A View to a Killfile? (Couldn't Resist a Pun) March 29, 2009 12:29 AM Subscribe
Has anybody else just received a MeFiMail from a spanking-new member?
I'm reluctant to link to his profile because it all smells a bit like Potted Meat Product and his username is his site's name. (If he's way out of line, I don't want to put any linkbait here) I'm mostly concerned that, rather than picking out a few 'likely suspects' (and everyone knows I'm am quite unlikely), he may have found a way to do a Mass MeFiMail, which would not be good. My apologies if he's (relatively) innocent.
I'm reluctant to link to his profile because it all smells a bit like Potted Meat Product and his username is his site's name. (If he's way out of line, I don't want to put any linkbait here) I'm mostly concerned that, rather than picking out a few 'likely suspects' (and everyone knows I'm am quite unlikely), he may have found a way to do a Mass MeFiMail, which would not be good. My apologies if he's (relatively) innocent.
Maybe he started at #1 and has finally worked his way up to you, #206.
posted by UbuRoivas at 1:05 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by UbuRoivas at 1:05 AM on March 29, 2009
It was more scratching-my-head odd than anything else. And if it was an awkwardly-worded personal message, I wouldn't want to make trouble, but if it's an awkwardly-worded form letter, I would. And I just want to know if it's just me or if others got MeFiMailed from a user who had just joined hours ago.
Anybody?
Buehler?
posted by wendell at 1:10 AM on March 29, 2009
Anybody?
Buehler?
posted by wendell at 1:10 AM on March 29, 2009
wendell does not like being the recipient of spam.
posted by atrazine at 1:11 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by atrazine at 1:11 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
I get so little MeFiMail from anybody for any reason, it just felt extra weird to get something from a total newbie (whose site is selling stuff using a classic Web1996 style).
posted by wendell at 1:17 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by wendell at 1:17 AM on March 29, 2009
You're being a little paranoid. I bet you think 9/11 was an inside job, too.
posted by Curry at 1:20 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by Curry at 1:20 AM on March 29, 2009
Unless you want to get email from Scientologists, the GOP, and other religious hate groups, I recommend to all Mefites that you take your email address out of your profile. You can't be too paranoid with some of the psychotics who hang out here.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:28 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:28 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
I can understand why you would be afraid of Potted Meat Food Product, it is truly horrifying.
posted by The Light Fantastic at 1:28 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by The Light Fantastic at 1:28 AM on March 29, 2009
allkindsoftime, my last name is not August and that is not my website. I could use this as an excuse to link to my blog, but I think I'll resist the temptation (first time for everything). And Blazecock, I don't think this is a psychotic, just someone who is a BIGGER WebDoofus than I am. Which isn't easy.
posted by wendell at 1:40 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by wendell at 1:40 AM on March 29, 2009
Alright! Can we all line up and make a spanking machine?
Is that strictly an American thing?
posted by P.o.B. at 2:57 AM on March 29, 2009
Is that strictly an American thing?
posted by P.o.B. at 2:57 AM on March 29, 2009
If it was the same user I received the unexpected MeMail from, it was in response to the comments in this post from eight months ago. It is as if the site owner just came off an extended road trip, checked his server tracking logs all the way back to when he fired up the Winnebago, noticed the huge spike of traffic on August 18th, then took offense enough to sign up for an account and blast all those who participated in the thread. Heh.
posted by netbros at 3:26 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by netbros at 3:26 AM on March 29, 2009
Right, so he coughs up $5 & we're all like "you call *that* snark?!??"
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:01 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by UbuRoivas at 4:01 AM on March 29, 2009
Geeze, if you're going to make a callout, at least post the dirt. And if you don't want to make a scene, why not just email the mods? They can check the user's sent messages, which would be a lot more efficient than a metatalk poll.
posted by ryanrs at 5:47 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by ryanrs at 5:47 AM on March 29, 2009
Chill endwell I was just jokin man.
posted by allkindsoftime at 6:00 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by allkindsoftime at 6:00 AM on March 29, 2009
Caning, dudes. Caning.
posted by fourcheesemac at 6:08 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by fourcheesemac at 6:08 AM on March 29, 2009
Blazecock's trouble with anonymous griefing is the reason I took my location and email out of my profile. If someone wants to hassle me, I at least want to make it a little more difficult for them to contact my employer, spouse, children, come to my home, etc. I'm paranoid but safe!
posted by mrmojoflying at 6:29 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by mrmojoflying at 6:29 AM on March 29, 2009
If it was the same user I received the unexpected MeMail from, it was in response to the comments in this post from eight months ago.
Yep, I got email about that post too. I actually tried offering some constructive criticism about the site, but -- wow, he needs to take a consumer-relations class or something, eh what?
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:43 AM on March 29, 2009
Yep, I got email about that post too. I actually tried offering some constructive criticism about the site, but -- wow, he needs to take a consumer-relations class or something, eh what?
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:43 AM on March 29, 2009
And Wendell, if you check the original thread there aren't that many of us, so I wouldn't be surprised if the guy really did email each and every one of us individually as opposed to it being a bulk mail thing. My email also referenced some things I'd said specifically, so I really think it was that each of us got an individual email rather than a bulk-mail thing.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:45 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:45 AM on March 29, 2009
I'll bet he has a tiny dick.
posted by gman at 7:14 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by gman at 7:14 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Your wife is quite pretty. She is home alone with the children from 5:30 to 6:45, when you get home, isn't she?
Speaking of the children, so you really think it is wise to let them wait at the bus stop alone from 7:13 to 7:16 in the morning?
Your wife has been wondering why she is always running out of conditioner. Do you have to use so much when you masturbate in the shower?
Hiding your house key may under the third rock to the left of your back door may not be wise.
Sweet dreams. I'll be in touch.
posted by double block and bleed at 7:20 AM on March 29, 2009
Speaking of the children, so you really think it is wise to let them wait at the bus stop alone from 7:13 to 7:16 in the morning?
Your wife has been wondering why she is always running out of conditioner. Do you have to use so much when you masturbate in the shower?
Hiding your house key may under the third rock to the left of your back door may not be wise.
Sweet dreams. I'll be in touch.
posted by double block and bleed at 7:20 AM on March 29, 2009
I did not get this mail. New guy is trying to freeze me out.
New guy: I am 100 percent stalk-worthy.
posted by Dumsnill at 7:34 AM on March 29, 2009 [2 favorites]
New guy: I am 100 percent stalk-worthy.
posted by Dumsnill at 7:34 AM on March 29, 2009 [2 favorites]
Blazecock Pileon: I recommend to all Mefites that you take your email address out of your profile
Is the option to show email on by default for new users? As MeFi grows, I'm more concerned about the gradual uptick in spammers we've seen. Apparently, the base of identifying contact info available is worth the $5/human-being hassle, which probably means there's a lot to be had. Is there anything stopping someone from just rolling through a sequence of requests to http://www.metafilter.com/user/[X]?
posted by mkultra at 7:47 AM on March 29, 2009
Is the option to show email on by default for new users? As MeFi grows, I'm more concerned about the gradual uptick in spammers we've seen. Apparently, the base of identifying contact info available is worth the $5/human-being hassle, which probably means there's a lot to be had. Is there anything stopping someone from just rolling through a sequence of requests to http://www.metafilter.com/user/[X]?
posted by mkultra at 7:47 AM on March 29, 2009
I did get memail from a new member bitching about my comment in that thread.
I don't know why he's ignoring Dumsnill.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 7:55 AM on March 29, 2009
I don't know why he's ignoring Dumsnill.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 7:55 AM on March 29, 2009
Also, from what he said in the memail, this comment in the thread is wrong:
The states listed are those that the site's creators have actually visited.
He wrote that he's never been to the Worcester Art Museum; somebody sent him that stuff.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:00 AM on March 29, 2009
The states listed are those that the site's creators have actually visited.
He wrote that he's never been to the Worcester Art Museum; somebody sent him that stuff.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 8:00 AM on March 29, 2009
What (shudder) Facebook does is not list the email as actual text but as an image, which at least puts a small hurdle in the way of someone trying to script things. At the same time, be sure there's scriptable command-line OCR software for just that kind of thing, so the obfuscation might become more of an annoyance and server load than protection against spammers.
posted by dunkadunc at 8:01 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by dunkadunc at 8:01 AM on March 29, 2009
Man, it's hard to know where to peg this on the continuum from Just Really Weird to genuinely Sketchy. Is there anything particularly shitty or abusive in the messages, or is it just basically "no u" re: his site?
Regardless, that's definitely way outlier behavior for what mefimail is for, yeah.
If anybody has anything in particular they're concerned about as far as the mail they got, please let us know via the contact form. I don't know if new guy has an intent to do anything on the site besides what he's already done, but we'll keep an eye out.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:22 AM on March 29, 2009
Regardless, that's definitely way outlier behavior for what mefimail is for, yeah.
If anybody has anything in particular they're concerned about as far as the mail they got, please let us know via the contact form. I don't know if new guy has an intent to do anything on the site besides what he's already done, but we'll keep an eye out.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:22 AM on March 29, 2009
If we're talking about the same thing, it's not spam. It's the owner of the website from this post. I got 3 MeMails from him trashing me as unpatriotic for mocking his site.
posted by DU at 8:41 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by DU at 8:41 AM on March 29, 2009
And now that I read this entire thread, I see you already know that.
Great, now I'll have all of you MeMailing me and trashing me as unpatriotic.
posted by DU at 8:46 AM on March 29, 2009
Great, now I'll have all of you MeMailing me and trashing me as unpatriotic.
posted by DU at 8:46 AM on March 29, 2009
I got it too, specific to my comment... I responded and suggested he get professional help....
posted by HuronBob at 9:12 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by HuronBob at 9:12 AM on March 29, 2009
Weird, I got one too, but it wasn't so much trashing me as trying to solicit my help to flesh out some of the points of interest from my state.
I just figured it was because I tend to be kind of vocal about how odd where I live can be at times.
posted by quin at 9:42 AM on March 29, 2009
I just figured it was because I tend to be kind of vocal about how odd where I live can be at times.
posted by quin at 9:42 AM on March 29, 2009
I didn't get a message. What am I doing wrong? *cries*
posted by Bageena at 9:51 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by Bageena at 9:51 AM on March 29, 2009
So it's not spam, it's someone being kind of an ass inappropriate?
posted by Sidhedevil at 10:02 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by Sidhedevil at 10:02 AM on March 29, 2009
I guess if I want abusive MeMail I just have to start posting more snark in every thread.
Shit, I better get to work.
posted by graventy at 10:04 AM on March 29, 2009
Shit, I better get to work.
posted by graventy at 10:04 AM on March 29, 2009
Oh..uh...almost forgot. You suck wendell, and this callout is dumb.
On to other threads!
posted by graventy at 10:04 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
On to other threads!
posted by graventy at 10:04 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Is there anything particularly shitty or abusive in the messages, or is it just basically "no u" re: his site?
Not in my case; mine came across as mildly snarky "if you like that other site you mentioned why don't you go back there" complaining about my critique, and I responded with a fuller explaination of what I meant and offered some construtive criticism. I got the sense from the site itself that this was someone who doesn't quite get Internet culture, and the email seemed to confirm that.
I don't have a driving need to make a complaint as such, cortex, but I'd be happy to forward you the email I got if you want to take a look as part of an overall evaluation of the situation.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:36 AM on March 29, 2009
Not in my case; mine came across as mildly snarky "if you like that other site you mentioned why don't you go back there" complaining about my critique, and I responded with a fuller explaination of what I meant and offered some construtive criticism. I got the sense from the site itself that this was someone who doesn't quite get Internet culture, and the email seemed to confirm that.
I don't have a driving need to make a complaint as such, cortex, but I'd be happy to forward you the email I got if you want to take a look as part of an overall evaluation of the situation.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:36 AM on March 29, 2009
I responded and suggested he get professional help
i hate it when people mince words - just tell him he needs a travel agent
posted by pyramid termite at 10:50 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
i hate it when people mince words - just tell him he needs a travel agent
posted by pyramid termite at 10:50 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Okay, I got a few hours sleep and awoke to a good explanation for his semi-cryptic, but in my case not negative, message (mine seems similar to quin's). I don't recall what I posted online eight days ago, let alone eight months, but I should've just searched the 'Filter for his url, d'oh! In the immortal words of Gilda Radner, "Nevermind."
But I'm sure we were all overdue for a good wendell-bashing session; I know this web-based-masochist was.
posted by wendell at 10:52 AM on March 29, 2009
But I'm sure we were all overdue for a good wendell-bashing session; I know this web-based-masochist was.
posted by wendell at 10:52 AM on March 29, 2009
Okay. I may have mentioned to him that you dig unsolicited emails.
posted by nanojath at 10:56 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by nanojath at 10:56 AM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Yep, I got a strange mail from him where he mainly seemed to want me to contribute to his site while simultaneously insulting me. Um, pass.
I second EmpressCallipygos - I can forward the mail if needed but hopefully this guy will just move on.
posted by wundermint at 11:13 AM on March 29, 2009
I second EmpressCallipygos - I can forward the mail if needed but hopefully this guy will just move on.
posted by wundermint at 11:13 AM on March 29, 2009
Another turnip? I'm running out of room in my root cellar...
posted by wendell at 11:22 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by wendell at 11:22 AM on March 29, 2009
I responded and suggested he get professional help.
I did too. I referred him to the Chambers of Commerce.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 11:28 AM on March 29, 2009
I did too. I referred him to the Chambers of Commerce.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 11:28 AM on March 29, 2009
Now that Cheney has loads of free time, I expect this kind of thing to start happening more often.
...and more violently.
posted by felix betachat at 11:30 AM on March 29, 2009
...and more violently.
posted by felix betachat at 11:30 AM on March 29, 2009
Yeah, I got the meemail from this guy. I had no idea what he was going on about until this thread. It's like he slept through the past eight months, which I wish I'd thought to do.
Anyway he began his email "Hey Stupid," which in my case is either abusive or charmingly familiar. Then there was some criticism ("I bet you haven't done anything in your life to make a difference have you?") followed by the always welcome advice on improving myself.
Bottom line: HAHA I GOT MEMAIL!!!!! AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:35 AM on March 29, 2009 [9 favorites]
Anyway he began his email "Hey Stupid," which in my case is either abusive or charmingly familiar. Then there was some criticism ("I bet you haven't done anything in your life to make a difference have you?") followed by the always welcome advice on improving myself.
Bottom line: HAHA I GOT MEMAIL!!!!! AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:35 AM on March 29, 2009 [9 favorites]
Godammit, I didn't get one. If only I'd contributed to the original thread saying something about why he didn't consider NJ part of the US and that it's fuckin' beautiful and that 'we know where he lives' and that 'he'd better say something nice or we'll break his legs' and other such NJ -type threats I could have got an passive-aggressive MeMail too. Woe is me.
posted by ob at 11:44 AM on March 29, 2009
posted by ob at 11:44 AM on March 29, 2009
"I bet you haven't done anything in your life to make a difference have you?"
i pissed on the cornerstore of my high school
hey, it made a difference to ME
posted by pyramid termite at 12:32 PM on March 29, 2009 [2 favorites]
i pissed on the cornerstore of my high school
hey, it made a difference to ME
posted by pyramid termite at 12:32 PM on March 29, 2009 [2 favorites]
I've added a lot to society, but I never made a difference or multiplied, so I'm divided about that.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 12:40 PM on March 29, 2009 [16 favorites]
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 12:40 PM on March 29, 2009 [16 favorites]
It's funny that we are talking about his site in this thread while forbearing from linking to the site itself. This means he is going to see a spike in his traffic today without any explanation for the spike, since the original thread is closed. He will bang his fists on the keyboard in rage, because he will suspect we are mocking him but have no one to send a "Hey Stupid" message to.
Reading through his site, it is the work of a self-important simpleton.
posted by jayder at 1:08 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Reading through his site, it is the work of a self-important simpleton.
posted by jayder at 1:08 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Huh. This reminds me of the MeFiMail I got 10 days ago with a link to this youtube clip along with some comment about sales pitches. The sender's been around for 4 months, but has a prolific amount of quality posts on the blue. I'm guessing he meant it for someone else...
It was pretty weird.
posted by niles at 1:31 PM on March 29, 2009
It was pretty weird.
posted by niles at 1:31 PM on March 29, 2009
The sender's been around for 4 months, but has a prolific amount of quality posts on the blue.
Gee, I wonder which new member with a high Metafilter contribution index that could be?
posted by jayder at 1:44 PM on March 29, 2009
Gee, I wonder which new member with a high Metafilter contribution index that could be?
posted by jayder at 1:44 PM on March 29, 2009
if you're full up on turnips, wendall, how about a tater?
posted by msconduct at 2:48 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by msconduct at 2:48 PM on March 29, 2009
My personal ideology is the exact opposite of Brandon Blatcher's. I like it when people can find me through my profile page, but then I like crazy people. I used to have my phone number listed in plaintext. For a year. No one ever noticed or randomly called so I took it down as I didn't want it in the googleverse any more.
I also welcome stalkers at the geolocation indicated in my profile. Wear sensible shoes and bring a sweater or a jacket. It gets breezy up here.
posted by loquacious at 2:53 PM on March 29, 2009
I also welcome stalkers at the geolocation indicated in my profile. Wear sensible shoes and bring a sweater or a jacket. It gets breezy up here.
posted by loquacious at 2:53 PM on March 29, 2009
loquacious: I like it when people can find me through my profile page
Same with me. It's ridiculously easy to find my contact information if anybody wants to be bothered. I note that I have been stalked, and recently too, but none of the stalking was in any way enabled by the internet. On the other hand, I have a close friend who was stalked and horribly too. She found out that three different people in her life, an old friend she had kind-of pushed away when he got creepy, a new friend and a publisher who'd hired her to write for a magazine were all the same person. She got threatened with violence. She had to abandon all her old internet identities and set up new ones. So I'm aware that it's not an idle concern that this information can be used with ill intent.
posted by Kattullus at 3:14 PM on March 29, 2009
Same with me. It's ridiculously easy to find my contact information if anybody wants to be bothered. I note that I have been stalked, and recently too, but none of the stalking was in any way enabled by the internet. On the other hand, I have a close friend who was stalked and horribly too. She found out that three different people in her life, an old friend she had kind-of pushed away when he got creepy, a new friend and a publisher who'd hired her to write for a magazine were all the same person. She got threatened with violence. She had to abandon all her old internet identities and set up new ones. So I'm aware that it's not an idle concern that this information can be used with ill intent.
posted by Kattullus at 3:14 PM on March 29, 2009
I mentioned that to mean that while he was new, I don't think he's a spammer - not trying to call anyone out here.
(ok, fine. It was "cortex" at #16. Whoever this "Josh Millard" character is, I think he's trying to promote Tommy Boy via some bizarre Web 2.0 marketing scheme.)
posted by niles at 3:14 PM on March 29, 2009
(ok, fine. It was "cortex" at #16. Whoever this "Josh Millard" character is, I think he's trying to promote Tommy Boy via some bizarre Web 2.0 marketing scheme.)
posted by niles at 3:14 PM on March 29, 2009
Wait, so has this user been banned? Seems to me that simply sending abusive MeMails (beginning "hey stupid") to one user, let alone several, is banhammer worthy.
And looking back at that original thread, it seemed to call for deletion as well, just because it was a crap link to a spammy site.
posted by fourcheesemac at 3:57 PM on March 29, 2009
And looking back at that original thread, it seemed to call for deletion as well, just because it was a crap link to a spammy site.
posted by fourcheesemac at 3:57 PM on March 29, 2009
He sent the "Hey stupid" one to stupidsexyflanders. The one he sent to me was just kind of A-league snarky. Barely broke the skin.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 4:00 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by Kirth Gerson at 4:00 PM on March 29, 2009
Yeah, just to be clear, I think he was just using the familiar form of my nick. "Sexy" or "flanders" work also, but in an email that questions my worth to society, I think you probably have to go with "stupid."
No harm here.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 4:26 PM on March 29, 2009
No harm here.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 4:26 PM on March 29, 2009
Why does a search of "Darryl" under tags come back with one exact match, yet clicking on the result states there's no matches?
posted by gman at 4:35 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by gman at 4:35 PM on March 29, 2009
I did receive a MeMail from 'A View of America' [Name: Darryl Franklin
Joined: March 28, 2009] and can't make "heads-nor-tails of it:"
posted by ericb at 5:02 PM on March 29, 2009
Joined: March 28, 2009] and can't make "heads-nor-tails of it:"
"Hello I just came across your comment about A View of America. I just have one question for your. Have you done anything to help promote your city, state, country? I am betting no, but hey maybe you will one of these days.WTF? Spam...spam...spam?
I have been doing my best to make a difference and to help promote my great country. If you are proud to be American my be you will to.
Start by stop complaining about what others do. Get off your ass and get out and make a difference. Donate your time or money and help others in need."
posted by ericb at 5:02 PM on March 29, 2009
Dude does have a point. What have any of you done for your city, state, country?
posted by gman at 5:08 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by gman at 5:08 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
gman, I always ask what my country can do for me.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 5:09 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 5:09 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
If it was the same user I received the unexpected MeMail from, it was in response to the comments in this post from eight months ago.
OIC. Darryl, in my humble opinion, your website still sucks!
posted by ericb at 5:12 PM on March 29, 2009
OIC. Darryl, in my humble opinion, your website still sucks!
posted by ericb at 5:12 PM on March 29, 2009
Get off your ass and get out and make a difference. Donate your time or money and help others in need.
Oh, honey...I'm offa my ass and onto others. Sperm donors unite!
posted by ericb at 5:17 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh, honey...I'm offa my ass and onto others. Sperm donors unite!
posted by ericb at 5:17 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
gman, I always ask what my country can do for me.
Yeah, that question wasn't even appropriate the first time you posted it to AskMe.
posted by gman at 5:25 PM on March 29, 2009
Yeah, that question wasn't even appropriate the first time you posted it to AskMe.
posted by gman at 5:25 PM on March 29, 2009
Have you done anything to help promote your city, state, country?
Well, have you?
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:29 PM on March 29, 2009
Well, have you?
posted by turgid dahlia at 5:29 PM on March 29, 2009
I live in a province, I don't gotta do sweet FA.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:33 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 5:33 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Y'all can say what you want, and he can memail whomever he wants, but the bottom line is his site sucks, and I have a "Don't Tread on Me" flag hanging from my flagpole at home. I promote my own community! Also, why narrow it down to city, state and country? I will, from now on, promote the Northern hemisphere as well as parts of Costa Rica.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 6:32 PM on March 29, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by JohnnyGunn at 6:32 PM on March 29, 2009 [2 favorites]
Man, after reading ericb's MeMail from Darryl, I really think this dude needs the banhammer. How is it OK to send shit like that to users based on their comments? It has a vaguely threatening tone. Frankly, it sounds a little nuts and a little sociopathic. And over a months-old post, no less?
Am I missing something? This is OK?
posted by fourcheesemac at 7:12 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Am I missing something? This is OK?
posted by fourcheesemac at 7:12 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Dear Darryl,
"Start by stop complaining about what others do."
Metafiterely yours,
posted by phoque at 7:30 PM on March 29, 2009
"Start by stop complaining about what others do."
Metafiterely yours,
posted by phoque at 7:30 PM on March 29, 2009
Have you done anything to help promote your city, state, country?
I keep making posts about the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. Would that meet with Darryl's approval?
posted by UbuRoivas at 7:45 PM on March 29, 2009
I keep making posts about the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. Would that meet with Darryl's approval?
posted by UbuRoivas at 7:45 PM on March 29, 2009
Sweet fuck all is the sweetest thing of all, that is all.
posted by Divine_Wino at 8:02 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by Divine_Wino at 8:02 PM on March 29, 2009
Am I missing something? This is OK?
His mistake was not to grief anonymously.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:10 PM on March 29, 2009
His mistake was not to grief anonymously.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:10 PM on March 29, 2009
his mistake was to not make an entertaining meta post asking everyone what they ever did for their neighborhood, township, borough, city, county, state, country, NGO. That would have been fun.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 8:23 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 8:23 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
....He just emailed me again. The read I get, more and more, is that he really, really doesn't get how the Internet works. On the one hand, he was complaining about how other sites got a lot of donations of pictures and such, but he didn't, and wasn't it a shame that they didn't want to promote america (I pointed out to him in my response that, er, his site mentioned that he only features sites he'd visited), and on the other hand he said something vague about other sites wanting to charge "300 to 500 per page" for a feature mention, something which I'm not even sure I comprehend what he meant.
I suggested he find a web publisher or web marketing guy who'd be willing to be taken to coffee and have a chat with him about Web Site Design/Conceptual Development 101 and help him figure out what exactly the hell he wanted to do.
But reporting in because this is a second email, in case anyone needed to know that. He sounds harmless, just....really, really ignorant of how the Internet works.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:02 PM on March 29, 2009
I suggested he find a web publisher or web marketing guy who'd be willing to be taken to coffee and have a chat with him about Web Site Design/Conceptual Development 101 and help him figure out what exactly the hell he wanted to do.
But reporting in because this is a second email, in case anyone needed to know that. He sounds harmless, just....really, really ignorant of how the Internet works.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:02 PM on March 29, 2009
I did some research.
For reasons I have emailed the mods and several of you about directly, I strongly advise that no one should engage in correspondence with this person. If you want to know why and I haven't written to you directly, please MeMail me.
posted by fourcheesemac at 9:10 PM on March 29, 2009
Oh c'mon, give up a hint to the folks watching at home!
posted by ryanrs at 9:15 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by ryanrs at 9:15 PM on March 29, 2009
Trust me.
posted by fourcheesemac at 9:22 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by fourcheesemac at 9:22 PM on March 29, 2009
Is that MeMail offer open to nosy jerks who aren't actually involved, but just, well, nosy jerks?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:32 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:32 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
For now, Alvy, I'll hold off on this and not report the details to anyone else. I've told the people in this thread who seem to have gotten messages from this guy, or even corresponded with him. I've written the mods and it's late, so they probably haven't seen it yet. And it's sensitive stuff, bound to engender controversy and the usual spectrum of MeFi opinion from absurd to ridiculous to obnoxious. So actually, I would rather not explain it by memail, but I'm sure my Google chops are no better than yours, and I figured something concerning out about this guy in about 10 minutes of searching. So go for it.
I predict it will be revealed in this thread by tomorrow, by someone, but not by me. And then we will have a 1200-comment Metatalk thread for the ages. I do hope the mods close this thread before that happens.
posted by fourcheesemac at 9:45 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
I predict it will be revealed in this thread by tomorrow, by someone, but not by me. And then we will have a 1200-comment Metatalk thread for the ages. I do hope the mods close this thread before that happens.
posted by fourcheesemac at 9:45 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
*subscribes to thread*
posted by Space Kitty at 9:49 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by Space Kitty at 9:49 PM on March 29, 2009
*subscribes to 24-hour popcorn delivery service*
posted by UbuRoivas at 10:03 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by UbuRoivas at 10:03 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Damn your laudable restraint and good sense, fourcheesemac!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:05 PM on March 29, 2009
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 10:05 PM on March 29, 2009
I gotta say that I'm really not all that cool with the whole "I know something but I shall not reveal it but I'm sure gonna make sure everyone goes looking for it but gosh I'm sure not going to go revealing anything" dynamic this conversation has taken on. I don't think you meant any harm, fourcheesemac, and I appreciate you giving us a heads up after you went searching around, but we're veering hard left from dude sending a batch of weird unclueful mefimails at this point.
So, yeah, I'm going to go ahead and close this up. As far as the bizarro mefimail event, it seems like we have a pretty clear idea of what happened at this point. We'll keep an eye on dude to see if he keeps up with the weird behavior, and if folks continue to get weird or unwelcome mefimail from him, please let us know. But I don't want to leave this open overnight for open-season whatever-may-come, frankly.
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:13 PM on March 29, 2009
So, yeah, I'm going to go ahead and close this up. As far as the bizarro mefimail event, it seems like we have a pretty clear idea of what happened at this point. We'll keep an eye on dude to see if he keeps up with the weird behavior, and if folks continue to get weird or unwelcome mefimail from him, please let us know. But I don't want to leave this open overnight for open-season whatever-may-come, frankly.
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:13 PM on March 29, 2009
This thread is closed to new comments.
Since your report was vague, you might also send a note via the Contact form with more details. That's probably the best way to report something like this.
posted by pb (staff) at 12:38 AM on March 29, 2009