2012-12-31

Nimble fingers

Post 123361 by rewil deleted for the following reason: Look again, you'll find xowie's already made off with your post. -- cortex

2012-12-30

Nobody Has a "Right to Work"

Post 123341 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: Single-link op-ed-style blog posts on complex political topics are a little thin for FPPs. -- restless_nomad

Sworn Virgins of Albania

Post 123332 by Orinda deleted for the following reason: Double. With the photos posted in 2004 and the NYT piece in 2008, I think this is a pretty much a double. -- LobsterMitten

2012-12-29

Did you hear this year they're letting in agnostics?

Post 123314 by griphus deleted for the following reason: This is a little too LOLAtheists to work well here. -- restless_nomad

Boyfriend Bears

Post 123307 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: This seems pretty thin and point-and-laugh in a way that's not great for Metafilter. -- LobsterMitten

2012-12-28

"Count to five then throw." One... Two...

Post 123285 by quin deleted for the following reason: This seems to be lead-ballooning it a bit. -- cortex

That one quote from Kubrick's 2001, you know the one...

Post 123282 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Where Children Sleep

Post 123280 by urbanwhaleshark deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like this series of photos has been posted before (different URL) -- taz

All The Koch's Men: Anatomy of a right-wing media smear

Post 123279 by Pope Guilty deleted for the following reason: A few problems here: the way this article is presented, it's basically written like a kind of lulzy, offensive Op/Ed, so this is more like a single link "these guys are such jerks" post rather than straight reporting... of what turned out to be a non-event... From an unnamed source. Maybe this could be worked into something a little more substantial? Drop us a line at the contact list if you have questions. -- taz

2012-12-27

Sadly, not coming to IMAX.

Post 123272 by Panjandrum deleted for the following reason: deleted previously. -- jessamyn

Shopping terror as shark tank bursts in busy mall

Post 123271 by KokuRyu deleted for the following reason: This is a video of people getting hurt and animals dying and I think it's maybe not worth the shark puns. -- jessamyn

The Ugly Non-American

Post 123265 by jason's_planet deleted for the following reason: Yeah, nothing really notable here, reads like a blog post mocking others. -- mathowie

The N word, set to music

Post 123257 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: I truly appreciate that this wasn't meant this way, but compiling a huge list of the "Most-Offensive-Possible" word for any group, used in music/literature/anything, repeating it over and over in a post here, is just really not something we want to feature on Metafilter. This may be better for your own blog or web space where you can be more explanatory about your purpose and thoughts. -- taz

2012-12-26

Fiscal Cliff Follies

Post 123241 by Renoroc deleted for the following reason: This is enough of a tricky subject and on-going topic of discussion that a short "this is the way it is" editorial is not really great post material. -- cortex

"Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same."

Post 123239 by quin deleted for the following reason: Lovely, but previously -- jessamyn

Why the Middle East is in Torment by Patrick Seale Released: 06 Nov 2012

Post 123231 by beshtya deleted for the following reason: Pasting an entire article into a post is pretty much never a good way to make a post. -- cortex

2012-12-25

Most popular AskMe posts of 2012

Post 123217 by segatakai deleted for the following reason: Please just put this in MetaTalk and we'll approve it there. -- jessamyn

2012-12-24

Gun violence cover-up

Post 123208 by naight deleted for the following reason: This is a super-heated issue and this sort of editorial framing is not at all the right way to present it here. -- restless_nomad

Santa Gives Gifts To Good Beetles And Grubs

Post 123204 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: BUG OUT -- cortex

2012-12-23

Extreme Shepherding

Post 123178 by HypotheticalWoman deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

guns are special

Post 123177 by leotrotsky deleted for the following reason: We've got two open threads discussing this general topic already - let's keep this in one of those. -- restless_nomad

100 trillion creatures are living on you right now -- and that’s okay

Post 123172 by forscience deleted for the following reason: Sorry, no in-progress indiegogo/kickstarter posts (and god I hope this isn't yours because if it is your are SOOOO BUSTED) -- mathowie

2012-12-22

Insearch of the ideal apocalypse

Post 123158 by salishsea deleted for the following reason: We've already got a MetaTalk thread discussing the Metafilter connection and it's not quite a big enough deal to warrant two posts, I think. -- restless_nomad

My dog is really smart too, honest

Post 123152 by fantabulous timewaster deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2012-12-21

Presenting the Higgs Boson

Post 123131 by pdxpogo deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

I seem to have the curse of allways ending up in the "friend zone" b/c I am nice

Post 123130 by chrchr deleted for the following reason: People being gross assholes sucks, but I can't think of any reason we would want this to be a post on the front page of Metafilter. -- cortex

Men by Choice

Post 123124 by Think_Long deleted for the following reason: Interesting but touched on previously a couple times already. Don't worry, Think_Long, it only stings for a second. -- cortex

"...down with the cause."

Post 123120 by incandissonance deleted for the following reason: That seems like a pretty dumb thing for that guy to say but I'm not sure we need a post for it and framing a post with discussion questions is pretty much a no go here. -- cortex

Liveblogging Microevents

Post 123118 by Ipsifendus deleted for the following reason: That someone is liveblogging a press conference is not really post-worthy on its own and it's unlikely that this one needs a post about being liveblogged, but in any case a live presser liveblogging situation did merit a post it'd be important to make clear why in the post framing. -- cortex

Trojan Horse

Post 123115 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: I guess I understand (based on your Metatalk thread) that you are going for an end-of-the-world kind of silly thing here? But even for that, this is disjointed and confusing and doesn't really make any sense. -- taz

Wire - Live Rockpalast 1979

Post 123112 by Ardiril deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

2012-12-20

"What are you going to do with your gun?"

Post 123086 by likeatoaster deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Anyone been to Dr Zizmor or have recommendations for tattoo removal in NYC?

Post 123079 by FiaCaballero deleted for the following reason: If you want recommendations for tattoo removal, post to Ask Metafilter. Stop posting this here. -- taz

2012-12-19

a good idea, plain and simple

Post 123072 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

sometimes you guys are like parents for adult children

Post 123065 by Sebmojo deleted for the following reason: I do not know when this was posted before but people tell me it was recently and I think we're a little bit like "hey we like that Wong guy but another list is sort of getting buzzfeedy and awful, maybe"? -- jessamyn

Citizen Drone Warfare - Dangerous Information

Post 123060 by AElfwine Evenstar deleted for the following reason: Been there, drone that. -- cortex

Best 5 Products for the Home of 2012

Post 123053 by bernardo78 deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned. -- cortex

Longform's Top Ten Articles of 2012

Post 123044 by Paul Slade deleted for the following reason: Dude, not cool. -- jessamyn

Death by Rollercoaster - Where a reaction photo of the ride might be in poor taste.

Post 123040 by quin deleted for the following reason: life flashing before post's eyes -- cortex

2012-12-18

PROPAGANDA | FULL ENGLISH VERSION (2012)

Post 123016 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw this back in August. -- cortex

Coffee is for closers.

Post 123013 by kmz deleted for the following reason: For a Cracked list, it kind of has to be good to be posted here, this was just sort of meh and all over the place, and as always pointlessly relegated to two pages when one would do fine. -- mathowie

2012-12-17

A Profile of Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Post 122994 by vidur deleted for the following reason: There's an open post about this guy/book from a few weeks ago. -- jessamyn

Filmography 2012

Post 122990 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: Looks like a bad tag kept this from being findable. I have rectified that. -- jessamyn

2012-12-16

Westboro Baptist to Picket School Where Shootings Occurred. Hackers respond

Post 122948 by xenophile deleted for the following reason: We're not really a fan of giving WBC googlejuice nor do we really approve of outing people. -- restless_nomad

"I Am Adam Lanza's Mother."

Post 122941 by Buffaload deleted for the following reason: This has already been posted in the open thread about the shootings, let's keep the discussion there. -- LobsterMitten

PSA: Your Default Narrative Settings Are Not Apolitical

Post 122939 by batmonkey deleted for the following reason: This would be better in the currently open thread about the Roberts essay this blog post is responding to. -- LobsterMitten

Another mother's nightmare

Post 122937 by beagle deleted for the following reason: This has been posted in the open thread on the shootings, let's keep the discussion over there. -- LobsterMitten

Effects of Feeding Bt Maize to Sows during Gestation and Lactation on Maternal and Offspring Immunity and Fate of Transgenic Material

Post 122935 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: This post is already borderline too-technical, and the comments are becoming pretty soapboxy. This would go a lot better on your own blog. -- LobsterMitten

2012-12-14

Coping with the tragedy of mass shootings

Post 122915 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: On reflection, the two threads are awfully similar and I think moving everything to one will work better for everyone. Please feel free to post this in the below thread though. -- restless_nomad

God Bless Newtown, Connecticut.

Post 122913 by ericb deleted for the following reason: Hey, we've got two other threads touching on this up right now. This is an interesting side issue, but maybe hold off for a day or two until the main topics have sorted themselves out a little more and/or post this stuff in the main threads? -- restless_nomad

27 Killed in Connecticut School Shooting, including 18 Kids

Post 122909 by timsneezed deleted for the following reason: This story is still very much in flux and we'd like to wait it out a little longer. Discussion on MetaTalk. -- restless_nomad

words fail

Post 122906 by WhitenoisE deleted for the following reason: Let's wait until more of the story comes to light please? -- mathowie

Nasty, brutish, and short.

Post 122904 by dmd deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- jessamyn

School shooting in Connecticut.

Post 122901 by PercussivePaul deleted for the following reason: we are talking about this in MetaTalk, can we hold off on a post until there is some news? -- jessamyn

'Many dead' after school shooting in Connecticut

Post 122898 by Hartham's Hugging Robots deleted for the following reason: We're discussing how to make a post about this over in MeTa but a BREAKING NEWS post is maybe not the way to do that. Sorry. -- jessamyn

2012-12-13

Here's wind in your eye

Post 122873 by Cat Pie Hurts deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Kim Jong-unternet

Post 122864 by jacobian deleted for the following reason: There's basically an open thread on this topic from two days ago and maybe this should go there? -- jessamyn

On "sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs"

Post 122862 by KokuRyu deleted for the following reason: This is sort of not a great reason for making a post about a super touchy issue on MetaFilter. -- jessamyn

A requiem for Syria

Post 122833 by homunculus deleted for the following reason: Unfortunately, it looks like the site is paywalled. -- taz

2012-12-12

The world's best dancing dog.

Post 122824 by jenfullmoon deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

2012-12-11

Tempest in a Chamber Pot

Post 122757 by hwestiii deleted for the following reason: This is one of those "high profile people on the interwebs acting horribly" things. The rape joke is down; this is a lot of after-the-fact click grabbing posturing. -- jessamyn

The Wages of Deception

Post 122748 by msalt deleted for the following reason: This story is as interesting as it is tragic, but it does not seem to work very well here, sorry. Maybe flesh it out a bit with some background and try again tomorrow? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2012-12-10

How to Control an Army of Zombies

Post 122740 by winecork deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

The Secular Idiot’s Guide to Syria’s Jihadist Groups

Post 122737 by the mad poster! deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure this is more than making fun of people from other cultures' choice of names for their splinter groups? -- jessamyn

Pah. Now try that in survival mode.

Post 122715 by unSane deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Bomb Site

Post 122710 by latkes deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2012-12-08

"What are you willing to do for us? We're just not feelin the love."

Post 122681 by kensch deleted for the following reason: This is too point-and-laugh to work here. -- restless_nomad

Suspected Terrorists List via SNL

Post 122680 by JujuB deleted for the following reason: It's really not clear what the value of a ten-year-old SNL skit is as an FPP -- restless_nomad

"I got pickles, pickles I got."

Post 122666 by quin deleted for the following reason: It looks like this is a black hat SEO thing; let's not reward it. (Maybe repost tomorrow with a description of the tactics, and not driving traffic to the video?) -- LobsterMitten

2012-12-07

SCOTUS and Marriage Equality

Post 122640 by insectosaurus deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Who saw the Dr Zizmor ad with Brad Pitt on Saturday Night Live?

Post 122622 by FiaCaballero deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this isn't a good post for Metafilter, but rather something for your own blog, or a chat-style message board. Please Let us know if you have questions. -- taz

Pyramid Solitaire Aztec

Post 122620 by mochek deleted for the following reason: Self-link; banned -- taz

Hung up on feminism

Post 122618 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: We're a little saturated with feminism threads at the moment, and focusing on some celebrity's comments and very bad blog post is not that great for a new one. -- taz

2012-12-06

What DNA Really Looks Like

Post 122613 by mitrieD deleted for the following reason: If this is a different article or adds more just post it in the open thread? -- jessamyn

Kicking Ass

Post 122589 by crayz deleted for the following reason: This would be better as a comment in the existing thread about feminism. -- mathowie

SPECIALLLLLL

Post 122586 by special-k deleted for the following reason: Poster's request -- mathowie

Bamako Style

Post 122573 by nthorn deleted for the following reason: This is a great post but you have linked to something that is yours and that is against the rules. -- jessamyn

2012-12-05

None of the potential titles fit very well. It's a dog and a cat.

Post 122551 by mudpuppie deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

5 Hours of Airplane Landings in 25 Seconds

Post 122542 by herbplarfegan deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

Practical secession tips

Post 122525 by Chrysostom deleted for the following reason: There's actually a still-open secession thread, and this doesn't seem to be bringing forward something so new/interesting/different as to warrant a duplicate discussion. -- taz

2012-12-04

mmm Canadians

Post 122507 by special-k deleted for the following reason: Love 'em but recently. -- cortex

Sir Tim Berners-Lee apologized for double slashes in URLs

Post 122503 by larrybob deleted for the following reason: hmm, kind of minor, not really enough to go on for a post here. -- mathowie

2012-12-02

Enter the Manhole

Post 122433 by Artw deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty weak Jezebel post picking apart a sexist blog post that isn't even online any longer. -- mathowie

2012-12-01

How to Live Without Irony

Post 122418 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten