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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 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. [more inside]
posted by Glinn at 6:20 PM - 8 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. [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher 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? [more inside]
posted by es_de_bah at 3:45 PM - 12 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. [more inside]
posted by brainwane at 9:18 AM - 21 comments

Hello and welcome to the first Site Update of 2025!

You can find the last update here.
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posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:49 PM - 122 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). [more inside]
posted by Glinn at 9:01 AM - 76 comments

In 2010 I asked a question about a mysterious fortune cookie fortune I received. [more inside]
posted by phunniemee at 10:10 AM - 31 comments

You people who post, please share your thoughts on the craft. How does the post come together? What are your criteria for success?
posted by Lemkin at 9:33 PM - 72 comments

The words we write on the internet have an effect, most especially, irresponsible ones like those in "Some nerdy Redditors have doubts about 2024 election integrity." [more inside]
posted by Violet Blue at 8:48 PM - 96 comments