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28 November 2006

This is a thread where you beg other people to talk about you. We've had so many subtle threads on this topic, I say, let's just go whole hog.
post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 16:20 | 39 comments
This is my subtle suggestion that it's time for this meme to die.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 16:24
OMIGODITWOULDMAKEMYDAYIFSOMEONESAIDSOMETHINGNICEABOUTME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree.
posted by cmonkey 28 November | 16:28
I concur. Unless someone says something nice about me. ;P
posted by dabitch 28 November | 16:31
I need some more testimonials on my Flickr profile, hint, hint....
posted by matildaben 28 November | 16:32
If other people get a kick out of it what's the big deal? You get mentioned and flirted with and complimented ALL the time, TPS, so maybe you're sick of it.

Although I doubt it... !
posted by iconomy 28 November | 16:37
But... it's sweet! No one is forcing anyone to play in the sandbox!
posted by Specklet 28 November | 16:38
sandbox?

I thought it was the litter box.

*kicks hind legs frantically*

c'mon clumping action!!!
posted by jonmc 28 November | 16:41
I think it's sweet... for those well known enough to get some attention. Why, just last night in IRC (hope you don't hate me for bringing this up, person I'm talking about!), someone said they had posted in that compliment the person above you thread, and they didn't get any compliments. And I thought, eee, that kinda sucks. I don't like creating situations where some people are going to be left out. And really, if we want to kiss each other's asses, I'm sure we can take it to e-mail.

And really, hit me up! I love it! MWA HA HA HA
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 16:42
Although I doubt it... !

Nice.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 16:46
I was teasing you, silly.

I agree with you there though - some people were ignoring whoever posted before them and scrolling up to find other people to comment about in a couple of instances in that thread, it seems. I got pretty much ignored in that thread (thank you to Specklet, who called me "sassy"....hahah) so I know what you're talking about. You're really a considerate person, so I'm not surprised that this would bother you.
posted by iconomy 28 November | 16:53
I got skipped in that thread and didn't really mind... I'm sorry people got ignored, though.

I'm sticking to my guns. I think it's sweet and nice way to get to know people.
posted by Specklet 28 November | 16:56
Exactly. I just want everyone to feel included. Big party, big party!

::passes out wine and cheese::
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 16:56
Flickr testimonials.

Now some of those would be awesome. Like MySpace comments, only legitimate and without the absolute ick factor.
posted by grabbingsand 28 November | 17:16
iconomy is sensible, funny, quick-witted, generous with her thoughts and time, and a very good writer.

Hope that partially makes up for it. One of the problems was that I'd compose a comment for the last person, and by the time I finished editing and posted the comment, two or three other comments had intervened. It might look like I was going upthread and choosing, but really that's just how the timing worked. It got a bit messy. But then if I actually went back and tried to comment about the person who ended up just above me, I'd have another comment in the thread, and so on and so on, so I just gave up.
posted by Miko 28 November | 17:18
Shit - I'm-a gonna come right out and say it - I really really really need some good things said about me this week and would love a full-on dogpile of affection.

Why lie? Why life? Why subtlety?

I could use some lovin'. Bring it, campers.

p.s. Iconomy? You is one funny lady, and clever as a five-leaf clover. And Specklet? Whatwhatwhatwhat? No one complimented you? That's just wrong. I owe you some serious picnic table-time out back.
posted by Lipstick Thespian 28 November | 17:25
That's exactly what happened with me too Miko. I sort of gave up trying to keep up. It was a quick-moving, hot and heavy, happening thread! I wasn't pointing the finger at you specifically; I totally forgot who said what about who (except my sassy comment..gotta love it) and was just speaking in generalities. Thanks for what you said...

And on preview, you too, LT! Now I feel bad for saying anything... ;P

No more!
posted by iconomy 28 November | 17:27
I scrolled up in that thread and posted about users a few comments back to try to catch someone who didn't get posted on, of course, this might have made it look like I wanted more compliments, but that's not what I wanted really. I wanted to try to make sure folks got posted about. But then the fear of posting too many times in the thread and looking needed left my project undone. Plus, I was done with lunch. Uhh... I guess my point is that it's truly difficult to know "who's on first" in threads where responding to the last post is key. This much I learned from one or two sessions of our blogspot sessions. I don't think that it was a matter of who's more visible or not in that case but about the tricks to timing on comments (as well as a possible aversion to appearing to post too much in a thread such as that -- where say in blogstop it wouldn't be as bad. I'm probabably wrong, of course!

On preview: kind of trying to get at what Miko just said, so maybe I'm not so wrong. :)

PS. Of course this doesn't negate anyone's feelings about being commented on or not.
posted by safetyfork 28 November | 17:28
If I created a monster, I apologize. On the bright side we can use pitchforks and torches to kill it, yes?
posted by sciurus 28 November | 17:30
You all write waaayyyy too fast for me. I'm taking my slow typing hands and after the fact commenting brain to dinner now.

Have a good evening my dear LT! And everyone else, too!!!

On preview: kill it with kindness, or perhaps softly with his song?
posted by safetyfork 28 November | 17:32
Ok one last thing: For all the previewing I did in my first comment in this thread, that is some very poor writing. Wow. Apologies all around.
posted by safetyfork 28 November | 17:34
safetyfork - my tupping has been atrocious over the last few days, there must be something in the air. Although at the moment I have a cat part-draped over my laptop, which isn't helping

As for the thread everyone's talking about, I got missed but expected to, so I wasn't fussed.
posted by TheDonF 28 November | 17:40
I think we think too much. MWAH.
posted by chewatadistance 28 November | 18:09
Sometimes this place reminds me of high school. Except that high school for me was shitty and this isn't but sometimes I feel similar insecurities even though no one here has (as yet) stolen my lunch money or hidden behind a bush to avoid talking to me.
posted by danf 28 November | 18:28
How aboutz if I just do my usual and talk about myself for a while?
posted by scarabic 28 November | 18:33
You know, I really do love TPS. Seriously. I have a crush.
And danf, you nailed it for me. I hope people will respond to the posts I make, and basically just want people to like me. Silly, but true.
posted by redvixen 28 November | 19:00
Awww, thanks redvixen!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 November | 20:48
Man. I certainly don't want to do anything that would remind anyone of highschool.
posted by Specklet 28 November | 20:59
Dammit, I'm always in the wrong time zone to get compli-comments. By that I mean, when I post my begging comments most everybody else is busy a-sleepin.

Oh, and LT: you really are the genteel jam in the Berliner doughnut of cool.
posted by nomis 28 November | 21:30
Why take things so seriously?

Seriously?
posted by Divine_Wino 28 November | 23:06
Sometimes this place reminds me of high school. Except that high school for me was shitty and this isn't but sometimes I feel similar insecurities even though no one here has (as yet) stolen my lunch money or hidden behind a bush to avoid talking to me.

And danf, you nailed it for me. I hope people will respond to the posts I make, and basically just want people to like me. Silly, but true.

At the risk of taking this too seriously (hi D_W!), it's the same for me. And then I kick myself in the ass and (try to) get over it.
posted by deborah 29 November | 00:07
Well I was more addressing pinkies posting of this thread, but I guess the answer lies in the question, people take these kinds of things seriously because they take them seriously. I have to remember to leave stuff like this alone otherwise I start to not enjoy metachat.
posted by Divine_Wino 29 November | 00:36
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posted by Eideteker 29 November | 00:39
Aw. I see comments and contributions that I love all the time, but if I made sounds of appreciation for each one, it would be tiresome for all involved. I think it's safe to say that most people are more appreciated than they realize. I know that's true from my end, anyway.

There's always the dreaded conversation about "cliques", etc., but as far as I can tell, the people who go to meetups and are photographed are a) more memorable because there is a face attached to the handle, and b) gain a certain connection with each other that the rest of us don't have just because they've actually met. These are just logical developments.

For myself, I'd love to see photos of everyone (who feels comfortable with it), on profile pages, because as soon as I see a picture of someone, I almost always remember them in a much more personal way.
posted by taz 29 November | 01:41
I don't know about that pictures idea, taz. I spend enough time swooning over MeCha females, and that's just from their delightful/witty/intelligent comments. But eye candy, too? You ask too much of my fragile constitution, ma'am!
posted by Eideteker 29 November | 01:59
Do we have that capability already, taz, or would it be a project? I like the idea. I should also make a point to add more metachatters as flickr contacts (and I know there is a list of that), that helps too. Oh and um. . .can we do Valentine's Day again? Pretty please?
posted by rainbaby 29 November | 07:06
I believe we have that capability; I just did it, and I think that everyone can. Just put the image tag in your "about me" section, formatted like this:

<img src="http://www.addresshere" />

(it's the slash before the close tag that's important)

Not sure about V.day yet... we'll see...
posted by taz 29 November | 07:52
I think pictures can be helpful. Maybe you could make a post about this, taz? So people will know?

Why take things so seriously?

Because people do. And I don't think you're around enough to see it, so I understand your confusion, but there it is.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 29 November | 09:36
I have to remember to leave stuff like this alone otherwise I start to not enjoy metachat.

Exactly.
posted by deborah 29 November | 13:25
Oh, and yes, the picture in your profile thing works. Thanks, taz.
posted by deborah 29 November | 13:56
← This thread is where you describe the last person who posted. || Boys, girls, is this a competition? →

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