Think of the children

Post 128220 by disillusioned deleted for the following reason: Pointing out a single apparently outrageous situation is probably not the best way to go with a post on this subject; maybe try this again, with a larger-picture sort of post? Contact us if you have questions. -- taz

"You would like me if you met me."

Post 128214 by Kitty Stardust deleted for the following reason: We're not really cool with doxxing even when it's someone else doing it. -- restless_nomad

All Our Viral Heroes Are Weirdos

Post 128175 by DirtyOldTown deleted for the following reason: This is sort of a mega-"news of the weird" post that doesn't really add much to the extensive previous discourse about any of these people. -- restless_nomad

Big Pharma is turning eccentricity into mental illness.

Post 128163 by leahzero deleted for the following reason: No big, but short opinion piece with "buy the book!" behind it is kind of not great post material. -- cortex

A rose by any other name...

Post 128147 by QueerAngel28 deleted for the following reason: I think making a joke about a dead guy's name in a post about his suicide is a very very bad idea. Maybe you should rewrite this for tomorrow? -- jessamyn

Arise, ye rappers from your slumbers

Post 128133 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: It's really unclear from this really short article that anything like what you said is happening is what happened. Maybe make that a little more clear tomorrow? -- jessamyn

Deadly Sex via Hornets

Post 128109 by QueerAngel28 deleted for the following reason: This is a super thin news-of-the-weird blurb, not really solid post material. -- cortex

Vaccines exposed

Post 128098 by 00dimitri00 deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for Mefi -- taz

I always thought a napsack was a backpack

Post 128095 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: kind of an amusing item, but just linking to catalog pages with items for sale is a pretty thin post for Metafilter -- taz

it's like having a mango in your mouth

Post 128087 by GDWJRG deleted for the following reason: This is already linked in the open Arrested Development thread here; maybe add your highlights there? -- taz

Easter Egg

Post 128086 by PinkMoose deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

I'm picking up good vibrations / This cabinet's got wood mutations

Post 128073 by codacorolla deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw this a couple months ago. -- cortex

My Medical Choice by Angelina Jolie

Post 128058 by infini deleted for the following reason: Double. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

A Nation of Wimps

Post 128047 by reenum deleted for the following reason: As astute readers pointed out, this article is from 2004, and in fact we've discussed it before. -- LobsterMitten

I see you as YOU!

Post 128041 by girlmightlive deleted for the following reason: Single-link facile Buzzfeed listicle standing in for actual discussion about race issues probably not a great conversation starter here. -- jessamyn

No reservations: Narnia

Post 128038 by Adridne deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Covered in Band-Aids

Post 128021 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible story, but highlighting a blog that does specifically make one-sided accusations against a named person without benefit of a trial doesn't seem like a good post for Metafilter. -- taz

I’ve had a couple of drinks

Post 128002 by fearfulsymmetry deleted for the following reason: Yeah, after sitting with it for a while, this still seems to be just a bit too laugh-at-someone's-bad-day. -- LobsterMitten

Does mental illness really exist?

Post 127999 by Hartham's Hugging Robots deleted for the following reason: We just had a post on a US research body making the same move last week, maybe you could put these links in the open thread? -- LobsterMitten

Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...Sky Whale?

Post 127994 by foxfirefey deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Who cares about Benghazi?

Post 127957 by postel's law deleted for the following reason: This is confusingly framed and not really the best way to make a post about the subject. -- restless_nomad

Depression Part Two

Post 127948 by antiquated deleted for the following reason: Allie is awesome but we've got an existing post to talk about this. -- restless_nomad

View cramped Hong Kong apartments directly overhead

Post 127938 by rageagainsttherobots deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw this recently with different links. -- cortex

The all-powerful hand

Post 127936 by Mr. Anthropomorphism deleted for the following reason: Very cool but we've seen it previously. -- cortex

This beats NASCAR any day of the week

Post 127902 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: Nope. -- jessamyn