yesterday, so he can edit/delete stuff like me and jessamyn from the flag queue. So I've got extra short-term help, but if people could keep flagging, that'd make our work easier.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 5:49 AM on February 28, 2007 [3 favorites]

Is good. (and cortex is totally teacher's pet, nyah nyah nyah thwack!)
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:54 AM on February 28, 2007

Ooh, cat-debagging. Yeah.

I'm treading gently into that editorial swamp, so askme may not but struppen as quick or a thoroughly out of the gate as we've become accustomed to. Pruning whole side-conversations is a heady, intoxicating notion and I'd hate to OD.

Also, man did this have me biting my tongue. Heh.

(Matt, I saw stavros smoking in the bathroom. Also, aren't we supposed to have a quiz today? Also, I got you this apple.)
posted by cortex (staff) at 6:03 AM on February 28, 2007

The only question I have is:

mattex? or corhowie?

Will cortex keep his superpowers when jessamyn gets back? Then it would be matamyntex or jessacorhowie. I like the ring of that.
posted by grouse at 6:08 AM on February 28, 2007

thanks for this askme. i usually don't flag stuff too often, but i'll be better from now on.
posted by lester's sock puppet at 6:20 AM on February 28, 2007

So can Cortex put reasons he deleted stuff? Or does he have to do songs about them?
posted by wheelieman at 6:42 AM on February 28, 2007

Heh. I'm imagining some dystopian future-Mefi where every deleted post autoplays one of a selection of "reasons for deletions" songs, depending on the stated nuking impetus.
posted by cortex (staff) at 6:46 AM on February 28, 2007

That doesn't sound dystopian to me.
posted by Plutor at 6:51 AM on February 28, 2007

I was so annoyed by a random jokey comment last Friday that I im'd jessamyn about it. She took care of it right away.

There's been a lot of this going on in askme lately. I fully intend to be a good citizen and flag the shit out of the stuff that's too chatty.
posted by frecklefaerie at 7:00 AM on February 28, 2007

That doesn't sound dystopian to me.

Me either. And you've already got "Dear Asshat"; you could just have that autoplay for all deletions.
posted by languagehat at 7:27 AM on February 28, 2007

jessamyn is on vacation for the next two weeks

Ha Ha! The cat is away motherfuckers! Jessamyn's superdeletionpowers have thwarted my thread-shitting for too long. With her out of the picture I am going to wreak havoc all over AskMe. Cortex will never be able to stop me! That stripling is weak in the ways of the anti-asshattery. His cute little songs won't help him now! [insert evil laugh and cat stroking].
posted by ND¢ at 7:57 AM on February 28, 2007

Then it would be matamyntex or jessacorhowie.

jessamattex. And another vote for cortex's permanent elevation.
posted by hangashore at 8:19 AM on February 28, 2007

matamyntex, jessacorhowie, jessamattex, are all wrong. What we have here is clear: The Cabal.
posted by Rock Steady at 8:26 AM on February 28, 2007

+1 for permanentizing elevation
posted by Rock Steady at 8:27 AM on February 28, 2007

corhowie: too close?
posted by and hosted from Uranus at 8:30 AM on February 28, 2007

I'm thinking jessahowtex. Maybe cormynie.

Am I alone in thinking jessahowtex sounds like some town in northern New Jersey near Ho-Ho-Kus? I thought so.
posted by LionIndex at 8:31 AM on February 28, 2007

SWEET BUTTFUCKING JESUS STOP CONCATENATING THEIR NAMES OR I WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND LEAVE A FLAMING TWO THIRDS SCALE SCULPTURE OF HITLER DOING A D&C ON RACHEL RAY MADE OUT OF HUMAN FECES AND DIESEL FUEL ON YOUR LIVING ROOM FLOOR.
posted by Divine_Wino at 8:37 AM on February 28, 2007 [16 favorites]

matamyntex sounds like that stuff you wrap a house with, or maybe a suppository of some sort.
posted by SteveInMaine at 8:40 AM on February 28, 2007

That sounds pretty cool, Divine_Wino. I hope jessamattex doesn't delete your comment.
posted by grouse at 8:40 AM on February 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

D&C?
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:42 AM on February 28, 2007

two thirds scale?
posted by Rock Steady at 8:43 AM on February 28, 2007

Scraping of the lining of the uterus.

Not quite as big as.
posted by ND¢ at 8:46 AM on February 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

/moves living room furniture out of the way, waits expectantly
posted by hangashore at 8:47 AM on February 28, 2007

CorMat?
posted by chinston at 8:50 AM on February 28, 2007

RUN JMC
posted by gigawhat? at 9:07 AM on February 28, 2007 [5 favorites]

Having a third permanent admin might not be such a bad idea.
posted by danb at 9:16 AM on February 28, 2007

You know who else delegated authority? Hitler!
posted by davy at 9:22 AM on February 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

As goes Ampersand, so goes the 'Filter!

Well, there were all those other folks saying the same thing as I, but they don't count. And apologies for my brusqueness, Falconetti.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:29 AM on February 28, 2007

Having a third permanent admin might not be such a bad idea.

I'd go further and suggest half a dozen, with at least a couple from the Eurasiafristralian landmass (to take advantage of the time zone differences).
posted by hangashore at 9:43 AM on February 28, 2007

Divide & Conquer?
posted by Dave Faris at 9:51 AM on February 28, 2007

Jessamyn should be able to do a better job than ever from Australia, its timezone complementing America's. (Or do the US-based admins sleep on alternating shifts anyway? For my $5, I sure hope so.)

Also Alvy, snap!
posted by hoverboards don't work on water at 9:53 AM on February 28, 2007

Yeah, but hoverboards, Australia has a completely fucked up system for doing wireless, charging by the Mb!

WTF, Australia?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:08 AM on February 28, 2007

I'd always assumed she did a bit of mild pruning of an afternoon, but now imagine she must be going days without sleep, popping uppers with one hand and feverishly clicking the delete button with the other, muttering arcane Librarian curses under her breath.

"Sweet Haven of Ranganathan!"
posted by stet at 2:35 PM on February 28, 2007

What Divine_Wino said. Twiceahowie.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 3:51 PM on February 28, 2007

Did you read my comment, hoverboards? You don't count.
Now gimme yer milk money.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:59 PM on February 28, 2007

Australia has a completely fucked up system for doing wireless, charging by the Mb!
Tell me about it. It gets even worse if you can't get on a regular plan and have to pay stupid prices like $20 an hour for casual wireless access.
posted by dg at 7:33 PM on February 28, 2007

*divulges*
posted by hoverboards don't work on water at 10:52 AM on March 1, 2007