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In the last couple of months I saw a post on the blue or green about a detailed guide for people who had a relative die, about all the things you will have to do if you are responsible for making arrangements and tidying up as it were. I cannot find it. Can you? Really want to share it with someone who sadly very much needs it.
posted by i_am_joe's_spleen on Jan 24 at 3:29 AM - 9 comments

Hi, MetaFilter!

Here comes the first site Site Update of the year. You can find the last one here.

Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread and will reply to your feedback and questions as I'm able to. You can expect a reply at least twice a week.

I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions!
posted by loup on Jan 17 at 1:48 PM - 101 comments

I wanted to let you all know that we're replacing FeedBurner with RSS feeds hosted on our own domains before next week’s Site Update.
posted by loup on Jan 10 at 11:45 AM - 9 comments

Hi Everyone! One of the locals, albeit more quiet these days, just had a second book birthday! Depending on whether you order from the publisher, or from online retailers, CoyoteattheDogShow's history of a turn of a century gang of confidence men in the Midwest Men of No Reputation is now out in the world!
posted by Atreides on Jan 31 at 9:50 AM - 8 comments

The board forming the nonprofit for Metafilter met Jan. 18.
posted by NotLost on Jan 30 at 12:56 PM - 17 comments

Currently the posting guidelines don't mention including the author/creator in the FPP. This is not currently in the posting guidelines, but I think this could be really helpful for users make good decisions about which threads to participate in for a variety of reasons. Thoughts?
posted by smirkette on Jan 26 at 10:21 AM - 64 comments

Happy New Year! I'm organizing this year Valentine Card Exchange that's all about celebrating friendship and having some fun!
posted by SunPower on Jan 2 at 11:28 AM - 15 comments

Thank You Internet Stranger for your most wonderful and precious gift . . .
posted by pjsky on Nov 17 at 6:45 AM - 166 comments

I’ve been looking for jobs on and off for the past three years, and have often come across roles that look amazing - for someone who is not me! Is there any appetite for allowing Jobs subsite posts that round up links of interesting jobs, or any other part of the site where sharing them would make sense?
posted by rrrrrrrrrt on Jan 24 at 9:49 AM - 16 comments

There was an askme (I think) not too long ago, about websites that are amazingly specific, usually maintained by a cranky crank. It's where I found the sauce packet database for example... So many amazing links. Maybe even a link to a big website of other links. Somehow I seem to have lost it and I'm sad. Anyone remember and able to point me to the thread?
posted by chasles on Jan 12 at 9:39 AM - 20 comments

The MeFi interim board met Jan. 3.
posted by NotLost on Jan 11 at 9:34 AM - 14 comments

Hi there, MetaFilter!

Welcome to your monthly Site Update! You can find the last Site Update here.

Reminder: I will be the only mod actively monitoring this thread so please be patient. I’ll reply to your feedback and questions at least twice a week. I’m looking forward to your feedback and questions!
posted by loup on Dec 20 at 2:45 PM - 130 comments

The Wiki's There Is Help page is a great service. It offers links for emergencies, mental health, grief, homelessness, general survival. But it was last updated in the summer of 2020.
posted by tangerine on Dec 12 at 2:57 PM - 11 comments

I want a single chronological list of posts -- blue, askmefi, meta, fanfare, whatever -- all pouring down and intermingled in the order in which they were posted. Let me just select or clear a checkbox for each channel that's possible to include in the combined list. Can we do that? Would others be interested in browsing like that?
posted by pracowity on Dec 29 at 8:29 AM - 28 comments

Everyone needs a hug, especially those under-appreciated comments we liked so much last year. As seen previously: "Let's show some love for the hidden-gem comments that made you laugh, cry, or cheer [last] year, which you immediately recognized as genius, but somehow slipped under everyone else's radar. As is traditional, please try to stick to comments that received 12 or fewer favorites, and no self-links."
posted by MonkeyToes on Jan 2 at 4:05 PM - 18 comments

I've noticed that MetaFilter pages are coming up slower than usual for me, here on the east coast of the US. It's regularly taking between 2 and 18 seconds for content to show. This is isn't the case for my connection on other web sites. So, I ran some page load measuring tools that try to get a sense for how things load from various places in the world.
posted by ignignokt on Jan 5 at 11:06 AM - 15 comments

Ian Thorpe the swimming wombat has been released back into the wild. Just fyi.
posted by The otter lady on Dec 27 at 1:09 PM - 6 comments

This year we are holding our tenth annual (yikes) Christmas Video Marathon, at https://cytu.be/r/Metafilter_MST3KClub. The enormity of that number is not lost of us. From the noon (Eastern time) of December 22nd, and all through December 23, 24 and 25, that's 84 straight hours of irreverent Christmas comedy and specials, along with other fun things, all produced with the intent of giving you something to unwind to during stressful times. More information inside....
posted by JHarris on Dec 22 at 5:29 AM - 46 comments

AskMe is 20 years old today! Thanks for the heads up, mbrubeck.
posted by jessamyn on Dec 8 at 3:21 PM - 48 comments