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Charging a one time fee of $1 per account on credit card feels like it would keep most of the trolls out and reduce moderation costs. I miss MetaFilter.
by yablak 6y ago
Charging a one time fee of $1 per account on credit card feels like it would keep most of the trolls out and reduce moderation costs. I miss MetaFilter.
- dehrmann 6y agoGoogle arguably killed MetaFilter as collateral damage from search algorithm changes mean to combat spam.
- kgin 6y agoMetaFilter did a lot of damage to itself by overmoderating. It was my online home for years but eventually there was so much meta-meta handwringing that the sense of community was lost, for me at least.
- benley 6y agoCan you elaborate on this? I thought Metafilter was alive and doing just fine - in fact I still visit it regularly
- dehrmann 6y agoThey might these days, but here are some articles about what happened. https://searchengineland.com/metafilter-penalized-google-192168 https://searchengineland.com/metafilter-penalized-google-192... https://www.fastcompany.com/3030848/what-google-search-algorithm-changes-do-to-the-internet https://www.fastcompany.com/3030848/what-google-search-algor...
- lupire 6y agoMetafilter still exists.