Frequently Asked Questions
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General Information At A Glance
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SITE OWNER
MetaFilter Community Foundation Board (MCF or MeFiCoFo)
Current Members (Interim Board): Rhaomi, 1Adam12, Gorgik
MetaFilter is a community run site with a rotating board comprised of site members.
Contact: MeFiCoFo AT gmail.com
MODERATORS
General history
Loup (2020)
Management, moderation, payroll, bill pay, and policy.
Taz (October 2011)
Social media and communication
Goodnewsfortheinsane (October 2012)
Miscellaneous clerical and tracking tasks
Travelingthyme (June 2020)
BIPOC Committee work
Brandon Blatcher (2023)
Social media and communication
WEB DEVELOPERS
Frimble (May 2016)
Works on current site (Runs on Cold Fusion)
Kirkaracha (February 2024)
Working on new site (Runs on PHP)
NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
Tracked under the site tag 'Rebuild'
COMMITTEES
BIPOC Committee
Members: cendawanita, yueliang, Travelingthyme (MeFi staff), Loup (MeFi staff-works with board only as requested)
Moderation Oversight Committee
Newly forming, information to come.
SIMPLE MODERATION LOG (SML)
https://www.metafilter.com/recent-mod-actions.cfm
Displays official mod comments (those with the thin black line around them) and post deletion reasons. Shows the last 50 entries from the previous week.
FEATURE REQUEST FORM FOR NEW WEBSITE
Feature request form. (List of requests)
(tags: moderators board modlog staff MeFiCoFo ) March 8, 2025 - back to questions
SITE OWNER
MetaFilter Community Foundation Board (MCF or MeFiCoFo)
Current Members (Interim Board): Rhaomi, 1Adam12, Gorgik
MetaFilter is a community run site with a rotating board comprised of site members.
Contact: MeFiCoFo AT gmail.com
MODERATORS
General history
Loup (2020)
Management, moderation, payroll, bill pay, and policy.
Taz (October 2011)
Social media and communication
Goodnewsfortheinsane (October 2012)
Miscellaneous clerical and tracking tasks
Travelingthyme (June 2020)
BIPOC Committee work
Brandon Blatcher (2023)
Social media and communication
WEB DEVELOPERS
Frimble (May 2016)
Works on current site (Runs on Cold Fusion)
Kirkaracha (February 2024)
Working on new site (Runs on PHP)
NEW WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
Tracked under the site tag 'Rebuild'
COMMITTEES
BIPOC Committee
Members: cendawanita, yueliang, Travelingthyme (MeFi staff), Loup (MeFi staff-works with board only as requested)
Moderation Oversight Committee
Newly forming, information to come.
SIMPLE MODERATION LOG (SML)
https://www.metafilter.com/recent-mod-actions.cfm
Displays official mod comments (those with the thin black line around them) and post deletion reasons. Shows the last 50 entries from the previous week.
FEATURE REQUEST FORM FOR NEW WEBSITE
Feature request form. (List of requests)
(tags: moderators board modlog staff MeFiCoFo ) March 8, 2025 - back to questions