After you have posted a thread, you have to wait this long before posting a second thread in that same area. There is no similar limit for comments.

MetaFilter - 24 hours
MetaFilter Music - 24 hours
MetaTalk - one week
AskMetafilter - one week
Metafilter Projects - one month
(tags: timeframe meta askme mefi projects fpp ) March 6, 2006 - back to questions

Try to add tags that will help people find your post later and avoid double-posting the same thing. Things to include in tags include proper names of people or places (all one word), umbrella tags like art or music or politics, helpful terms such as operating systems or brand names and, of course, the loose subject of your post like obituary or vacation. Try to include a few good tags for your post but don't go overboard adding a zillion of them. People can combine tags for searching, so you don't need to include all possible combinations of your terms. Admins may add or remove tags.
(tags: tags, askme, mefi ) October 29, 2006 - back to questions