Post 100114 by orthogonality deleted for the following reason: Same story as the last post on this, it's horrible news not sure what there is to discuss about it. -- mathowie
2011-01-31
Like Pigs to the Slaughter
Post 100091 by Pseudology deleted for the following reason: This is horrible but I'm not sure what a post about it is for other than to make a space for folks to agree that it's horrible. -- cortex
2011-01-30
Dueling on the Cello
Post 100067 by antgly deleted for the following reason: dun da dun da da DUN DUN da da DUN DUN -- jessamyn
2011-01-29
The Kimchi Chronicles: A stranger in a Strange Land
Post 100042 by Dillonlikescookies deleted for the following reason: this is weird and racist and bad. -- jessamyn
2011-01-28
Storming Cairo for Freedom: A First Hand Experience
Post 100021 by paladin deleted for the following reason: there's an existing open thread about this. If there's going to be a new "this is the news about Egypt" thread, we'll probably need it to be more of a "what's been going on" sort of thing Please post this in the open thread -- jessamyn
ceiling cat is not watching Tracy Morgan masturbate.
Post 100003 by quonsar II: smock fishpants and the temple of foon deleted for the following reason: "which accomplished female is more fuckable" posts aren't so great here and Palin posts are double not so great here. -- jessamyn
Live video from Egypt
Post 99995 by freakazoid deleted for the following reason: Situation is being discussed very actively in this thread. -- cortex
2011-01-27
Judicial smackdowns
Post 99976 by gjc deleted for the following reason: The other thread is only three days old. -- cortex
Copycat of Arizona's Immigration Status Bill Passes in Mississippi
Post 99971 by azileretsis deleted for the following reason: Post updates in your previous post. -- cortex
One less hawk in Washington
Post 99950 by crunchland deleted for the following reason: Yay for Coop but yeah, this should probably just be in the open thread if it isn't already. -- cortex
2011-01-26
2011-01-25
Flight of fancy
Post 99891 by klangklangston deleted for the following reason: HELLO THERE ORVILLE AND WILBUR MY NAME IS THOMAS FUCKING MOY -- cortex
2011-01-24
Strip clubs and rape, what's the truth?
Post 99838 by SockyMcPuppet deleted for the following reason: unclear thwt's going on here but you seem to have uploaded at least one of these articles. MeFi is for linking to things ON THE WEB, not putting things online for other people to talk about. Contact us if you have questions. -- jessamyn
2011-01-23
I didn't want mayo!
Post 99823 by kickingtheground deleted for the following reason: Seen Jerry before. For future reference, please avoid using url shortner links in post text, they don't have any benefit here. -- cortex
2011-01-21
2011-01-20
Converting Waste Heat into Electricity
Post 99713 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: This is pretty much just a press release. Interesting news if it's got legs but we really need something more substantial in the way of links for this to work as a post. -- cortex
2011-01-19
The House vote was 245 to 189 to repeal the law, with three Democrats joining all Republicans in the majority.
Post 99694 by OverlappingElvis deleted for the following reason: Given what a big and kind of hot-button subject this is, probably better not to have a post that sort of tersely and ambiguously overstates the case like this. -- cortex
Why Conservatives Love War
Post 99690 by Philosopher's Beard deleted for the following reason: the difference between loving war and being hardwired for violence is important. If you want a thoughtfule discussion maybe choose a better title, everyone lulzed all over this one. -- jessamyn
How to play guitar
Post 99683 by dubold deleted for the following reason: If Nathan is trollin', kudos to him on a job well done. If not, this is sort of not-great territory for a post. Without having some context making it clear that it's the former and not the latter, I think this is a let's-not situation. -- cortex
2011-01-18
Help
Post 99635 by restless_nomad deleted for the following reason: I feel for Joel here, but this blog post really doesn't feel like something that should be discussion fodder on the front page. -- cortex
2011-01-17
2011-01-16
Just relax and let the hooks do their work
Post 99564 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: What you do is load this post and that one in two windows side by side and then you get all CAMERA ONE! CAMERA TWO! CAMERA ONE! CAMERA TWO! and it's suddenly a 3D Waynes World reference and this deletion reason really isn't gelling I guess. -- cortex
2011-01-15
The Procrastination Equation
Post 99555 by storybored deleted for the following reason: The equation idea is cool but this is basically an ad for a book and an article about another guy or two who wrote a book. No big deal but thinnish for a MeFi post. -- jessamyn
Remi Kart
Post 99547 by dougrayrankin deleted for the following reason: Despite his name being an anagram for "I, Millard, rage!", I'm actually quite calm. Will his pranks never cease? -- cortex
2011-01-14
I guess he didn't like Saved By The Bell.
Post 99515 by yellowbinder deleted for the following reason: I regret to inform you that the bell is not operating today. -- cortex
2011-01-13
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Post 99496 by humannaire deleted for the following reason: Frivolous lawsuit is frivolous? -- cortex
Do you hate a browser with unhealthy amounts of vigor?
Post 99491 by localhuman deleted for the following reason: yeah, this is kind of outdated, even though IE6 should die in a tire fire. -- mathowie
Hope on a Pale Blue Dot
Post 99480 by AElfwine Evenstar deleted for the following reason: posted a couple days ago -- mathowie
2011-01-12
S. Palin Outdoes Herself
Post 99438 by emhutchinson deleted for the following reason: Yeah, sorry but a Palin post has got to have something way more substantial than this. -- mathowie
1 down, 534 to go
Post 99436 by Legomancer deleted for the following reason: there's sort of a few open posts about the shootings and it's not so great to reproduce shitty hateful things people say over here if you want a good discussion. -- jessamyn
Dancers Among Us
Post 99431 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: thanks but posted previously -- jessamyn
2011-01-11
And you thought Chinese mothers were bad? The other half's not any better.
Post 99421 by Apocryphon deleted for the following reason: leave it as a link in the existing "chinese mother" thread (if at all) -- mathowie
2011-01-10
Naomi Wolf challenges the right to anonymity of rape accusers
Post 99377 by banal evil deleted for the following reason: There's been a lot of discussion of Wolf's opinions and responses to same in some of the previous Wikileaks/Assange threads and I'm not sure we need another post just to dig into the sub-subject even further. -- cortex
OKCupid on the math behind female beauty
Post 99371 by meadowlark lime deleted for the following reason: we've pretty much done the OKCupid blog and their teaser headlines/suggestions to death here. -- jessamyn
Fake Steve Gets Real
Post 99369 by timeistight deleted for the following reason: single link blog op-ed on a touchy topic, maybe wait a day or two if this is a topic dear to you and make more of a "this is great link I wanted to discuss with MeFites" posts? -- jessamyn
2011-01-09
Checking Ourselves Out
Post 99352 by KathyBraid deleted for the following reason: this seems like a talking point more suited to your own blog than to metafilter. -- jessamyn
2011-01-08
2011-01-07
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
Post 99315 by Apocryphon deleted for the following reason: Hi, so, if in your post you take a shit on the hypothetical thread that will happen in response to your post? That's a bad post. Please don't do that. -- cortex
2011-01-06
2011-01-04
2011-01-02
2011-01-01
but at the length truth will out.
Post 99111 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: worthwhile post, but we don't want to get into the habit of cutting and pasting unattributed text from other blogs. Maybe someone else can make this post with their own phrasing? -- jessamyn