2010-08-31
Makes Me Think...
Post 95299 by lauratheexplorer deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is pretty much a collection of ho-hum boring tweets. -- mathowie
Ghosts of World War Two
Post 95291 by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing deleted for the following reason: previously posted -- mathowie
2010-08-30
US DOJ fails to act to prevent prison rape
Post 95278 by GnomeChompsky deleted for the following reason: A short single-link editorial is rarely a good post. Including explicit metacommentary about how the site works in a post is pretty much an instant delete. We're totally fine talking about the subject via the contact form or in metatalk if you want to, but this is not the way to do it. -- cortex
Rule for dealing with Evil Overlords
Post 95273 by governale deleted for the following reason: No biggie, but this was already old back when it was old. -- cortex
doot doo doo doot
Post 95259 by divabat deleted for the following reason: Maybe just add this to the Gaga thread down the page a bit? Don't think we really need two on the same day. -- cortex
2010-08-29
The Pirate Bay Documentary
Post 95234 by NotSoSiniSter deleted for the following reason: single link to fundraiser page, not so great. maybe link to some more information about this and make a fuller post out of it tomorrow? -- jessamyn
2010-08-28
2010-08-27
A collaborative music/spoken word project
Post 95191 by thsmchnekllsfascists deleted for the following reason: Great project, but it was posted before. -- pb
2010-08-26
America the Dumb
Post 95165 by IvoShandor deleted for the following reason: Eh, there's a lot to be depressed about on this front but a Newsweek slideshow clickfest is kind of weaksauce for a post about it. -- cortex
2010-08-25
Coxisms
Post 95128 by lauratheexplorer deleted for the following reason: Kinda sketchy ad-laden site and it's throwing up malware warnings on some of the internal links. -- cortex
2010-08-24
Child Protection Laws
Post 95093 by lauratheexplorer deleted for the following reason: this seems more like a recreational outrage sort of post than something that will make a good post for metafilter. -- jessamyn
2010-08-23
Inception explained for Mac users
Post 95054 by feelinglistless deleted for the following reason: Eh, this is pretty thin for a post. -- cortex
A letter to a 6th grader.
Post 95050 by electricsandwich138 deleted for the following reason: framing matters - if you're going to draw some sort of Obama connection don't be coy SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, otherwise leave it off, it's distracting and confusing and detracts from what might otherwise be an interesting essay. -- jessamyn
2010-08-22
Russia in Color, c. 1900
Post 95029 by outlandishmarxist deleted for the following reason: I don't know what other tags to add to the existing most recent post, but we have really really seen this. -- cortex
Inside the Mind of Simon Cowell
Post 95027 by lauratheexplorer deleted for the following reason: Not that funny or interesting of a short video about a pop star judge. -- mathowie
2010-08-21
2010-08-20
Incredible Russian Photographs
Post 94984 by BZArcher deleted for the following reason: Neat but we've seen it several times before. -- cortex
2010-08-19
Bear With Me
Post 94924 by Cobalt deleted for the following reason: Please put these links in the other post about bears guarding a Canadian grow-op and jesus christ did I actually just type that sentence how is this my life -- cortex
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction ...
Post 94921 by WCityMike deleted for the following reason: this can go in the previous slowed down thread. -- jessamyn
2010-08-18
Love Between the Covers
Post 94900 by modernnomad deleted for the following reason: [insert joke about getting coffee with this poster] -- cortex
Is your husband gay?
Post 94897 by bobbyelliott deleted for the following reason: Seems to not be standing up that well to the traffic being thrown at it. -- cortex
The Majestic Plastic Bag
Post 94890 by ericb deleted for the following reason: Thread 94876: The Plastic Bag Mockumentary Post It's Okay To Like -- cortex
Opium Made Easy
Post 94848 by sveskemus deleted for the following reason: I posted a repeat link / and I know why -- cortex
2010-08-15
In Praise of Luddism
Post 94787 by outlandishmarxist deleted for the following reason: This may be better as a comment in the other thread. Posts framed in terms of direct reaction to other posts/comments on mefi aren't generally a good way to go. -- cortex
2010-08-14
The Malevolence Engine sees all weaknesses
Post 94762 by mccarty.tim deleted for the following reason: Strange game; the only winning move is not to post. -- cortex
2010-08-12
MozBackup - A useful program for Mozilla Firefox
Post 94686 by AZNsupermarket deleted for the following reason: eh, this is more lifehacker than metafilter -- mathowie
The longest photographic exposures in history
Post 94682 by Combustible Edison Lighthouse deleted for the following reason: dammit it's overexposed -- cortex
2010-08-11
Forever 21 Staff Tackles and Chokes Deaf Shopper Suspected of Shoplifting
Post 94668 by stringbean deleted for the following reason: Kind of another authority brutality story, nothing much to discuss aside from outrage -- mathowie
How much longer before they start talking about final solutions to the "Muslim Problem"?
Post 94647 by saulgoodman deleted for the following reason: There are two recent threads about the mosque stuff, I'm not sure we need another thread right now just to talk about people's conflicting opinions on the subject. -- cortex
For man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments.
Post 94642 by mattdidthat deleted for the following reason: The only color I can see is JAMES BROWN. -- cortex
2010-08-10
I Quit
Post 94621 by Short Attention Sp deleted for the following reason: Yeah, Fakey McFakerson and we've seen it already down in the Slater thread. No biggie, SAS. -- cortex
She likes 'em saucy.
Post 94605 by Cody's Keeper deleted for the following reason: this is a bad mix of news of the weird and "crazy people r crazy amirite" interesting-ish event but maybe not quite right for here. -- jessamyn
2010-08-09
Video Interview - Atheist Christopher Hitchens: 'How Am I? I'm Dying'
Post 94592 by Alex930 deleted for the following reason: This is probably better as a comment in last week's Christopher Hitchens post -- mathowie
Heres your fuckin peanuts!!
Post 94584 by shockingbluamp deleted for the following reason: It's a funny story but this is a really slight news-of-the-weird post. -- cortex
2010-08-08
2010-08-07
Sucks to be that guy...
Post 94520 by shockingbluamp deleted for the following reason: what is claimed to be happening is not really what is happening. As a single link video post with twelve word description, there maybe needs to be more "what is awesome about this" angle. -- jessamyn
2010-08-06
2010-08-05
2010-08-04
Federal Judge Overturns California Prop 8.
Post 94418 by charlesminus deleted for the following reason: Being actively discussed down the page a bit. -- cortex
The Wal-Mart of sex trafficking
Post 94414 by Theloupgarou deleted for the following reason: Link to a short news blurb is not a great way to make a post. If someone wants to make a thorough post out of this, that'd be okay. -- cortex
Bloomberg makes his stand
Post 94403 by Slap*Happy deleted for the following reason: Just about the worst way to frame a great speech. Someone else try making this post without the editorializing -- mathowie
2010-08-03
Somebody satirized Wikipedia, and nobody came to the party.
Post 94378 by harold_dumbacher deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for MetaFilter. -- pb
2010-08-02
Reagan Youth... SEIG HEIL!
Post 94351 by snottydick deleted for the following reason: A little too much editorializing on what is already a meh post. -- vacapinta