2012-06-28

The GOP goes full-on cartoonish super-evil.

Post 117376 by dmd deleted for the following reason: I know this is a popular Ha Ha thing going around on the internet right now but it doesn't really seem like a great idea for a post. -- cortex

430 Meters in the Land of the Rising Sun

Post 117368 by LondonYank deleted for the following reason: Apparently this is a thing that is not actually a thing? -- cortex

How is Tea Classified?

Post 117364 by Angel-tealover deleted for the following reason: Spammer begone. -- taz

2012-06-27

Not everybody loves your kitteh.

Post 117359 by Wordwoman deleted for the following reason: goes to login page - maybe try to find a not-behind-free-login page and try again tomorrow? -- jessamyn

From the government, here to help?

Post 117334 by beagle deleted for the following reason: It's not at all clear what you're going for here; if there's some article or commentary somewhere that analyzes various governmental web standards and makes this pertinent, you need to include that. -- taz

2012-06-26

Dr. Chris Keefer and Faria Kamal confront Joe Oliver

Post 117321 by sarastro deleted for the following reason: I think this post needs to be made again with more information for people who are not quite getting what's going on. Try again tomorrow? -- jessamyn

We have not yet begun to shape the world: we are living in the one you created. And it’s killing us.

Post 117312 by yellowbinder deleted for the following reason: Maybe just add this to the other "kids today"-ish post from this morning; I feel like a long-form rhetorical badminton match by proxy between different sides of a presumed cohesive group/generational conflict makes for a not-great premise for metafilter threads just in general. -- cortex

2012-06-25

Test Post

Post 117295 by pb deleted for the following reason: Test complete! -- pb

GOOTTA GOO FOOST

Post 117271 by Sticherbeast deleted for the following reason: This is one of my favorite things of the year but we did see it come into being already. -- cortex

2012-06-24

the Slayers Guide to an Internet Controversy

Post 117263 by happyroach deleted for the following reason: Rape + internet outrage + a whole bunch of inflammatory material quoted in the post itself makes this a not-ideal post for Metafilter. -- restless_nomad

No one can tell you're a dog

Post 117258 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Sort of a single link Daily Mail article with added dramaz and people behaving badly. -- jessamyn

2012-06-22

Jonah Lehrer caught self-plagiarizing

Post 117222 by deathpanels deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Top DEA agent won’t admit heroin more harmful than marijuana

Post 117221 by sensi63 deleted for the following reason: This doesn't seem to be very meaty and the framing is a wee bit editorializing. -- restless_nomad

The New York Times Profiled the Brant Brothers Because the New York Times Hates You

Post 117201 by Artw deleted for the following reason: I feel like maybe "Gawker gawks at, fisks dumb article" isn't really enough for a post at this point if it's not something really weirdly exceptional for some reason. -- cortex

"The world is changing, I said. It is no longer a world just for boys and men."

Post 117194 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: I/P is one of those super fraught topics that are not really right for "here is a bit of related news about this larger hot button topic" -- jessamyn

2012-06-21

who owns an idea?

Post 117170 by TMezz deleted for the following reason: Yes, fake CBS is fake. -- cortex

you got your white guilt all over my face

Post 117167 by tehloki deleted for the following reason: Eh, this seems pretty thin. -- cortex

Remote Area Medical

Post 117164 by southpaw deleted for the following reason: It's a neat thing, but this feels an awful lot like "this thing that keeps happening happened again" when the previous two posts were pretty much the same thing already. -- cortex

what's a knuckleball worth?

Post 117149 by Metheglen deleted for the following reason: The physics of baseball is an interesting topic, but the presentation makes this seem more about you (better for your own blog), and a single short Slashdot link doesn't make for a great post. -- taz

2012-06-20

Not A Metaphor

Post 117144 by jtajta deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing that happened but I'm not sure what makes it a good post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

Australian trolls

Post 117121 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Yeah, we've seen the 27b/6 stuff previously and this is apparently some site jacking that. Eh. -- cortex

2012-06-19

Does anyone hire a fire consultant?

Post 117099 by designvibe deleted for the following reason: This is spam. You are banned. -- cortex

Knuckle balls and knuckle heads

Post 117087 by incandissonance deleted for the following reason: make an effort please? -- jessamyn

You’re at a Justin Bieber Concert

Post 117083 by Cloud King deleted for the following reason: This is either super-thin, or there was a whole lot cut off. -- taz

2012-06-18

I need help planning our trip to Paris please.

Post 117076 by kdern deleted for the following reason: This should be in Ask MetaFilter, not here. -- pb

Rio+20: The world is going to hell in a handbasket but we must protect our vital business interests.

Post 117075 by wilful deleted for the following reason: Can you maybe make this post tomorrow and take the editorializing out of it and the title? -- jessamyn

2012-06-17

Rodney King found dead

Post 117036 by metaxa deleted for the following reason: Hey - this is breaking news and as such is super thin for the front page. Maybe wait until there's a little more substance to report? -- restless_nomad

2012-06-16

Speaking Of Racist Advertising...

Post 117021 by artof.mulata deleted for the following reason: It looks like the framing basically made this not about the actual link - feel free to try again tomorrow with different framing. -- restless_nomad

Keep it short and descriptive - Impossible

Post 117008 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: Sort of previously and these people are probably not russian. -- jessamyn

2012-06-15

Battle over 'Painter of Light' Thomas Kinkade's fortune begins today

Post 116996 by snaparapans deleted for the following reason: There is way too much editorializing in this post for it to be appropriate for Metafilter. If you want to try again tomorrow and dial the opinion way down, feel free. -- restless_nomad

Who's that girl? What's her name? Does she think UO is lame?

Post 116983 by _superconductor deleted for the following reason: Don't really see why an old TV show is worthy. -- mathowie

2012-06-14

Muthuball

Post 116965 by vidur deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Carlin missed one word.

Post 116964 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: If this is issue is a MeFi-worthy post, make a MeFi post out of it without the editorial aside. Otherwise it's an odd lead in to this story which is basically about something else. -- jessamyn

The Kashi GoLEAN Crunch FartFest

Post 116934 by nowhere man deleted for the following reason: This is a five year old blog post that is basically a fart joke that links to a NSFW-ish blog with photos of dead dogs and feces (not together) on the main page. Maybe it's not a great post for MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

Great Skull-Headed Stone Trot

Post 116930 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Double. -- vacapinta

2012-06-13

Civilization, the endgame

Post 116926 by cacofonie deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

A Vintage Crime

Post 116923 by vidur deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Just a Man Ironing a Shirt

Post 116894 by Deathalicious deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2012-06-12

Let's Go!

Post 116887 by pompomtom deleted for the following reason: Poster's request; apparently a spoof -- taz

Doodle Art now has an iPad app

Post 116865 by HopStopDon'tShop deleted for the following reason: Heya, I dig the enthusiasm but as just a sort of "here's an app, here's my personal endorsement" thing this feels weird as a post. -- cortex

"Oh when, oh when, will the Keys to the Kingdom be mine again"?

Post 116860 by Colonel Panic deleted for the following reason: Maybe do this slightly over without the "I linked to the same video twice" and without the rhetorical question stuff? It's a nice video, as videos go, but is there something that makes it something for MetaFilter? -- jessamyn

2012-06-11

The world's tiniest car chase

Post 116841 by Tom-B deleted for the following reason: Bullitt, more like BB amirite -- cortex

2012-06-10

Prep-School Predators

Post 116806 by Heliochrome85 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Eagle Owl

Post 116802 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: Double -- restless_nomad

Neal Stephenson made an amusing video to ask you for money.

Post 116801 by straight deleted for the following reason: sorry, we don't do posts on active kickstarter campaigns here. -- mathowie

Searching for a better video card

Post 116793 by Lighthammer deleted for the following reason: this is maybe in the wrong place? -- jessamyn

The not-so invisible hand

Post 116781 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Single link blog op-ed. We're at the point in the US election cycle where if you want to make a post about things that are happening within or among one US party or another, it's got to be more of a post than this. Maybe put a larger post together about it? -- jessamyn

Watch out, Virgin America, you've got a real charmer on board!

Post 116773 by unSane deleted for the following reason: This is kind of an interesting story but it's of dubious veracity at this point. Possibly revisit it when someone reputable has done some fact-checking? -- restless_nomad

2012-06-08

P→Q

Post 116767 by Apropos of Something deleted for the following reason: This seems like a one-shot "let's laugh at the dumb person" joke and as such not a great post. -- restless_nomad

Videogamers and Misogyny

Post 116766 by happyroach deleted for the following reason: We have a hard rule about not posting open Kickstarter projects. Feel free to post about this once her project is closed. -- restless_nomad

What a crime, what a crime

Post 116759 by anigbrowl deleted for the following reason: Heya, posts built around charity/fundraiser stuff are kind of not okay in general. If you want to make a post about adoption stuff in abstract independent of the sort of Get Out The Adopt angle, that'd be more okay. -- cortex

2012-06-07

Bork is Back

Post 116743 by snaparapans deleted for the following reason: This is just a short blog post that mentions the Bork thing in passing. Maybe something more in-depth? -- taz

Is $135 expensive to buy an art painting?

Post 116741 by lewingcn deleted for the following reason: you seem to have no idea how this site works and this appears to be some sort of spam situation. -- jessamyn

U r so smooth

Post 116726 by BobbyVan deleted for the following reason: I feel like if this is worth posting about (maybe give it a couple days and see if something more substantial develops, for that matter) it needs to be done a little differently, maybe skipping the axe-grindy site as one of the primary links. -- cortex

PBS Remixes Mr. Rogers

Post 116720 by brookish deleted for the following reason: beaten to the punch comforting hug -- cortex

Calvin and Hobbs

Post 116704 by Prunedish deleted for the following reason: Kind of eh linkbait. -- vacapinta

Helicat

Post 116699 by unliteral deleted for the following reason: I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE PEOPLE GOT THEIR HELICOPTERS WEDGED IN THEIR CATS OR WHY -- cortex

2012-06-06

Outrageous School Bus Rider

Post 116696 by GnomeChompsky deleted for the following reason: Yes, that little kid is acting like a shit on the schoolbus. Not really post material, though. -- cortex

The Horace Mann School's Secret History of Sexual Abuse

Post 116693 by knoyers deleted for the following reason: Heya, the personal framing on this is pretty much a no-go for a front page post. -- cortex

Dude where's my flying car?

Post 116689 by wuwei deleted for the following reason: It's fine if this is an interesting article someone wants to make a post about, but it needs to not be a post that includes metacommentary about how previous posts went or so forth. -- cortex

Is our perception deeply and pervasively shaped by how we feel about the things we perceive?

Post 116681 by i_wear_boots deleted for the following reason: This is a single link press release that you have copied the first paragraph from. Maybe if this is something you want to see on MeFi you could make more of a post about it? -- jessamyn

On Sideboob

Post 116677 by latkes deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

Make that ten lives.

Post 116669 by zeoslap deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2012-06-04

Nuts About Photoshop

Post 116624 by netbros deleted for the following reason: This is really not the way to frame a Metafilter post. -- restless_nomad

Trololo guy Eduard Khill 1934-2012

Post 116606 by Meatbomb deleted for the following reason: Really bad presentation for an obit -- taz

2012-06-03

Zombie Apocalypse

Post 116601 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: Ugh, let's let this zombie thing die already. -- cortex

And The Spirit Of God Moved Upon The Face Of The Waters

Post 116596 by mattdidthat deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Law Enforcement Theatre

Post 116580 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: Okay, this needs to be reworked to get rid of the editorializing, extraordinary claims, and speaking for everyone. -- taz

Save the Sounds

Post 116579 by CharlesV42 deleted for the following reason: Double(ish) deleted by poster request -- taz

Trekking in Nepal Himalaya

Post 116578 by nhtadventure deleted for the following reason: self-linker; banned -- taz

The Demise of Guys

Post 116576 by plexi deleted for the following reason: This is just a super short, perfunctory 5-question interview that makes a lot of really heavy claims, so really thin for a post on a controversial matter. Possibly something more in-depth? -- taz

2012-06-02

Impressive proposal. To put it mildly.

Post 116574 by Glinn deleted for the following reason: This is adorable but yes this has already been posted both on Metafilter and by my Mom on Facebook. -- cortex

2012-06-01

Pacquiao vs Bradley Live Stream

Post 116548 by themarcjacob deleted for the following reason: Banned in the first round. -- cortex

The end of 38 Studios

Post 116532 by The Devil Tesla deleted for the following reason: Yep, this whole weird trainwreck currently playing out in this open thread. -- cortex