ShooBoo, you've been killing it with your last few posts! They've been interesting and great reads, so thank you sharing them with us!

Think I got it!

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Hi all.

As noted by the OP, the question they are asking has been answered, they've marked a comment as best answer.

Please stop with derails about the OP or their medication, or much of anything else, the question has been answered.

Another comment advocating piracy removed. Rhymedirective, knock it off, you've been asked to stop.

One deleted: be civil, and focus on answering the question please.

Link fixed!

One comment removed. Let's avoid unhelpful/non-answer comments like "They're all bullshit."

Two comments removed. Please do not promote piracy or any other illegal activity here. Also, Ask MetaFilter comments should address the main question being asked so, please do not comment just to start an argument with other user.

One deleted. Poster’s request.

Two comments by Didymus have been removed, the reasons are summed by donnagirl in this comment.

Didymus has been put on an open-ended ban while mods discuss whether the ban should be permanent. This information has been emailed to Didymus along with a note that we'll have a final decision within 72 hours (Wednesday evening, eastern time).

Fixed a content editing error on my part. I made an incorrect edit to the post content based off of a flag’s suggestion, another flagger brought the error to my attention. Thanks all!

Comment edited at poster’s request.

Another comment removed per the Content Policy about posting LLM output: "Please do not query ChatGPT or other LLMs and then post the output unless the discussion itself is about those types of tools"

One comment removed for name calling ( saying another member is a "motherfucker")

One off topic comment and a response to it removed. Please just answer the question and avoid rants how boring mefites as a whole are.

Removed one derailing comment and a polite response to it. Let's keep things focused on the very cool game guidebook about a game that never existed.

One comment removed, please refer to the Ask MetaFilter section of the content policy. Ask MetaFilter comments should address the main question being asked and Jokes derailing the conversation will probably be removed.

Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon: "If build-your-own is an option, I'd recommend:

Hey, thanks for suggesting this route, but please note that the OP stated in the post that they weren't interested in building their own.

Details tag added to hide most of the comment.

One comment removed for making jokes. Please remember that AskMe has a stricter content policy and comments should be focused on answering the question, thanks!

Edited this comment to put most of the text behind the details tag.

Hi, just a quick mod note to say that we’ve verified that the asker of this question is NOT the person who is the subject of the question or anyone related to the subject.

Edited post to add link to Part 2

One comment removed for not answering the question and telling an unrelated story. Sorry, but AskMe is a bit stricter with its answering policy, which should address the question being asked.

One deleted. User request.

kate4914: "Mods, can you take a look at that link for me, please??"

Fixed!

Hi all.
We're starting to get into derail territory with the discussion of the phrase "Chinese whispers" so please drop that topic from this thread, but feel free to bring it up in MetaTalk.

No comments have been removed.

Noting that the terms "transmale" and "transfemale" are considered problematic because these are medicalizing terms associated with Trans-Exclusionary views. The preferred the terms are "trans man/woman" or "transgender man/woman". I've reached out to the member in question and edited the comment with their permission.

Post title change at OP's request

Also, edited main post to change "cryoptocurrency" to "cryptocurrency". Thanks for pointing that out Strutter Cane - United Planets Stilt Patrol!

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One comment removed for seemingly not answering the question. MeMailed OP of comment for clarification.

One comment edited to remove the URL at the writer's request.

Mitheral: "It is unclear whether it is anonymous to MeFi admin accounts."

The admins can see who gives guest accounts, yes.

away for regrooving: "Wait, any non-logged-in person can send themself a gift account? Seems potentially exploitable! "

Nah, if the email already exists, no account is made and if a different address is used, someone still has to pay the $5 for the account, so there's no secret about who it is.

which_chick: "After snake wrestling has determined a victor, the victorious male and receptive female kinda... hang out together. Like, in close (non-sex) proximity, for like a week or so." That's such great anecdote which_chick, we added it to the Best Of blog, thanks for sharing! SaltySalticid: "An acquaintance of mine has made huge discoveries involving maternal and paternal care and other forms of socialization in (wait for it) millipedes." Oooh, that sounds amazing SaltySalticid , can you share what some of those discoveries are?!

1. Is Metafilter policy, "do not say 'Fuck x' where x is anyone."

Yes, in most cases. Allow me to explain, historically there has been no prohibition on non-hateful cursing into the void on the site, but cursing at another person (be it a member, staff, or other people). However, we always try to lean towards leniency, there are exceptions when it comes to public persons, and the subject at hand. Saying fuck [x] in an obituary post about said person is not the same as in a post about their work, or some terrible thing they have done, and even then there are, and will be exceptions.

Admittedly, that mod note, could have used more context. On top of the name calling it was early threadshitting and also a potential derail. Now, if there's a desire to set policies that are clearer and less obscure in their application, that is something I think we all support and can work towards with the new board once seated.

Deleted one because poster had edited it to say “deleted by poster”. Just know you can flag your own comment and leave a note, alternatively — this’ll put it on our radar.

Winnie the Proust: "[Op, you wrote that you live across thecounty but I believe you meant to say you live across the country. If that’s correct perhaps a kindly mod could fix it for you, as it’s an important detail.]"

Yes, op connected us to say they did mean that they live across the country in California. The post has been updated to reflect that clarification.

One comment removed for being posted to the wrong thread.

Also, it's likely that the OP of this AskMe means they live across the country, not county.

With a new board being seated in about 20 days (eta of November 18th), this is certainly something that could be brought up again sometime soon.

This is cool to mess around with, especially if you're looking for a brief distraction from, well, the world. It's almost has a tactile feel to it! Have fun and thanks for sharing this gwint!

Hi there mermaidcafe,

This question is picking up some flags, with people saying it's not clear and worrying your headache medicine may be affecting your concentration at the moment. Just passing the information on to you and mentioning that it's totally ok if you want remove your question and rewrite it for tomorrow.

That's just a suggestion, the choice is yours. If you'd like it removed, just let me know!

1,500 ft. That's how low the airplane is when they first encounter Hugo. None of the crew or staff was keen about that height, but they figured they'd give it a try and if didn't work, they'd go up to 5,000 ft. That definitely takes guts. I'm only on the second page and it's already a suspenseful read. Thanks for finding and sharing this ShooBoo!

One comment removed for not really answering the question and needlessly arguing with another answer. Focus on the question and helping the OP y'all instead of arguing with others.

ivan ivanych samovar: "The RSS feed linked above has the wrong address for me. Replacing pcast with http: seemed to solve it for me, thusly RSS." Fixed!

Just coming to clarify because this comment is getting flagged: Actually, saying "fuck someone" does fall under the "Be considerate and respectful" section of the guidelines and the "Name calling" section of the content policy.
However, this is also why we maintain lighter moderation on MetaTalk; it's the place where you can voice concerns, frustrations, and disagreements freely. So while this does technically go against our guidelines, we're probably not going to delete it.
That said, we do hope members can keep in mind that the people being called out here are fellow community members volunteering their time to help.

One comment removed for not answering the question, which is the Content Policy in AskMetaFilter.

HearHere, if you're going to post answers in AskMe, please read the question carefully to make sure you're addressing the issue raised as opposed to a side and unrelated issue.

Do we, as a community, think that cursing public figures for their public actions should be forbidden? And do we know where the line is dividing people like NPH from people like JKR?

Speaking as a mod, these two questions are the most important ones to decide upon, IMO.

Because ause "fuck bernie sanders" and "fuck trump" and "fuck gen z" will probably have different reactions on MetaFilter.

Removed duplicate comment.

Two comments removed due to AskMe's strict Content Policy for answers, which need to answer the question being asked.

Removed a comment that did not answer the question, per Content Policy

Edited this comment to change 'transwomen' to 'trans women'. It's two words.

One comment removed. Cursing on the site is fine, but cursing at someone else is not okay as per the Content Policy.

tivalasvegas: "Yeah, AFAIK you can simply contact the mods to request that they post your contribution anonymously to the relevant post."

Yes, this is currently the only way to post anonymously on any MetaFilter site.

One comment removed. If you have your own question about West Hollywood or LA, please make a new AskMe post about that and avoid adding it to this one.

Hi all, we got a note about the use of the term 'transmen' and that it should be 'trans men' aka two words. With the OP's permission, we changed it in the original comment and in a response. Edited to add links s to the original comment and the response

Duplicate comment removed.

One comment removed because "Ask MetaFilter comments should address the main question being asked."

pickles_have_souls: "Thanks Joakim Ziegler! I messaged the mods. I think this archive link will work." Swapped out the gift link for the web.archive link.

One comment deleted, please refer to the AI Generated Content: section of the content policy.

Bottlecap: "I already did. And it is my understanding that you can read all memail anyway."

Mods can not read memail. We have to get frimble to check it out. I

f something is going on in MeFiMail please let us know by sending examples of it to us via the contact form or have the person receiving them send us examples.

Anytime that happens, for any member, send us the MeFiMail.

Bottlecap: "Hey everyone, and mods especially, “the moon and I” is sending weird doxxy memails about zarq. I think this behavior merits a time out at the very least."

Please use the contact form to send the mods examples of this behavior, and we’ll take it from there.

No comments removed as MetaTalk has slightly lighter moderation, but please let's avoid calling other members names (dick, in this instance).

brook horse: "I don’t know how mods feel about their job...

It's neat and interesting, but It can be difficult at times, of course, but any job can be. From waiting tables to graphic design freelancing to delivering mail to MeFi mod, people can be brutal with their comments, or as I like to say "The people are definitely peopling today". In these instances it's best to focus on what the actual problem or request and deal with that, as opposed to negative attitudes. It's the other person's choice to be how they are and isn't a reflection on me..

But for MeFi, I do think having mods spend a lot or even most of their time in MeTaTalk isn't great and ideally they'd be spending more time on other parts of the site, encouraging more conversations in the various posts. I described the job as a "facilitator of fun" during one conversation with the interim board and I like that idea.

Have been going back and forth with Rhaomi in email this morning and here's a summary of what's going on:

The large quantity of FPP posts that zarq created would have meant removing a lot of contributions from other people who have participated in the threads. Manually removing the personal information would have required a lot of manual work.

So a new script was developed by Rhaoni (over several months) to go through a user's posts and remove the content of the person requesting an account wipe, while preserving the comments and links that were made in those posts.

Here's how that process works, explained to me this morning by Rhaomi:

The only things remaining from the original FPP are 1. the title (which is part of the URL), 2. the tags (which are a shared site resource), and 3. the raw URLs from the post. Everything else written by the user requesting the wipe is erased, including any original writing that could possibly identify them. The original post text, no matter how long or how simple, is replaced by a brief independently-written one-line description of the topic for context.

This process was developed by Rhaomi over the past few months to comply with any account wiper's request, while still keeping the links and comments of those who had commented on the post.

This new script was run last night on zarq's FPP posts on Metafilter.

That's what I know and understand as of this point.

emelenjr: "Your profile suggests you're in Katy, TX, and a cursory search came up with a few results for ADHD evaluation there. "

Please don't ever take information from someone's profile and use post it on the site, in any way, that violates the Content Policy.

Certainly you were doing it with the best of intentions, but this is a privacy issue and we normally such content and issue some sort of ban, temporary or permanent.

In this instance, I reached out to the OP and they said the link in their profile that mentioned a location (thedryer.com) was just a joke and they live nowhere near there.

Which is great news, but everyone, do not post information from a user's profile. Feel free to ask or request information, but do not take it upon yourself to mention anyone's profile information. Doing so could result in removal of the content and possible ban.

In this case, no bans have issued.