Post 86291 by zooropa deleted for the following reason: We are more connected than you can possibly imagine. -- cortex
2009-10-31
2009-10-30
Alt journalist goes digital
Post 86255 by mylaudanumhabit deleted for the following reason: Congrats, Mr. Kaufmann, you are now extremely banned. -- cortex
2009-10-29
Biscuits in Heaven
Post 86246 by Liquidwolf deleted for the following reason: Looks like he's pretty much not dead. -- cortex
How Many New York Time Editors Does it Take...
Post 86223 by uptowngirl deleted for the following reason: You work at the Observer. This is not okay. You are banned. -- cortex
2009-10-28
Shorty drinking a troppy...
Post 86212 by A189Nut deleted for the following reason: if the point is that pipes guy, he's creepy. if the point is the youtube video, it's sort of meh without the weird pipes thing. This may be one of those ideas that is neat in a small group and really doesn't translate to the larger living room here. -- jessamyn
It's the viral countdown
Post 86196 by Mr.Roundtree deleted for the following reason: There is something deeply fucking sketchy going on with this post. -- cortex
More bad news for Elron's children
Post 86171 by njohnson23 deleted for the following reason: There's a very recent Scientology thread that this can go in. -- cortex
2009-10-26
"the western media — who turned Neda into a martyr — ignored Marwa's story."
Post 86148 by infinite intimation deleted for the following reason: this sounds like a truly horrible thing. And yet the sarahpalinmoment tag and the res tof the editorializing -- plus the above the fold ladytorture that I'm growing so tired of -- make this a bad post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn
2009-10-25
Seven Rules For Girlfriends
Post 86127 by feelinglistless deleted for the following reason: This is a short and not particularly interesting blog entry. I know it's Sunday and all, but c'mon. -- cortex
2009-10-24
Post-Posthuman Blues
Post 86121 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: I'm really not trying to be a terrible hardass there, but copypasting a "should have been banned for posting it" post is really not a great way to move forward with wanting to give this guy a decent obit. Can we go back to the drawing board? -- jessamyn
2009-10-23
2009-10-22
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
Post 86047 by DecemberBoy deleted for the following reason: Yeah they still pretty much skip that whole tie thing -- cortex
2009-10-21
Yuri on the Chalkboard
Post 86042 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Kind of underwhelming and borderline offensive at the same time -- mathowie
H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
Post 86034 by Parasite Unseen deleted for the following reason: Thanks to Parasite Unseen for the disclosure that this is actually kind of a self-link by proxy from someone else using his computer, which isn't really okay and whoever that was should really look into not posting to websites using other people's accounts. -- cortex
2009-10-20
The Particle God Doesn't want
Post 86003 by shownomercy deleted for the following reason: The Large Hadron Collider is used to being SCIENCED ALL ITS LIFE -- cortex
Christ, what a critter.
Post 86000 by not_on_display deleted for the following reason: sweetie, sorry when I sent you this I didn't mention that I was the judge. ack! xo! -- jessamyn
Death of a great man
Post 85993 by cameronfromedinburgh deleted for the following reason: Great man notwithstanding, this is really really thin for a post and should probably be done better if it's going to be done at all. -- cortex
Is Wells Fargo's Credit Card Division Customer Friendly or Incompetent?
Post 85976 by credit-expert deleted for the following reason: This is a weak post to a short, unsupported article with no references. Strike 1. You shouldn't editorialize so much in a mefi post. Strike 2. Probably a self-link. Strike... -- vacapinta -- jessamyn
2009-10-19
Where are you in the Movie?
Post 85971 by MrBCID deleted for the following reason: I am at that part where the black cat walks by for the second time. -- cortex
2009-10-18
There's a rep for that.
Post 85950 by blue_beetle deleted for the following reason: "Down already, and exactly the sort of substance-free hurf durf we disagree politically isn't that awful junk the blue needs less of." -- jessamyn
Why Minds Are Not Like Computers.
Post 85943 by empath deleted for the following reason: Why Why Minds Are Not Like Computers Is Like Why Minds Are Not Like Computers -- cortex
2009-10-17
You Tell 'Em, Chomsky & Chavez!
Post 85919 by cafe_prole deleted for the following reason: Setting aside the pull-quoting-a-strongly-worded-editorial thing, this link takes readers to a pledge page on first click and that's really not okay. -- cortex
2009-10-16
2009-10-15
Policing in New Zealand
Post 85866 by i_am_joe's_spleen deleted for the following reason: this is kind of thin for a SLYT post -- mathowie
Why God Made Convenience Store Cameras
Post 85865 by CunningLinguist deleted for the following reason: This cuts a little close to the ol' Fark bone, really. -- cortex
2009-10-14
**This site contains photos of a cervix**
Post 85843 by Cat Pie Hurts deleted for the following reason: I did like this the first time around -- jessamyn
50 Years 1 Map
Post 85841 by kliuless deleted for the following reason: dooooouuubles iiiiinnn spaaaaaaaaaaccceeee -- cortex
Notice anything different? It's the new GOP.com!
Post 85822 by Strange Interlude deleted for the following reason: pretty much already in MeTa -- jessamyn
2009-10-13
2009-10-12
The Fun Theory
Post 85774 by Cool Papa Bell deleted for the following reason: Yeah, we just did this last week unfortunately (it's still a cool project) -- mathowie
2009-10-11
2009-10-10
2009-10-09
JEWWW vill (sadly, not) vatch! (yet!)
Post 85714 by mikelieman deleted for the following reason: You've kind of built a post around a video that is explicitly not available for watching; much love to Buddy Hackett, but there's no meat here, and that really doesn't work for a front page post. -- cortex
2009-10-08
Barack Hussein Obama will not meet Dalai Lama
Post 85666 by Incense Man deleted for the following reason: Fixed the typos and then figured if you can't spell the president's name right maybe we shoudl take another crack at this topic that is less GYOBish. -- jessamyn
2009-10-07
2009-10-06
'ten - shun!!
Post 85626 by MajorDundee deleted for the following reason: so much editorial that you should probably put this on your personal blog. -- mathowie
2009-10-05
I call some bird as my witness
Post 85614 by Merlin The Happy Pig deleted for the following reason: news of the crazy people makes the sensitive mod sad. Plus one link to news and one to wiki isn't really great as far as MeFi goes. -- jessamyn
2009-10-03
We drop laser guided bombs from UAV's daily; Can someone please get our Legislative overlords a PEN? a CRAYON? SOMETHING...
Post 85576 by infinite intimation deleted for the following reason: nothing personal, but this is realyl better suited for a personal blog - it's heavy on the editorials and a link to google news searches really isn't whaat we're looking for here. -- jessamyn
Far-call'd our navies melt away—/ On dune and headland sinks the fire—/ Lo, all our pomp of yesterday/ Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Post 85566 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: totally awesome but seen here a few times before. -- jessamyn
2009-10-02
U.S. Government Gold Manipulation Document Declassified
Post 85558 by rough ashlar deleted for the following reason: a link to a contextless pdf as if we can sort of jump into this story in the midde may not be the best way of framing this information. -- jessamyn
2009-10-01
Photographer Michael Levin's Amazing Story
Post 85526 by PhotoFilter deleted for the following reason: I'm on vacation but as a personal favor I'll go ahead and delete this and ban you. -- cortex
Increase your earning power!
Post 85512 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: sort of a thin newsfilter post that seems a little GYOB-ish. -- jessamyn