MiguelCardoso

[Miguel Esteves Cardoso] is a particularly prolific poster who lives in Portugal, where he is a quite well-known writer (he's as well known there as, say, Tom Clancy is in the U.S. -- anyone Portuguese will have heard of him and most will be impressed that you "know" him via MetaFilter). His English is quite good: it's not the quality of the prose that makes Miguel an InJoke as well as a highly-visible poster, but rather the quantity, and the debatable value to the community of some of the posts he has made in the past, particularly in MetaTalk.

Despite the exasperation he sometimes has inspired, most MetaFilter members are fond of Miguel; he has affectionately been nicknamed "Migs." He has taken most of the ribbing the community has dispensed with good humor and has reined himself in a bit. It's really hard to dislike him for long, as he is admirably cosmopolitan, pleasant, often witty, and always has the best of intentions. Plus he knows all about the finest booze and cigars.

Miguel has been [issued a signal] (the "Migs-signal") for summoning him to a thread. Unfortunately, it cannot be linked here, however, it can be described as a bat-signal style light with a martini glass (complete with olive) in place of the bat logo. You can click through to it from the MetaTalk post linked above.