Designated Driver Turns 21

Post 87932 by My Social Relevance deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned -- jessamyn -- jessamyn

Frimpong Exonerated

Post 87912 by momma deleted for the following reason: this is a mess - you may want to look around a bit and see how posts usually look around here before trying your next one. -- jessamyn

Forever 27

Post 87908 by Slap*Happy deleted for the following reason: Yeah, site that is more broken than it is interesting. -- cortex

Wayfarer

Post 87896 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

Inspiration for the New Year

Post 87882 by MLIS deleted for the following reason: hmm, weird keyword spammy site with an entry from early 2008? -- mathowie

Avatar: the making of the cam bootleg.

Post 87873 by mojohand deleted for the following reason: Either you think you've found something worth linking without framing it like you think it's not worth a post, or you haven't found something worth posting. You're kind of dooming your own post this way. -- cortex

Rank movies to figure what is the best movie of all time

Post 87869 by reenum deleted for the following reason: Requiring a sign-in to look at the neat thing on the web makes it a not very neat thing. -- cortex

Friendly fire

Post 87864 by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese deleted for the following reason: Posted previously -- mathowie

Gross.

Post 87856 by sugarfish deleted for the following reason: eh - schlocky annoying top ten list to cracked is sort of shruggo. -- jessamyn

The true meaning of Terribleness

Post 87854 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: This is kind of terrible -- mathowie

Selma Blair/Rainn Wilson - Baby it's cold outside

Post 87850 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: So this is a random Gap commercial? -- cortex

Happy Boxing Day!

Post 87845 by Oriole Adams deleted for the following reason: That's awfully thin. -- cortex

“Scientists Make Profound Discovery” – Old 8mm film footage was uncovered recently, of an experiment to read peoples thoughts. The results are....to be expected.

Post 87844 by louieyak deleted for the following reason: Fuck off, self-linker. -- cortex

The death of Sergei Magnitsky

Post 87835 by Dasein deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- mathowie

The Conservative-Christian Big Thinker

Post 87818 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: A one-link news post that's a ten day old story on some conservative guy? Seems a little thin for a post. -- mathowie

Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum!

Post 87802 by MaryDellamorte deleted for the following reason: It's not christmas until Santa orders a double. -- cortex

Kaney O'Neill is a quadreplegic and a mother. Her ex however, feels that she can't be a competent mother because of her disabilities.

Post 87769 by stormpooper deleted for the following reason: this is interesting but a single link news post isn't really a great way to present this. -- jessamyn

Is college really worth it?

Post 87758 by bizwiz2 deleted for the following reason: I don't know if there's anything untoward going on with the link itself, but this is pretty meh in any case. -- cortex

Barabar Olson made no cell phone calls

Post 87755 by Mr_Zero deleted for the following reason: at poster's request -- mathowie

Upper Mismanagement

Post 87754 by geoff. deleted for the following reason: Since December 21st, the number of posts about graduates of highly-ranked business schools that appear on the front page has doubled. -- cortex

Wtf???

Post 87746 by hadjiboy deleted for the following reason: Not good. -- mathowie

#onlyahoewould

Post 87744 by LSK deleted for the following reason: A single hashtag search on Twitter is extremely thin for a FPP and this is not being received well. -- pb

Let's play another round of "How Long Can You Hide from the Internet?"

Post 87734 by krautland deleted for the following reason: Honestly, while this is kind of an interesting developing-thing-related-to-the-web in some respects, the actual story is pretty thin at the moment and the post reads kind of like advocacy stuff. krautland, I don't know what your connection to this is, but it feels like it's a little too close and inside-baseball for comfort. -- cortex

The Cry of the Tomato

Post 87713 by Xurando deleted for the following reason: It'd be better not to bomb a post about interesting research with pointlessly fight-starting framing. -- cortex

David Ray Griffin on the 9/11 cell phone calls.

Post 87701 by Mr_Zero deleted for the following reason: Link is AWOL, but some more background on who is saying what and why might be a good idea if this is worth posting anyway, since not everybody wonks out on 9/11 conspiracy stuff. -- cortex

The 100 Weirdest Digg Stories of 2009

Post 87696 by bizwiz2 deleted for the following reason: Not really a readable (10 per page with oodles of ads?) or interesting list, sorry -- mathowie

THIS IS A HOLYSPIRIT MANUSCRIPT BOOK.

Post 87695 by the littlest brussels sprout deleted for the following reason: Eh, how is this not just blatant point-and-laugh stuff? Subverting Amazon reviews isn't really new stuff. -- cortex

Seeing the world through the eyes of Palestinians...

Post 87680 by markkraft deleted for the following reason: Seriously, if we're going to have a post about this it'd be nice to have it (a) not be from someone rarin' to go about it in the comments and (b) maybe not just some minimum number of hours after the last n were removed and blood is still hot. Someone less grindy give it a shot in a few days or something when it won't be more gas on a metacommentary fire. -- cortex

Now it goes to the House.

Post 87679 by ®@ deleted for the following reason: This was a cloture vote, not passage. Not that a post about that couldn't be okay if it was done well, but this is misleading and there's a long way to go and so this is pretty weird as is. -- cortex

And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Post 87676 by caddis deleted for the following reason: This is a bad idea to "gift" to metafilter unread. -- mathowie

You are so tiny!

Post 87673 by vrakatar deleted for the following reason: Seems like it is the worst SLYT post ever. -- mathowie

"And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."

Post 87669 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: don't. you know where metatalk is. -- jessamyn

Rage is Xmas No. 1 in UK

Post 87661 by bobbyelliott deleted for the following reason: third time the charm? -- mathowie

Brittany Murphy dies

Post 87660 by waraw deleted for the following reason: This is about as lazy and rushed as an obit could possibly get. There's gotta be a better post waiting to happen. -- cortex

And now you download/what they told ya

Post 87658 by KokuRyu deleted for the following reason: There's already a thread from a couple days ago, put updates there. -- cortex

Virtual Haircut

Post 87646 by Frasermoo deleted for the following reason: Heard it. -- cortex

I live in a van down by Duke University

Post 87639 by granted deleted for the following reason: There's some low-hanging fruit here riffing off "double" and Chris Farley's weight, but I miss that guy so I'm going to just leave it alone. -- cortex

Highway to Health

Post 87637 by MattMangels deleted for the following reason: Better as a comment in one of the already happening health-care threads, and please, no more abortion threads unless it's compelling. -- mathowie

I just learned that a direct ancestor of mine, Puritan patriarch William Bradford, is credited with inventing Thanksgiving.

Post 87627 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: single link twitter accounts are maybe not thick enough to sustain a whole post. -- jessamyn

The Ultimate "Can I Still Eat This" Site?

Post 87594 by Atom12 deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- vacapinta

Four black men. Four stories

Post 87591 by iffley deleted for the following reason: Single-image links are fine but they should (mainly) stand on their own. This doesn't, not without the OP's editorializing. -- vacapinta

Not so long ago, in some guy's basement...

Post 87590 by zardoz deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- vacapinta

Kinda like James Brown

Post 87582 by bwg deleted for the following reason: how do you say double post in esperanto? -- jessamyn

A trip down Market Street

Post 87573 by parudox deleted for the following reason: posted before -- mathowie

Most Fascinating People 2009

Post 87561 by mccarty.tim deleted for the following reason: meh celebrity chat, plus you say you just threw it up to see reactions = not the best reason for a post -- mathowie

Alright!

Post 87551 by empath deleted for the following reason: posted previously. -- jessamyn

I Don't Care If This Is Fake. It Made My Day.

Post 87538 by grumblebee deleted for the following reason: "well I'll never be that much of a loser" isn't really a great reason to share something that grosses a lot of people out here on MeFi. -- jessamyn

Alien maths

Post 87522 by moorooka deleted for the following reason: Pretty weak post. I mean I get it and all but a single comic has to be better than this. -- vacapinta

Nash equilibrium

Post 87511 by four panels deleted for the following reason: It's cute for those who get game theory, but it's really wonky and pretty thin besides. A solid post about Nash equilibria and Pareto optimization could be cool, though, if it hasn't already been done. -- cortex

Was Roy Thomas Baker Really The Sole Genuis Behind "Bohemian Rhapsody"?

Post 87505 by O Boingo deleted for the following reason: This does not seem to be going over well. -- cortex

...or, Look At This Fucking Myspace User

Post 87494 by Uther Bentrazor deleted for the following reason: Eh, this is a bit thin and on the "hey let's make fun of some people" side of the single-minded-tumblr-site boat. -- cortex

I want to start a christmas share the invite thread.

Post 87493 by Chamunks deleted for the following reason: This is not what metafilter is for. This is not even close to what metafilter is for. If what metafilter were for was in, say, Fenway park, this would be an Amway presentation in Santa Monica. -- cortex

Lunar cycle does affect behaviour: Australian study

Post 87476 by AmbroseChapel deleted for the following reason: paywalled article tantilizing but ultimately unfulfilling -- jessamyn

Bras That Could Save The World

Post 87475 by buzzdiggity deleted for the following reason: I think you wanted Fark.com. That's two doors down to the right. -- mathowie

Cephalopod , take the coconut and run

Post 87470 by Astro Zombie deleted for the following reason: i got nothin' -- cortex

Infodump updates: contact dates, comment length, metatalk closures, munging

Post 87458 by cortex deleted for the following reason: Jesus christ, this should be in Metatalk. U R SO BANNED. -- cortex

"WOW some of those ladies are hot. oh, great photos too."

Post 87441 by azarbayejani deleted for the following reason: Looks like we've basically covered this already. -- cortex

Ukulele Kid

Post 87432 by kylej deleted for the following reason: Twokulele -- cortex

Father Christmas turned away from asylum centre over security concerns

Post 87430 by Paul Slade deleted for the following reason: Contextless news-of-the-weird stories make for poor posts. -- cortex

A game about poop.

Post 87418 by Snyder deleted for the following reason: Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit. -- cortex

Not Charile Brown's Christmas

Post 87413 by fixedgear deleted for the following reason: Nobody tell jscalzi, but I heard from jscalzi that this is a double. -- cortex

MetaFilter Among Nation's Best

Post 87403 by netbros deleted for the following reason: It's cute, but it's also really thin and requires an email address, and that's kind of meh. -- cortex

Foosball!

Post 87399 by Phire deleted for the following reason: Yeah, <3 Pixar and all but this is kind of a weird link. -- cortex

A Story in 4 Animated Shorts

Post 87386 by Olive Oil deleted for the following reason: you may be unclear on the "no friends link, no self link" rule but this guy publishes through the company you work for which moves it into terrifically not okay territory. -- jessamyn

WTF, Comcast

Post 87385 by malthas deleted for the following reason: seen it. -- jessamyn

London Underground typeface

Post 87341 by dhruva deleted for the following reason: more like gill sans mtwo -- cortex

TEFL Party Over?

Post 87339 by pick_the_flowers deleted for the following reason: If this is worth posting about, it needs some more background and less editorializing. -- cortex

Landing Pages and Tips

Post 87335 by stevemkuro deleted for the following reason: If Reponsemine wants to impress Terminix as a client, it should probably not go around violating community website's no-shilling guidelines. Banned, spam elsewhere. -- cortex

Your inner turtle wants for you to spread some cheer

Post 87325 by Electrius deleted for the following reason: This is sort of weird and inside-baseball for anyone who isn't already kind of invested in UMD politics... -- cortex

The Devil and Mr. Obama

Post 87317 by Joe Beese deleted for the following reason: single link op ed about a topic we've already sort of nicely asked you to lay off of axe grinding on? -- jessamyn

Converting Videos Howto - FFMPEG

Post 87311 by weinzierl deleted for the following reason: try harder. -- jessamyn

100 Year Old Pedophile

Post 87307 by Sassyfras deleted for the following reason: I'm not really clear on why this news should be the subject of a post. -- cortex

Sorry, Wrong Conspiracy

Post 87238 by sensate deleted for the following reason: Good for a laugh, not for a post. -- cortex

I hope he's up for a game of Calvinball

Post 87237 by Taft deleted for the following reason: Not really clear what this is about beyond "did gives kid stuffed animal", and nothing about the thread is going well either. -- cortex

Obama's Afghanistan Surge

Post 87231 by HP LaserJet P10006 deleted for the following reason: Maybe add this to the recent thread. -- cortex

Multifaceted Artist

Post 87229 by spiderskull deleted for the following reason: Face-painting II: Cosmetic Boogaloo -- cortex

The Century of Self

Post 87228 by Glibpaxman deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

Assisination of a Balck Panther

Post 87210 by aquathug deleted for the following reason: you misspelled Hampton, Black and Assassination here. Nothing personal but this needs to go back to the drawing board. -- jessamyn

Avacado Crab Salad

Post 87209 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: If Daft Punk wrote a song about this situation, it would be called One Guacamore Time -- cortex

"Though my shock'd soul recoils, my tongue shall tell."

Post 87208 by jokeefe deleted for the following reason: Pompeii and circumstance. -- cortex

Hard Knox.

Post 87193 by Bathtub Bobsled deleted for the following reason: Yeah, maybe keep this in the existing thread from a couple days back. -- mathowie

All These Love Poems That Are About You

Post 87190 by netbros deleted for the following reason: previously and again -- cortex

Snarkin' at Sarah

Post 87187 by bearwife deleted for the following reason: sarah palin snarky posts need to be more than a single link snark article. Sorry. -- jessamyn

Fred Hampton

Post 87179 by aquathug deleted for the following reason: A wikipedia entry and a three-paragraph blurb is way too thin for a post. -- cortex

what would "Pokerface" look like, anyway?

Post 87178 by liketitanic deleted for the following reason: poted previously -- jessamyn

Let them sing it for you

Post 87164 by juv3nal deleted for the following reason: Let them have sung it for you. -- cortex

Swiss leader calls for Jewish cemetery ban.

Post 87160 by kipmanley deleted for the following reason: Updates like this aren't really okay. Add it to the original thread as a comment. -- cortex

How very christian of them

Post 87157 by wilful deleted for the following reason: we will all get through this holiday season together, but it will be easier if we don't just post single link newsfilter stories with snarky titles unless maybe there's another angle to this than the obvious LOLXIAN part? -- jessamyn

221b Baker Street

Post 87132 by muggsy1079 deleted for the following reason: Between requiring facebook for participation and reading like a marketing pitch, I'm not really feeling comfortable with this. -- cortex

What happens in the cocoon is never very pretty

Post 87100 by paulinsanjuan deleted for the following reason: what are you doing with this post exactly? aside from the fact that pullquotes really need to be quoted, this is a single link blog op-ed, yes? it might be better with some framing, or something. -- jessamyn

Where's Waldo?

Post 87096 by gman deleted for the following reason: double -- cortex

YTP: The next generation

Post 87094 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: Check out my awesome unicorn paintings. -- cortex