2012-08-31
Conception to birth visualized
Post 119513 by St. Alia of the Bunnies deleted for the following reason: Please post this in the still open and actively-commented-in thread on conception/abortion/&c.; and do not make a new post about it. Thank you. -- jessamyn
2012-08-30
At long last, congressman, have you no shame?
Post 119483 by msalt deleted for the following reason: I get that people are really distressed and upset about this election season and the people that are running for high office, but posts to MetaFilter need to be a lot more "here is something interesting" and a lot less "fuck these guys" there is enough "fuck these guys" on the rest of the internet. Thank you. -- jessamyn
Side effects don't include pregnancy.
Post 119479 by Hollywood Upstairs Medical College deleted for the following reason: yes, legitimate rape is total fucking bullshit. But this has been linked in another thread and the overlap of rape and lulz and internet controversy is not so great for MetaFilter. Election time is tough, let's maybe focus on the things that are important and not the dramaz low-hanging fruit part? -- jessamyn
"You could wear a T-shirt that says 'I'm literally asking for it,' and I'd still advocate for your security"
Post 119478 by jb deleted for the following reason: Someone says something stupid and sexist on Twitter not really so great for a post. I understand that people are upset about this, but we might want to consider what the outcome is that you are hoping for by posting this thread, in this way on this website. Having a whole bunch more consciousness raising about what victim blaming is and why it is bad is not really a great reason for a post. -- jessamyn
2012-08-29
"She is a terrible pageant queen"
Post 119442 by the young rope-rider deleted for the following reason: This is not a good post for MetaFilter. It's a single link Slate article about a flashpoint topic and I know you mean well and want to discuss it here but it may require a different sort of post in order to do that. Feel free to contact us if you have questions. -- jessamyn
President Obama is doing an AMA on Reddit right now.
Post 119441 by Maisie deleted for the following reason: Yeah, the site is basically falling over as a result. See existing Metatalk discussion. -- cortex
ObAMA
Post 119438 by spiderskull deleted for the following reason: Link to live Reddit thread while it's being crushed by the traffic is pretty much a non-starter. Maybe a round-up post later if the results are actually something interesting beyond "President says presidential things to the questions that aren't about Ron Paul or weed"? -- cortex
Rescuing the rescued
Post 119425 by liet deleted for the following reason: This animal abuse thread is going the way of all the other animal abuse threads. "This is a terrible thing that happened" posts aren't grat for MeFi anyhow and turning them into yet another "pits are bad, no they aren't, you are bad" thread just isn't any good at all. -- jessamyn
Big Tent of Conservatism My Ass
Post 119421 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is a super short blog post that doesn't really give much information about this incident, combined with a title that doesn't seem to be a quote, but maybe a poster editorial remark. Maybe try again with something that adds some more context or analysis? -- taz
2012-08-28
Y'all Smell Like Hairspray and Desperation Over There
Post 119398 by the young rope-rider deleted for the following reason: It sort of feels like there's three different things going on with this and they aren't synthesizing into a particularly promising sort of Metafilter post. -- cortex
2012-08-27
2012-08-26
The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy
Post 119329 by stbalbach deleted for the following reason: Ack, can you put this in the currently open post please? -- jessamyn
2012-08-25
what do you think?
Post 119295 by adrianspiegel deleted for the following reason: Not a great post for Metafilter; you might mention it here if it seems relevant. -- taz
2012-08-24
This is the First Time I’ve Written About My Rape, and I’m Doing it For You, Todd Akin
Post 119287 by dazedandconfused deleted for the following reason: We have an existing post on the Akin matter - this link can go in that thread. -- restless_nomad
Not insane...
Post 119277 by Mojojojo deleted for the following reason: A post just reporting the verdict is not really substantial enough for an FPP. -- restless_nomad
Dog Shaming
Post 119268 by kmz deleted for the following reason: And then they give you those puppy dog eyes which is really weird because they're like nine years old which is middle age in dog years and it's like, now you're just being manipulative, stop it, stop doing that -- cortex
Not Again
Post 119257 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Shootings are terrible; "there was a shooting that just happened and there's not much of any news yet" posts really are not very good for Metafilter. Please hold off until there's something more than BREAKING NEWS on this if it turns out to be specifically post-worthy rather than just a bad thing that happened. -- cortex
More Shootings
Post 119256 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: Shootings are terrible; "there was a shooting that just happened and there's not much of any news yet" posts really are not very good for Metafilter. Please hold off until there's something more than BREAKING NEWS on this if it turns out to be specifically post-worthy rather than just a bad thing that happened. -- cortex
Developmental disabilities in the third world
Post 119241 by chela deleted for the following reason: I'd suggest writing this post over without the "arab country" aspect and the pre-outraging. If you want to talk about how mental illness is dealt with in Pakistan or in Arab countries, please write about that. If you want to write about this furor/outrage, that's a different not-as-great-for-MeFi sort of post. -- jessamyn
2012-08-22
Homebrewer in Chief
Post 119175 by exogenous deleted for the following reason: There was a POTUS Brew post a week ago, go ahead and add this there. -- cortex
2012-08-21
Sylvie Guillem is not on metafilter yet? WHY????
Post 119134 by EnterTheStory deleted for the following reason: This is an interesting topic with really odd GYOB (get your own blog) sort of framing. Please consider remaking the post tomorrow? -- jessamyn
2012-08-20
A broader question
Post 119111 by jaduncan deleted for the following reason: Maybe let's just keep this to the extant thread. -- cortex
Do what thou wilt
Post 119107 by syntaxfree deleted for the following reason: Eh, this seems more like newspaper editorial page stuff than Metafilter front page stuff. -- cortex
Reclaiming what is, to display what isn't
Post 119105 by xcasex deleted for the following reason: Heya, there's a couple good potential directions to go here with a post (particularly I don't think there's every been a comprehensive post about the Saami) but this is kind of scattershot and going in a few directions at once without any clear framing as currently presented. Maybe regroup and put together a slightly more focused do-over tomorrow? -- cortex
2012-08-19
Legitimate Rape
Post 119088 by gagglezoomer deleted for the following reason: Yup, this is pretty horrible but also pretty much outragefilter. -- restless_nomad
“It is beyond comprehension..."
Post 119086 by Fizz deleted for the following reason: "Politician says appalling thing" tends towards outragefilter more than discussion-fodder. -- restless_nomad
Also thinks Born in the USA is a patriotic anthem
Post 119075 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Funny as far as that goes but not really something that needs a post. -- cortex
Who wants to live like a billionaire? Perhaps you already do.
Post 119074 by adrianspiegel deleted for the following reason: This is pretty darned thin. -- cortex
2012-08-18
Themonuclear Patentwar
Post 119066 by zeoslap deleted for the following reason: This is super thin at the moment - feel free to take another crack at it on Monday when more details are available. -- restless_nomad
Video of man shot 40+ times by US police released
Post 119053 by whyareyouatriangle deleted for the following reason: If this needs a post for reasons other than "a bad thing happened", please give it a little time and put together something with some substance and context. -- cortex
2012-08-17
Science: It's a Girl Thing!
Post 119021 by phunniemee deleted for the following reason: OH NO THE STEM CELLS ARE MULTIPLYING -- cortex
2012-08-16
2012-08-15
Aurora by Hans Zimmer
Post 118944 by maliciaflore deleted for the following reason: Not sure what exactly is going on here, but "please-donate" posts are against the guidelines. You can add the video link as a comment in the still active thread about this. -- taz
2012-08-14
Would you join something you knew nothing about?
Post 118915 by stevew1987 deleted for the following reason: This looks pretty lame for a mefi post -- mathowie
2012-08-13
Another Day in the USA
Post 118877 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: Terrible that this happened but this is not a good Metafilter post. -- cortex
2012-08-12
Chatroulette: "Call Me Maybe"
Post 118839 by ZenMasterThis deleted for the following reason: We just saw this / and this is crazy / but here's the reason / double, maybe? -- cortex
2012-08-11
Mark the Mayan Calender
Post 118832 by vozworth deleted for the following reason: This is more of an event announcement than neat stuff on the web. -- restless_nomad
The Hipster Burglar...or just a Euro-Douche?
Post 118823 by ReeMonster deleted for the following reason: If you're going to say "this is a good thing to post to MetaFilter" you need to make a MetaFilter like post about it. We have a wide variety of members here and odd language like "douchey Euro guy" is sort of not a great way to talk about people. -- jessamyn
2012-08-10
Ending The Campaign As We Know It
Post 118809 by furiousxgeorge deleted for the following reason: We already deleted one of these. Let's go ahead and wait until there's actually an announcement. -- taz
Romney/Ryan 2012
Post 118807 by 2bucksplus deleted for the following reason: There doesn't seem to be a compelling reason not to wait until this actually happens to make an FPP about it. -- restless_nomad
Invaders from dimension 9
Post 118764 by MartinWisse deleted for the following reason: Much as we love psycho kittehs, a single comic (with annoying popup that kicks you out if you don't agree to cookies) is pretty thin -- taz
2012-08-08
In Rare Cases, Pope Justifies Use of Condoms
Post 118708 by Bunny Ultramod deleted for the following reason: Pope Seen Engaging in Controversial "Double-Dip" Technique -- cortex
Parking on a cop car, or six
Post 118680 by alloneword deleted for the following reason: As a brief little news-of-the-weird blurb this might go better as a comment in the existing Young Men Behaving Badly With Vehicles thread. (Also, no short URLs, please and thanks.) -- taz
The Ugly Face of Globalization
Post 118679 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: If you want to post this here, you need to not begin with your own editorializing Headline that is not the actual headline of the linked material. Inserting yourself into the post is best for your own blog. -- taz
2012-08-07
Scream something into the mic
Post 118672 by syntaxfree deleted for the following reason: POOOOOOSTERS REQUEEEESSSSSTTTTTTTT -- cortex
And they're off...
Post 118670 by mattoxic deleted for the following reason: Oh Japan World Cup, you are the best. -- cortex
A Many that allows itself to be thought of as a One
Post 118665 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Man, a post about set theory would be awesome and a post that was actually like a substantial, researched look at the story behind A Beka's specific argument against set theory would be maybe worth doing too, but this blog post is just kind of splitting the difference in away that seems like a setup for a thread full of unfocused GRAR. -- cortex
Just another homegrown terrorist?
Post 118663 by MisplaceDisgrace deleted for the following reason: This is not a good way to put together a Metafilter post. -- cortex
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master' gets a poster
Post 118654 by jamiemch deleted for the following reason: I'd say just mention this in the existing thread but it looks like somebody has done so now. -- cortex
2012-08-06
"Making mathematics mandatory prevents us from discovering and developing young talent."
Post 118638 by mysticreferee deleted for the following reason: Single-link NYT Op/Ed plus poster editorializing doesn't really make a good post. -- taz
But anything worth doing is worth doing badly
Post 118616 by rahulrg deleted for the following reason: This is really too slight to make a good Metafilter post. -- restless_nomad
2012-08-05
2012-08-04
Criticism of Israel on UC Campuses
Post 118579 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: This reads a little more like something you'd want to post on your blog than like a Metafilter post. -- cortex
2012-08-03
Ameri-whine
Post 118548 by arkhangel deleted for the following reason: This is not how Metafilter posts work. -- restless_nomad
Underwater Photographs of Olympic Swimmers
Post 118536 by Faintdreams deleted for the following reason: Maybe just add this stuff to that recent previous thread? -- cortex
2012-08-02
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) and William F. Buckley Duke It Out
Post 118489 by RapcityinBlue deleted for the following reason: There's an open Vidal obit thread on the blue from today, maybe this needs to either be posted there or hold off a little and if you post it again could you maybe leave the provocative fodder off the front page so people aren't pre-pissed off by the time they come to comment? Thank you. -- jessamyn