2016-03-03

Gender Factor in Tech (2016 Dice Report)

Post 157617 by onalark deleted for the following reason: Seems like we've been around this block a lot and this short article is maybe not the greatest jumping off point for another go-round. -- LobsterMitten

Slut Shaming And Victim Blaming Teachers, 21st Century Style

Post 157612 by NoxAeternum deleted for the following reason: This editorial framing and a petition are both no-go's for Mefi. -- LobsterMitten

Mmmm butter

Post 157608 by Stewriffic deleted for the following reason: I hate to take this down, but better to wait until the Kickstarter is closed to post it. Although "hurf durf butter heater", A+++ joke. -- LobsterMitten

A Disaster of Biblical Proportions

Post 157605 by Halloween Jack deleted for the following reason: Double -- LobsterMitten

Yes, there's a Ruth Bader Ginsburg on a unicorn.

Post 157598 by Room 641-A deleted for the following reason: Double -- goodnewsfortheinsane

Just the first of many Trumps

Post 157595 by Elizabeth the Thirteenth deleted for the following reason: On reflection, I'd suggest maybe adding this to one of the existing, open threads. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2016-03-02

On Wikipedia, solutions are mixtures and nothing else

Post 157579 by mr_bovis deleted for the following reason: This is more something for a personal blog than a post to the front page of MetaFilter. -- cortex

Available at IKEA soon

Post 157583 by kickingtheground deleted for the following reason: Dahling, you look MAAAAAARbleous -- cortex

2016-03-01

US Presidential candidates on H1-B visa reform

Post 157554 by teaperson deleted for the following reason: Sorry, better put this in one of the many open election threads. -- LobsterMitten

Perfection

Post 157548 by Diablevert deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this seems to be requiring login to read past the first paragraph even with the google link -- let me know if there's a link that will work. -- LobsterMitten

Idioms that don't translate

Post 157543 by Pixie.123 deleted for the following reason: Spammer; banned -- taz

2016-02-29

Secret Service Fail

Post 157540 by pjmoy deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this isn't a good way to post to Metafilter -- taz

Brexit Backgrounder

Post 157534 by storybored deleted for the following reason: Hey there, better to put these in the open Brexit thread -- LobsterMitten

You wouldn’t color pentagrams would you?

Post 157522 by zardoz deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this is basically a point-and-laugh LOLXTIAN thing, which doesn't really make a great discussion -- taz

2016-02-28

Ulay, Oh

Post 157495 by little_dog_laughing deleted for the following reason: Geniuses, lower your voices. Stay out of trouble and you double your choices. -- Eyebrows McGee

2016-02-27

Sniffing out the truth

Post 157464 by Joe in Australia deleted for the following reason: This is a bummer but there's definitely a sketchy-if-sporadic spammy redirect happening on phones on the discovermagazine link. If there's a not-attributionally-problematic alternate link we could bring this back with that. -- cortex

"Obviously at some point they were conscious; somebody felt threatened."

Post 157475 by Rainbo Vagrant deleted for the following reason: This is terrible, but not clear why it's a good post for Metafilter. -- LobsterMitten

2016-02-26

The Dog Thief Killings

Post 157462 by infinitywaltz deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this seems sort of lookylou Gonzo horror-show poverty tourism "Western white guy points out how savage and paradoxical these Others are," with quite a lot of violent description intended to shock, but without actually bringing much examination beyond this that might make it worth working through an angry discussion -- taz

Wikipcdia

Post 157460 by storybored deleted for the following reason: This is kind of content-farmy, sorry. -- LobsterMitten

#FreeKesha - can we?

Post 157458 by divabat deleted for the following reason: The situation sucks but we just had a month long thread on it, and this link doesn't seem like a huge development. -- LobsterMitten

2016-02-25

Matt Taibbi on How America Made Donald Trump Unstoppable

Post 157409 by bodywithoutorgans deleted for the following reason: Sorry, better to take this over to the open Trump thread. -- LobsterMitten

Kanye On The Couch

Post 157427 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: I think on balance the humor here isn't outweighed by the meanspiritedness, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2016-02-24

"Librarians are more freedom fighters than shushers."

Post 157394 by anotherpanacea deleted for the following reason: Looks like this post is... [sunglasses] ...a little overdue. -- cortex

“I didn’t support him at first but the memes were too dank to ignore."

Post 157388 by ND¢ deleted for the following reason: i love you man but there are enough plausible open-threads-about-Trump that this could go into as a comment that I'm not even gonna do a search for it because I believe in you -- cortex

2016-02-23

Law and order in Reddit’s Karma Court

Post 157355 by ellieBOA deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but this is getting flagged a lot, and the court finds that while the OP is innocent of malice, much of Reddit is guilty of being a habitual offender against humanity via hate speech and other bigotry, including posts from the article's main link. -- taz