Post 123361 by rewil deleted for the following reason: Look again, you'll find xowie's already made off with your post. -- cortex
2012-12-31
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
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
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
2012-12-25
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
2012-12-23
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
2012-12-21
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
2012-12-20
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
Citizen Drone Warfare - Dangerous Information
Post 123060 by AElfwine Evenstar deleted for the following reason: Been there, drone that. -- 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
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
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
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
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
2012-12-11
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
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
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
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
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
2012-12-05
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