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Given this FPP about reddit's racism, and with the notion presented in that thread here, I'd like to float the idea of a blanket ban on links to reddit on the Blue. [more inside]
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 12:17 PM - 303 comments

Lately, I feel like there have been a lot of FPPs concerning false rape and related topics in the past few weeks. In addition to the one today , we had one on Emma Sulkowicz recently centered around an article arguing for the innocence of her rapist, one on a highly dramatic "false rape" trial in Toronto as well as a similar situation in Stanford, and one on an article arguing against more proactive approaches to campus rape. [more inside]
posted by Conspire at 12:14 PM - 1338 comments

Sometimes bad framing can make a discussion instantly go pear shaped. I would ask other users to pause and try to give links at least a cursory read-through before responding to solely what is written on the front page. Especially when your response is overridingly negative. Even a post with bad framing can have content that will generate quality discussion. [more inside]
posted by codacorolla at 3:24 PM - 51 comments

noun 1. BRITISH a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. [more inside]
posted by Drinky Die at 2:54 PM - 241 comments

I just realized that MeFi project threads never close. Is that intentional? Why aren't other threads like that?
posted by blue_beetle at 9:25 PM - 18 comments

On its face, this site appears to be an instantiation of some of the best promises the internet has for humanity. For example: an open forum for collaboration, exchange of ideas and information, expression of unfettered art, science, and journalism. Central and vital to all of these things is freedom of speech. Anathema to these ideals is the way this site seems to be run, with censorship being a very common occurrence, I have noticed. [more inside]
posted by incolorinred at 4:28 PM - 54 comments

I was really surprised this question did not get deleted for being chatfilter. [more inside]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:50 AM - 169 comments

when there are three links to her stuff on the front page [more inside]
posted by klangklangston at 8:51 AM - 288 comments

🐘💦 [more inside]
posted by leotrotsky at 11:10 AM - 194 comments

The deletion of this question troubles me. [more inside]
posted by prefpara at 9:57 AM - 428 comments