2011-08-31

The nexus of the internet.

Post 107041 by cmoj deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

?uestlove's Celebrity Stories

Post 107028 by saladin deleted for the following reason: !ouble -- cortex

Nothing Left to Lose

Post 107009 by ottimo deleted for the following reason: This needs to be framed in a much different way to make a good post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

2011-08-30

And I think my spaceship knows which way to go ...

Post 106985 by Len deleted for the following reason: SHE KNOOOOOOOOOWS -- cortex

2011-08-29

Alcohol & Consent: Why the Double Standard?

Post 106949 by reenum deleted for the following reason: Single editorial staking out a position on complicated and controversial subject is not really great fodder for a post. -- cortex

What's Mom Worth?

Post 106940 by 6550 deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing that happened, but it's not a great post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

2011-08-28

Go Forth

Post 106934 by paulinsanjuan deleted for the following reason: This appears to be a straight-up viral marketing video for Levi's. -- restless_nomad

Toronto public libraries read-in

Post 106931 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: at poster's request -- mathowie

2011-08-26

I used to be (and still act like) a little boooooy

Post 106885 by triceryclops deleted for the following reason: This is more "laugh at people behaving badly" than "neat stuff on the web" -- restless_nomad

Inspiring leaders who aten't dead

Post 106883 by rdc deleted for the following reason: To askme! -- cortex

Jen McKen, back again. (Only briefly though.)

Post 106868 by jwhite1979 deleted for the following reason: This should go in the open thread -- vacapinta

2011-08-25

Paper Parkour

Post 106862 by freshwater deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

So long, and thanks for all the Chips (and Dips)

Post 106837 by These Premises Are Alarmed deleted for the following reason: NATALIE PORTMAN NAKED AND PETRIFIED WITH HOT GRITS DOWN THE PAGE A BIT -- cortex

2011-08-24

Taibii on the Grand Mortgage Putback Bargain

Post 106815 by Hurst deleted for the following reason: this is confusing to people and written sort of oddly. If it's a neat thing you found on the web you may need to present it more like that. -- jessamyn

Animated Sheet Music

Post 106803 by swift deleted for the following reason: Repeat. Don't eat the brown lox, swift. -- cortex

We want to survive a zombie attack and then hug because we’re in love!

Post 106799 by mippy deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

space normality

Post 106798 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: I get it, but this is not really going over well and it's sort of a one joke tumblrpost. -- jessamyn

2011-08-23

Earthquake rattles east coast of US

Post 106778 by Artifice_Eternity deleted for the following reason: This is a deeply thin link and there's already a metatalk post if people mostly just feel like chatting about the earthquake. -- cortex

Mayan Secrets to be Revealed

Post 106775 by eggtooth deleted for the following reason: This is really thin for a post. -- cortex

2011-08-22

Rebutting Starkeys

Post 106757 by nam3d deleted for the following reason: Please put this link in the open thread. Your open thread. -- jessamyn

Harold and Maude

Post 106737 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: This is not really a good post for Metafilter. -- vacapinta

Dance of the Gimp Boy

Post 106734 by broohem deleted for the following reason: Not a good post for metafilter. Probably a self/friend-link too. -- vacapinta

2011-08-21

PopSci's 25 Most Awesome College Labs 2011

Post 106712 by Confess, Fletch deleted for the following reason: Looks like this is mostly what we saw last year. -- cortex

Are you ready for some football?

Post 106711 by ReeMonster deleted for the following reason: This is both thin and framed in an awfully fighty way, no pun intended. -- restless_nomad

2011-08-20

Law Firms comprise almost 50% of Top 100 Companies, by Revenue

Post 106692 by Vibrissae deleted for the following reason: Minus the axe-grinding framing, there isn't really much to this link. -- restless_nomad

Have they remade Back to the Future yet?

Post 106689 by signalvsnoise deleted for the following reason: "Sign my petition" sites really aren't appropriate post fodder. -- restless_nomad

Juggalos are probably the only people left who like Charlie Sheen.

Post 106676 by dabitch deleted for the following reason: We just did the Juggalo gathering thing already this week. -- mathowie

Hieronymus Hollywood

Post 106671 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2011-08-19

Awesome times in East Germany

Post 106657 by Eekacat deleted for the following reason: Appears to be well and truly borked, unfortunately. -- cortex

In Sickness And In Health, Til Death Do Us Part (But Only Until We Have The Zombie Surrounded)

Post 106647 by maryr deleted for the following reason: Unfortunately there's nothing to see here anymore since the site is now password-protected. -- vacapinta

2011-08-18

"I just think this is people who have it in for us."

Post 106631 by R. Mutt deleted for the following reason: Eh, this is pretty thin poli-news-of-the-weird stuff, Hitler and all. -- cortex

2011-08-17

Crazy Eyes

Post 106603 by eabomo deleted for the following reason: I feel like we're kinda hitting Peak Bachmann at this point; unless it's something a whole lot more significant than a riffy tumblr blog, it should probably just go in one of the existing threads. -- cortex

GOD SPEED ALEJENDRO!!! MY LIFE AND YOUR FREEDOM RELY ON THIS!

Post 106591 by reenum deleted for the following reason: I hope the good folks at the Domino Pizza corporation will not be hurt if I suggest that this is kind of weak sauce for a post. -- cortex

Perry the Denier

Post 106587 by Michael_H deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for Metafilter. -- cortex

2011-08-16

Truth and Reconciliation - It's complicated

Post 106543 by YukonQuirm deleted for the following reason: This isn't quite right for metafilter. Maybe try again tomorrow? -- mathowie

2011-08-14

Formerly ILM

Post 106488 by LoopyG deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2011-08-13

How many trillion dollars does the Fed have to give away?

Post 106464 by rebent deleted for the following reason: Maybe more substance and less sensationalism if this is a thing worth posting about. -- cortex

2011-08-12

Medical and research journals have been retracting previous papers in record numbers.

Post 106447 by OmieWise deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

Regina George would be proud

Post 106446 by ThePinkSuperhero deleted for the following reason: Straight-up mockery of people doesn't really go over so well. -- restless_nomad

"My alphabetizing skills might be lacking, but I ain’t stupid.”

Post 106444 by emjaybee deleted for the following reason: News of the Weird isn't really great for us. -- restless_nomad

2011-08-11

Keep Aaron Cutting

Post 106421 by jefficator deleted for the following reason: Maybe put this in an existing thread? -- cortex

A "Grand" Problem

Post 106420 by AccordionGuy deleted for the following reason: Online polls aren't great footing for a post in general, and explicit How About You discussion prompts really aren't the way to go in framing a post in any case. -- cortex

2011-08-10

Hey You

Post 106407 by atomicmedia deleted for the following reason: Not sure what the point of this post is either. -- vacapinta

Squiggles

Post 106378 by seanyboy deleted for the following reason: Basically the only possible thing that could make me delete a post enthusing about the manual construction of space-filling curves is it being a double. Please accept my mopey high-five. -- cortex

2011-08-09

Wanted: Sugar Daddy to help pay for College.

Post 106344 by Kokopuff deleted for the following reason: Done it. -- cortex

The Egg, by Andy Weir

Post 106340 by masters2010 deleted for the following reason: This seems to be hitting more glurge buttons than nice-story-to-pass-on buttons; the front page of mefi is kind of a dicey place for that kind of material without some compelling context. -- cortex

Riots in London Live Snapshot

Post 106334 by glenn333 deleted for the following reason: -- Use the existing open thread vacapinta

2011-08-08

London Riots: A Political Context

Post 106327 by 0bvious deleted for the following reason: Let's stick to the existing thread for now. Feel free to add links there, skip the url shorteners please. -- cortex

Hikers Assaulted by Peace Officer And Arrested In Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Town

Post 106322 by ichimunki deleted for the following reason: single link gawker blog op-ed with editorial slant, police abuse and I/P angle. i think I've got mod bingo! -- jessamyn

Violence by black flash mobs in American cities

Post 106312 by shivohum deleted for the following reason: Looks like this should go in this open thread. -- cortex

We're no strangers to love...

Post 106306 by auralcoral deleted for the following reason: If there's a post to make here it should be more of links about the hacked and overloaded website than links to it, as is this isn't super functional. -- cortex

2011-08-07

The Madness of Craig George

Post 106279 by kittensofthenight deleted for the following reason: I know you didn''t mean it this way but this may be a little too LOLCRAYZEE to go over well here. -- jessamyn

2011-08-06

Condolences to beloveds and fighting brothers...

Post 106276 by Oyéah deleted for the following reason: This really needs much less editorializing to go well here. -- restless_nomad

Saying one thing and then instantly disproving yourself

Post 106267 by SharQ deleted for the following reason: Lead link here is the lead link from the previous post you mention, not sure the twitter account is enough of a reason to have another thread so soon after. -- cortex

2011-08-05

Progress on the Freedom Tower

Post 106248 by Trout7000 deleted for the following reason: Superbanned self-linker. -- cortex

"Everybody sleeps. And eventually, everybody grows up."

Post 106226 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: Zzzzzzzzzz, previously. -- jessamyn

Friday Flash Fun: Portal, the flash version

Post 106223 by Tarumba deleted for the following reason: Blue portal goes on today, orange portal goes on October 11, 2007. -- cortex

2011-08-04

Fulfilling a Prophecy?

Post 106215 by jessssse deleted for the following reason: is there a non LOLMORMON angle to this? if so, maybe make this more than a news of the weird post? -- jessamyn

Where Children Sleep

Post 106206 by the young rope-rider deleted for the following reason: Do doubles dream of deleted sheep? -- cortex

This love affair must continue...

Post 106194 by ReeMonster deleted for the following reason: Bury the lede behind weird jokey framing at your own peril. -- cortex

Consider the following...

Post 106192 by troll deleted for the following reason: Poster's Request. -- pb

Goodbye Hightower

Post 106179 by MighstAllCruckingFighty deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- jessamyn

2011-08-03

We have been there before.

Post 106168 by Memo deleted for the following reason: Not really going over so well. -- cortex

Windows Usability Systematic degradation flame

Post 106160 by Ad hominem deleted for the following reason: seen it. -- cortex

2011-08-02

Thrones and Dominions

Post 106129 by beefetish deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- restless_nomad

The Good Book says...

Post 106128 by SueDenim deleted for the following reason: This is kind of Bad Situation Is Bad and feels like a big fight waiting to happen besides. -- cortex

Your ISP could be Big Brother

Post 106124 by jwmollman deleted for the following reason: One wee write-up on this isn't great and it seems like it's not totally clear what the actual context/implications/changes involved are. Maybe someone can do more substantial post? -- cortex

Famine in Somalia

Post 106114 by Tsuga deleted for the following reason: This can go in the open thread on the subject. -- restless_nomad

2011-08-01

And Debbie gave me very urgently a summary of this thing.

Post 106090 by fleetmouse deleted for the following reason: Yes, Lyndon LaRouche is a person who exists. There have been posts about him before; I'm not sure this is a particularly good reason to have another one. -- cortex

Frankenstein cat!!!

Post 106089 by not_on_display deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- restless_nomad

Reach out and rob everyone

Post 106086 by VikingSword deleted for the following reason: less editorializing via selective quoting and more facts and neat things you found on the web. Thank you. -- jessamyn

Blue Thai

Post 106084 by zarq deleted for the following reason: previously -- jessamyn

Damage.

Post 106083 by Avenger50 deleted for the following reason: A single-link blog post on a highly charged topic is not going to work very well here. Please try again with more framing and context next time. -- pb

Living the Good Life is Good for the Heart

Post 106073 by jeffmac deleted for the following reason: With the full text behind a paywall this is kind of a non-starter. -- cortex