2011-12-31

Google + has win the competition with other social networks?

Post 111139 by techno blogger deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for MetaFilter. This might be a good post for your own blog, but not here. -- jessamyn

2011-12-30

Philosophy Only A Philosopher Could Love?

Post 111120 by Jonathan Livengood deleted for the following reason: Posting the work of friends and colleagues is very much not ok here. -- restless_nomad

Important safety tip: do not give any of these people a BFG 9000.

Post 111100 by scalefree deleted for the following reason: Man, I love a good football-to-the-groin type accident as much as the next Springfield Film Festival judge, but a gun accident reel set to the Benny Hill theme seems like maybe not a great idea for a post. -- cortex

King William's College Quiz 2011

Post 111097 by goofyfoot deleted for the following reason: Where have I seen this before? -- jessamyn

2011-12-29

Random Unicode Characters Superimposed

Post 111071 by LogicalDash deleted for the following reason: I know this is cool to those who can see it [or maybe it is] but there needs to be some "there" there for this post to be more than a bunch of boxes or other mess to the majority of people reading it. Maybe try again with a different presentation tomorrow? Thanks. -- jessamyn

Hubris, Hold the Public Shaming

Post 111064 by richyoung deleted for the following reason: While this is a neat idea it's pretty much the exact definition of editorializing and not appropriate for an FPP here. -- restless_nomad

2011-12-28

unfulfilled dreams

Post 111050 by Heliochrome85 deleted for the following reason: That is a pretty unhappy deal, but I'm not sure it's really post material. -- cortex

"Before I joined Reddit, I never thought of myself as a masochist."

Post 111026 by beaucoupkevin deleted for the following reason: I kind of feel like the "there are a lot of immature jerks on Reddit" thing is a known issue to the point where there probably needs to be more to a post than just a link to someone complaining about it. -- cortex

The Master Would Approve

Post 111025 by El Sabor Asiatico deleted for the following reason: no kickstarter please. -- jessamyn

The 10 Most Dead People of 2011

Post 111022 by heffalump deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Death of a Chimp

Post 111021 by benjonson deleted for the following reason: Link to a short CNN obit is on the thin side for a post, man or chimpanzee. -- cortex

A crime fighting dog and a gun.

Post 111020 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Bad Brandon! Bad! Now go to your crate. -- taz

2011-12-27

Golden Loves Guitar !!

Post 111012 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: This is both slight and commercial viral-y and didn't go over all that well the first time -- restless_nomad

Sleeping Beauty - Sleep, Eat, Go online, Yawn… repeat

Post 111011 by endlessknot deleted for the following reason: Repost to Ask MeFi -- mathowie

Jammin'

Post 110999 by tomswift deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- restless_nomad

2011-12-25

It may have to do with Christmas, I'm not sure

Post 110954 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: I know we all(?) like hot(?) girls but there's really not much here to discuss. -- restless_nomad

A tour of San Francisco, with golf balls and toothpicks, otherwise known as art.

Post 110945 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2011-12-24

Kind of the best Christmas song ever

Post 110916 by Nibbly Fang deleted for the following reason: This is super-delightful but we saw it just last year and there's an open "Xmas music!" thread a few doors down. -- jessamyn

2011-12-23

Pole Dancing

Post 110909 by sgt.serenity deleted for the following reason: This is a bit too mean and HAHA FAIL!!! of a video to be the greatest of anything. -- mathowie

Crafting for sanity and subversity in WWII

Post 110906 by Kpele deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

...being with you is like a breath of Fresh Air

Post 110903 by mikoroshi deleted for the following reason: It's cute but we definitely done the Gosling tumblr thing at least once on the front page and the meme may have well reached saturation at this point. -- cortex

Too bad, sucker

Post 110902 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Eh, this kind of feels like it's better left as just a rant on their blog. -- cortex

2011-12-22

Mayans went down to Georgia

Post 110879 by pearlybob deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

More on the group behind the crackdowns on "Occupy"

Post 110865 by evabraunstein deleted for the following reason: This is weirdly axe grindy. I know it's a topic close to your heart, but it's really not okay here as a post an MeFi and it looks a lot like an excuse to publish your article as a first comment which is not really spirit of the law ok. -- jessamyn

The crowds cheered!

Post 110847 by TangerineGurl deleted for the following reason: Hellooooooooo sailor. -- cortex

In twenty years, will Ross apologise like Letterman?

Post 110843 by ewan deleted for the following reason: Beaten by...[sunglasses]...Minches -- cortex

2011-12-21

Silence better part of brother's keeper.

Post 110813 by VikingSword deleted for the following reason: We wanted to give this thread a little time to sort of find itself but that is not happening. The BBC article is almost indistinguishable from trolling and this thread isn't going much better. -- jessamyn

Not lost in translation

Post 110780 by three blind mice deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty thin outragefilter sort of thing. -- taz

My friends call me Fidel

Post 110777 by clarknova deleted for the following reason: Video of this speech, and the transcript was posted in an older OWS thread. -- taz

2011-12-20

CALL 719-26-OATES

Post 110775 by carsonb deleted for the following reason: I'm afraid this needs more info, and we pretty much don't do posts that aren't linking to something on the web. -- taz

Amazon, huh?

Post 110770 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this has nothing to do with Google, and won't make any impact since no one will install it anyway... -- mathowie

Just goofin' on that thing.

Post 110762 by nutate deleted for the following reason: There's an open thread on this from a few days ago, please post this there? -- jessamyn

Watch out for the cheese sharks

Post 110745 by garlic deleted for the following reason: People not really digging this as far as SLYT advertising goes. -- jessamyn

2011-12-19

Pork Product

Post 110706 by grateful deleted for the following reason: Ehhhh. -- cortex

Did we all catch the bride-knapping video?

Post 110704 by jannw deleted for the following reason: There are many things wrong wit this post. Editorializing. Bad HTML. Not totally coherent narrative. Failing to grasp what the purpose of a MeFi post is supposed to be. -- jessamyn

What kind of BSA Motorcycle is this?

Post 110679 by leecohen deleted for the following reason: Hi, you need to post this at Ask Metafilter. -- taz

2011-12-18

Size might matter.

Post 110662 by jeffmac deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

They're baaaaacckkkk.

Post 110660 by timsteil deleted for the following reason: Probably better for metatalk -- mathowie

Test Post

Post 110654 by pb deleted for the following reason: Test complete! -- pb

2011-12-16

2011-12-15

Office of the Rising Sun

Post 110581 by Mister Fabulous deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Water (Sprinkler) Timer Indoors

Post 110565 by racecar deleted for the following reason: Post this to Ask MeFi instead... -- mathowie

All the rage in Chicago: Incredible stick-handling and shootout goal

Post 110564 by NormsAndNedums deleted for the following reason: Looks like you're linking to your own site here. That's totally against the posting guidelines. -- cortex

Building block.

Post 110558 by fight or flight deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

2011-12-14

Pick up your own rubbish, al-Assad

Post 110524 by wilful deleted for the following reason: Total lack of context on this makes for not such a great post. -- cortex

Advice from an ER doctor to drug seekers

Post 110520 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: craiglist rant is rarely good post material -- cortex

Grotesque Illusion

Post 110519 by painquale deleted for the following reason: Very neat but seen previously. -- cortex

Ohio landlord: whites only in this pool. Yes, it's 2011.

Post 110490 by andrewesque deleted for the following reason: This is a crappy thing that happened that was done by one crappy individual but to make it more than single-link outragefilter, it should be a different sort of post on MetaFilter. Please let us know if you have questions. -- jessamyn

Christmas Bored Games

Post 110481 by DuchessProzac deleted for the following reason: Not much to this, plus editorializing. -- taz

2011-12-13

Ski Good or Eat Wood

Post 110476 by Chipmazing deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but the original post is still open; please add these great links there. -- taz

Boy Meets World Dad

Post 110464 by AmandaDay deleted for the following reason: As near as e can tell, you wrote this. That is a self-link, it is against the rules and you are banned. -- jessamyn

No lift tickets required

Post 110443 by yeti deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2011-12-12

Is my quick Jalapeno pickling method/recipe safe?

Post 110424 by 5lbauthority deleted for the following reason: This should be posted in ask metafilter -- mathowie

Wheelmate Laptop Steering Wheel Desk

Post 110415 by SpacemanStix deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

First Date Horrors

Post 110400 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: Yeah, it's pretty much just unverifiable point-and-laugh, we nixed the previous post about it too. -- cortex

Use Florida Family Association's racist form against them

Post 110397 by pupstocks deleted for the following reason: Jerks are jerks, but "let's all go barnstorm the jerks" really isn't a good idea for a Metafilter post. -- cortex

You're standing on a bridger watching yourself go by

Post 110394 by horsemuth deleted for the following reason: A little problem with lack of context; OP please repost tomorrow! -- taz

2011-12-11

Twine teaches objects how to speak, you just have to tell it what to say.

Post 110388 by FirstMateKate deleted for the following reason: No kickstarter posts, please. If this is an interesting enough project to stand on its own, please make a post with no Kickstarter links, thank you. -- jessamyn

2011-12-10

Accused Rapists Cross-Examing Victims

Post 110355 by thelastcamel deleted for the following reason: Sorry: overly editorialized, single view presentation of a very complex and difficult issue, plus flagged like mad, equals not a good post this time. There might be a better way to do this, but this one isn't working. -- taz

No DRM, no regional restrictions, no crap.

Post 110338 by Rory Marinich deleted for the following reason: This is an interesting thing, but a single link to a "buy now" page is not a great way to present it. It's be great if someone made a more substantial post about this. -- restless_nomad

2011-12-09

Canadian Flag V2.0

Post 110321 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Kind of amusing but not worth a post. -- taz

Monsanto is at it again.

Post 110315 by gray17 deleted for the following reason: A longer post on Monsanto would be good but single link Common Dreams articles on a topic we all over to hate maybe isn't the best way to spur good discussion on MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

Newsflash: Real Job Creators Are Smarter and More Honest Than Republican Politicians

Post 110308 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: Maybe post this without the quippy framing if it's worth posting. -- cortex

Prop 8 OVERTURNED: Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down In California

Post 110290 by aleph deleted for the following reason: Not sure what this is about... link to an old news article, why? -- taz

2011-12-08

81 Words

Post 110265 by infinite intimation deleted for the following reason: Looks like this got posted about yesterday, feel free to add anything new here to that thread. -- cortex

Shots fired at Virginia Tech

Post 110261 by DMan deleted for the following reason: I appreciate your good intent but we really can't have folks using the front page as a "heads up!" sort of thing. If someone wants to make a post about this once it's clear what's going on and there's real post to be made, that's fine, but this isn't it. -- cortex

Louis CK on Female Culture

Post 110257 by incomple deleted for the following reason: Big Louis CK fan, but this is really pretty thin. -- cortex

Life of Brian Costume Help

Post 110246 by slashee deleted for the following reason: You're looking for Ask Metafilter, down the hall. -- taz

Coffee Cups Need Not Apply

Post 110245 by DuchessProzac deleted for the following reason: This is an ad; not a good post for Mefi. -- taz

2011-12-07

Dr. Luc Montagnier, Winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of HIV

Post 110234 by watercressprincess deleted for the following reason: This is a very controversial medical/scientific topic which needs more than a one hour video to be able to make a good post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

mwah!

Post 110229 by kaibutsu deleted for the following reason: I love this to death but we have seen it before. Blame Orko. -- cortex

Disappointed Mike Sends An Email

Post 110226 by veedubya deleted for the following reason: This is some pretty seriously gawkery stuff. -- cortex

Not SNL.

Post 110225 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: It's gonna be a long election season; hail mary passes by trailing candidates probably aren't gonna clear the bar most of the time as post material. There's a thread from yesterday about primary stuff, feel free to take this there. -- cortex

Retro Music for a modern era

Post 110205 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: and it's beeeeeeeen / the ruiiiiiiiin / of many / a poor pooooooost -- cortex

A blue verbal data feed

Post 110199 by Catblack deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2011-12-06

Long, Strange

Post 110194 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Looks like a misfire, yeah. -- cortex

Adbusters and Israel

Post 110188 by beisny deleted for the following reason: If you are making a post on OWS and/or one about Israel, it needs to be made differently from this. Please email us if you have questions about this. -- jessamyn

Blues is gonna be here, it's here to stay...

Post 110180 by BigHeartedGuy deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Ladies and Gentlemen, Its The Muppet Show!

Post 110170 by SueDenim deleted for the following reason: This is pretty much second-generation linkbait fluff. -- cortex

Afghanistan: A Video Portrait

Post 110159 by Jimbob deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2011-12-05

Don't hold the Pepperoni, I want EVERYTHING!

Post 110156 by tomswift deleted for the following reason: Lama mia / here I go again -- cortex

Honda Blue

Post 110149 by mattoxic deleted for the following reason: People hate this. I am sorry. I also hate it. -- jessamyn

The Fed Grants $7.77 Trillion in Secret Bank Loan - Now Do You Understand Occupy Wall Street?

Post 110137 by noaccident deleted for the following reason: OWS posts really need to be more substantial to stand on their own - this can totally go in one of the existing threads on the subject. -- restless_nomad

I want to go to there

Post 110130 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- jessamyn

2011-12-04

West Coast port shutdown announcement

Post 110111 by finite deleted for the following reason: Sorry; we have too many Occupy posts for something that is an announcement of a future event and a list of Occupy [City] web sites. This can go in any of the existing OWS threads. -- taz

How important is the 99%'s diversity

Post 110110 by Net Prophet deleted for the following reason: I appreciate that you came back around for another go at pulling together sources on this, but the personal-thoughts stuff you've got mixed in here is basically a total no-go for a post to the front page. -- cortex

Mind Tricks

Post 110091 by gman deleted for the following reason: I think if you're apologizing up front for a lot of the content of the link it may not be something that's a great fit for a single-link post. -- cortex

Swingers.

Post 110082 by crossoverman deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Just look inside!

Post 110080 by clarknova deleted for the following reason: This can go in the Cain thread that's still open from a couple of days ago. -- taz

2011-12-03

Adam Carolla explains the OWS Generation (SLYT, NSFW for language)

Post 110073 by weirdoactor deleted for the following reason: We're a little full up on OWS single link posts. Maybe put this in an existing thread? -- jessamyn

GIANT HILTER CROTCH COMPELLS YOU

Post 110063 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

OWS from diverse perspectives

Post 110055 by Net Prophet deleted for the following reason: We already have a ton of OWS posts. If you'd like to make a post about this aspect of OWS, put together some non-random links that are more than "read Racialicious" and it would make a good post here. This is a little too much of "link that should be in an exiting thread" sort of thing, but please feel free to put something together for tomorrow if you want. -- jessamyn

Lisa Loopner, Nerd Girlfriend.

Post 110051 by mokin deleted for the following reason: Featured link only has one post up; maybe try again when there's more "there" there. -- taz

2011-12-02

Yo, is this racist?

Post 110048 by garlic deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Liberal Media Doesn't Seem to Bad After All, Does It?

Post 110047 by astapasta24 deleted for the following reason: A one-note anti-republican rant is really not great Metafilter fodder. -- restless_nomad

Metaphors for OWS

Post 110030 by bokinney deleted for the following reason: We've got a ton of Occupy threads already, maybe add this to one of the recent ones. -- cortex

Who killed Kennedy?

Post 110026 by eggtooth deleted for the following reason: Broken link has skunked this from the word go, but that site looks kind of sketchy in any case. If someone wants to make a better post about this, that'd be fine. -- cortex

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch

Post 110024 by Mr. X deleted for the following reason: A couple of short news-of-the-weird blurbs are a little thin for a post. -- cortex

OWS and Anarchism

Post 110022 by anotherpanacea deleted for the following reason: We've got a bunch of OWS threads already, maybe add this to one of them. -- cortex

Tick Tock BANG

Post 110007 by Toekneesan deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Death to Pennies

Post 110000 by babby始); Drop table users; -- deleted for the following reason: Double, and poster's request. -- taz

2011-12-01

"So, uh, sorry about that. Our bad."

Post 109969 by fightoplankton deleted for the following reason: Cracked articles lists are famous for being sucky linkbait and this is no different. Possibly post it in the existing OWS threads here. -- mathowie

The Hands of Fate have doomed this man... in high definition!

Post 109959 by Servo5678 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

mathowie interviews CmdrTaco

Post 109952 by hat_eater deleted for the following reason: Links involving site principals usually go in Metatalk, so go ahead and post this there instead. -- taz

Healthy Remedies

Post 109949 by MechEng deleted for the following reason: Link bait for an online school is not a good post for Mefi. -- taz

2011-11-30

Catch up on your reading

Post 109945 by msalt deleted for the following reason: Cool thing, not free. May want to wait a bit to see if it becomes free-er or put it as part of a larger thing. But sort of: poster's request. -- jessamyn

2011-11-29

Cornupine

Post 109904 by mudpuppie deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

How many soldering irons can I plug in before blowing a fuse?

Post 109899 by davidvan deleted for the following reason: Heya, looks like you intended this for Ask Metafilter, not the blue. Feel free to repost over there. -- cortex

Occupy My G-spot

Post 109898 by watercressprincess deleted for the following reason: This is terrible post in the first place, but the whois stuff points to the same person as a terrible post you had deleted years ago. This smells something awful. -- cortex

2011-11-28

Like water off a dog's back

Post 109879 by ChuraChura deleted for the following reason: The main link here is a double, as is the second link; this could maybe be a re-do, with more animals or something. -- taz

You make the call

Post 109865 by Pocahontas deleted for the following reason: This isn't a a good post for Metafilter the way it's written - please hit us up at the Contact form if you have questions. -- restless_nomad

The weight of an electronic library.

Post 109853 by nevercalm deleted for the following reason: Neat phenomenon, maybe there's a post in there if there's some interesting commentary on it, but this is a super thin little pop-sci blurb. -- cortex

2011-11-27

It's time.

Post 109842 by ocherdraco deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Just like everyone else

Post 109836 by modernnomad deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

History of English in 10 minutes

Post 109831 by sweetkid deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Not your typical talent show act.

Post 109829 by empath deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Did Life Begin As A Ocean-Sized Lifeform?

Post 109827 by 2manyusernames deleted for the following reason: Neat, but looks like we had a thread about this last month. -- cortex

A lonely desk toy longs for escape

Post 109821 by nickyskye deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2011-11-26

Soon digestion will be patented

Post 109817 by troll on a pony deleted for the following reason: This needs to be a little less of an editorial and a little more of something neat you want to share with people. -- jessamyn

The pain is killing me

Post 109809 by hat_eater deleted for the following reason: poster's request, do-over with math fixed up -- cortex

help me to observe myself while asking this question

Post 109799 by slimeline deleted for the following reason: Hi, I think you are looking for Ask Metafilter. -- taz

2011-11-25

Stunning nature photos

Post 109794 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This appears to be an unsourced image aggregator with a dubious revenue model, and we'd rather not send them the traffic. -- restless_nomad

Hope

Post 109792 by Wyatt deleted for the following reason: I totally appreciate you're trying to provide some context, but you've basically buried the actual meat in a pile of wikipedia pages and mefi site searches here in a way that is pretty distracting. Maybe a do-over that's a little clearer about the lede or just add this to one of the open OWS threads. -- cortex

Wal-Mart has a Black Friday to Forget

Post 109789 by orangeseed deleted for the following reason: We've got a couple of Black Friday posts already and this would fit fine there. -- restless_nomad

Frank Miller and the rightwing politics of the Hollywood mainstream

Post 109787 by asnider deleted for the following reason: Previous Miller thread is still open and I believe this has been mentioned in there already, probably best to just leave it there. -- cortex

The hottest topic

Post 109776 by yclipse deleted for the following reason: Not a good post for Metafilter. -- taz

You goddamn know what they want.

Post 109773 by converge deleted for the following reason: Yeah, a little ranty and editorial here on a subject we've had a ton of posts about. -- taz

2011-11-24

Money Chart

Post 109766 by litnerd deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Catnap

Post 109761 by tomswift deleted for the following reason: We've had Simon's Cat on here quite a few times... in fact just last month; may be getting to be little too much of a good thing. -- taz

2011-11-23

A round tiny feathered palm-sized ball of happiness.

Post 109744 by zennish deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Interesting John Wilkes Booth - from Northwestern Historical Society

Post 109725 by mattnorthwesterncollege deleted for the following reason: Not totally sure what you are going for here, but maybe try this again tomorrow so it's clear that you are clear that you are making a post to MetaFilter and not asking a question in AskMe? -- jessamyn

"You trying to eat me, eh?"

Post 109719 by quin deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Another video hoax

Post 109715 by Flusty deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned -- mathowie

The external what did I just see?

Post 109712 by larkery deleted for the following reason: Oops! It looks like this was posted earlier, with a different url. -- taz

2011-11-22

Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern and many others, has died.

Post 109701 by New England Cultist deleted for the following reason: This is broken and it's unclear what you were going for with it. Maybe try again tomorrow if someone else hasn't done it? -- jessamyn

Verbing weirds language.

Post 109697 by loquacious deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

It's that Seventies Show

Post 109681 by three blind mice deleted for the following reason: You appear to have quoted a crazypants Forbes article and are conflating things that are only nominally connected in this editorializing dogwhistle of a post that basically says "come fight with me" -- jessamyn

2011-11-21

adidas accused of animal cruelty

Post 109667 by krautland deleted for the following reason: Sounds like a mess, but if you don't have the material to make a solid post about it, you kind of need to just not make a post about it. -- cortex

Everyone Loves a Parade

Post 109657 by jindc deleted for the following reason: This needs more context or explanation, sorry. -- mathowie

2011-11-20

Less like baseball, more like pizza

Post 109638 by codacorolla deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Innovation Startup Submission: NewMe Healthy Living Avatar Game

Post 109636 by omidius deleted for the following reason: Self-linking your own work on the front page is completely against the guidelines and a bannable offense. -- cortex

2011-11-19

front page post on metafilter

Post 109629 by infini deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

Who do you serve? Who do you protect?

Post 109624 by edguardo deleted for the following reason: This will fit better in the open Occupy thread. -- restless_nomad

Have you seen me?

Post 109617 by Knigel deleted for the following reason: It looks like they totally ganked this from eeggs.com – intro and all. -- taz

2011-11-18

This will officially break your heart

Post 109606 by everydayanewday deleted for the following reason: Pugs are great but this doesn't really make sense as a Metafilter post. -- cortex

"Can we talk about Islamification cause I wrote a song"

Post 109601 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure that Victoria Jackson hosting a poorly-produced trainwreck is really something that needs any extra attention. -- cortex

John Amaechi on the Penn State scandal

Post 109591 by beukeboom deleted for the following reason: There's already a couple of threads about the Penn/Sandusky/Paterno situation from the last week or so, maybe add this in one of those as a comment. -- cortex

Press banned in occypy rallies

Post 109590 by armisme deleted for the following reason: I am sorry, I know OWS is a very big deal to the people in it, but posts about it have to not be editorializing and have to meet a decent standard, same as all newsfilter posts. If you'd like please put this into one of the Occupy threads currently in progress. -- jessamyn

All Day, All Week, Occupy...Everything

Post 109579 by cheerwine deleted for the following reason: The previous thread is still open, and we can't really track every single new development with a dedicated post. -- taz

2011-11-17

For The Record, Lolita Was Not Sexually Precocious — She Was Raped

Post 109577 by SkylitDrawl deleted for the following reason: We might be able to have a good post about the Marc Jacobs controversy, but this really isn't it. Maybe try again with more context, etc.? -- taz

Badmitten between Paine and Dilworth...

Post 109574 by DoubleLune deleted for the following reason: This seems like a bit inside baseball for a post out of context. -- cortex

Battle of the Assholes?

Post 109554 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: Kind of feel like we've done it and then some with the Tiabbi-wrote-another-piece posts; as you note, there's a lot of previously. -- cortex

When Obama snogged Chavez

Post 109550 by rudhraigh deleted for the following reason: I dunno, props to whoever did the photoshop work but this really mostly feels like "marketing stunt successfully gets rise out of famous person" in a way that doesn't make for a really great mefi post. -- cortex

Supreme Court of Assholedom: The People vs. Steve Jobs

Post 109545 by Right On Red deleted for the following reason: Try harder? -- cortex

But isn't the tomato a fruit?

Post 109541 by Wanderlust88 deleted for the following reason: This hasn't been voted on yet, so let's wait and see what happens before posting. -- taz

2011-11-16

Octogenarian pepper sprayed

Post 109533 by victory_laser deleted for the following reason: Probably best as a comment in existing Occupy threads. -- mathowie

Freaky patterns in the Chinese Desert

Post 109531 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Turns out these patterns are actually just a giant QR code that hotlinks to a previous post. -- cortex

The kissing Pope

Post 109528 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: There's not really a lot here. -- cortex

"Police had not made any arrests in the case."

Post 109520 by stratastar deleted for the following reason: Crappy situation but this isn't really a great post as is. -- cortex

PRAISE BE TO TIA, GODDESS OF SHIT REDDIT SAYS

Post 109518 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: I dunno, there's something to be said for looking at how communities self-reflect but I'm not sure just pointing a spotlight at SRS mostly out of context is a great way to proceed. -- cortex

Discovery Channel Passes On Climate Change Documentary Episode

Post 109517 by allelopath deleted for the following reason: Double Planet -- cortex

Woodchuck Cider Promotional Video

Post 109512 by Greener deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Whispering Apples

Post 109502 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: Wow, I realize how weird it is to delete this today, but this post is full of editorializing, first-person voice, and really is a your-own-blog kind of thing. If someone wants to do a more objective post on the Tor news, that's fine. -- taz

2011-11-15

Tax the Churches

Post 109476 by homerica deleted for the following reason: This is a difficult topic that maybe needs to be fleshed out a little if you'd like to make a post on it, pointing to the moving target of the comments section in a major newspaper is maybe not the best way to do this. Please ask us if you have questions. -- jessamyn

You Cannot Evict An Idea - OCCUPY WALL STREET

Post 109471 by Skygazer deleted for the following reason: Oops! Go ahead and put this in the post just below -- taz

2011-11-14

Felons Finding It Easy to Regain Gun Rights

Post 109461 by 4midori deleted for the following reason: Maybe try a way to make a post about this without presuming that everyone is on the same side of it as you are? -- jessamyn

George Daniels, Worlds Greatest Watchmaker

Post 109442 by IndigoJones deleted for the following reason: Looks like the main link isn't accessible for most folks. If you want to try and find a way to rework this and do it again tomorrow, that'd be totally fine. -- cortex

No self-sacrifice

Post 109439 by kmz deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Table top coffee milk steamer for cappuccino

Post 109438 by Craiggy83 deleted for the following reason: Looks like this was intended for AskMe. -- restless_nomad

Skinning, gutting, and cutting up catfish is not easy or pleasant work.

Post 109433 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: Previously, and posts need to not read like personal opinion statements. -- cortex

Without a Net

Post 109425 by paleyellowwithorange deleted for the following reason: This would be better at Metatalk. -- taz

2011-11-13

Sex-Pozzie

Post 109421 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: We just had a super in-depth post on Pervocracy last month, and this is pretty much just an update on the latest news from the same blog. -- taz

Clutter makes you fat!

Post 109418 by greenhornet deleted for the following reason: Eh, single link Daily Mail is iffy at best, and this one's on the laughable side. -- restless_nomad

Gravity will not reverse

Post 109416 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

Gurped

Post 109413 by Jibuzaemon deleted for the following reason: Welcome to Catsville, population two. -- cortex

Even when we're dead we still have hearts to hump and jump

Post 109402 by Obscure Reference deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Dee Snider Is Your Sex Clown

Post 109362 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Not sure why this was posted; if you have something specific in mind, maybe you can do something better later. -- taz

2011-11-12

The best of Wikipedia's worst writing

Post 109392 by harrgt44 deleted for the following reason: I'm a fan, but as far as I can tell you've got a close working history with Conor and the Rifftrax crew and that makes this pretty not okay for you to be promoting. -- cortex

Atlas Goofed

Post 109385 by Superfrankenstein deleted for the following reason: It's a funny publishing gaffe as far as that goes but I'm not sure that's really a reason to have a metafilter thread about it. -- cortex

2011-11-11

Why Americans won't do dirty jobs?

Post 109371 by falameufilho deleted for the following reason: This doesn't actually have a link in it. -- restless_nomad

Volume, volume, volume!

Post 109359 by rhiannonstone deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty one-note jokey thing, not a great post for MeFi. -- taz

iPhone Mind Control — Siri-ously

Post 109357 by Laminda deleted for the following reason: We're pretty hardcore about the "No Kickstarter links" thing these days, and there doesn't seem to be much else here but the demo video. -- restless_nomad

Yoğuşmalı Kombi

Post 109346 by iqternet deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned -- mathowie

2011-11-10

Poynter's Follies

Post 109342 by Jeremy deleted for the following reason: Maybe someone can try and put together a more solid post about this; as is this feels thin and kind of rushed. -- cortex

Well, it's just an everyday occurrence around here

Post 109341 by anigbrowl deleted for the following reason: We've had a whole lot of OWS threads, it's okay to keep new stuff in one that's a few days old and still active. -- cortex

lest we forget

Post 109332 by wilful deleted for the following reason: There is a memorial thread directly below this one that does not have unwarned corpse images and does not have a donate link. Maybe assemble some of these into a comment in that thread and please include NSFW if needed? -- jessamyn

2011-11-09

Oops.

Post 109302 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: Mefi doesn't have enough pixels to have a post every time Rick Perry says something stupid -- taz

Free Bleeding?

Post 109298 by tarbet deleted for the following reason: self link, banned. -- jessamyn

Confessions of a Car Salesman

Post 109292 by sf9719 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Murmuration

Post 109283 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: This bird has flown. -- cortex

Joe Pa Steps Up/Down

Post 109276 by wensink deleted for the following reason: Open thread about the whole Penn State thing right here. -- cortex

2011-11-08

At IKEA In Shanghai, Do-It-Yourself Matchmaking

Post 109248 by reenum deleted for the following reason: single double -- cortex

Democracy Inaction

Post 109229 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Kind of amusing, but really, we still have open threads on the aliens and the marijuana petition, so this seems like fairly well-trod ground at this point, and better in one of the other threads. -- taz

2011-11-07

WyldLife: get 'em while they're young

Post 109226 by Lon Mem deleted for the following reason: With the sort of chatty personal/editorial tone of this, it reads more like a blog post than something for the front page of Mefi. Maybe rewrite and try again later if this is worth posting about as something other than just "look at this crappy organization". -- cortex

Dog Deathrow

Post 109215 by timsneezed deleted for the following reason: This is sad but very much not the way a Metafilter post works. -- restless_nomad

Ashes to Ashes

Post 109201 by Artw deleted for the following reason: I'm sorry but we really pretty much have a "no kickstarter" rule here. Feel free to either redo the post tomorrow without the kickstarter link or sign them up for a MeFi account and we can put the project on the MeFi pack of kickstarter. Thanks. -- jessamyn

Ever Wanted to Run a Game Company?

Post 109197 by jscott deleted for the following reason: It'd be really interesting to see what happens with this once it's actually something that has happened, but right now it's in "please provide us with eighteen grand" territory. Revisit it in a couple months? -- cortex

Custom Printed Socks?

Post 109191 by austinurbani deleted for the following reason: You seem completely confused about the purpose of this site. -- jessamyn

2011-11-06

Mic Check!

Post 109174 by Weebot deleted for the following reason: Mefi can't really support posting every bit of OWS news; this can either go in an open thread, or become part of a more comprehensive post. -- taz

Two Prophets in a Pod

Post 109170 by troll deleted for the following reason: Pretty thin for a notoriously hot-button issue; there might be a way to do this, but as a stand-alone – not so much. -- taz

2011-11-05

"A revolution in independent music..."

Post 109167 by dobbs deleted for the following reason: poster's request. -- jessamyn

Gretchen Whitmer Responds

Post 109164 by sarastro deleted for the following reason: There isn't anything too amazing in this video, just a congressperson saying they disagree strongly with a bill's detractors.-- mathowie

2011-11-04

What is the protest about?

Post 109143 by operator deleted for the following reason: You are in the credits for this movie. That is not at all okay and you are banned. -- jessamyn

Karma is an Angry, Angry Kitty (SLYT)

Post 109140 by moneyjane deleted for the following reason: A four-second video involving a kid getting hurt and a pet getting smacked - not so much. -- restless_nomad

Glazin for You

Post 109135 by Potomac Avenue deleted for the following reason: Hey there post this tomorrow if the video is back up someplace. -- jessamyn

Crystal Gravy

Post 109117 by griphus deleted for the following reason: everybody who sees this deletion reason has to email me a stock photo of "person accidentally making a double post" -- cortex

It's Heroin friday!

Post 109109 by Jonesisdying deleted for the following reason: This definitely needs more explanation if there's something other than a really loose theme of "heroin", plus the second link doesn't work, and the third has been posted twice before. -- taz

Officer Who

Post 109106 by Civil_Disobedient deleted for the following reason: You can add this to the open Oakland thread. -- taz

2011-11-02

"Taking peer review to the Internet"

Post 109067 by ATXile deleted for the following reason: We're pretty much not running with the "go kickstart this" post thing on the front page. -- cortex

The Kardashian Divorce Fiasco: Blame Mom

Post 109051 by reenum deleted for the following reason: Feel free to stuff this in the other Kardashian thread... -- mathowie

2011-11-01

Texas Judge beats his daughter for using the computer

Post 109042 by HermanoBluth deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing that happened but the video itself is just horrible outragefilter and lends itself to no actual conversation. -- jessamyn

Teachers overpaid, says conservative think tank

Post 109040 by d. z. wang deleted for the following reason: This is trolling junk from a think tank purposely done to promote their agenda and get in the news. everyone hates it and it isn't even loading for me, so it's deleted -- mathowie

Bible Belt indeed

Post 109039 by Christ, what an asshole deleted for the following reason: Jesus, let's not. -- cortex

Scotch? Roofies? Muscle relaxants? Your guess is as good as mine.

Post 109016 by OverlappingElvis deleted for the following reason: This really needs more context if it's not going to be just a point-and-laugh post. -- taz

2011-10-31

Another $700 million "missing", another high end Wall Street firm scrambling, markets dipping.....

Post 109012 by skepticallypleased deleted for the following reason: Less editorializing more "neat stuff I found on the web" please. Thank you. -- jessamyn

Pssssst! Hey buddy! Wanna buy some crystals?

Post 109008 by Tech Historian deleted for the following reason: Hey, buddy, it sure looks like you're actually "that Jovan guy" and this is really weird and not an okay use of Metafilter. -- cortex

Last Night Night As I Slumbered...

Post 109002 by PapaLobo deleted for the following reason: Yep, it's a classic. -- cortex

NetNostalgia Forum – Television (local)

Post 108992 by kipmanley deleted for the following reason: Ask Metafilter is thattaway. -- taz

2011-10-30

Mongol ship found near Nagasaki

Post 108975 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Cool story, but posted previously -- jessamyn

Stop Protesting

Post 108963 by OverlappingElvis deleted for the following reason: This is super thin for a fpp -- restless_nomad

Tutorial on scientific spin

Post 108955 by pjenks deleted for the following reason: This is written like your own blog post; less OP editorial voice, please. -- taz

The marriage between capitalism and democracy is over.

Post 108953 by dunkadunc deleted for the following reason: We just had a Zizek interview video a couple of days ago; maybe this can go there. -- taz

"an appalling lack of compassion"

Post 108952 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: Appalling, indeed... but this is an unfortunate combo of S/L op-ed, outrage filter, and thin on the ground. -- taz

2011-10-29

Foodies behold: The Big Green Egg

Post 108941 by mikeand1 deleted for the following reason: This really reads more like an ad than a FPP and is picking up a lot of static. -- restless_nomad

Entropy's little helper

Post 108936 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: An awesome double, but... -- restless_nomad

Are blood toxins making me fat?

Post 108920 by Carlo deleted for the following reason: This is probably meant for Ask Metafilter -- taz

2011-10-28

Bravo to Andrea Rossi and cold fusion

Post 108916 by Brian B. deleted for the following reason: You've made several posts this year about this guy and it seems like there's just not that much there to warrant it. -- restless_nomad

Behavior Analyst vs. Staff

Post 108908 by edgeways deleted for the following reason: I think xtranormal as a delivery channel for content is pretty much one of the circles of hell at this point. -- cortex

Occupy eBay

Post 108905 by jasonsmall deleted for the following reason: We're pretty saturated on OWS stuff, maybe throw this in an open thread? -- cortex

2011-10-27

Disaster logrolling

Post 108873 by InkaLomax deleted for the following reason: Short Forbes writeup and a couple of links to the company's own website feels sort of thin and where's-the-beef for a post to the front page about this. -- cortex

Top Pop Culture Halloween Costumes [Infographic]

Post 108864 by MaDonna Flowers deleted for the following reason: Posting your own content is not allowed. -- restless_nomad

Anyone know where this video is from?

Post 108861 by theNeutral deleted for the following reason: Can't be moved but you can repost it there! -- restless_nomad

Scared Bros At A Haunted House

Post 108859 by Devils Rancher deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Jobs' biography in Trebuchet typeface

Post 108839 by mailhans deleted for the following reason: This is silly. -- taz

2011-10-26

Iraq War Vet Critically Injured In Occupy Oakland Protest

Post 108832 by mikeand1 deleted for the following reason: Please follow up in the existing Oakland OWS thread. -- cortex

Have You Seen The Wire and Read War And Peace?

Post 108827 by reenum deleted for the following reason: This is just a super lazy cracked-style list that appears to be resoundly disliked. -- jessamyn

Bad Lip Reading

Post 108816 by Effigy2000 deleted for the following reason: Loving this, but it looks like we saw it recently. -- cortex

Keynes smiles from heaven.

Post 108810 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: Your whole more-inside bit here reads like a personal blog post, not a metafilter post. You need to avoid personalized framing like this for posts to the front page. -- cortex

Laugh and the world laughs with you.

Post 108799 by nam3d deleted for the following reason: You appear to have been serially self-linking to your own company for longer than we'd like to admit was possible and this really super duper sucks. You are very seriously banned. -- jessamyn

Politician Sues Critics Over Election Loss

Post 108797 by 2manyusernames deleted for the following reason: This maybe needs to be rewritten in a totally different way if it's going ot be okay for MeFi. As it is it's outragefilter on an already touchy topic. Thanks. -- jessamyn

"I am Sargent Faith"

Post 108789 by Shit Parade deleted for the following reason: Metafilter is not a news site, and isn't the best spot for reporting every single new development on the OWS story; if OP or someone wants to work this news into a more in-depth MeFi sort of thing, that might work. -- taz

Kickstarter's scrappy little brother works in advertising

Post 108788 by nickrussell deleted for the following reason: Sorry, MetaFilter is not for fundraising. -- taz

2011-10-25

Attack of the Fridgebots!

Post 108784 by JoeGoblin deleted for the following reason: Sorry, promoting Kickstarter projects is not what MetaFilter is for. -- taz

It's the State, Stupid.

Post 108779 by fantodstic deleted for the following reason: This is maybe not going over so well here. There may be good single link articles about this issue, but this one is not it. -- jessamyn

Steve Jobs the Jerk

Post 108778 by SEOdegreeo deleted for the following reason: There's an open thread about the bio, this isn't really all new enough from that to merit its own post. -- jessamyn

Plink, a multiuser music toy

Post 108766 by gwint deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

The Man Who Would Be Queen?

Post 108744 by saulgoodman deleted for the following reason: Ah, yeah, looks like we looked at this recently, feel free to add to that thread as appropriate. -- cortex

Hump and Jump

Post 108740 by Toekneesan deleted for the following reason: pour mourir par votre double -- cortex

Terry Isn't The Only Gross Thing

Post 108736 by munchingzombie deleted for the following reason: Double. Double sex! -- taz

2011-10-24

Anyone use Yahoo! Bookmarks? Now you need the Yahoo! Toolbar.

Post 108712 by no1nose deleted for the following reason: If this is a real thing/problem you need to link to the stories that are explaining it and not just the toolbar link on a Yahoo site. -- jessamyn

I want to go back

Post 108707 by Potomac Avenue deleted for the following reason: Double post -- taz

He hath indeed better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.

Post 108704 by ricochet biscuit deleted for the following reason: Not much ado here, really; maybe post again when there's more to dig into? -- taz

Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?

Post 108701 by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 deleted for the following reason: This seems to be one of a series of single link blog op ed posts about terrible people being terrible and while they seem to really get peopel going here, I'd suggest that people really interested in this stuff discuss it over at the blog where it is already linked so that MeFi does not become electionyellateachotherfilter. Thank you. -- jessamyn

WE HAVE TO GO BACK, KATE.

Post 108695 by likeso deleted for the following reason: CROCKETY BOAST / STILL PUT IN OTHER POST -- taz