[MeFi Site Update] October 16th October 16, 2024 1:49 PM Subscribe
Hi there!
Welcome to this month’s Site Update!
You can find the last update here.
Profit & Loss
– You can find this month's P&L report here. The previous P&L reports are here.
Admin
– You can read the latest updates about the MetaFilter Community Foundation here.
– We are still going over adjustments to the Guidelines and Content Policy based on the feedback from members. So far we’re planning on expanding guidelines specific to each subsite and we’ll share a draft of these changes on a separate Meta post once it is ready.
Fundraising
– We have raised $11,959.00 in one time contributions and $340.00 in new Subscriptions. These contributions are a huge lift and we’ll work with the Community Foundation to put that extra revenue to good use.
We’ll wrap the fundraising by the end of this month with the release of the new site’s MVP, the MeFi Cookbook, the Pet Tax wall, the AMA Podcast and a special Halloween Virtual Gala.
Tech
– Early access to the new site is delayed due to some issues with the new host service. kirkaracha is working as we speak to fix it and we hope to have it ready later this week.
– Fixed geolocation bug with IRL that was blocking posting.
– Removed time limit on Projects posts.
BIPOC Advisory Board
– Thyme and I will resume our work with the BIPOC Board this month as the previous meeting was canceled. Next meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, October 21st. Once the meeting happens we’ll report back on our plan to get back on track with the minutes and the cadence of the work with the BIPOC Board.
If you have any questions or feedback not related to this particular update, please Contact Us instead. If you want to discuss a particular subject not covered here with the community, you’re welcome to open a separate MetaTalk thread for it.
Welcome to this month’s Site Update!
You can find the last update here.
Profit & Loss
– You can find this month's P&L report here. The previous P&L reports are here.
Admin
– You can read the latest updates about the MetaFilter Community Foundation here.
– We are still going over adjustments to the Guidelines and Content Policy based on the feedback from members. So far we’re planning on expanding guidelines specific to each subsite and we’ll share a draft of these changes on a separate Meta post once it is ready.
Fundraising
– We have raised $11,959.00 in one time contributions and $340.00 in new Subscriptions. These contributions are a huge lift and we’ll work with the Community Foundation to put that extra revenue to good use.
We’ll wrap the fundraising by the end of this month with the release of the new site’s MVP, the MeFi Cookbook, the Pet Tax wall, the AMA Podcast and a special Halloween Virtual Gala.
Tech
– Early access to the new site is delayed due to some issues with the new host service. kirkaracha is working as we speak to fix it and we hope to have it ready later this week.
– Fixed geolocation bug with IRL that was blocking posting.
– Removed time limit on Projects posts.
BIPOC Advisory Board
– Thyme and I will resume our work with the BIPOC Board this month as the previous meeting was canceled. Next meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, October 21st. Once the meeting happens we’ll report back on our plan to get back on track with the minutes and the cadence of the work with the BIPOC Board.
If you have any questions or feedback not related to this particular update, please Contact Us instead. If you want to discuss a particular subject not covered here with the community, you’re welcome to open a separate MetaTalk thread for it.
There is a MeFi cookbook project? Not sure how I missed that! I'd love to help with layout design/type design/graphics and editing!
posted by yueliang at 11:47 AM on October 17 [2 favorites]
posted by yueliang at 11:47 AM on October 17 [2 favorites]
Thank you, yueliang, I'll ping you separately and you and anyone can still use this form to share your recipes for the cookbook.
posted by loup (staff) at 11:57 AM on October 17
posted by loup (staff) at 11:57 AM on October 17
Great work, everyone! Immensely proud to be a part of this community!
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 4:16 PM on October 17 [2 favorites]
posted by Don.Kinsayder at 4:16 PM on October 17 [2 favorites]
Isn't this the most recent update about the community foundation?
MeFiCoFo update
posted by freethefeet at 9:59 PM on October 17 [1 favorite]
MeFiCoFo update
posted by freethefeet at 9:59 PM on October 17 [1 favorite]
Thanks for the update, loup.
What time limit on projects posts?
posted by mpark at 10:28 PM on October 17 [1 favorite]
What time limit on projects posts?
posted by mpark at 10:28 PM on October 17 [1 favorite]
How do we make feature-pony requests for the new site?
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 2:15 AM on October 18
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 2:15 AM on October 18
What time limit on projects posts?
Before, you had to wait one month before posting a second thread. We have now lifted the limit entirely.
How do we make feature-pony requests for the new site?
Short answer: Please hold for now.
Long answer: For now, our main goal is to recreate every subsite as close to the original as possible. When we release the new site's MVP for testing we'll start taking bug reports and we'll work on fixing them so we will not be implementing new features until this phase is done.
posted by loup (staff) at 8:30 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
Before, you had to wait one month before posting a second thread. We have now lifted the limit entirely.
How do we make feature-pony requests for the new site?
Short answer: Please hold for now.
Long answer: For now, our main goal is to recreate every subsite as close to the original as possible. When we release the new site's MVP for testing we'll start taking bug reports and we'll work on fixing them so we will not be implementing new features until this phase is done.
posted by loup (staff) at 8:30 AM on October 18 [1 favorite]
Thanks, loup. Might want to update the "Add Project" page: "You can submit one Project post per month"
posted by mpark at 9:15 AM on October 18
posted by mpark at 9:15 AM on October 18
Yup, on it.
posted by loup (staff) at 11:27 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]
posted by loup (staff) at 11:27 AM on October 18 [2 favorites]
I'm working with the web host for the staging site to resolve some issues with DNS and database connectivity.
posted by kirkaracha (staff) at 11:26 AM on October 21 [2 favorites]
posted by kirkaracha (staff) at 11:26 AM on October 21 [2 favorites]
Good news, we are only haunted by 1 ghost. Bad news; I'm very lonely
posted by A_Ghost_User at 8:21 PM on October 21 [12 favorites]
posted by A_Ghost_User at 8:21 PM on October 21 [12 favorites]
DNS and database issues resolved.
posted by kirkaracha (staff) at 12:10 AM on October 22 [2 favorites]
posted by kirkaracha (staff) at 12:10 AM on October 22 [2 favorites]
Any update on the Virtual Halloween Gala?
posted by bowbeacon at 11:57 AM on October 24 [1 favorite]
posted by bowbeacon at 11:57 AM on October 24 [1 favorite]
Yup, I'm making a post for the Gala today.
posted by loup (staff) at 9:40 AM on October 25 [1 favorite]
posted by loup (staff) at 9:40 AM on October 25 [1 favorite]
Are you planning to actually post it?
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 12:35 PM on October 27 [14 favorites]
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 12:35 PM on October 27 [14 favorites]
Are you planning to actually post it?
This comment is honestly so ignorant and rude I am shocked it's been allowed to stand. Moggies, your cradle-of-life privilege is showing and it is not a good look. Earth is not 👏 the center 👏 of the universe 👏 bro. Clearly whatever planet loup lives on their rotational duration is not the same as yours. Please be respectful of other users' experience of solar time and consider that before making another post. Flagged.
posted by phunniemee at 2:52 PM on October 28 [21 favorites]
This comment is honestly so ignorant and rude I am shocked it's been allowed to stand. Moggies, your cradle-of-life privilege is showing and it is not a good look. Earth is not 👏 the center 👏 of the universe 👏 bro. Clearly whatever planet loup lives on their rotational duration is not the same as yours. Please be respectful of other users' experience of solar time and consider that before making another post. Flagged.
posted by phunniemee at 2:52 PM on October 28 [21 favorites]
Earth is not 👏 the center 👏 of the universe 👏 bro
Listen, I'm not one to dogpile on the mods, who I think are overall doing a good job in tough circumstances, but also I think that asking for a status update after two days isn't beyond the pale, and I don't think there's any need to break out the clap-hands here like nobody was paying attention.
posted by whir at 7:04 PM on October 28
Listen, I'm not one to dogpile on the mods, who I think are overall doing a good job in tough circumstances, but also I think that asking for a status update after two days isn't beyond the pale, and I don't think there's any need to break out the clap-hands here like nobody was paying attention.
posted by whir at 7:04 PM on October 28
Sometimes I'm reading a Tumblr post that seems nonsensical, until I notice the url is "one-time-i-dreamt" which provides me sudden context. This happens on Metafilter as well, but sometimes it takes my brain a second to register that the username is meant to be pronounced "funny me" and then I go "ohhhhhhh."
Anyway, I'm sure the consequences of accidentally taking a phunniemee comment inappropriately seriously are extremely dire and I'd like to go on record as saying I've definitely never done that. Promise.
posted by brook horse at 8:00 PM on October 28 [8 favorites]
Anyway, I'm sure the consequences of accidentally taking a phunniemee comment inappropriately seriously are extremely dire and I'd like to go on record as saying I've definitely never done that. Promise.
posted by brook horse at 8:00 PM on October 28 [8 favorites]
If the ansible link to loup's planet ever re-phases, it would be good to know what's happening with access to the new site. It was "hoped" to be ready later in the week of October 16th, and apparently the DNS issues were resolved.
posted by TheophileEscargot at 12:12 AM on October 29 [5 favorites]
posted by TheophileEscargot at 12:12 AM on October 29 [5 favorites]
Nothing is ever as well-attended as a party announced on 48 hours notice.
posted by bowbeacon at 6:33 AM on October 29 [2 favorites]
posted by bowbeacon at 6:33 AM on October 29 [2 favorites]
there are concepts of a party
posted by bowmaniac at 6:38 AM on October 29 [10 favorites]
posted by bowmaniac at 6:38 AM on October 29 [10 favorites]
Honestly, I'm not even mad anymore. I'm just impressed.
posted by bowbeacon at 10:40 AM on October 29 [2 favorites]
posted by bowbeacon at 10:40 AM on October 29 [2 favorites]
loup certainly does have a knack for taking his schtick to some pretty mind-boggling extremes. Great gig if you can get it, I guess?
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 11:56 AM on October 29 [1 favorite]
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 11:56 AM on October 29 [1 favorite]
loup's pronouns are they/them.
posted by JanetLand at 12:47 PM on October 29 [2 favorites]
posted by JanetLand at 12:47 PM on October 29 [2 favorites]
Loup’s adverbs are later/never.
posted by snofoam at 12:51 PM on October 29 [11 favorites]
posted by snofoam at 12:51 PM on October 29 [11 favorites]
Loup’s adverbs are later/never.
I agree with basically all of the critiques of the mods/administration, but could you not with this? I don't think that telling people they need to do a better job is harassment, but this kind of is.
posted by dusty potato at 12:57 PM on October 29 [3 favorites]
I agree with basically all of the critiques of the mods/administration, but could you not with this? I don't think that telling people they need to do a better job is harassment, but this kind of is.
posted by dusty potato at 12:57 PM on October 29 [3 favorites]
flag it, maybe that'll draw them out
posted by phunniemee at 1:01 PM on October 29 [4 favorites]
posted by phunniemee at 1:01 PM on October 29 [4 favorites]
Crap; knew I should have linked to some eXtReMe gOrE so that the mods had a reason to be woken from their slumbers and go ham with the edit button
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 1:40 PM on October 29 [2 favorites]
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 1:40 PM on October 29 [2 favorites]
I don't think that telling people they need to do a better job is harassment, but this kind of is.
I mean, we all know what would happen if someone told loup they were disappointed in the job they’re doing: absolutely nothing. loup would be silent, any mods that dared to enter the conversation would be like “¯\_(ツ)_/¯, it’s loup, who the fuck knows”, and that would be that. When no one is able to get basic answers and promised deadlines come and go with no acknowledgment from staff, folks are going to talk about it.
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 2:01 PM on October 29 [1 favorite]
I mean, we all know what would happen if someone told loup they were disappointed in the job they’re doing: absolutely nothing. loup would be silent, any mods that dared to enter the conversation would be like “¯\_(ツ)_/¯, it’s loup, who the fuck knows”, and that would be that. When no one is able to get basic answers and promised deadlines come and go with no acknowledgment from staff, folks are going to talk about it.
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 2:01 PM on October 29 [1 favorite]
I don't feel that when you are frustrated at someone it's okay to just reach for some part of their identity as fodder. I think this site has been mismanaged to an almost comical extent, but personally at the end of the day my priority is always going to be other queer people's safety and dignity, moreso than holding people accountable for the health of a fast-fading web community.
posted by dusty potato at 2:12 PM on October 29 [2 favorites]
posted by dusty potato at 2:12 PM on October 29 [2 favorites]
maybe it would help if we subpoenaed the information on the Virtual Halloween Gala?
posted by bowmaniac at 2:43 PM on October 29 [5 favorites]
posted by bowmaniac at 2:43 PM on October 29 [5 favorites]
I somehow missed whatever this subpoena business was about… anyone willing to catch me up? Sounds exciting. Is T*m C****e back at it again?
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 2:56 PM on October 29
posted by not just everyday big moggies at 2:56 PM on October 29
We should shift the focus away from the specific staff member and refer to the person in question as "A Mod" instead.
posted by Diskeater at 3:08 PM on October 29 [4 favorites]
posted by Diskeater at 3:08 PM on October 29 [4 favorites]
not just everyday big moggies: "I somehow missed whatever this subpoena business was about… anyone willing to catch me up? Sounds exciting."
In the September update, people were taking the admin to task for always being late on their updates, and someone commented this in admin's defense:
"Y'all are fixating on "weekly fundraiser updates" as if it's the only task on staff's plate, or if it's the highest priority task and everything else should come second.
Off the top of my head, I can think of a ton of things that online community managers regularly have to prioritize that most community members aren't even aware are happening behind the scenes:
- Subpoenas from law enforcement or discovery in lawsuits..."
So that's become a bit of a meme.
posted by Bugbread at 4:29 PM on October 29 [3 favorites]
In the September update, people were taking the admin to task for always being late on their updates, and someone commented this in admin's defense:
"Y'all are fixating on "weekly fundraiser updates" as if it's the only task on staff's plate, or if it's the highest priority task and everything else should come second.
Off the top of my head, I can think of a ton of things that online community managers regularly have to prioritize that most community members aren't even aware are happening behind the scenes:
- Subpoenas from law enforcement or discovery in lawsuits..."
So that's become a bit of a meme.
posted by Bugbread at 4:29 PM on October 29 [3 favorites]
and someone commented this in admin's defense:
Well the source that came from is very emotionally stable so it must be true.
posted by phunniemee at 4:37 PM on October 29 [6 favorites]
Well the source that came from is very emotionally stable so it must be true.
posted by phunniemee at 4:37 PM on October 29 [6 favorites]
We’ll wrap the fundraising by the end of this month with the release of the new site’s MVP, the MeFi Cookbook, the Pet Tax wall, the AMA Podcast and a special Halloween Virtual Gala.
So, we have about 48 hours left on this. What are the odds?
posted by bowbeacon at 5:19 PM on October 29 [1 favorite]
So, we have about 48 hours left on this. What are the odds?
posted by bowbeacon at 5:19 PM on October 29 [1 favorite]
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Being a bit of a tech person, I am always excited to see what's going on on the tech side of things, and I am so appreciative of everything that happens there.
(And I'm so appreciative of everything else, too! I just gravitate toward the tech reports.)
Thank you all, so much, for everything you've done this month, and this year, to keep the site running as well as it does!
*** appreciation ***
posted by kristi at 4:55 PM on October 16 [4 favorites]