Post 87932 by My Social Relevance deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned -- jessamyn -- jessamyn
2009-12-31
2009-12-30
Forever 27
Post 87908 by Slap*Happy deleted for the following reason: Yeah, site that is more broken than it is interesting. -- cortex
2009-12-29
2009-12-28
2009-12-27
Friendly fire
Post 87864 by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese deleted for the following reason: Posted previously -- mathowie
2009-12-25
2009-12-24
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
2009-12-23
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
2009-12-22
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
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
2009-12-20
"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
2009-12-19
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
2009-12-18
2009-12-17
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
2009-12-16
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
2009-12-15
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
...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
2009-12-14
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
2009-12-13
"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
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
2009-12-12
2009-12-11
2009-12-10
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
2009-12-07
2009-12-06
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
2009-12-05
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
2009-12-04
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
2009-12-03
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
2009-12-01
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
YTP: The next generation
Post 87094 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: Check out my awesome unicorn paintings. -- cortex
2009-11-30
2009-11-29
2009-11-27
2009-11-26
Phil Agre--an internet visionary
Post 86987 by impuls deleted for the following reason: This should go in the open thread from yesterday. -- vacapinta
They Support Sarah
Post 86965 by double block and bleed deleted for the following reason: What was supposed to be the good thing about posting this? What we got was a bunch of LOLPALINITES, a bunch of retread arguments, some driveby nastiness, and a pile of flags. -- cortex
2009-11-24
Can't we all just get along?
Post 86955 by VikingSword deleted for the following reason: This is a bit bloggy/editorial for a front page post. -- cortex
Helpful Hackers.
Post 86947 by karmiolz deleted for the following reason: There's an open Climate-emails thread sans the editorializing, take this there. -- cortex
2009-11-23
Offside - Short Film
Post 86910 by daazofilms deleted for the following reason: Self-link. This one's a bit too easy which makes me think someone didnt bother to read the guidelines. -- vacapinta
2009-11-21
The Christianist Manifesto: A Partial Fisking
Post 86878 by lexalexander deleted for the following reason: That being on someone's blog seems just about right as far as the natural order of the univers goes. It being a front page post on Metafilter, not so much. -- cortex
2009-11-20
HUMANITARY INVENTION IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR WORLD !
Post 86846 by rachelpapers deleted for the following reason: Crazy person + ebay listing = pretty thin post. -- cortex
2009-11-19
What do Princesses and Princes Teach Us?
Post 86831 by jefficator deleted for the following reason: Looks like a lot of this came up in this recent thread; maybe add anything new as a comment in there. -- cortex
2009-11-18
Truckers Delight by the Flairs (SLYT)
Post 86791 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: I don't understand if you are making a joke or what exactly but this is not a good video for metafilter even though it may have been okay for waxy. -- jessamyn
SUPER BONUS
Post 86763 by desjardins deleted for the following reason: the most important thing about good comedy is timing. And unfortunately, the timing isn't really right for this. -- jessamyn
We all die at the 13th b'ak'tun!!!
Post 86723 by thatwhichfalls deleted for the following reason: Yup, this should probably just stay with the existing thread. -- cortex
Say Cheese! ... No, not you... who *are* you, anyway?
Post 86701 by not_on_display deleted for the following reason: Photobomb II: Revenge of the Guy Peeing In The Background -- cortex
2009-11-15
Pinker on Gladwell
Post 86691 by gallois deleted for the following reason: There's a recent Gladwell thread that this can go in if it's not already there. -- cortex
Let's Get Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh!
Post 86683 by fourcheesemac deleted for the following reason: Not really going over well. Probably better to stick with primary sources instead of thinly/poorly attributed second hand stuff in this sort of case, at any rate. -- cortex
RIPCATS
Post 86635 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: News of the weird + could be recursively mistaken as the worst obit ever = this is not a great idea. -- cortex
2009-11-12
"Christian" doesn't mean what you think it means
Post 86605 by Benny Andajetz deleted for the following reason: How posts are framed are just as important as the content. On topics like this, a neutral tone is better at keeping threads from going crazy right out of the gate. -- vacapinta
2009-11-11
Who's the actual terrorist?
Post 86566 by flod logic deleted for the following reason: It's a fucked up story, but this really isn't a very good post for Metafilter. -- cortex
2009-11-09
2009-11-08
So many black people!
Post 86496 by tumbleweedjack deleted for the following reason: this is not a good post for metafilter. -- jessamyn
2009-11-07
Bad researcher. No biscuit.
Post 86478 by CheeseDigestsAll deleted for the following reason: This is already being discussed in the previous thread. Anybody who eats their dog because they didn't see an update on the front page of metafilter is not a very good pet-owner. -- cortex
2009-11-06
And where do acorns go if you eat them...?
Post 86448 by diogenes deleted for the following reason: The Daily Show is great, but pretty much everybody knows about it at this point. If you want to talk about Glenn Beck come hell or highwater, there's a sort of quasi-discussion in Metatalk right now. -- cortex
2009-11-05
Hitch Hates Humorists
Post 86437 by Effigy2000 deleted for the following reason: I know there's probably a schadenfreude angle here that's sort of appealing, but a one-linker of Hitch doing something other than writing something really, really superb is probably not worth the friction that yet another Hitch post produces. -- cortex
Waiting in line is for the poor, apparently....
Post 86407 by deejay jaydee deleted for the following reason: I can wait for a post about this that's less Oh Snap, if there's gonna be one, which I'm not sure there even needs to be. -- cortex
2009-11-04
Tragedy in the Heartland
Post 86399 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: SLOP. Single link Onion Post would be weak enough without also rehashing the overly hashed Glenn Beck memes. -- vacapinta
"RHADOMANCER, n. One who uses a divining-rod in prospecting for precious metals in the pocket of a fool." --Ambrose Bierce
Post 86397 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: Maybe this can go in the other open post about the ADE 651 -- vacapinta
Marriage Equality is Only a Matter of Time
Post 86386 by jefficator deleted for the following reason: please post these links in the open thread, thanks -- jessamyn
2009-11-02
If you can imagine it, it's on the Internet somewhere
Post 86332 by Unicorn on the cob deleted for the following reason: Eh, you know what, let 'em fly the freak flags in peace. There's not much here to do besides point and laugh. -- cortex
2009-11-01
H.P. Lovecraft documentary (first 10 minutes)
Post 86305 by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey deleted for the following reason: Time-limited youtube excerpt is kind of a weird thin post. Maybe just toss this in the recent Lovecraft thread. -- cortex
Nutt Sacked.
Post 86302 by ZenMasterThis deleted for the following reason: The previously is only a couple days old, so probably better to take this stuff there. -- cortex
2009-10-31
DJ Sagan is in the House
Post 86291 by zooropa deleted for the following reason: We are more connected than you can possibly imagine. -- cortex
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
2009-09-30
Pancake Sorting Robot
Post 85484 by odinsdream deleted for the following reason: See previous pancake-sorting robot post. -- vacapinta
2009-09-29
Sausage & Mash, No Receipt
Post 85474 by Combustible Edison Lighthouse deleted for the following reason: General Greviously -- cortex
Movie "Untitled"
Post 85462 by Matthias Rascher deleted for the following reason: single link posts to movie trailers without some sort of "this is why this might be a good post for MeFi" parts is sort of not a good way to do posts here. -- jessamyn
2009-09-27
Hitler as the object of comedy
Post 85402 by Matthias Rascher deleted for the following reason: this is sort of a GYOB situation. -- jessamyn
2009-09-25
Sexy music
Post 85379 by Matthias Rascher deleted for the following reason: Not really sure what the hell is going on here, but linking to stuff you yourself have put up on the web is one of the hard and fast "don't do this or you'll get banned" rules around here. -- cortex