MetaTalk

A place to share that your gift from the swap arrived.
posted by 15L06 on Nov 16 at 8:59 PM - 193 comments

I had a comment deleted by travelingthyme with a note "One deleted. Please practice care with comments and refrain from swearing etc." All I said was "What is this shit? Can we say what we fucking mean?" Was it a bit intemperate? I guess. But the second part of the mod note is ridiculous. "Refrain from swearing etc." Is there a rule against swearing now? Are the mods our parents? Do people on this website want a no swearing policy?
posted by rhymedirective on Feb 5 at 4:12 PM - 360 comments

This thread is meant for discussion and information for Mefites thinking of leaving the USA because of the political situation. Mexico is my leading contender. But the discussion is open for anywhere.
posted by NotLost on Feb 3 at 12:29 PM - 58 comments

Hello and welcome to the first Site Update of 2025!

You can find the last update here.

posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jan 22 at 3:49 PM - 122 comments

For those of us who participate on most of the subsites (MeFi (the front page), MetaTalk, Ask, Music, Projects, Jobs, IRL, and FanFare) -- if you've made posts to all of them except one, what is that one? And if some alternate universe version of you did make a post to that one remaining subsite, what would it be about? This is meant as an invitation to curiosity and amusement.
posted by brainwane on Jan 28 at 9:18 AM - 21 comments

Share something good or nice in here. Now is not the time to be stingy. Got new accomplishments, new kitten, new kid milestone, or new favorite food? New tschotske that makes you smile? I understand some folks might consider this a useless or foolish endeavor considering the world outside. I don't. And you don't have to come in (but you might like it here).
posted by Glinn on Jan 20 at 9:01 AM - 76 comments

There's a new mod trend of abruptly closing MeTa threads when they don't like how it's going. Let's discuss as a community how we feel about that, because it's an un-asked for change that was made without consulting anyone.
posted by donnagirl on Feb 3 at 11:12 AM - 23 comments

This may have been asked before - but is there a rationale for opening links in the same tab as the post, as opposed to opening the links in a new tab? I prefer the latter, but can live with the former, I'm just curious about the reasoning. My somewhat-educated guess would be that the 'same tab' behavior is compatible with browsers that don't support tabs, but that is just a guess.
posted by TimHare on Feb 3 at 12:29 PM - 8 comments

Huh? Not having the seen the comment, I won't second guess the mod's decision to delete. But their enforcement of the guidelines isn't supposed to depend on whether the OP supports the decision or not. Or am I missing something?
posted by Lemkin on Feb 1 at 8:10 PM - 77 comments

I am pretty sure many of you in the US, and elsewhere, feel like they should be doing something or contributing something. Even if it's a small thing. It feels important to start somewhere, and help other people do the same. Right? Please post small things you have found that are helpful for yourself or your community. For instance, someone on Bluesky offered this page where you can download red cards in many languages, from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. And john hadron collider posted a Bluesky thread on how to think about public data archiving.
posted by Glinn on Feb 1 at 6:20 PM - 8 comments

So Twitter is now exposed as being a media company that is openly run by an actual seig-heiling Nazi, who also uses Twitter to promote extremist right-wing violence in Europe and other parts of the world. I don't like the idea of shutting down lines of communication, but I am seeing other online communities blocking links to URLs published by Twitter and related properties for these actions, and I'm asking if we should show solidarity as another online community, disavowing support for Nazism by filtering out links to Twitter and connected media entities in posts and comments.
posted by They sucked his brains out! on Jan 22 at 4:26 AM - 262 comments

Hi all. Community member y2karl has made an accusation about the moderators ability to read MeFiMail. This is absolutely not true and I have no idea how he could come to such a conclusion. Moderators are unable to read members MeFIMail. I’ve linked to karl’s comment and created this new thread to discuss these accusations. But be aware that it’s the middle of the night for most of the staff, so there won’t be much response. The interim Board and other staff moderators have been notified, so please be patient.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jan 30 at 9:43 PM - 112 comments

OK...I'm pitching. New podcast. Mefi Music made and kept me a musician. This is a goldmine of beautiful, homemade music. Bimonthly music review podcast that acts as a playlist and funnels money back to the best community on earth?
posted by es_de_bah on Jan 28 at 3:45 PM - 11 comments

Trump will be US President again real soon, so we're expecting a lot more news and political posts on the front page. These types of posts often spawn a lot arguing, which often goes badly. Here's several suggestions that everyone can do to help lessen said arguing and toxicity:
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jan 14 at 1:53 AM - 133 comments

Is there a way to not see particular shows on FanFare? (an anti-MyFanFare as it were)
posted by kokaku on Jan 28 at 2:17 AM - 23 comments

A formal proposal for allowing users to anonymize or delete their own posts and comments as part of the new site.
posted by thecaddy on Jan 24 at 4:47 PM - 73 comments

As much of the internet becomes, well, enshittified, there may be more people like me who remember the sense of community and collaboration here and want to come home. To avoid us making idiots of ourselves, what's changed in the past few years? Has there been any culture shifts or discussions that prodigal posters need to know about? Is Metafilter in 2025 fundamentally what it was in 2016? Can we even precis this?
posted by mippy on Jan 20 at 4:52 AM - 65 comments

The board is forming a moderation oversight committee and you are welcome to volunteer to be on it! Some people have already! But this is the formal ask for anyone who is interested and has not contacted me yet. More details, such as they are, inside.
posted by warriorqueen on Jan 6 at 7:28 PM - 13 comments

With several fires raging and more possible, let’s share information and provide a place for those affected to check in. I hope everyone’s safe!
posted by GenjiandProust on Jan 8 at 4:41 AM - 49 comments