MetaTalk

We’ve blown past our Survive target thanks to you, and are well on our way to being able to 🌱Revive🌱 Metafilter! As we enter the final week of the Metafilter Fundraiser 2022, here’s what you can do to help push the site over the finish line. [more inside]
posted by tavegyl at 12:30 PM - 85 comments

Happy Saturday, friends! It's that time of the week again when I ask you to look deep inside yourselves and share what you find. Today you are a delicious canapé. What are you and how do I make you? [more inside]
posted by taz at 3:20 AM - 70 comments

I don't know what the difference is between a newb and a noob, but I know there's nearly a thousand of you. Greetings! How do you do?!
posted by aniola at 6:37 AM - 34 comments

In a rip-snorting manifestation of "Be the MetaFilter You Want to See," DirtyOldTown is on the verge of publishing his 1,000th FanFare post. [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 11:03 AM - 32 comments

We asked Mefites for funds, we opened up site finances to show their dire state, and you stepped up. Today, we’re only $500 a month away from our Survive target!* The community is coming together to keep the lights on at our shared online home. But we need to go further to safeguard Metafilter’s future. It’s time to 🌱Revive Metafilter.🌱 [more inside]
posted by wesleyac at 11:01 AM - 104 comments

Over the last few days, there have been numerous comments on the Gray, the Blue, the Green, and on MetafilterMeta on Reddit asking why the fundraising banner in the Metafilter menubar isn't communicating the site's fundraising needs both more urgently and more noticeably. It's well-known that not everyone reads the Gray. That means that non-Gray readers, which includes long-time lurkers and friends of the site, are not being well-served here. Who has control over the banner, and why isn't this a priority? [more inside]
posted by Violet Blue at 11:43 AM - 73 comments

Mystery Science Theater Club, that odd tiny little corner of MeFi that shows bad and weird movies Thursdays every week, is doing a day-long show on Tuesday for US Election Day, in our video share room. Most of what we'll be showing is riffed material this time, with the expectation that we'll need something cheerful. It is no excuse for not voting if you're in the US, but other than that come on by! [more inside]
posted by JHarris at 10:10 PM - 7 comments

It's time for the sixth MeFi Holiday Card Exchange! [more inside]
posted by needlegrrl at 6:54 AM - 23 comments

The Metafilter Auction is now live! Head over to https://www.myminiauction.com/metafilter and place your bids. It’s part of Metafilter’s Fundraising Drive - to contribute directly, visit Help Fund Metafilter! Take a look at the listings and comment below to tell us which ones you love! [more inside]
posted by Glinn at 10:36 PM - 69 comments

Right now, Metafilter has two major costs. One is people time, mostly for moderation, along with a single part time developer. The people time, of course, is what makes Metafilter Metafilter. We want MORE people time, not less. The other is hosting costs. This, to me, is where the lowest hanging fruit is, because there is not a single member who will be sad if we send less money to Jeff Bezos every month. This is a thread for thinking about how to reduce AWS hosting costs in the timescale of days to weeks while retaining the existing code base and maintaining existing functionality. [more inside]
posted by rockindata at 5:20 AM - 42 comments