MetaTalk

I made an ill considered remark in timsteil's folkstreams post and he made a polite response which made me feel ashamed after I saw his consternation. I wanted to clarify my harsh out and went to make a clarifying comment when my computer crashed and I had to reboot. And when I got back, I made my comment and then saw his was already deleted. I am getting so sick of the editing of our conversations.I really think sometime that there should be placeholders for all deletions you make. You are overdoing it, in my estimation. [more inside]
posted by y2karl at 11:26 PM - 53 comments

If we're going to have a higher bar for Palestine threads, we need a higher bar for viral adverts and cats being funny. Just like we need something to go on beyond GRARbait, we need something a bit deeper than Cute Overload-fodder or verbatim, analysis/critique-free reposts of ads from corporate channels on Youtube.

This is a problem in the same way that all the news sites running the same fluff stories is a problem: If we're going to have the same content as everywhere else, why should Metafilter even exist?

I appreciate the site for when we can have interesting conversations about things most of us didn't know about yet- but we all already know about cute cats and funny adverts. There are other websites where you can watch nothing but that, all day. We need to have a standard that's higher than the rest of the Net. [more inside]
posted by dunkadunc at 12:36 PM - 225 comments

I'm concerned about indirect referencing of active Kickstarter projects being given a blind eye. [more inside]
posted by Talez at 11:34 AM - 57 comments

threeblindmice, could you try Reading The Fantastic Article? [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 6:41 AM - 32 comments

O'rly [more inside]
posted by adamvasco at 11:27 AM - 256 comments

Who else is now connected to Matt? I got one and I told a MF friend of mine, who also got one! Are you networking for new mods, or did you get zinged by Linked In?
posted by boo_radley at 3:19 PM - 52 comments

What's your goal when you use the word 'eponysterical' in a response? [more inside]
posted by Rash at 2:25 PM - 139 comments

Please reconsider the use of the term "butthurt". [more inside]
posted by a snickering nuthatch at 5:31 AM - 457 comments

Could we maybe cut down on French stereotypes? The same two canards about lack of military prowess and entrepreneurship may not come up daily, but they appear in comments on and off and they are tired, facile and not too welcoming. I'm not asking for a change in policy, but it would be nice if we could be a bit more thoughtful. [more inside]
posted by ersatz at 12:31 PM - 246 comments

This question was asked, and some respondents have been raising concerns that it might violate the student's honour code. Is there an express policy about this? [more inside]
posted by ageispolis at 8:38 PM - 48 comments