i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i __ __ _____ _ _____ _ ___ fake (NULL) 0 i| \/ | ___| ___(_) | ___/ \ / _ \ fake (NULL) 0 i| |\/| |/ _ \ |_ | | | |_ / _ \| | | | fake (NULL) 0 i| | | | __/ _| | | | _/ ___ \ |_| | fake (NULL) 0 i|_| |_|\___|_| |_| |_|/_/ \_\__\_\ fake (NULL) 0 ifrequently asked questions fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Accounts ----------------------------------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hHow do I sign up for a MetaFilter account? /FAQ/How-do-I-sign-up-for-a-MetaFilter-account.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is my username? Can I change my username? /FAQ/What-is-my-username.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat if I forget my password? Can I change my password? /FAQ/Can-I-change-my-password-What-if-I-forget-my-password.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI signed up but had a PayPal problem and now they say my username isn't available. What now? /FAQ/username_taken.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI want an account but I don't want to use PayPal. What do I do? /FAQ/I-want-an-account-but-I-dont-want-to-use-PayPal-What-do-I-do.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I have more than one account? Can I change accounts? /FAQ/Can-I-have-more-than-one-account.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I give someone a gift MetaFilter account? /FAQ/Can-I-give-someone-a-gift-MetaFilter-account.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I close or delete my account permanently or temporarily? /FAQ/Can-I-close-or-delete-my-account-permanently-or-temporarily.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Profiles and Personalization --------------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hI'm new. What should I do first? /FAQ/new-user.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy are you asking for my email? How do I change my email address? /FAQ/Do-I-need-to-put-an-email-in-my-profile-How-do-I-change-my-email-address.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy are you asking for my birthday? /FAQ/Why-are-you-asking-for-my-birthday.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy are you asking for my geographic coordinates? /FAQ/why-give-my-coordinates.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWho can see the information on my profile page? /FAQ/profile-privacy.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do MetaFilter display preferences work? Can I customize the fonts and background color? /FAQ/how-do-display-preferences-work.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat's with the share buttons everywhere? Can I turn them off? /FAQ/share-links-feature.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat do "Links to" and "Linked by" mean on my profile page? What does it mean if someone has called me a crush, or muse, or spouse? /FAQ/contacts-relationship-links-to-linked-by.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I view my own (or someone else's) previous posts, questions, and comments? /FAQ/How-can-I-view-all-my-previous-posts-and-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I find someone's profile page if I only know their username not their user number? /FAQ/How-do-I-find-someones-profile-page-if-I-only-know-their-username-not-their-user-number.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I publicly mention details from someone else's profile page? /FAQ/are-profile-details-private-or-public.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat does "I help fund MetaFilter" on profile pages mean? /FAQ/I-help-fund-MetaFilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat does secure browsing do? /FAQ/secure-browsing.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- MeFiMail, Contacts, Social Stuff ----------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat is MeFi Mail? /FAQ/How-does-MeFiMail-work.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are MeFi Mail reminders? /FAQ/what-are-mefi-mail-reminders.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat about adding more email-like features to MeFiMail? /FAQ/mail-features.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are meetups? Can I be alerted if there's one in my area? /FAQ/What-are-meetups-How-do-I-know-if-theres-one-in-my-area.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are contacts? Someone made me a contact, now what? /FAQ/What-are-contacts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I see if a user is online or not? /FAQ/users-online.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I link to my other online communities/social sites in my profile? /FAQ/How-do-I-link-to-other-online-communities.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I suggest a new online community/social site for the "also on" section of the profile page? /FAQ/social-sites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I see who else belongs to a given online community/social site? /FAQ/Finding-which-members-belong-to-other-social-sites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Favorites ---------------------------------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat are Favorites? /FAQ/What-are-Favorites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy can't I add favorites? /FAQ/problem-adding-favorites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is My Favorites? /FAQ/my-favorites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat do the counts on the Popular Posts or Popular Questions page mean? /FAQ/counts-on-popular-favorites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy is my old post/comment getting new favorites? /FAQ/why-is-my-old-stuff-getting-favorited.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow many favorites can I add in a day? /FAQ/favorites-limit.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I change how favorites are displayed for me? Can I hide them entirely? /FAQ/can-i-hide-favorites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I search within my favorites? /FAQ/Can-I-search-within-my-favorites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Other ways to follow site activity or personalize your experience -- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat is Recent Activity? /FAQ/What-does-the-Recent-Activity-feature-do.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat does the comment highlighting in Recent Activity mean? /FAQ/comment-highlighting-in-recent-activity.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is My Mefi? What is My Ask? /FAQ/what-are-My-Mefi-My-Ask.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I follow all the threads I have commented in, by looking in one place? /FAQ/following-threads-I-have-commented-in.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I choose to see only posts or questions with certain tags or in certain categories? /FAQ/can-I-choose-to-see-only-some-tags.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I see which posts or comments have received the most favorites? /FAQ/most-favorited-comments-and-posts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I see which threads are currently most active? /FAQ/most-active-threads-via-recent-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I make a selective list of threads that I want to follow? Can I follow threads without commenting in them? /FAQ/choose-threads-to-follow.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat sort of RSS feeds does MetaFilter have? /FAQ/What-sort-of-RSS-feeds-does-MetaFilter-have.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is a greasemonkey script? /FAQ/What-is-a-greasemonkey-script.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Posting and Commenting: General ------------------------------------ fake (NULL) 0 hHow soon can I post after signing up? /FAQ/Can-I-post-to-the-front-page-immediately-after-registering.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow soon can I post again after making a post? /FAQ/How-soon-can-I-post-again-after-starting-a-thread-in-different-parts-of-the-site.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow long do threads remain open? /FAQ/When-are-threads-closed-to-new-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I edit or delete my post? /FAQ/How-do-I-delete-my-own-post.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I edit or delete my comment? What are the rules about the edit function? /FAQ/edit-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I comment anonymously? /FAQ/anonymous-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I link to a specific comment? /FAQ/How-do-you-link-to-the-middle-of-a-page.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I make a link? Can I use HTML in my posts? /FAQ/How-do-I-make-a-link-Can-I-use-HTML-in-my-posts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I post code or other marked up text? /FAQ/posting-code.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I create the [more inside] jump when posting? /FAQ/How-do-I-create-the-more-inside-jump-when-posting-on-Ask-MetaFilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hAre posts or comments edited by mods? /FAQ/Are-posts-or-comments-edited-by-mods.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hIf a thread has been deleted, can I still find it someplace? /FAQ/If-a-thread-has-been-removed-or-deleted-can-I-still-find-it-someplace.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hIf a comment has been deleted, can I still find it someplace? /FAQ/If-a-comment-has-been-removed-or-deleted-can-I-still-find-it-someplace.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hThere is a problem with a comment or post. What should I do? /FAQ/what-to-do-about-problem-posts-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hSomeone made a official-seeming comment in small type, with square brackets. What does that mean? /FAQ/small-type-square-brackets-identifying-mod-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hMy Mefi post or AskMe question was edited to remove my cute "more inside" play on words, wtf? /FAQ/cute-more-inside-play-on-words.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hMy HTML seemed to work in the live preview but didn't come through correctly. Is this a bug or intentional? /FAQ/My-HTML-seemed-to-work-in-the-live-preview-but-dont-come-through-correctly-Is-this-a-bug-or-intentional.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are the keyboard shortcuts for MetaFilter? /FAQ/keyboard-shortcuts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do tags work on MetaFilter? /FAQ/How-do-tags-work-on-MetaFilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are some guidelines for tagging my posts? /FAQ/What-are-some-guidelines-for-tagging-my-posts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Posting and Commenting: Etiquette and Lingo ------------------------ fake (NULL) 0 hWhat is the etiquette concerning members' or non-members' personal details and profile information? /FAQ/profile_linking_etiquette.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat does a single period in a comment by itself mean? /FAQ/What-does-a-single-period-in-a-comment-by-itself-mean.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat does 'threadsitting' mean? What does 'threadshitting' mean? /FAQ/threadshitting-and-threadsitting.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhere can I find a list of common lingo and Mefi-specific abbreviations? /FAQ/For-the-new-users-where-can-we-find-a-list-of-common-lingo-and-mefi-specific-abbreviations.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are self-links? Are self-links ever okay on any part of the site? /FAQ/Are-selflinks-ever-okay-on-any-part-of-the-site.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hShould I use an URL shortener or link shortener, like I would on Twitter? /FAQ/shortlinks.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Posting and Commenting in MetaFilter ------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat makes a good front page post to MetaFilter? /FAQ/What-makes-a-good-front-page-post-to-MetaFilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy was my MetaFilter post deleted? /FAQ/Why-was-my-MetaFilter-post-deleted.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy was my MetaFilter comment deleted? /FAQ/comment-removal.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is double posting? Is there a statute of limitations on double posting? /FAQ/what-is-double-posting.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow can I check if something has been posted before, to avoid double posting? /FAQ/checking-for-doubles.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hIf my post has more than one link, or the link isn't first, do I need to use the URL box? /FAQ/If-my-post-has-more-than-one-link-or-the-link-isnt-first-do-I-need-to-use-the-URL-box.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I post a link to just a short news bulletin if there's a breaking news story? /FAQ/Can-I-post-a-link-to-CNN-if-theres-a-breaking-news-story-that-doesnt-have-a-permalink-yet.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I post a link to something behind a free registration? /FAQ/I-want-to-make-a-post-to-something-behind-a-free-registration-is-this-okay.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I post a fundraiser, or a petition for a worthy cause? /FAQ/fundraisers-and-petitions.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hShould I include an NSFW warning if my link is not safe for work? What about spoilers? /FAQ/What-does-NSFW-mean-Do-I-have-to-indicate-if-my-link-is-not-safe-for-work-What-about-spoilers.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hShould I include a trigger warning about upsetting content in my post? /FAQ/warnings-about-post-content-trigger-warnings.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hShould I add a [via] link if I found it from another site? /FAQ/Is-it-necessary-or-mandatory-to-add-a-via-link-if-you-found-it-from-another-site.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat does "Pepsi Blue" mean? /FAQ/Someone-called-my-commentpost-Pepsi-Blue-what-does-that-mean.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Posting and Commenting in Ask MetaFilter --------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat makes a good question for Ask MetaFilter? /FAQ/good-askme-question.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hMy Ask Metafilter question was removed as chatfilter. What does that mean? /FAQ/chatfilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy was my Ask MetaFilter post/comment removed? /FAQ/Why-was-my-Ask-MetaFilter-postcomment-removed.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhen is it okay to do a "Critique my X!" post on Ask MetaFilter? /FAQ/critique-my-x.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I include a picture or photo with my AskMe question? /FAQ/including-images-in-Ask-Metafilter-posts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I post an anonymous question in AskMe? Is there a function for anonymous follow-ups? /FAQ/How-does-anonymous-posting-work-in-AskMe-Is-there-a-function-for-anonymous-followups.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow long does it usually take for an anonymous question to be posted to Ask Metafilter? /FAQ/anonymous-questions-howlong.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hIs there a way to turn a non-anonymous old question into an anonymous one? /FAQ/Is-there-a-way-to-turn-my-nonanonymous-old-questions-into-anonymous-ones.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy are some people's answers in AskMe highlighted in their own box? /FAQ/Why-are-some-peoples-answers-in-AskMe-highlighted-in-their-own-box.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I mark my question as "answered" (e.g. green check mark)? /FAQ/marking-askme-best-answers.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy can't I remove a 'stumped' or a 'resolved' tag from my AskMe question? /FAQ/Why-cant-I-remove-a-stumped-or-a-resolved-tag-from-my-AskMe-question.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Posting and Commenting in MetaTalk --------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat is MetaTalk for? /FAQ/metatalk.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI think I found a bug. Should I post it to MetaTalk? /FAQ/when-to-post-bugs-to-MeTa.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI have a request for a new feature. Should I post it to MetaTalk? /FAQ/I-have-a-request-for-a-new-feature-where-is-the-best-place-to-ask-for-it.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI want help finding an old post or comment. Where should I post this question? /FAQ/where-to-ask-question-about-finding-old-post.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy are some MetaTalk threads closed? /FAQ/Why-are-some-MetaTalk-threads-closed.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Other subsites, related sites, fun stuff --------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWhat is FanFare? /FAQ/fanfare.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat's the policy on spoilers in threads at FanFare? /FAQ/spoilers-fanfare.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat do the "First Watch", "Rewatch", "Show Only", and "Books Included" labels in FanFare mean? /FAQ/show-labels.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is MetaFilter Projects? /FAQ/What-is-the-purpose-of-MeFi-Projects.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is MetaFilter Music? /FAQ/What-is-MetaFilter-Music-How-does-it-work.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is IRL? /FAQ/IRL-subsite-for-meetups.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is the podcast? Are transcripts available? /FAQ/podcast_transcripts.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is MetaFilter Chat? /FAQ/what-is-mefi-chat.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow do I log in to Chat? /FAQ/how-do-i-log-in-to-chat.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is the MetaFilter wiki? /FAQ/What-is-the-MetaFilter-wiki.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are other MeFi spinoff sites? /FAQ/What-are-other-MeFi-spinoff-sites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hIs there an archive of MetaFilter April Fools Day pranks? /FAQ/april-fools-pranks.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat are some other MetaFilter traditions? /FAQ/some-yearly-site-traditions.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I get a Metafilter t-shirt? /FAQ/mefi-t-shirt.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is the Infodump? Does Mefi release other data for study? /FAQ/infodump-infodumpster-corpus-data.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow can I find out various MeFi statistics, like who has posted the most, or had the most favorites in a given month, etc? /FAQ/how-to-find-stats-about-users-posts-favorites-etc.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Problems ---------------------------------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hThe site seems down or really slow, is there a status blog? /FAQ/The-site-seems-down-or-really-slow-is-there-a-status-blog.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI'm having a problem, might be a bug. What should I try before contacting the mods or posting to MetaTalk? /FAQ/tech-support-fyi.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hSomeone threatened me or threatened to harm themselves. What should I do? /FAQ/dealing-with-threats.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is being done to prevent bullying on MetaFilter? /FAQ/bullying-not-okay-on-metafilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hA sketchy or inappropriate ad is showing on the page. What can I do? /FAQ/what-to-do-about-inappropriate-ad.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow can I switch to the mobile view of the site? /FAQ/mobile-site.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hIt looks like I am logged in with some other person's username. What's up? /FAQ/I'm-logged-in-as-someone-else.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy doesn't the timestamp in live preview match the time in my actual timezone? /FAQ/Why-doesnt-the-timestamp-in-live-preview-match-the-time-in-my-actual-timezone.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI can't see video content linked in a post. What can I do? /FAQ/blocked-video.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy did my HTML get screwed up, when it was fine in live preview? /FAQ/html-live-preview-snafu.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI get an error saying: 400 Bad Request, Size of a request header field exceeds server limit. What is this? /FAQ/error-400-size-of-request-header.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy can't I get favorites to work? /FAQ/favorites-problem.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhy is there a referral code on the Amazon link in that post? /FAQ/Why-is-there-a-referral-code-on-the-Amazon-link-in-that-post.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- Moderation, flagging, banning, etc. -------------------------------- fake (NULL) 0 hWho is in charge here? Are there admins and moderators like other sites? /FAQ/Who-is-in-charge-here-Are-there-admins-and-moderators-like-other-sites.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hI need to get in touch with a site admin in a hurry. How do I do this? /FAQ/getting-in-touch-with-a-site-admin.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow can I tell if a comment was made by a moderator? /FAQ/mod-comments.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat is flagging? How can I flag a post/comment for the moderators to look at? /FAQ/Flagging-What-if-I-see-a-post-that-is-a-double-post-or-otherwise-breaks-the-rules.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hThe reason I want to flag something isn't listed, what should I do? /FAQ/flagging-reason.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hAre flags anonymous? /FAQ/Are-flags-anonymous.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat's up with banning? What does one see when they've been banned from MeFi? /FAQ/Whats-up-with-banning-What-does-one-see-when-theyve-been-banned-from-MeFi.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hCan I come back to MetaFilter after I have been banned? /FAQ/coming-back-from-a-bannin.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i--- About the site (Ads, Copyright, Code) ------------------------------ fake (NULL) 0 hHow does advertising on MetaFilter work? /FAQ/How-does-advertising-on-MetaFilter-work.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWho owns the copyright on MetaFilter content? /FAQ/MetaFilter-and-copyright.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hWhat should I know about privacy at Metafilter? /FAQ/privacy-questions.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 hHow can I donate money to support the site? /FAQ/donating-money-to-metafilter.html gopher.metafilter.com 70 i fake (NULL) 0 i fake (NULL) 0 i"It's moist, but thanks." fake (NULL) 0