2 FAQ tagged with politics
What is the US Politics sidebar widget for?
This feature does two things: gives users a quick way to hide most US politics posts from their view of the front page of MetaFilter, and provides a quick reference to recent discussion threads on that subject for those who want to find them more easily.
The filter's post-hiding option is intended to be quick and approximate -- right now, it hides posts tagged "potus45" (for the 45th President of the United States), and "USPolitics." If you want a more carefully-tuned filter of what you see and don't see on the front page, you can instead use the My MeFi tool to create a custom list of filtering tags. Also, the widget only hides the posts on the front page of Metafilter, so those posts will still appear in other views like Recent Comments, Popular Favorites, search results or tag pages. More extensive details are in the Metatalk post introducing the feature.
The list of recent threads in the US Politics sidebar listing is curated by the mods. If you think a thread should be listed there or is listed there in error, let the mod staff know via the Contact Us form.
(tags: sidebar politics mymefi uspolitics potus45 ) February 6, 2017 - permalink - back to questions
The filter's post-hiding option is intended to be quick and approximate -- right now, it hides posts tagged "potus45" (for the 45th President of the United States), and "USPolitics." If you want a more carefully-tuned filter of what you see and don't see on the front page, you can instead use the My MeFi tool to create a custom list of filtering tags. Also, the widget only hides the posts on the front page of Metafilter, so those posts will still appear in other views like Recent Comments, Popular Favorites, search results or tag pages. More extensive details are in the Metatalk post introducing the feature.
The list of recent threads in the US Politics sidebar listing is curated by the mods. If you think a thread should be listed there or is listed there in error, let the mod staff know via the Contact Us form.
(tags: sidebar politics mymefi uspolitics potus45 ) February 6, 2017 - permalink - back to questions
What are the guidelines for making political or news type posts?
Metafilter is a community site to share interesting and thoughtful content from around the web. We value connection and discussion over points-scoring or posting something in order to mock it. Over time some norms and moderation practices have evolved around political posts:
• In general, we value reflective pieces rather than high-adrenaline breaking news (if it's currently on the front page of most news outlets, it might not be right for here.) Additionally, we value information about political activities and its impacts over political rhetoric and speculation.
• Single-link posts are welcome with a line or two of context about what makes this particular link valuable.
• Posts about US politics should be labelled with the tag ‘UsPolitics’ and where appropriate, ‘Trump’, so that members can filter for these terms. (About tags | Contact Us for help with tags)
• Members can use My Mefi to tailor their experience to include or exclude posts with specific tags. (About My Mefi)
• Please avoid doomsday speculation and conspiracy theory information in posts and comments. (See one rationale)
• We always hope to keep the balance of content more towards delight than despair, so we encourage our community to post other things even at times of heightened political activity. (What makes a good post)
• We always encourage self-care by taking a break if your emotions are running high.
(tags: uspolitics politics tags ) January 19, 2025 - permalink - back to questions
• In general, we value reflective pieces rather than high-adrenaline breaking news (if it's currently on the front page of most news outlets, it might not be right for here.) Additionally, we value information about political activities and its impacts over political rhetoric and speculation.
• Single-link posts are welcome with a line or two of context about what makes this particular link valuable.
• Posts about US politics should be labelled with the tag ‘UsPolitics’ and where appropriate, ‘Trump’, so that members can filter for these terms. (About tags | Contact Us for help with tags)
• Members can use My Mefi to tailor their experience to include or exclude posts with specific tags. (About My Mefi)
• Please avoid doomsday speculation and conspiracy theory information in posts and comments. (See one rationale)
• We always hope to keep the balance of content more towards delight than despair, so we encourage our community to post other things even at times of heightened political activity. (What makes a good post)
• We always encourage self-care by taking a break if your emotions are running high.
(tags: uspolitics politics tags ) January 19, 2025 - permalink - back to questions