2011-07-31

United States Debt Deal Reached

Post 106058 by lpcxa0 deleted for the following reason: this is a big deal and probably needs more than a single link huffpo approach. -- jessamyn

"In several cases, a family might build a second octagon when they outgrew the first."

Post 106057 by jessamyn deleted for the following reason: -- jessamyn

Inventor portraits

Post 106052 by Anything deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Trees encased in spider-webs.

Post 106038 by maiamaia deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- vacapinta

2011-07-30

Double Dare You

Post 106030 by telstar deleted for the following reason: single instances of cops not being coplike is much more "look at these assholes" news of the weird than something that makes a good post with things to discuss on MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

The Truth About the West Bank

Post 106021 by maxim0512 deleted for the following reason: Oh good god let's not do this. -- cortex

Make sure you get a good picture of me so you know exactly what I look like

Post 106018 by bwg deleted for the following reason: There's like zero context here, and, yes, you should keep your "and this is how I feel about it" stuff out of the post and ideally not put it in an immediate more-inside comment either as far as that goes. -- cortex

“Harry Potter dwarf spared jail over juggler's hat sex act.”

Post 106017 by Paul Slade deleted for the following reason: Gossipy news-of-the-weird blurbs make lousy posts, improbably headlines or no. -- cortex

2011-07-29

The Curse of Cain

Post 106013 by stbalbach deleted for the following reason: There's really not much here. -- restless_nomad

MetaTown, here we come

Post 106004 by Sophie1 deleted for the following reason: Been there, open-sourced that. -- cortex

Science Research Apps

Post 105991 by naight deleted for the following reason: This is formatted badly and reads more like a plug for a contest than a post about something interesting as content-on-the-web. -- cortex

2011-07-28

Hey-Man!

Post 105984 by carsonb deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- jessamyn

San Francisco circumcisions won't be banned

Post 105971 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Not sure we need a post about this. -- cortex

Death plunge of a dirty snowball

Post 105968 by IvoShandor deleted for the following reason: living in a powder keg and giving off sparks... previously. -- jessamyn

"'Fascinating' is a word I use for the unexpected."

Post 105961 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: Going over like a lead scale model NCC-1701-A. -- cortex

2011-07-27

Dad! Dad! Dad!

Post 105941 by veedubya deleted for the following reason: I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Popoff, but this is kind of just "a horrible thing happened, here's some bystander footage of this terrible thing that happened" and long experience and plenty of previous police/taser/etc threads on mefi suggest there's not a whole lot of good to come of this being a post. -- cortex

Working for your safety or something.

Post 105934 by adamvasco deleted for the following reason: Short little opinion piece on contentious topic is not a great way to post. -- cortex

2011-07-26

Punchfork

Post 105918 by puny human deleted for the following reason: poster's request, will do over tomorrow. -- jessamyn

How to get a $300,000 house for $16.

Post 105906 by Kokopuff deleted for the following reason: All my ex-posts lives in Tex-post -- cortex

Black Student Can't Be Valedictorian

Post 105901 by Chrysostom deleted for the following reason: Seems like a crappy situation, but this is a court filing and a restatement of the court filing and it sounds like the sitaution is still kind of developing, yeah? Maybe make a solid "this is what happened" post once there's a bit more substance available if it's worth posting at that point. -- cortex

Yoink!

Post 105894 by hippybear deleted for the following reason: not a lot of there there with this one. Make a real post about it if it's a big deal, otherwise the ZOMG framing and the single only-suggestive post aren't really doing it for me or for anyone. -- jessamyn

2011-07-25

Salty Dogs

Post 105890 by woodjockey deleted for the following reason: Not totally clear why we need another post about the whole bath salts phenomenon, but it should probably be more than a roundup of local news blurbs if there's something that merits doing, and the timing following your metatalk today plus the supply boys link feels awfully like a stunt post in an any case. -- cortex

We're stuck with the present indefinately

Post 105869 by halseyaa deleted for the following reason: Thin pop-science blurbs from e.g. Daily Mail are kind of poor post material. -- cortex

2011-07-24

16 year old sings about killing her husband [dlyt]

Post 105854 by PretentiousAsHell deleted for the following reason: This reads like a personal blog post, which doesn't usually go over well for MetaFilter, sorry. -- mathowie

Unreal.

Post 105847 by Haarball deleted for the following reason: This can go in the open thread on the subject. -- restless_nomad

Tattoos at the Comic-con

Post 105844 by Tom-B deleted for the following reason: This is a not-great site with minimal content. -- restless_nomad

2011-07-23

Misogyny, Texas.

Post 105831 by mean cheez deleted for the following reason: This is sort of classic "look at these assholes" material. -- restless_nomad

I cheated myself/ Like I knew I would/ I told you I was trouble/ You know I'm no good

Post 105824 by Mike Mongo deleted for the following reason: yeah, let's stick with the slightly earlier post -- mathowie

Amy Winehouse dead at 27

Post 105819 by cyndigo deleted for the following reason: It's okay to just not make an obit post when there's nothing particularly substantial to link to. -- cortex

Attacks in Norway

Post 105818 by Saxon Kane deleted for the following reason: Open thread from yesterday. I'll add some more tags to it. -- cortex

Amy Winehouse Found Dead At London Home

Post 105817 by Meatbomb deleted for the following reason: Single short blurbs make very poor obits. -- restless_nomad

you send me flying

Post 105816 by fight or flight deleted for the following reason: Please make a good post out of this. Short blurb is not it. -- cortex

Amy Winehouse is dead

Post 105815 by parmanparman deleted for the following reason: Maybe anyting more substantial than a short breaking-news thing from the Daily Mail. This does not need to be a race. -- cortex

Like peeking into their medicine cabinets.

Post 105809 by crunchland deleted for the following reason: previously -- jessamyn

Les Twins in the Dance Studio

Post 105808 by beisny deleted for the following reason: you linked to another Les Twins post from a few months ago and this is a SLYT. Maybe sort of doubleish -- jessamyn

Tell me a good joke

Post 105805 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

2011-07-22

Ever told the truth on your CV?

Post 105780 by mygodimissyou deleted for the following reason: Horrible Post and probably a self-link too -- vacapinta -- vacapinta

Richard III

Post 105779 by Mblue deleted for the following reason: posted previously -- vacapinta

2011-07-21

California paying jobless benefits with debit cards

Post 105772 by Trurl deleted for the following reason: this post is sort of a weird mess and editorializing by proxy [i.e. with BofA link] isn't really better than just saying "Those fuckers, Bank of America" Maybe try again tomorrow, or maybe just leave this alone? -- jessamyn

Its five o'clock somewhere...

Post 105757 by handbanana deleted for the following reason: ther emay be a good post here somewhere, but this isn't it. xo, the sober mod. -- jessamyn

At Border, Teacher Becomes Unwitting Drug Smuggler

Post 105751 by rude.boy deleted for the following reason: single link news of the weird/quirky not so great for MeFi. -- jessamyn

Guillotine Guys

Post 105750 by Loki's Thunder deleted for the following reason: This is a self-link. You are banned. -- cortex

2011-07-20

H1-B workers from India exempt from social security tax

Post 105719 by Vibrissae deleted for the following reason: This is a teeny little article. Please do not do the discussion-prompt thing with posts. -- cortex

China's Ghost Cities

Post 105703 by tumid dahlia deleted for the following reason: This was posted recently -- vacapinta

2011-07-19

The Artway Project

Post 105698 by Bighappyfunhouse deleted for the following reason: this pretty much needs to be redone without kickstarter in it, sorry. -- jessamyn

‘the Anonymous Hacker Collective’

Post 105681 by naight deleted for the following reason: URL mispaste aside, this is really thin for a post. -- cortex

Save the Psycho Ex Wife website?

Post 105678 by Kokopuff deleted for the following reason: I realize it's the nature of the situation that the actual site is down, but, well, with the actual site being down this is just "crappy situation with this site" news plus a donate link and that's really not workable Metafilter post. -- cortex

Study Shows Internet Alters Memory

Post 105669 by fantodstic deleted for the following reason: Yeah, we've covered this several times recently -- vacapinta

2011-07-18

The most important page on the internet

Post 105655 by soft and hardcore taters deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- jessamyn

Oooh, it's hot in here, there's too much carbon in the atmosphere

Post 105652 by gmarceau deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is a bit on the personalized/bloggy side and not particularly focused for a post to the front page of Metafilter. -- cortex

Rolling through the Bay

Post 105651 by brundlefly deleted for the following reason: HI BRUNDLEFLY'S MOM -- cortex

Taliban Executes 16 Pakistani Police

Post 105643 by bwg deleted for the following reason: Graphic violent videos with no other context don't really work here. -- restless_nomad

2011-07-17

Netflix woes

Post 105635 by tomswift deleted for the following reason: The article is ok (although not great), but the unsourced claim about the status is really over the "no editorializing" line -- restless_nomad

China's Ghost Cities

Post 105629 by tumid dahlia deleted for the following reason: Maybe just a hacked ad server kicking off alerts? Try posting tomorrow? -- mathowie

How to Disappoint Your Absent Father in 20 Words or Less

Post 105615 by nasreddin deleted for the following reason: previously -- jessamyn

2011-07-16

It's not all about Gurus in mountains, you know....

Post 105595 by Solomon deleted for the following reason: Without more context, this looks rather too much like a press release to go well here. -- restless_nomad

Cat + apples = funny

Post 105586 by wowbobwow deleted for the following reason: normally this would fall under "hey it's friday wtf" rules, but it is, alas, a double. -- jessamyn

U WANNA GET SOME FRANZIA N TALK

Post 105576 by lunit deleted for the following reason: This is a bit far into cheap point-and-laugh territory I think. -- cortex

I am Reiko. Wife of the eldest son of the Tsubakikoji family. Prepare to die.

Post 105573 by lemuring deleted for the following reason: Double! *slap* -- restless_nomad

Dr. Strangelove: "I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration ... to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."

Post 105565 by caddis deleted for the following reason: I do love Barry Levinson but single link HuffPo crazyperson rant seems a little thin and not very well-liked here. I am sorry, perhaps tomorrow will be a better day. -- jessamyn

2011-07-14

Initial release of "1-up" extension for Google Chrome.

Post 105538 by thistle deleted for the following reason: Cute extension, but this is super duper thin for a post to the front page. -- cortex

"Not by flinching or avoiding or staying away. By facing the truth head-on."

Post 105535 by Kitteh deleted for the following reason: If you want to make a post about interesting stuff Kiernan has done/written, that's totally fine; a post about the phenomenon and culture of trigger warnings, ditto; as is, this is kind of a weird hybrid that feels too much like "let's continue the discussion on her lj entry" to make sense. -- cortex

Which he called “MetaFilter”

Post 105534 by Scoop deleted for the following reason: Please take this to the Lifestyle section. -- cortex

Sure, why not? Throw the TV in there, too.

Post 105532 by misha deleted for the following reason: This Too Has In Fact Passed -- cortex

Clear eyes full hearts

Post 105529 by shotgunbooty deleted for the following reason: beat to the punch! -- mathowie

2011-07-13

The Blogfather

Post 105509 by thatbrunette deleted for the following reason: It is a very keen thing but it's more a Metatalk thing, here is a thread about it. -- cortex

If you hate this, you hate life.

Post 105507 by MiltonRandKalman deleted for the following reason: 50% seen it, unfortunately -- jessamyn

This might be Nebraska

Post 105494 by joannemerriam deleted for the following reason: a little too unfunny apparetnly. -- jessamyn

Conspiracy theory theory

Post 105490 by Dim Siawns deleted for the following reason: we sort of talked about exactly this a few years ago -- jessamyn

Andy Grove: How America Can Create Jobs

Post 105469 by shivohum deleted for the following reason: still open thread -- jessamyn

2011-07-12

Obama Threatens Not To Pay August Social Security

Post 105457 by Ardiril deleted for the following reason: Maybe someone can take a not-broken, not fight-starting whack at this. -- cortex

Betty Ford - 1918-2011

Post 105442 by Evilspork deleted for the following reason: Someone make a better post than this, please. -- cortex

Half of all American marriages IN THE SEVENTIES ended in divorce. The rate is very different today.

Post 105437 by subdee deleted for the following reason: if you're apologizing in the post for your post maybe you should rethink it and try again tomorrow? -- jessamyn

"I just didn't have my hand on the trigger"

Post 105438 by Bulgaroktonos deleted for the following reason: yes this sucks but single link huffopo us-gun-filter isn't so great for metafilter. -- jessamyn

2011-07-11

Long live Betty Ford

Post 105435 by bendy deleted for the following reason: Sorry about Betty Ford's passing, but this isn't a good post about someone who recently died. Please find some substantive links of interesting stuff to share first and foremost, not wikipedia. -- mathowie

TOMS and Focus on the Family - an odd pair

Post 105412 by Sophie1 deleted for the following reason: Either dumb or just shitty of TOMS, but there isn't a whole lot of meat to this as a post for Metafilter. -- cortex

Russia in color, a century ago

Post 105410 by semmi deleted for the following reason: Neat stuff but we've seen these photos a few times previously. -- cortex

2011-07-10

Time to dust off the Holy Calipers of St. Anselm again...

Post 105388 by markkraft deleted for the following reason: I don't feel like riding this merry-go-round today. If this isn't a "look at these asshles" post then I don't know what one is. -- jessamyn

2011-07-09

7.1 Quake off NE Japan Coast; Tsunami Warning Issued

Post 105374 by ZenMasterThis deleted for the following reason: Can we wait until there's something actually reported on this one? I don't mean to be callous but let's wait til there's more than a paragraph in USA Today. I'm sure it won't be long. -- jessamyn

2011-07-08

US unemployment ticks up

Post 105350 by doctornemo deleted for the following reason: Unemployment sucks, but a post about it needs to look beatify than just Here's The Latest Numbers to make sense on the front page. -- cortex

Lawns must have suitable live vegetation....

Post 105346 by handbanana deleted for the following reason: Local news of the weird stuff is pretty much never a good post. -- cortex

Honesty and your policy

Post 105326 by derekmallard deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned -- mathowie

2011-07-07

News of the Screws is screwed

Post 105303 by dowcrag deleted for the following reason: please post this in the open thread from a few days ago. -- jessamyn

2011-07-06

Bye Bye Penmanship

Post 105288 by astapasta24 deleted for the following reason: This is a teeny little blurb from TIME, not really substantial post material. -- cortex

Gatsby Without Greatness?

Post 105272 by koinonia deleted for the following reason: linking to 1) copyrighted stuff that is sketchily on Scribd and 2) a readability link instead of the original article [minor] are not a good way to put together a post here. Maybe try again tomorrow with no copyvio? -- jessamyn

2011-07-05

Where have all the girls gone?

Post 105258 by aeschenkarnos deleted for the following reason: Should probably go in the still open thread -- vacapinta

Be a light. Be a flame. Be a beacon.

Post 105257 by Slarty Bartfast deleted for the following reason: I think this needs to be a "try again tomorrow" thing, see metatalk thread for details. -- cortex

A little light relief

Post 105247 by likeso deleted for the following reason: previously -- jessamyn

2011-07-04

Here is a man that knows the truth—everything is better with a dinosaur.

Post 105218 by ChurchHatesTucker deleted for the following reason: Eh, without some kind of context for this to sit in it feels kind of point-and-laugh. -- cortex

2011-07-01

“He’ll have to get his Indian doctor if he wants treatment”

Post 105153 by VikingSword deleted for the following reason: That's fucked up, but as is this post is just "look at this fucked up thing that happened". -- cortex

Dooce goes to Bangladesh and all she got was grief

Post 105148 by Ideefixe deleted for the following reason: This kinda seems like blog drama for blog drama's sake. -- cortex

Gay Marriage

Post 105140 by nam3d deleted for the following reason: A thin op-ed doesn't really make a good metafilter post -- vacapinta