> the community blog Metafilter, which is like the civilized version of Reddit. Wait, what? That sounds wonderful, I'm signing up.
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Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
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Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#32> the community blog Metafilter, which is like the civilized version of Reddit. Wait, what? That sounds wonderful, I'm signing up.
Unfortunately you are several years too late. The site and community used to be amazing when Matt and Jessamyn ran the show, but went it started going downhill after Josh Millard took over and is now a shadow of its former self.
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Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#33> the community blog Metafilter, which is like the civilized version of Reddit. Wait, what? That sounds wonderful, I'm signing up.
My favorite part is Ask MeFi's popular questions: http://ask.metafilter.com/home/popularfavorite7
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#34Our local library is more like a free internet shop with half the terminals taken up by transients and the other half by kids from the nearby jr. high, playing shoot-em ups. It's impossible to get a terminal. They also have a huge DVD collection that rivals the old blockbusters. Not sure who's checking out books anymore.
What makes anyone's needs or social status less valid than any other library patron?
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#35> the community blog Metafilter, which is like the civilized version of Reddit. Wait, what? That sounds wonderful, I'm signing up.
Unfortunately you are several years too late. The site and community used to be amazing when Matt and Jessamyn ran the show, but went it started going downhill after Josh Millard took over and is now a shadow of its former self.
there's been no perceptible change, and certainly not because of the management change.
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
This statement does not necessarily reflect widely-held views of the active MetaFilter community.
I'm skeptical "the active MetaFilter community" is actually representative of "the MetaFilter community." It seems like is just the fraction who likes or at least tolerates the way it is now.
As a rule of thumb, people who aren't so thrilled tend to stop showing up.
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#37> the community blog Metafilter, which is like the civilized version of Reddit. Wait, what? That sounds wonderful, I'm signing up.
It's a different format from Reddit though — Reddit is a service where anyone can make their own subreddit, MeFi consists of a few sites created by the administrators. MeFi also doesn't have downvotes, algorithmic filtering for "hot" results, stuff like that.
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#38> the community blog Metafilter, which is like the civilized version of Reddit. Wait, what? That sounds wonderful, I'm signing up.
Unfortunately you are several years too late. The site and community used to be amazing when Matt and Jessamyn ran the show, but went it started going downhill after Josh Millard took over and is now a shadow of its former self.
Nonsense. Cortex (Josh) and mods have been working hard and it shows in that quality is what it's always been.
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Huh? I've been hanging around Metafilter for many years. There have been changes since it ran on a box under Matt's desk, but "used to be amazing" to "going downhill"? Not seeing it. It's still one of the most civil places around.
It is very civil. But that's because it's an echo chamber where everyone must have the same views. The parent is dead right. MeFi was interesting was then was civil disagreement. Everyone piling on and 'favouriting' how bad Conservatives | Trump | Business | Capitalism | Libertarians | Rupert Murdoch are is very dull. It's still good for some funny cat pictures and stuff though. Oh, and just for HN readers, MeFi thes…
Mefi has always been to the left, everyone knows it. Just because it doesn't align your your politics doesn't make it bad. Probably does you good to get out of your own bubble.
Re: Jessamyn West, Technology Lady (2015)
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Huh? I've been hanging around Metafilter for many years. There have been changes since it ran on a box under Matt's desk, but "used to be amazing" to "going downhill"? Not seeing it. It's still one of the most civil places around.
It is very civil. But that's because it's an echo chamber where everyone must have the same views. The parent is dead right. MeFi was interesting was then was civil disagreement. Everyone piling on and 'favouriting' how bad Conservatives | Trump | Business | Capitalism | Libertarians | Rupert Murdoch are is very dull. It's still good for some funny cat pictures and stuff though. Oh, and just for HN readers, MeFi thes…
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