MetaFilter Steering Committee Self-Nominations Open

July 25, 2022 2:39 PM

📬 Hello there! 📩
The Metafilter Transition Team (TT) is pleased to announce that self nominations are open for the inaugural Steering Committee! The purpose of the MetaFilter Steering Committee (SC) will be to develop and implement site policy, code updates, and ensure the financial health of the site. The SC works with the site staff and site owner to ensure that there is not a single failure point for site decisions or actions, and that there are an adequate number of people available to respond to community needs. Long story short this will be a committee of Metafilter members who help guide the site and act as the voice of the members at large. Interested? Come on over to MetaTalk and read all the details!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (14 comments total)

Bitchin’.
posted by Melismata at 4:11 PM on July 25, 2022 [2 favorites]

no one wants to reply because moose turd pie.
posted by wmo at 6:40 PM on July 25, 2022

I didn't want to reply until the asterisk display error is fixed. On my end I'm seeing 19 * symbols on each side of a sentence in the FPP.
posted by etc passwd at 6:40 PM on July 25, 2022

it renders like this in my browser
posted by etc passwd at 6:45 PM on July 25, 2022

That's not a display error, that was purposefully put there by me as a way of making the post stand out. It's definitely not something that should be done in other case, IMO.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:47 PM on July 25, 2022

Speaking of making posts stand out, could you change the background color on April first so I know something's off? Thanks in advance, you are the best!
posted by I paid money to offer this... insight? at 6:57 PM on July 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

fantastic post
posted by etc passwd at 7:01 PM on July 25, 2022

Eleven seasons of M*A*S*H want their abbreviation back. All surgeons to the hospital, incoming incoming
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 7:20 PM on July 25, 2022 [2 favorites]

You're asking the one person who knows how much I suck to nominate me?
posted by adept256 at 9:04 PM on July 25, 2022 [3 favorites]

Will there be donuts?
posted by orange ball at 9:58 PM on July 25, 2022

Mod note: I replaced the asterisks with emojis and a break since it was pointed out that the repeated asterisks could cause trouble with screen readers. I hope that this will boost visibility, but maybe another solution will be implemented later!
posted by taz (staff) at 11:14 PM on July 25, 2022 [3 favorites]

good luck to all the nominees! Personally, you could not pay me enough to deal with MetaTalk
posted by Merus at 12:24 AM on July 26, 2022 [3 favorites]

No worries about the Steering committee; however, I am more interested in any self-nominations for the Backseat Driving committee...
posted by zaixfeep at 5:58 AM on July 26, 2022 [3 favorites]

Thank you to all Transition Team members for your continued efforts!
posted by cynical pinnacle at 9:29 AM on July 26, 2022 [1 favorite]