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May 13, 2003 8:41 AM

MetaTalk archives (e.g., May) have stopped indicating new comments. This makes it hard to find recent comments in threads that have fallen off the main page.
posted by timeistight to Bugs at 8:41 AM (7 comments total)

At least in IE6 on Windows 2000 they have.
posted by timeistight at 8:42 AM on May 13, 2003

I had to remove it, because if sessions timed out, people got errors.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:55 AM on May 13, 2003

Would you consider putting all active threads on the main page?
posted by timeistight at 8:58 AM on May 13, 2003

I think making MeTa threads expire quickly was deliberate, and a good move considering how quickly they seem to deteriorate.
posted by Space Coyote at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2003

I second timeistight. The five-posts-on-the-page thing was always annoying, but now it's really annoying. If MetaTalk is worth having, threads here should be treated with the same respect as on the blue.
posted by languagehat at 9:13 AM on May 13, 2003

a good move considering how quickly they seem to deteriorate.

I agree. If I put all active threads on the front page of metafilter, it would cease to be useful beyond the 4 or 5 people that are yuk-yuking it up.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:01 AM on May 13, 2003

screw all of you, you nazis.
posted by blue_beetle at 11:12 AM on May 13, 2003