2010-07-29

The Land Before Time Was Right!

Post 94238 by griphus deleted for the following reason: Sawitsaurus GRARARARRARARARA -- jessamyn

This music will melt your face...

Post 94236 by schyler523 deleted for the following reason: Don't do stunt posts. -- mathowie

Vanitas

Post 94220 by punkbitch deleted for the following reason: don't post links to your friend's work, ever. -- mathowie

The Good Example

Post 94210 by chelseagirl deleted for the following reason: this appears to be done by someone who you have made films with in the past, that's way too close to self/friends-linking for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

Death Penalty Wax

Post 94208 by the noob deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

2010-07-28

BP Oil Spill Was A Planned Extinction Level Event

Post 94184 by all4one deleted for the following reason: come on, this is the website you're the editor for. -- jessamyn

Not the game

Post 94178 by Antidisestablishmentarianist deleted for the following reason: okay, I think this is just not going to fly. sorry, I tried. -- jessamyn

The Carbon Cost of Spam

Post 94175 by wherespaul deleted for the following reason: as phrased it's unclear whether this is supposed to be here or over on Ask MetaFilter. If the latter, please post over there. If the former, please reframe this so it's clear that you know how the site works. You can do that tomorrow. -- jessamyn

The Apple bites.

Post 94166 by Blogwardo deleted for the following reason: It'd be fine if someone wants to put together a solid post about the chain of technological waste, but this sort of editorial TAKE THAT! thing is absolutely not gonna fly. -- cortex

Chewbacca riding a squirrel chasing Nazis.

Post 94165 by MrMoonPie deleted for the following reason: It's kinda sweet, but I'm not sure it is really enough. -- cortex

For you will be ashamed of the terebinths that you have taken pleasure in.

Post 94162 by hal_c_on deleted for the following reason: I believe it is understood that topics such as these need to be framed much more carefully in order to succeed. -- vacapinta

2010-07-27

Porno for Winos

Post 94156 by delilablu deleted for the following reason: This is a bad post for MetaFilter. If this isn't your own site or one you're on the street team for, you may have bad taste in wine blogs. -- jessamyn

2010-07-26

Yvette's Wedding Dresses

Post 94129 by wallstreet1929 deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- vacapinta

Ghost in the Clockwork Shell

Post 94123 by ServSci deleted for the following reason: poster's request. -- jessamyn

Don't be skeered, it's just a beard.

Post 94119 by cavalier deleted for the following reason: you do not need to go back to lurking, you just may need a simple time achine, ths is a double though a delightful one. -- jessamyn

Deconstructing Mad Men

Post 94109 by kidelo deleted for the following reason: there's a MadMen post a few posts away. I know this is a slightly different topic, but it can either go there or you can repost it when there's not a Mad Men post on the front page. -- jessamyn

2010-07-25

snookin for love

Post 94090 by 200burritos deleted for the following reason: Ugh, I don't think anybody doesn't think Jersey Shore is kind of a horrible media artifact in the first place and one long bumpy post about it this year was probably enough. -- cortex

No more Love Parade

Post 94089 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: This kind of weirdly framed, and you need to maybe not argue with people in your own post twoleftfeet. -- cortex

2010-07-24

There's always room for Jell-O.

Post 94081 by gman deleted for the following reason: Posted previously -- mathowie

2010-07-23

His palms must hurt

Post 94062 by Vamier deleted for the following reason: cool time lapse, but this is kind of an over the top ad for Palm -- mathowie

Mormons, I mean morons, banned from driving motorized couch around BYU campus

Post 94050 by legweak deleted for the following reason: Sorry kind of lame all around -- mathowie

Batpug!

Post 94033 by fish tick deleted for the following reason: this is sort of "poprcupine eating a banana" only not as cute. No big deal but it may be time to reign in some of the SLYT stuff...? -- jessamyn

2010-07-22

Fred Phelps only think about fags, nerds only think about sex.

Post 94027 by Telf deleted for the following reason: Double, though super informative -- mathowie

It's not you, it's me (comic)

Post 93989 by Hasai deleted for the following reason: sorry, not really ground-breaking enough of a single comic strip to warrant a post. -- mathowie

2010-07-21

Literary Irony Overload

Post 93983 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

cows & cows & cows

Post 93968 by NoraReed deleted for the following reason: HOW THEN BROWN COW -- cortex

How do farmers markets affect the local economy?

Post 93966 by rageagainsttherobots deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin and reads like PR. -- cortex

2010-07-20

Could Windows Phone 7 Come Out at a Better Time?

Post 93922 by Hasai deleted for the following reason: Probably best as a comment in your previous post. -- vacapinta

2010-07-19

Insert joke here

Post 93918 by plaidrabbit deleted for the following reason: The tech could make for an interesting post but there's no way this is going to be a worthwhile discussion about it. -- cortex

Oilmageddon 2: The FUD

Post 93907 by clarknova deleted for the following reason: The load-bearing pillar at the center of this post appears to be a pile of silly woo-woo. Not great post material. -- cortex

2010-07-18

mean streets

Post 93879 by four panels deleted for the following reason: Even without the borked link, this is kind of a weak NYT blurb. -- cortex

The Obama Deception deception

Post 93871 by thescientificmethhead deleted for the following reason: blech -- cortex

2010-07-16

If Only I Had Payed Attention To This Advice In Second Year

Post 93829 by battlebison deleted for the following reason: kind of a double, parodies of the old spice guy are probably better as comments in the existing old spice guy thread. -- mathowie

"But she could see Torsten bracing herself to live in this world they'd made."

Post 93814 by Chipmazing deleted for the following reason: Yup, sorry, but we've seen it. -- cortex

Can you tell me what the man who hit you looked like?

Post 93813 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: One of the most deleted posts...EVAR. -- cortex

How to discuss honor killings

Post 93804 by saysthis deleted for the following reason: This is really not a good way to go with this. There's a related Metatalk thread if you want to discuss the subject. -- cortex

2010-07-15

Portland (OR) Public School Superintendent proposes to cut k-8 physical education to meet budget demands

Post 93786 by jeffmac deleted for the following reason: a bit too local for a global site, sorry -- mathowie

Things melting

Post 93781 by new brand day deleted for the following reason: sure is hot out lately. We do love this, but have seen it before. -- jessamyn

YOU'RE NOT PAW PAW!

Post 93771 by tylerfulltilt deleted for the following reason: Yeah, people are already discussing this just fine in the previous post, keep it there. -- cortex

Same-sex marriage legalized in Argentina

Post 93767 by lash deleted for the following reason: That's great news (LIBERAL BIAS SHOWING) but this is one tiny article, maybe someone can put together a better post with some background and/or a bit more meat on the law itself? -- cortex

2010-07-14

Not Safe for Bulls

Post 93751 by bwg deleted for the following reason: Big Picture is awesome but we've seen it an awful lot and the editorial tag on this post is really more something for your own blog than for the front page. -- cortex

"America very good,"

Post 93726 by telstar deleted for the following reason: Short Huffpo editorial is rarely a good post. -- cortex

2010-07-13

Why Swedes rarely smoke?

Post 93698 by zanesmtp deleted for the following reason: you appear to have made this site yourself. -- jessamyn

2010-07-12

A Mullet Is Optional

Post 93685 by bwg deleted for the following reason: This appears not to be a thing. -- cortex

An American Honor Killing

Post 93684 by Pope Guilty deleted for the following reason: This is awful, but we've had posts discussing honor killings in general and specific incidents before and I'm not sure what good is going to come from this one. -- cortex

ART EXPERT CRACKS DA CODE

Post 93683 by griphus deleted for the following reason: posted a couple days ago. -- mathowie

drug that prevnts lesbianism

Post 93668 by halekon deleted for the following reason: Previously and better. -- cortex

The end? (?)

Post 93667 by Electrius deleted for the following reason: sorry, celeb stuff doesn't really go well here, so I WILL KILL THIS POST AND BURY IT -- mathowie

KP Astrology - Most accurate form of Astrology

Post 93660 by KPAstrology deleted for the following reason: The stars tell me that you are banned. -- cortex

Get that fruity smell out of your beard

Post 93658 by new brand day deleted for the following reason: We've seen hyperbole and a half at least a couple times now, and this particular post doesn't seem to be going over great. -- cortex

2010-07-11

Phillies Assassin: License To Tase

Post 93643 by fixedgear deleted for the following reason: I don't know enough about tauntr to know if this is meant more as satire or just button-pushing, but in practice it's bad taste + shitty coding, maybe not so great for a post. -- cortex

2010-07-10

Soccer, the other name for the game.

Post 93628 by ziadbc deleted for the following reason: Blurby little article isn't great post material. Toss the link into the existing World Cup thread, maybe? -- cortex

To-Do lists have never been this fun

Post 93627 by fizzzzzzzzzzzy deleted for the following reason: maybe make this post again when the app is released? this really isn't the place for iphone teasers. -- jessamyn

Top 10 Most Popular Items Stolen Online

Post 93613 by Jericho deleted for the following reason: this is a link to your own site. This is against the rules. You are banned from MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

History of Erotic Comics and Sexy Stories

Post 93605 by zanesmtp deleted for the following reason: This is a sketchy cookie-cutter-spam looking site with zero content. -- cortex

2010-07-09

Mark Driscoll gets mad

Post 93593 by superiorchicken deleted for the following reason: This guy sure is yelling a lot. -- cortex

Science and Art

Post 93590 by Jessness deleted for the following reason: this seems like a blog by someone you went to school with that you have already mentioned once this week. Friendslinky suff isn't great here. Maybe get her an account and post it to Projects? -- jessamyn -- jessamyn

LAWYERS DID NOT HAVE TO GET INVOLVED!

Post 93584 by Senor Cardgage deleted for the following reason: Props to whoever at Something Awful is boning up on their Fake Crazy, I guess, but this really isn't a good post for mefi. -- cortex

Tech gets Lebronified

Post 93583 by atsotsis deleted for the following reason: It looks like you write for TechCrunch. This is completely not okay. -- cortex

In Jail For Being In Debt

Post 93573 by reenum deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

This is what Hurricane Alex did to our city

Post 93572 by theholotrope deleted for the following reason: Hurricanes are awful stuff but this is really not an okay post for Metafilter. -- cortex

2010-07-08

Terror in Kemmerer, Wyoming

Post 93555 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: "cops are jerks" stories really need to have something more to them than this. They go badly here. -- jessamyn

Omni Consumer Products

Post 93554 by Artw deleted for the following reason: exciting future past, lalala -- jessamyn

Had To Be Intentional

Post 93549 by Mayor Curley deleted for the following reason: MODS NIX DIX SCHTICK -- cortex

You may want to employ someone with Asperger's syndrome

Post 93542 by GlassHeart deleted for the following reason: There's probably a good post that could be made about this, but one short little editorial is not good material for a mefi post. -- cortex

Fitness tapes, now 100% off!

Post 93538 by Mooseli deleted for the following reason: This is kind of weird and reads like a personal blog post, not a mefi post. -- cortex

2010-07-06

ME AM PLAY GODS!

Post 93509 by edguardo deleted for the following reason: POSTED THIS MANY [finger] [finger] -- cortex

Everybody out in the dance floor!

Post 93507 by wilful deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Phil is RIDING the bike lane!

Post 93500 by divabat deleted for the following reason: This is a long, slow way to go for a joke. -- cortex

Father Son Duet. Yes

Post 93487 by mippy deleted for the following reason: I cannot believe there are two posts about this guy. -- cortex

No sunshine policy

Post 93486 by MattMangels deleted for the following reason: Probably a better post out there about this if it needs being made, this does fall sort of weirdly to the editorial side. -- cortex

Worcester Betting

Post 93482 by sophielamm deleted for the following reason: Spam -- vacapinta

2010-07-05

Plato wrote in patterns?

Post 93476 by superiorchicken deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

Official EU social network

Post 93462 by joost de vries deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- mathowie

TIME Magazine's Best Blogs of 2010

Post 93457 by surewouldoutlaw deleted for the following reason: A clickbait list so nice we declined to appear on it twice. -- cortex

2010-07-03

10 Points for Watching this Video!

Post 93421 by fizzzzzzzzzzzy deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- jessamyn

You're Doing It Wrong!

Post 93414 by Trochanter deleted for the following reason: Single short huffpo link is pretty thin stuff, maybe put this in the recent thread if it's not there already. -- cortex

2010-07-02

Hold your breath...

Post 93408 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: If dude was base-2 jumping, this would be post number 10. -- cortex

Thriller Diaries.

Post 93379 by grapefruitmoon deleted for the following reason: YOU WILL HAVE BEEN THRILLED -- cortex