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In a recent MeTa thread, Wobbuffet proposed a bingo type game for the site, to encourage folks to make new posts. This sounds like a good idea for December, so come on inside and help us figure out details before we launch this idea. [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:08 AM - 28 comments

Once again, we at MST Club, that tiny subset of the site that gathers to watch riffing and other things on Thursday nights (and still other things on Sunday and Tuesday) are piping in the official Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day stream off of Youtube to watch in our video share room throughout Thanksgiving Day. Or, if you want to watch it on their page instead, it should be available here, although I'll say their chat scroll rate will be much worse. More info inside-- [more inside]
posted by JHarris at 4:18 AM - 8 comments

That's right, one of your favorite ol' MeFi spinoff sites is still around and about celebratethe tradition of Homecoming Weekend this coming US Thanksgiving Weekend. If you're a Metachatter, drop by to say hi, post a thread, make some comments, and catch up with old pals. Here's something you can use to post and share in your other venues where #bunnies hang out. [more inside]
posted by Miko at 4:06 PM - 6 comments

Hi there!

Welcome to this month’s Site Update!

You can find the previous update here.
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posted by loup at 2:04 PM - 360 comments

We have an EIN and have submitted a bank account application. The next task on our list is to complete and submit an IRS Form 1023 to receive not-for-profit status. We have two options. [more inside]
posted by 1adam12 at 8:25 AM - 154 comments

It's been a minute since we've had one of these, and boy does it seem like a good time for it: what are you playing, lately? What are the games (video and otherwise) that are keeping your attention, keeping your eyeline off Other Things, giving you the distraction and joy and dissociation and etc. that you need lately? What's good, what's bad-but-good, what are you revisiting, what are you looking forward to?
posted by cortex at 12:09 PM - 48 comments

Two decades ago, a fine young web developer flipped a switch on a certain website and suddenly anyone in the world could sign up to be a MeFite! [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 1:05 AM - 48 comments

During the first Trump administration, we had MetaTalk threads to connect MeFites who had space at their holiday table with other MeFites who may not feel welcome at their family table or who had nowhere special to go. Given the recent election results, we should revive that tradition. [more inside]
posted by maurice at 7:04 AM - 8 comments

Guardian: 'Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election.' Bluesky no longer needs an invite code to join. A directory of starter packs (of users), a directory of feeds, and some other tools and clients. Also, @madamjujujive.bsky.social‬ maintains a list of some MeFites, including a librarian in Vermont. Post title by @jeffleyser.com‬.
posted by Wordshore at 5:28 PM - 86 comments

Hi all, this is a message from MetaFilter’s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) board. In the interest of highlighting and growing the global perspective here on our little corner of the web, we want to encourage BIPOC members to post a bit more to the site. So we’re going to use this second week of November to encourage members who don’t consider themselves Western world natives (Diasporic BIPOC welcome here) to make a post or two about their culture. [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:10 PM - 104 comments