Phyllis Newman, 1966, via Wikimedia
... they needed someone with archival experience and a passion for musical theatre to organize half a century of notes, photos, cards, and memorabilia, stuffed into every crack of the two floors
ilana made a fantastic first post for the passing of Tony Award-winning actress Phyllis Newman, and recalls her own remarkable experience working as an archivist for Newman in 2009 and 2010.
Illustration Friday - Mail by The hills are alive* (cc by)
Great first post from needlegrrl, A good handwritten letter is a creative act celebrating April as (US) National Letter Writing Month.
Also see hippybear's Metatalk thread April Showers Bring May Flowers about posting "simply happy, joyous, silly, or positive posts" this month. (Also open to discussion for a May posting theme.)
Hamilton hand-netting for macro-plankton from Aurora / by Frank Hurley by State Library of New South Wales collection
We've wrapped up FirstPost September! A big thank you to julen for organizing and to all the posters who took part.
Great stuff to give a second look under these tags:
FirstPost (from building a medieval LEGO village, to visiting the last audio cassette factory, to this farewell from the bad boy of Canadian dance)
FirstTimeLongTime (did you see the fake Shakespeare play? You can visit Horace Rumpole to see it in person!)
SecondPost (such as Strunk and White, Grammar Police), and even ThirdPost (how about a bot that makes villanelles from tweets).
flying high by Kalexanderson (cc by-nc-nd)
Posting to the front page of Metafilter can seem daunting, mysterious, and/or fraught with with uncertain outcomes. (Spoiler: It is easier than it might look.) If you have never or rarely posted a FPP but would like to, we’re here to help.
Posting to the Front Page: You Can Do It Too! in MetaTalk
A helping hand (color version) by Kalexanderson (cc by-nc-nd)
I propose we spend September helping new posters successfully make the leap into the wonderful world of FPPs.
In MetaTalk, julen suggests a cool member collaboration for next month: "Let’s Encourage and Help Folks Make Their First Posts," and asks for input.
MetaFilter started as a community weblog in 1999, later added question and answers, then music by members, jobs, projects by members, a podcast, and finally an area dedicated to meetups.
