Post 109012 by skepticallypleased deleted for the following reason: Less editorializing more "neat stuff I found on the web" please. Thank you. -- jessamyn
2011-10-31
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2011-10-23
Salman Rushdie is Not Afraid
Post 108673 by reductiondesign deleted for the following reason: This is very confusing, leading with an out-of-date news blurb that isn't labeled as such, then a link to an old film before getting to the point of the post. Try again tomorrow? -- taz
Immortal Technique on #OccupyWallStreet
Post 108669 by Surfin' Bird deleted for the following reason: This can go into one of the open OWS threads. -- taz
2011-10-22
Old Todd Boddingham lived in a shoe...
Post 108652 by obscurator deleted for the following reason: News-of-the-weird one-off thingies aren't really good posts for MeFi. -- taz
2011-10-21
Not just for piña coladas
Post 108649 by babby始); Drop table users; -- deleted for the following reason: Poster request. -- taz
2 cars, 18 people passed by
Post 108624 by stormpooper deleted for the following reason: I appreciate that this isn't the "here's raw footage of a 2-year-old kid being run over" approach of the post we had removed previously, but this is still a couple of short news bits about Terrible Thing That Happened without a lot of actual post meat. -- cortex
It's good to have friends in high places
Post 108612 by 445supermag deleted for the following reason: Maybe present this a bit better if it's worth posting? -- cortex
news from ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan
Post 108609 by ShawnString deleted for the following reason: Eh, it's gonna be a long-ass election cycle, and a one-note electionfilter tumblr joke is the sort of thing that's not so likely to make the cut. -- cortex
Einsteins of the surveillance world
Post 108602 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: This article reads like a press release; if there's something there, we need something with way more substance. -- taz
2011-10-20
Heywood Banks's new project
Post 108578 by MatthewTie deleted for the following reason: GeoPirates appears to be a project of one of your fellow Raleigh Village Idiots folks. This is totally not okay. -- cortex
"If humour can diffuse the subject matter, it will diminish their sense of martyrdom."
Post 108573 by jklaiho deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin op-ed on it's own, but would go great in the existing Ricky Gervais thread. -- taz
2011-10-19
Out the ringers.
Post 108557 by lazaruslong deleted for the following reason: I A<3 him, but we've got an open Jay Smooth and a bunch of open OWS threads and this'd be better as a comment in one of those. -- cortex
Wingardium Leviosa
Post 108542 by unSane deleted for the following reason: It's totally great and we've seen it and I've added some tags to that post and I'm either happy or sad to report that your cat is either alive or dead. -- cortex
Canton Fair Is on the Spot
Post 108530 by gmc_manufacturer deleted for the following reason: This is against the rules and you are banned as of right now. -- jessamyn
Occupy Antarctica
Post 108489 by Surfin' Bird deleted for the following reason: It's a nice pic but we're sort of drowing in OWS posts at this point and a single picture doesn't generally cut it for a post even under normal circumstances. -- cortex
2011-10-16
PSA for Swiss disability charity, Pro Infirmis
Post 108439 by Perodicticus potto deleted for the following reason: Nice PSA, but a little thin for a post, and some formatting/presentation problems... maybe a good candidate for a re-do. -- taz
2011-10-15
The Daddy Of The Mac
Post 108429 by ovvl deleted for the following reason: This can go in one of the existing Jobs posts -- restless_nomad
Dictionary Near the Dinner Table?
Post 108421 by juifenasie deleted for the following reason: This seems like maybe it's an AskMe question? In any case, it's not a MeFi post. -- jessamyn
Neutrinos will not let you read this article any earlier
Post 108417 by DRMacIver deleted for the following reason: This seems like one of many circulating theories, but not a definitive "Answer Has Been Found!" so I think this can go into the open thread, at least for now. -- taz
2011-10-14
Dem Things
Post 108396 by rtimmel deleted for the following reason: Loving the irony of the double here. -- restless_nomad
Lunch: Fast, Cheap, 25 ideas.
Post 108391 by storybored deleted for the following reason: Eh, this seems like kind of run-of-the-mill clickbait stuff. -- cortex
2011-10-13
2011-10-12
21st century history isn't one of my strong points. Too depressing.
Post 108323 by AugieAugustus deleted for the following reason: We've had a ton of Occupy-related posts lately - this can go in one of the open ones. -- restless_nomad
2011-10-11
I know how Judith Butler feels about subverting the dominant paradigm and rejecting the naturalization of heternormativity, but I got you this flower.
Post 108293 by villanelles at dawn deleted for the following reason: Kind of a lame one note joke on tumblr. -- mathowie
Apps for Metro Chicago: Community Round
Post 108287 by kakarott999 deleted for the following reason: This is a neat thing going on but someone who is not you need to make this post since including a "vote for it" link to your own project basically makes this a "we could ban you" problem. So, maybe someone else who is not a finalist could make a similar post, but not this post. Sorry. -- jessamyn
Eviction the new abortion?
Post 108277 by FunkyHelix deleted for the following reason: Can we maybe have this discussion once something has happened and not "rar bad idea may become bad law"? Thanks -- jessamyn
2011-10-10
Must have penis to enter... er, wait...
Post 108267 by Defying Gravity deleted for the following reason: Short news blurb about an ad campaign is pretty much never going to make a good post for Metafilter. -- cortex
Warrior Open Golf Tournament
Post 108257 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad
2011-10-09
Quoth the raven, "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen."
Post 108202 by eric1halfb deleted for the following reason: This just seems like a promo post for a movie. -- taz
2011-10-08
15th October
Post 108195 by Surfin' Bird deleted for the following reason: This needs way more context to even make sense, let alone be a good post for Metafilter. -- restless_nomad
Tweet it, sinners!
Post 108179 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: The irony is amusing, but this really isn't worth devoting more attention to the WBC. -- restless_nomad
2011-10-07
Hackers seek to benefit from Steve Jobs death.
Post 108159 by Paul Breeze deleted for the following reason: This is super, super thin for a FPP. -- restless_nomad
Single Mattresses
Post 108136 by mattresses deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible post for metafilter, also you are banned -- jessamyn
2011-10-06
Storing half & half for coffee
Post 108131 by fishpatrol deleted for the following reason: I think you want to post this to AskMe, not here. -- jessamyn
The funeral of Steve Jobs to be picketed by Westboro Church
Post 108124 by busillis deleted for the following reason: This can go in the existing Steve Jobs thread. -- restless_nomad
Keep It Behind Closed Doors
Post 108117 by misha deleted for the following reason: This is a problematic topic at best and focusing part of the discussion on the comments section of a news site is not going to help either. -- restless_nomad
Bernard Capulong – founder of the Everyday Carry blog talks about the philosophy behind EDC
Post 108116 by samengland deleted for the following reason: Links to your own site are expressly forbidden. -- restless_nomad
2011-10-05
Sarah will not run
Post 108095 by pyramid termite deleted for the following reason: That's super for her, but this is pretty thin stuff for a post. -- cortex
Steve Jobs Has Died
Post 108092 by k8t deleted for the following reason: A single link to a tweet makes a pretty terrible obit post. Let's please wait until there's some actual news at least. -- restless_nomad
Let’s unite to restore this country!
Post 108090 by furiousxgeorge deleted for the following reason: Single link newsfilter is non-awesome, and single link sarahpalinfilter is even less so. -- restless_nomad
Where's Mark Bosworth?
Post 108076 by Man with Lantern deleted for the following reason: I've been following this story, but yeah, not much of a post for MeFi. -- mathowie
2011-10-04
The Black Pit And The Bismarck
Post 108049 by GallonOfAlan deleted for the following reason: Two wikipedia posts isn't a good reason for a post on MeFi. -- mathowie
Dominion Over All His Creation
Post 108044 by crayz deleted for the following reason: This is horrific, but "here's a graphic description of something horrific, also here's a terrible video you probably shouldn't watch" is kind of a hardcore firestarter of a post and I'm not sure it's really a great idea for the front page. -- cortex
How Small is Small?
Post 108036 by Knigel deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and toss this into the existing thread if it's not already there. -- cortex
2011-10-03
The Ctr Alt Del Guy, Not Jeff's Dad
Post 108026 by Lovecraft In Brooklyn deleted for the following reason: This is sort of a GRAR hit piece. -- jessamyn
Stop hey what's that sound everybody look what's going down
Post 108017 by Mike Mongo deleted for the following reason: this sort of needs to go in the open thread. -- jessamyn
2011-10-02
This is a blog that actually has funny writing and comics
Post 107986 by mischiefmaker75 deleted for the following reason: Self-link and banned. -- restless_nomad
2011-10-01
So bad they're good
Post 107953 by AElfwine Evenstar deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but it seems that Spock's gaseous anomalies were not enough to save this post from the Wrath of Khan Mefi users. -- taz