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🗳Hey there!🗳 Voting has begun for the inaugural Steering Committee (SC) for Metafilter! Come on over to MeTaTalk for a list of candidates and explanation of the voting process and help determine the future of the site!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 10:58 AM - 3 comments

📬 Oh hey, fancy meeting you here! 📩 Just a reminder that the self-nominations for the inaugural Metafilter Steering Committee (SC) close on August 7th! The purpose of said committee will be to develop and implement site policy, code updates, and ensure the financial health of the site, i.e. help guide the direction of the overall site and act as the voice of the community. Interested? Come over to Metatalk to view details and learn how to apply by August 7th!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 9:29 AM - 0 comments

📬 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 at 12:44 PM - 0 comments

Spot the Station [more inside]
posted by y2karl at 7:37 PM - 1 comments

My spouse and I are planning to attend the Lincoln Park Zoo's Adults Night Out event on June 26. Tickets are $20 and may sell out. We'll be socially distanced, wearing masks, and fully vaccinated. The venue looks like it should be reasonably safe, perhaps aside from lines for the cash bar. If anyone else is interested in going, it would be fun to meet up in person.
posted by eotvos at 6:38 AM - 4 comments

You're invited to attend an ***online*** gathering of some of Mefi's finest! If you're interested in joining us for an online salon (think Metafilter Live), email me at newsalonnyc@gmail.com for more information, and to get your name put on a list to receive the ***Google Meet*** link for next Tuesday's meeting. [more inside]
posted by Violet Blue at 2:07 AM - 0 comments

Wondering how you can help? Portland COVID-19 Mutual Aid is a great resource. You can fill out this form to offer support. If you are in need of food or other supplies, please fill out this form to request support. They are prioritizing assistance to folks who are sick, unhoused, disabled, quarantined without pay, elderly, undocumented, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, trans, and/or queer, including those displaced from Portland to the nearby areas. Follow @pdxcovid19mutualaid on Instagram for updates and reach out to pdxcovid19mutualaid@gmail.com if you have any questions. [more inside]
posted by aniola at 4:01 PM - 4 comments

Any one else going to the MST3K live show in New Bedford, Mass on Thursday March 5th? [more inside]
posted by vrakatar at 11:48 PM - 1 comments

Concerned about the loss of Australian Government funding for the arts? Interested in other ways of funding the arts? Have examples of strategies that worked for you? Come on by and let's chat! Crowdfunding, barn-raising, sponsorships, giving circles, community grants, even day jobs & family support - let's get a wider view of all our options and even make new ones. Artists, artsworkers, funders, organisations, community groups - all are welcome! Free entry, bookings encouraged. Venue is wheelchair-accessible. [more inside]
posted by divabat at 10:07 PM - 0 comments

Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching in Atlanta which means time again for Nerdi Gras, or as it's more properly known, DragonCon! A general "everything" fandom convention run mainly on volunteer labor, in contrast to conventions that are driven by the marketing departments of major mass media outlets, it's 5 days of fun spread across several city-block sized convention hotels. Going by past year's IRL posts, there's usually roughly a dozen or so MeFites on average who on any given year. That's out of a crowd of 80,000+ attendees, so chances are we'll never run into each other. But the central host hotel also was once The Capitol District's Tribute Training Center a few years ago, so May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor. [more inside]
posted by radwolf76 at 1:13 PM - 25 comments

This is a casual gathering at Southpaw to mark what would have been rtha's 53rd birthday. Come have some food or a drink and hang out and tell stories about rtha or just hang out. I'll be asking for donations in her memory for the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory and the San Francisco Dyke March, two of her favorite organizations. [more inside]
posted by gingerbeer at 2:43 PM - 2 comments

Make new friends, then stab them!! My fencing club is offering an 8 week beginners fencing class starting Wednesday January 9. [more inside]
posted by chapps at 10:35 AM - 0 comments

rtha's memorial service will be held on Sunday January 20th, in the San Francisco Women's Building Auditorium, from 4-6 pm. After we will adjourn to Southpaw bar around the corner. Mefites are very welcome to attend -- I'd love to see you there. [more inside]
posted by gingerbeer at 1:15 PM - 17 comments

A very low-key social partner dance: easy to try for newbies; traditional energetic as well as modern gentle music for the partner dances; an open-role dance for those who like it. From 7:20-8pm we teach a free lesson for *total beginners* that will get you through Walking That Counts as Dancing, and give you a try at either rotary waltz or polka, which are gloriously whirly. You don't need to dress up or come with a partner. [more inside]
posted by clew at 2:13 PM - 1 comments

DragonCon 2018 is nigh and the schedule app update is out. Past years have proven that an actual designated time & place for a mefi meetup is logistically unlikely, but, just wanted to open a thread for roll call/friend code exchange/panel postmortems, etc. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! at 5:46 PM - 12 comments

So I'm in the St Louis area for work until November, and I have an extremely rare day off on Saturday. Let's hang out! [more inside]
posted by dogheart at 10:29 PM - 5 comments

I'm going to be co-facilitating a couple of sessions at this year's Fast Forward, a three day festival for the anti-authoritarian left that runs from 17th-19th of August. Tickets are between 35-80 depending on ability to pay. It's going to be pretty cool. Food is included, as is childcare (kids go free!). If you're feeling a bit down about the state of politics at the moment, this is a great place to feel hopeful. [more inside]
posted by Acheman at 2:16 PM - 1 comments

Hi! After discussion about the DSA in the politics megathread and some enthusiastic PMs, someone suggested we make an IRL event (thanks bilabial!). This is pretty much what it says on the tin. I've never been to this working group before, so I don't totally know what to expect, but I would be happy to meet up with various MeFites there. This is the DSA's description of the event.
posted by schadenfrau at 12:55 PM - 2 comments

A very low-key social partner dance: easy to try for newbies; traditional energetic as well as modern gentle music for the partner dances; an open-role dance for those who like it. From 7:20-8pm we teach a lesson for *total beginners* that will get you through Walking That Counts as Dancing, and give you a try at either rotary waltz or polka, which are gloriously whirly. You don't need to dress up or come with a partner. [more inside]
posted by clew at 2:44 PM - 1 comments

A very low-key social partner dance: easy to try for newbies; traditional energetic as well as modern gentle music for the partner dances; an open-role dance for those who like it. From 7:20-8pm we teach a lesson for *total beginners* that will get you through Walking That Counts as Dancing, and give you a try at either rotary waltz or polka, which are gloriously whirly. You don't need to dress up or come with a partner. [more inside]
posted by clew at 2:39 PM - 3 comments