2012-08-31

What Struck Earth in 775?

Post 119528 by aleph deleted for the following reason: Really interesting, but the link is basically just a blurb and the article it links to is paywalled. This would be great for a repost if you can find more in-depth info. -- taz

Enron financial statement analysis

Post 119518 by cagsan deleted for the following reason: This isn't a great post for MetaFilter. I'm not sure what's up with it. -- jessamyn

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

Empty (Chair) Rhetoric

Post 119508 by jtajta deleted for the following reason: Add it to the existing thread. -- cortex

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

"The City-Dwelling Gunner"

Post 119474 by Jon-o deleted for the following reason: This post sounds kind of like a personal blog post and the link could probably fit in one of the existing threads on recent shootings instead of as its own post. -- mathowie

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

“The rich elites of this country have far more in common with their counterparts in London, Paris, and Tokyo than with their fellow American citizens.”

Post 119419 by Afroblanco deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2012-08-28

Pole dancing IN SPACE

Post 119411 by fungible deleted for the following reason: Cute gimmick but eh. -- cortex

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

If It Walks Like a Duck and Talks Like a Duck: Racism, Bigotry and the Death of Respectable Conservatism

Post 119376 by reenum deleted for the following reason: In this run up to the election, let's maybe try and only post major stories and not every single link op-ed about how one side or the other are jerks. -- mathowie

Adorable, tactless beans

Post 119375 by Tarumba deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Handsigns are dangerous!

Post 119366 by divabat deleted for the following reason: That is a super dumb situation but it's also not really post material. -- cortex

Detect medication intake and physiological data with a pill

Post 119363 by Yellow deleted for the following reason: Feels like there's some post missing here or something, try again more clearly tomorrow? -- cortex

2012-08-26

SIGHT.

Post 119334 by ericb deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

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

Apple Store Confidential

Post 119289 by Artw deleted for the following reason: This is a single link "look at these assholes" Gawker post when we're already drowning in Apple/PC posts today. -- jessamyn

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

"No One Has Ever Asked to See My Birth Certificate"

Post 119282 by bearwife deleted for the following reason: There's at least a couple open and active Romney-centric election threads open where this is being discussed. -- cortex

I didn't know you were going to scream like that

Post 119278 by drlith deleted for the following reason: it always grows back -- cortex

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

They Dream A Dream

Post 119263 by BobbyVan deleted for the following reason: Les Miseradoubles -- 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

2012-08-23

"He proposed in 20 different ways and they all sounded the same."

Post 119248 by sheprime deleted for the following reason: Unless there's some significantly deeper story here, celebrity dating/marriage news isn't really a Metafilter sort of post. -- taz

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

Nothing's Going to Stop Me Now

Post 119236 by ichimunki deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

"[I]f past conventions are any indicator, Republicans are likely to outspend Democrats heavily at topless bars and strip clubs..."

Post 119220 by keasby deleted for the following reason: Kind of a LOLRepublicans post with just a link to CNN. Maybe save election news to major stories? -- mathowie

2012-08-22

Just So We're Clear, An Obama-Led United Nations Invasion Of Lubbock, Texas Probably Isn't Likely

Post 119202 by expriest deleted for the following reason: "crazy election shit that happened today" isn't a good reason to post to MeFi -- mathowie

10 funniest jokes

Post 119197 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: To get to the other thread! -- cortex

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

Comfort Me With Offal

Post 119168 by BibiRose deleted for the following reason: This is really super thin for a MeFi post. -- taz

An entire army sacrificed in a bog

Post 119166 by VivP deleted for the following reason: Posting a site you have a connection with is against the rules, and you are banned. -- taz

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

"There is only one reason why someone is harassed on the street"

Post 119127 by fraula deleted for the following reason: Ack! Double! Please do add any links the previous post missed to that thread, though. -- taz

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

A Flight Through the Universe

Post 119108 by crunchland deleted for the following reason: Uh-oh! Parallel universe. -- taz

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

The Truth About The Genetics Of Obesity

Post 119098 by VivP deleted for the following reason: Science posts should have better/more expert and primary sources; this seems sort of bloggy-spammy. -- taz

2012-08-19

Slow Motion Art

Post 119089 by SpacemanStix deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

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

Things that will make you feel old

Post 119047 by twoleftfeet deleted for the following reason: Oh, noes, it's old! :( -- taz

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

We'll live underwater and in the clouds.

Post 119001 by asnider deleted for the following reason: It appears as though this is a well-covered topic at this point. -- restless_nomad

"Generally regarded as female by English-speaking audiences, she is a giant lepidopteran with characteristics both of butterflies and of moths."

Post 118987 by Balok deleted for the following reason: Hmm, with so much build up, I was expecting more, people don't seem to dig this either. -- mathowie

2012-08-15

Bacon Pancakes

Post 118964 by point1 deleted for the following reason: Bacon and pancakes are both pretty great and bacon pancakes would probably good even without Adventure Time vouching for them, but this seems like kind of a thin post. -- cortex

Kicking off a Year of Open Source Everything

Post 118959 by Shareable deleted for the following reason: Kicking off a forever of being banned for self-linking on Metafilter. -- cortex

Do they not have time what with all the sports and drinking and porn?

Post 118953 by Zed deleted for the following reason: I know your intentions are good, but this is pretty thin and framing a post around an ongoing contentious metatalk thread is pretty much always a bad idea. -- cortex

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

Just in case.

Post 118926 by St. Alia of the Bunnies deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

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

No Dough Flo from Pro

Post 118909 by hellbient deleted for the following reason: It's a shitty story for sure, but someone's short blog entry and a Gawker rehash of some isn't solid post material. -- cortex

Whites Believe They Are Victims of Racism More Often Than Blacks

Post 118896 by RedShrek deleted for the following reason: This is just a brief news release; maybe try again with something more in-depth, linking to the study, if possible. -- taz

Whitewashing

Post 118890 by ChrisR deleted for the following reason: Not really great post material. -- cortex

2012-08-13

Johnny Pesky: 1919-2012

Post 118880 by Melismata deleted for the following reason: *hikes thumb over shoulder violently, shouts through umpire mask* -- cortex

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

Test Post

Post 118867 by pb deleted for the following reason: blam -- cortex

Science journalism: Let's talk about sex

Post 118856 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: Looks like the main link is paywalled, sadly. -- taz

But I'm still a parasite.

Post 118854 by clarknova deleted for the following reason: Oops! Looks like we had a post on this in June. -- taz

2012-08-12

Rosie Redux

Post 118847 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

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

Internet College

Post 118782 by griphus deleted for the following reason: I kind of feel like if the only thing not making it an obvious "this is paywalled" non-starter is blurry scans posted on someone's blog, it's still a non-starter. -- cortex

Like Romney but with a wee child

Post 118777 by angrycat deleted for the following reason: Adorable but a single-image post is generally really pushing it as far as thinness goes. -- cortex

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

Sin City

Post 118673 by shii deleted for the following reason: This is sort of weird framing for what's probably not really a great idea as post material in the first place. -- cortex

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

Chevron fire

Post 118637 by LSK deleted for the following reason: Metafilter is not really for breaking news; this might be okay as a more in-depth post once more information is available. -- taz

A redditor got invited to ask the President a question but all the suggestions he's getting are glib crap. Metafilter, you need to help this guy.

Post 118617 by krautland deleted for the following reason: Inviting Metafilter users to interfere/help with another site doesn't really work for a post; I'm sure Reddit will figure this out on their own. -- 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

Shooting in Wisconsin

Post 118603 by jpdoane deleted for the following reason: This is a terrible thing, but no need to rush to make a one-link post about it. -- jessamyn

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

Marriage Equality Day

Post 118569 by semmi deleted for the following reason: There's a still-rather-busy thread about the whole CFA thing, maybe add this there. -- cortex

2012-08-03

You will be missed. RIP.

Post 118561 by this one is danny deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

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

There are a lot of LockSmith Services in NYC

Post 118508 by DonnaH deleted for the following reason: You gotta be lockin' kidding me. -- cortex

2012-08-01

Should I Move to France? (28 Questions to Ask Yourself)

Post 118496 by Confess, Fletch deleted for the following reason: poster's request -- jessamyn

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

DOMA unconstitutional, again

Post 118485 by subtle-t deleted for the following reason: Heya, if you're actually good friends with someone significantly responsible for writing this, this pretty much needs to not be something you post to the front page. -- cortex

Commodore 64 turns 30: What do today's kids make of it?

Post 118484 by feelinglistless deleted for the following reason: Commedore 128 -- cortex

Gore Vidal dies at 86

Post 118473 by busillis deleted for the following reason: please post this in the open thread a few stops down. -- jessamyn