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22 June 2010

Go MetaChat! I am really pleased to see how active the site has been recently. It was a little more than half a year ago that I thought it might be in an irreversible decline. Looks like I was wrong. Thanks to everyone who has been contributing so much.

post by: grouse at: 15:57 | 15 comments

I've noticed the same thing, and it's a pleasure to see (a) a lot of new names popping up and (b) a lot of old, familiar names from MeCha of yore comin' back for more. In this Facebook-addicted age, I'm so glad MetaChat can still be a popular timesuck and kibitzing locale.

Keep the posts'n'comments comin'!

posted by Miko 22 June | 16:05

Facebook has the disadvantage of being full of people I know. I can say anything to yinz here.

posted by octothorpe 22 June | 16:26

Thanks for the thanks, grouse!

*yells "whuffles! whuffles! whuffles!" and runs in small circles*

posted by Specklet 22 June | 16:44

You're going to have to change your handle if you're so upbeat and cheerful and encouraging, grouse (Or are you a bird resembling a partridge?)

posted by bearwife 22 June | 16:49

The latter, bearwife. I've actually stopped using the handle in new environments because of this common confusion.

posted by grouse 22 June | 16:51

GROUSE!
≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by youngergirl44 22 June | 18:35

Very cute grouse photo! (Love that sort of grouse.)

posted by bearwife 22 June | 19:43

posted by gaspode 22 June | 19:52

What's hot: MetaChat
What's not: Facebook
What's lukewarm: Twitter

posted by mullacc 22 June | 20:03

I have been known to accuse grouse of being prickly in the past. Now I know he's just a big ole softie.

posted by Specklet 23 June | 06:21

*whuffles all round*

In Australia, "grouse" means bonza. Rippa. Beaut. Bloody good. Awesome.
So, there you go!

posted by goshling 23 June | 06:49

Gosh, goshling, I didn't know that! What a grouse word!

posted by grouse 23 June | 19:48

Facebook has the disadvantage of being full of people I know. I can say anything to yinz here.
Yeah, this. Facebook is like having a conversation at a combined family/work picnic - people are listening who you really don't want to know the ugly truth about you. MeCha is like having a drunken conversation with good friends around a campfire - you can say anything you like and people will still like you.

Also, I've always read grouse's name in the Australian context.

posted by dg 24 June | 18:42

Facebook has the disadvantage of being full of people I know.

This made me snort out loud, because OH HELL YES.

posted by Elsa 24 June | 19:00

Facebook is like having a conversation at a combined family/work picnic - people are listening who you really don't want to know the ugly truth about you. MeCha is like having a drunken conversation with good friends around a campfire - you can say anything you like and people will still like you.

QFT!

posted by deborah 26 June | 21:21

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