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
2011-12-31
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2011-12-20
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
2011-12-19
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
2011-12-16
2011-12-15
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
2011-12-14
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
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
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
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
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
2011-12-08
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
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
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
2011-12-06
2011-12-05
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
2011-12-04
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
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
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
2011-12-02
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
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
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
2011-11-30
2011-11-29
Occupy My G-spot
Post 109898 by watercressprincess deleted for the following reason: This is terrible post in the first place, but the whois stuff points to the same person as a terrible post you had deleted years ago. This smells something awful. -- cortex
2011-11-28
Like water off a dog's back
Post 109879 by ChuraChura deleted for the following reason: The main link here is a double, as is the second link; this could maybe be a re-do, with more animals or something. -- taz
You make the call
Post 109865 by Pocahontas deleted for the following reason: This isn't a a good post for Metafilter the way it's written - please hit us up at the Contact form if you have questions. -- restless_nomad
2011-11-27
Did Life Begin As A Ocean-Sized Lifeform?
Post 109827 by 2manyusernames deleted for the following reason: Neat, but looks like we had a thread about this last month. -- cortex
2011-11-26
Soon digestion will be patented
Post 109817 by troll on a pony deleted for the following reason: This needs to be a little less of an editorial and a little more of something neat you want to share with people. -- jessamyn
help me to observe myself while asking this question
Post 109799 by slimeline deleted for the following reason: Hi, I think you are looking for Ask Metafilter. -- taz
2011-11-25
Stunning nature photos
Post 109794 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This appears to be an unsourced image aggregator with a dubious revenue model, and we'd rather not send them the traffic. -- restless_nomad
Hope
Post 109792 by Wyatt deleted for the following reason: I totally appreciate you're trying to provide some context, but you've basically buried the actual meat in a pile of wikipedia pages and mefi site searches here in a way that is pretty distracting. Maybe a do-over that's a little clearer about the lede or just add this to one of the open OWS threads. -- cortex
Wal-Mart has a Black Friday to Forget
Post 109789 by orangeseed deleted for the following reason: We've got a couple of Black Friday posts already and this would fit fine there. -- restless_nomad
2011-11-24
2011-11-23
Interesting John Wilkes Booth - from Northwestern Historical Society
Post 109725 by mattnorthwesterncollege deleted for the following reason: Not totally sure what you are going for here, but maybe try this again tomorrow so it's clear that you are clear that you are making a post to MetaFilter and not asking a question in AskMe? -- jessamyn
The external what did I just see?
Post 109712 by larkery deleted for the following reason: Oops! It looks like this was posted earlier, with a different url. -- taz
2011-11-22
Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern and many others, has died.
Post 109701 by New England Cultist deleted for the following reason: This is broken and it's unclear what you were going for with it. Maybe try again tomorrow if someone else hasn't done it? -- jessamyn
It's that Seventies Show
Post 109681 by three blind mice deleted for the following reason: You appear to have quoted a crazypants Forbes article and are conflating things that are only nominally connected in this editorializing dogwhistle of a post that basically says "come fight with me" -- jessamyn
2011-11-21
2011-11-20
2011-11-19
Who do you serve? Who do you protect?
Post 109624 by edguardo deleted for the following reason: This will fit better in the open Occupy thread. -- restless_nomad
2011-11-18
This will officially break your heart
Post 109606 by everydayanewday deleted for the following reason: Pugs are great but this doesn't really make sense as a Metafilter post. -- cortex
Press banned in occypy rallies
Post 109590 by armisme deleted for the following reason: I am sorry, I know OWS is a very big deal to the people in it, but posts about it have to not be editorializing and have to meet a decent standard, same as all newsfilter posts. If you'd like please put this into one of the Occupy threads currently in progress. -- jessamyn
All Day, All Week, Occupy...Everything
Post 109579 by cheerwine deleted for the following reason: The previous thread is still open, and we can't really track every single new development with a dedicated post. -- taz
2011-11-17
For The Record, Lolita Was Not Sexually Precocious — She Was Raped
Post 109577 by SkylitDrawl deleted for the following reason: We might be able to have a good post about the Marc Jacobs controversy, but this really isn't it. Maybe try again with more context, etc.? -- taz
Badmitten between Paine and Dilworth...
Post 109574 by DoubleLune deleted for the following reason: This seems like a bit inside baseball for a post out of context. -- cortex
Battle of the Assholes?
Post 109554 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: Kind of feel like we've done it and then some with the Tiabbi-wrote-another-piece posts; as you note, there's a lot of previously. -- cortex
But isn't the tomato a fruit?
Post 109541 by Wanderlust88 deleted for the following reason: This hasn't been voted on yet, so let's wait and see what happens before posting. -- taz
2011-11-16
Octogenarian pepper sprayed
Post 109533 by victory_laser deleted for the following reason: Probably best as a comment in existing Occupy threads. -- mathowie
Freaky patterns in the Chinese Desert
Post 109531 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Turns out these patterns are actually just a giant QR code that hotlinks to a previous post. -- cortex
The kissing Pope
Post 109528 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: There's not really a lot here. -- cortex
"Police had not made any arrests in the case."
Post 109520 by stratastar deleted for the following reason: Crappy situation but this isn't really a great post as is. -- cortex
PRAISE BE TO TIA, GODDESS OF SHIT REDDIT SAYS
Post 109518 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: I dunno, there's something to be said for looking at how communities self-reflect but I'm not sure just pointing a spotlight at SRS mostly out of context is a great way to proceed. -- cortex
Whispering Apples
Post 109502 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: Wow, I realize how weird it is to delete this today, but this post is full of editorializing, first-person voice, and really is a your-own-blog kind of thing. If someone wants to do a more objective post on the Tor news, that's fine. -- taz
2011-11-15
Tax the Churches
Post 109476 by homerica deleted for the following reason: This is a difficult topic that maybe needs to be fleshed out a little if you'd like to make a post on it, pointing to the moving target of the comments section in a major newspaper is maybe not the best way to do this. Please ask us if you have questions. -- jessamyn
2011-11-14
George Daniels, Worlds Greatest Watchmaker
Post 109442 by IndigoJones deleted for the following reason: Looks like the main link isn't accessible for most folks. If you want to try and find a way to rework this and do it again tomorrow, that'd be totally fine. -- cortex
Table top coffee milk steamer for cappuccino
Post 109438 by Craiggy83 deleted for the following reason: Looks like this was intended for AskMe. -- restless_nomad
Skinning, gutting, and cutting up catfish is not easy or pleasant work.
Post 109433 by Ruthless Bunny deleted for the following reason: Previously, and posts need to not read like personal opinion statements. -- cortex
Without a Net
Post 109425 by paleyellowwithorange deleted for the following reason: This would be better at Metatalk. -- taz
2011-11-13
Clutter makes you fat!
Post 109418 by greenhornet deleted for the following reason: Eh, single link Daily Mail is iffy at best, and this one's on the laughable side. -- restless_nomad
2011-11-12
Atlas Goofed
Post 109385 by Superfrankenstein deleted for the following reason: It's a funny publishing gaffe as far as that goes but I'm not sure that's really a reason to have a metafilter thread about it. -- cortex
2011-11-11
Why Americans won't do dirty jobs?
Post 109371 by falameufilho deleted for the following reason: This doesn't actually have a link in it. -- restless_nomad
Volume, volume, volume!
Post 109359 by rhiannonstone deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty one-note jokey thing, not a great post for MeFi. -- taz
iPhone Mind Control — Siri-ously
Post 109357 by Laminda deleted for the following reason: We're pretty hardcore about the "No Kickstarter links" thing these days, and there doesn't seem to be much else here but the demo video. -- restless_nomad
2011-11-10
2011-11-09
Oops.
Post 109302 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: Mefi doesn't have enough pixels to have a post every time Rick Perry says something stupid -- taz
Joe Pa Steps Up/Down
Post 109276 by wensink deleted for the following reason: Open thread about the whole Penn State thing right here. -- cortex
Democracy Inaction
Post 109229 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Kind of amusing, but really, we still have open threads on the aliens and the marijuana petition, so this seems like fairly well-trod ground at this point, and better in one of the other threads. -- taz
2011-11-07
WyldLife: get 'em while they're young
Post 109226 by Lon Mem deleted for the following reason: With the sort of chatty personal/editorial tone of this, it reads more like a blog post than something for the front page of Mefi. Maybe rewrite and try again later if this is worth posting about as something other than just "look at this crappy organization". -- cortex
Dog Deathrow
Post 109215 by timsneezed deleted for the following reason: This is sad but very much not the way a Metafilter post works. -- restless_nomad
Ashes to Ashes
Post 109201 by Artw deleted for the following reason: I'm sorry but we really pretty much have a "no kickstarter" rule here. Feel free to either redo the post tomorrow without the kickstarter link or sign them up for a MeFi account and we can put the project on the MeFi pack of kickstarter. Thanks. -- jessamyn
Custom Printed Socks?
Post 109191 by austinurbani deleted for the following reason: You seem completely confused about the purpose of this site. -- jessamyn
2011-11-06
2011-11-05
2011-11-04
Karma is an Angry, Angry Kitty (SLYT)
Post 109140 by moneyjane deleted for the following reason: A four-second video involving a kid getting hurt and a pet getting smacked - not so much. -- restless_nomad
Glazin for You
Post 109135 by Potomac Avenue deleted for the following reason: Hey there post this tomorrow if the video is back up someplace. -- jessamyn
It's Heroin friday!
Post 109109 by Jonesisdying deleted for the following reason: This definitely needs more explanation if there's something other than a really loose theme of "heroin", plus the second link doesn't work, and the third has been posted twice before. -- taz
Officer Who
Post 109106 by Civil_Disobedient deleted for the following reason: You can add this to the open Oakland thread. -- taz
2011-11-03
2011-11-02
2011-11-01
Texas Judge beats his daughter for using the computer
Post 109042 by HermanoBluth deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing that happened but the video itself is just horrible outragefilter and lends itself to no actual conversation. -- jessamyn
Teachers overpaid, says conservative think tank
Post 109040 by d. z. wang deleted for the following reason: This is trolling junk from a think tank purposely done to promote their agenda and get in the news. everyone hates it and it isn't even loading for me, so it's deleted -- mathowie
Bible Belt indeed
Post 109039 by Christ, what an asshole deleted for the following reason: Jesus, let's not. -- cortex
Scotch? Roofies? Muscle relaxants? Your guess is as good as mine.
Post 109016 by OverlappingElvis deleted for the following reason: This really needs more context if it's not going to be just a point-and-laugh post. -- taz
2011-10-31
Another $700 million "missing", another high end Wall Street firm scrambling, markets dipping.....
Post 109012 by skepticallypleased deleted for the following reason: Less editorializing more "neat stuff I found on the web" please. Thank you. -- jessamyn
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