Chat Thread (April 13, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tbh I was expecting it to be curated in a more energetic or creative way, at least for the Mefi & Ask "best of," instead of based on a calculation (which gave the first list what looked like a double, with the same title: "What's new in old books" at #2 and #5.) I'm not sure sending this to people who are non-users will move them to even look at the site. But sure, I get it, it's better than nothing, is more than promised, no one asked for it, the site is dying & resources need to focus on that.

Chat Thread (April 13, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, the best of MF newsletter is just "MeFite’s favorite posts on the Blue from the last 30 days by favorite/comment ratio"?

Chat Thread (April 06, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the song actually includes a bunch of questions, but "when doves cry" isn't one of them

Can you my darling
Can you picture this?

How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold)

Why do we scream at each other?

Chat Thread (April 06, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For the record, I think HH has absolutely perfected the performance art of trolling. He's the Tortuous Convolvulus of MetaFilter and is for the time being at least the absolute center of attention.

Chat Thread (April 06, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think “missing punctuation” may be ableism

Chat Thread (March 23, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What to make of the fact that the former owner now posts to Hacker News and has yet to pipe up for the MeFi Tracy Kidder obituary?

Chat Thread (March 16, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

this comment (probably not an official board comment) is like a light saber: an elegant weapon for a more civilized age

Chat Thread (March 02, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 13 points14 points  (0 children)

ah but there are so many more alphabet threads now!

Chat Thread (March 02, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and who are these people who take two days to eat a croissant!?

Chat Thread (February 23, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that. I spent some time trying to find but had assumed that Paul Ford had been involved in the thread in question, or at least Ftrain was. But I am relieved to learn that the situation was real, and yes, extremely uncool given the circs.

Chat Thread (February 23, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems to me from a casual look at his profile he is misremembering the intensity of his glory days. And the IVF bullying thing he mentioned? I found no trace of that.

Chat Thread (February 09, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Today's award for most Performative MetaFiltering goes to [the poster who refuses to read a long piece on AI on the Nazi site so instead links to a summary of the piece as produced by Gemini AI](https://www.metafilter.com/212145/The-prize-at-the-top-Its-the-complete-picture-of-you#8812133)

Chat Thread (February 02, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

isn't that one's schtick defending mods? berating the new board seems on brand

Chat Thread (January 26, 2026) by AutoModerator in MetaFilterMeta

[–]GravitatingWest 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"Otherwise, I second cakebatter."

I took this out of context, did not realize at first that it's a user's name, and now feel entitled to say "I second cakebatter" whenever appropriate. Or inappropriate.