Timeline

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This is a list of major events or milestones in the history of MetaFilter, along with the corresponding announcements.

14jul1999	First MetaFilter post
03mar2000	MetaTalk launched
22jan2001	The origin of 'pony requests'
15may2001	The first use of '.' in an obituary thread
20may2001	Is it possible that Kaycee did not exist?
06aug2001	Matt and MeFi go on vacation
20aug2001	Vacation is over
24aug2001	Thread "9622"
20nov2001	"we have cameras"
09may2002	Pepsi Blue
26jul2002	Signups reopen, limited to 20 per day
01aug2002	WHAT. THE. FUCK. MATT?
05sep2002	"the toy broom... it vibrates?"
06nov2002	Matt contemplates closing or selling the site.
08nov2002	Signups closed. Last user #17318. Metatalk reference to closure.
08dec2003	Ask MetaFilter launched (First Question)
12dec2003	Matt first discusses Askme posting-limit ideas
01apr2004	User signups reopen, 20 per day
13jun2004	supposed you killed somebody...
18nov2004	Five dollar signups begin
12oct2004	First anonymous Ask question
14dec2004	Askme 7-day posting limit first implemented
12jan2005	Metatalk thread closure added
18jan2005	Tagging added
24jan2005	jessamyn becomes second admin (MeTa)
16feb2005	HURF DURF BUTTER EATER
20feb2005	Flagging added
08nov2005	Projects launched (First Post)
12nov2005	Mushroom Thread
15nov2005	Matt wields the BanHammer against dhoyt; and highsignal, hall of robots and jenleigh.
04feb2006	Last post to receive 0 comments
10may2006	Favorites added
30jun2006	MetaFilter Music launched (First Track)
24aug2006	MetaFilter Jobs launched (First Job)
22oct2006	IMG tag disabled
18dec2006	Askme posting limit changed to 14 days
03jan2007	(NOT RACIST) debuts
01feb2007	New URL scheme implemented
16feb2007	Podcast #1
28feb2007	cortex becomes third admin (MeTa)
02apr2007	HI I'M ON METAFILTER AND I COULD OVERTHINK A PLATE OF BEANS.
06apr2007	Askme limit returned to 7 days
06jul2007	A preview of TravelFilter is announced during podcast 11
14sep2007	Subtle but major HTML vulnerability discovered and subsequently repaired
19oct2007	MeFi Mail private messaging system implemented
16nov2007	Extensive discussions about sexism (see also Boyzone)
12dec2007	note: Everyone needs a hug.
31dec2007	The Givewell affair
10march2008	Startlingly revelation that a banned member has been around for years under a different name. Longest MetaTalk thread in Metafilter history.
18may2008	Vacapinta becomes fourth mod, the first not based in the United States.
30june2008	Boing Boing's "Unpublishing" of Violet Blue
29august2008	"Sarah Palin as McCain's Running-mate" thread created, eventually becoming the longest thread in Metafilter history.