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