Metafilter Events returns Wednesday and Friday

March 28, 2023 6:13 AM

Wednesday is a Q&A with Ryan North, webcomic writer. Friday is a Q&A with Drew Curtis, founder and maintainer of Fark. Learn more here.
posted by NotLost (8 comments total)

Friday is a Q&A with Drew Curtis

It's like that scene in PCU where the dude sees Caine and Hackman in the same film. This is my thesis!

or maybe not. I wonder what the numbers are on Mefites + Farkers
posted by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 6:40 AM on March 28, 2023 [4 favorites]

Did not know Fark survived that long. Did it ever grow up or is it still one step above 4chan?

Ryan North, on the other hand? That guy is a serious GET. From webcomics to comic books to books to getting stuck in a hole on Twitter, is there nothing he can't do?
posted by rikschell at 10:13 AM on March 28, 2023

Ryan North is relentlessly delightful and if you can make any talk with Ryan I 10000% endorse it. I'm sorry I'm busy that night!
posted by Shepherd at 10:14 AM on March 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

Fark is still Fark, which I've heard described as "rowdy," but they've taken steps towards increasing inclusivity. And I gather that they watched with some dismay when Something Awful and 4chan descended beneath their level. We'll discuss that at the talk, I'm sure!
posted by JHarris at 1:29 PM on March 28, 2023 [1 favorite]

The Ryan North event has been made free, BTW! If you enjoy it, please consider a site donation if you haven't made one already.
posted by JHarris at 1:31 PM on March 28, 2023 [2 favorites]

Fark just recently let commenters swear in their comments. not for free, mind you. In case we were still looking for ways to raise cash.
posted by 922257033c4a0f3cecdbd819a46d626999d1af4a at 2:06 PM on March 28, 2023 [4 favorites]

I read Fark before I joined mefi. In fact the friend who told me about mefi, told me about it in a "hey if you like Fark maybe you'd like mefi better" kind of way. He was right, I did. Both places were much more, um, boyzone-y, back in those days (just shy of 20 years ago, I lurked at mefi for a while before joining); I'm glad to see how that's changed here. I haven't been on Fark in ages, so I'll be interested to hear an update on it.

And I am also a possessor of a spherical green dinosaur (with soft fuzzy underbelly). So yeah, these events are in my wheelhouse. Hoping to join for at least one.
posted by nat at 2:44 PM on March 28, 2023 [3 favorites]

I listened to Ryan North's recent presentation to the Long Now Foundation on their podcast and it was fantastic: interesting and funny.
posted by neuron at 7:56 AM on March 29, 2023 [1 favorite]