NIG make you think of anything? March 2, 2008 5:25 PM Subscribe
argh I just finished a fascinating, wholly up to date summary of the evidence about subliminal perception and whether it can change people's behavior (as in the controversial Clinton ad) when the THREAD GOT DELETED!!!!
Meh, suffer in your ignorance.
Why don't you post the comment here, so it can be deleted again?
posted by Eideteker at 5:41 PM on March 2, 2008 [6 favorites]
posted by Eideteker at 5:41 PM on March 2, 2008 [6 favorites]
NIG make you think of anything?
A 12-foot knight who demands that I fetch a shrubbery?
posted by brain_drain at 5:46 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
A 12-foot knight who demands that I fetch a shrubbery?
posted by brain_drain at 5:46 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
cortex said: "Don't write epic comments for questionable threads unless you've accepted the possibility that the thread may get deleted by the time you finish writing your comment up."
While sound in theory, I would argue that overwhelming evidence* indicates that it's not that simple for The Body User to safely predict what will and won't fly with the mods.
*See also: almost all MeTa posts
Then again, I would argue that a user who feels the need to write an epic comment that he/she self-describes as "fascinating" should probably just GHOFB in order to reduce the off-chance anyway.
posted by pineapple at 5:49 PM on March 2, 2008
While sound in theory, I would argue that overwhelming evidence* indicates that it's not that simple for The Body User to safely predict what will and won't fly with the mods.
*See also: almost all MeTa posts
Then again, I would argue that a user who feels the need to write an epic comment that he/she self-describes as "fascinating" should probably just GHOFB in order to reduce the off-chance anyway.
posted by pineapple at 5:49 PM on March 2, 2008
I wrote an awesome, 40 000 word explanation about why this MeTa is lame, but by the time I clicked Post it was already closed.
Note: This comment is from the FUTURE!
Note The Second: Why I decided to use my astounding Post To The Past powers to leave this comment, rather than the good one, is none of your business.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:53 PM on March 2, 2008 [4 favorites]
Note: This comment is from the FUTURE!
Note The Second: Why I decided to use my astounding Post To The Past powers to leave this comment, rather than the good one, is none of your business.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:53 PM on March 2, 2008 [4 favorites]
You know, that comment would have been full of lulz if instead I'd written "overwhelmnig" and "fascinatnig".
Also, the fact that Firefox is not givnig me a red underline on "fascinatnig"... well, I guess if Clinton can corrupt Mozilla, then she has won already, hasn't she? Bring me my black helicopter! I'm movnig to Canada!
posted by pineapple at 5:54 PM on March 2, 2008
Also, the fact that Firefox is not givnig me a red underline on "fascinatnig"... well, I guess if Clinton can corrupt Mozilla, then she has won already, hasn't she? Bring me my black helicopter! I'm movnig to Canada!
posted by pineapple at 5:54 PM on March 2, 2008
I've had this happen so many times... I... I... *sniff*
Just hold me, ok? Ok?
posted by loquacious at 5:54 PM on March 2, 2008
Just hold me, ok? Ok?
posted by loquacious at 5:54 PM on March 2, 2008
I was going to write a lengthy comment explaining all this, but I suddenly had an overwhelming desire for an ice-cold Pepsi Blue.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 5:56 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by mr_crash_davis at 5:56 PM on March 2, 2008
I'd love to see a feature, however, that either the lets last-people-in to still post if they're currently editing or previewing. (I know, I know, it's a deleted thread, whatever.)
Or barring that, some kind of automatic notification that told pontificating dumbasses like me that they could stop typing.
Until then: Preview often.
posted by loquacious at 5:57 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
Or barring that, some kind of automatic notification that told pontificating dumbasses like me that they could stop typing.
Until then: Preview often.
posted by loquacious at 5:57 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
ah, well, the thread died while I was pumping out the comment.
people who snark meta talk--that's like meta meta snarking. pretty complete waste of a person's innate snarking capacity.
posted by cogneuro at 6:00 PM on March 2, 2008
people who snark meta talk--that's like meta meta snarking. pretty complete waste of a person's innate snarking capacity.
posted by cogneuro at 6:00 PM on March 2, 2008
pretty complete waste of a person's innate snarking capacity.
Oh, I disagree. I'm having fun. For what it's worth, though, I feel your pain as I have done this before -- on an AskMe, no less. Do you know how obviously shitty an AskMe has to be to get deleted? I mean, anyone who could read could probably tell that thing was going down, but there was me, plunking away.
loquacious said: "I'd love to see a feature, however, that either the lets last-people-in to still post if they're currently editing or previewing. (I know, I know, it's a deleted thread, whatever.) Or barring that, some kind of automatic notification that told pontificating dumbasses like me that they could stop typing."
This feature would be even awesomer if, while the commenter was typing in the box, a window popped up that read,
posted by pineapple at 6:06 PM on March 2, 2008 [10 favorites]
Oh, I disagree. I'm having fun. For what it's worth, though, I feel your pain as I have done this before -- on an AskMe, no less. Do you know how obviously shitty an AskMe has to be to get deleted? I mean, anyone who could read could probably tell that thing was going down, but there was me, plunking away.
loquacious said: "I'd love to see a feature, however, that either the lets last-people-in to still post if they're currently editing or previewing. (I know, I know, it's a deleted thread, whatever.) Or barring that, some kind of automatic notification that told pontificating dumbasses like me that they could stop typing."
This feature would be even awesomer if, while the commenter was typing in the box, a window popped up that read,
Dear [$USERNAME]: While you were pontificating, your fellow Mefites flagged the shit out of this turkey, so the decision has been made to delete it. While we feel confident that your pending comment is witty/hysterical/eye-opening/blindingly intellectual/in proper 5-7-5 syllabic meter, policy dictates that we have to pass anyway. Thanks for your participation and best of luck in your future MeFi commenting endeavours.Alternatively, an amendment to the last comment in would work, reading .
The Management
posted by pineapple at 6:06 PM on March 2, 2008 [10 favorites]
I had a similar experience with the Bill Gates interview thread. I was ready to post some serious stuff on TB vaccines. We're talking glorious immunology and epic epidemiology.
posted by a robot made out of meat at 6:09 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by a robot made out of meat at 6:09 PM on March 2, 2008
Well, I guess we can all start playing chicken with this thread, writing long diatribes and well researched posts on what is, essential, intellectual cockteasing, whoever gets the longest thread in before the gates slam shut, wins.
I suggest that articles about publishing for any scientific journal, my little ponies, or the history of female Jedi are all subject matters lusciously juicy and ripe for plunder.
posted by mrzarquon at 6:19 PM on March 2, 2008
I suggest that articles about publishing for any scientific journal, my little ponies, or the history of female Jedi are all subject matters lusciously juicy and ripe for plunder.
posted by mrzarquon at 6:19 PM on March 2, 2008
Well, why not post the comment here? In Firefox, you can use the back button to go back to the old thread.
posted by delmoi at 6:23 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by delmoi at 6:23 PM on March 2, 2008
(Is there a word that means "long string of text which ostensibly has a meaning, but in execution, reads like the 'legitimizing' paragraphs found frequently in spam emails"?)
posted by pineapple at 6:23 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by pineapple at 6:23 PM on March 2, 2008
I don't know how to "post" I gotta call my gramma in here, I say 'GRAMMA POST THIS FOR ME K?' then she shuffles into my room and some how my words end up on metafilter. Go figure.
posted by nola at 6:23 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by nola at 6:23 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
Meh, suffer in your ignorance
It's been over 20 goddamn years, LET IT GO MOM.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:25 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
It's been over 20 goddamn years, LET IT GO MOM.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:25 PM on March 2, 2008 [1 favorite]
I'm not feeling the subliminal love. Someone blink at me really fast.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 6:26 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 6:26 PM on March 2, 2008
This is a lame pointless callout and nothing remotely constructive can come out of it. Can we close it now please?
posted by googly at 6:27 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by googly at 6:27 PM on March 2, 2008
I find snark to be remotely constructive. It gives me good one-liners to toss at ignorant co-workers when they piss me off. So, keep at it, mefites! If only for me, lest nothing else inspire you.
posted by Salmonberry at 6:34 PM on March 2, 2008
posted by Salmonberry at 6:34 PM on March 2, 2008
This is a lame pointless callout and nothing remotely constructive can come out of it. Can we close it now please?
Why does it bother you so much that you want it closed? WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
posted by brain_drain at 6:36 PM on March 2, 2008
Why does it bother you so much that you want it closed? WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
posted by brain_drain at 6:36 PM on March 2, 2008
Meh, suffer in your ignorance
Okay, I did.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:08 PM on March 2, 2008 [2 favorites]
Okay, I did.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 7:08 PM on March 2, 2008 [2 favorites]
This thread is closed to new comments.
posted by cortex (staff) at 5:27 PM on March 2, 2008