2013-01-25

The naked Emperor has no clothes

Post 124239 by nickrussell deleted for the following reason: This has a bunch of problems including but not limited to the login requirement. -- restless_nomad

Because it's there

Post 124223 by gauche deleted for the following reason: "Because it was still there." -- cortex

2013-01-24

Albanian Women living their lives as Men

Post 124173 by Faintdreams deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

2013-01-23

If you can't beat 'em, change the rules.

Post 124161 by cherrybounce deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin for an important topic, plus a mistake in the numbers... Maybe try again with something more in-depth? -- taz

Can Green Energy Save The World From Climate Change?

Post 124156 by People First deleted for the following reason: Dear mek, sorry but no. This is not a good post for MetaFilter. Pls get lulz elsewhere. -- jessamyn

Making the cut

Post 124149 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

In a rare turn of events,

Post 124145 by stoneweaver deleted for the following reason: I get the What A Twist thing here, but this is a shortish news story about legal maneuvering and doesn't seem like a great foundation for a post. -- cortex

Women's sports

Post 124141 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Eh? -- cortex

Possibly the best About page ever

Post 124132 by philipy deleted for the following reason: This is thin to the point of feeling sort of "do you know this guy or something" sketchy. -- cortex

2013-01-22

Yung Jake - E.m-bed.de/d

Post 124107 by molasses disaster deleted for the following reason: We saw Yung Jake and embedded a few months back. -- cortex

2013-01-21

NO I'M LOUDER NO I AM NO ME

Post 124094 by griphus deleted for the following reason: Dogs are nice but this is pretty darn thin. -- LobsterMitten

Gun misfires during failed assassination in Bulgaria

Post 124085 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: It's kind of a crazy thing that happened, but this is not a very strong post about it. -- cortex

How one man escaped from a North Korean prison camp

Post 124076 by winecork deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw this a little ways back. -- cortex

Blues Scootin' Bully

Post 124071 by quin deleted for the following reason: Doh, looks like this got whammied by someone. -- cortex

2013-01-19

Some really great lines.

Post 124041 by Confess, Fletch deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

Claw in. Meow on. Purr out.

Post 124035 by boo_radley deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

???

Post 124034 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: This is cute but awfully thin. -- restless_nomad

Epic Way To Turn A Page

Post 124033 by Charlemagne In Sweatpants deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Important facts

Post 124022 by HuronBob deleted for the following reason: I enjoy the Ze Frank as much as the next guy, but we've had a number of posts on his series of nature facts videos, most recently just a couple weeks ago. -- LobsterMitten

2013-01-18

Tragic news of the death of Weird Al's parents.

Post 124007 by mediocre deleted for the following reason: There seems to be a content/title disconnect or bad joke. Maybe try again tomorrow? -- taz

Wherever you go, whatever you do...

Post 124005 by Ursula Hitler deleted for the following reason: When the "previously" is a week ago, it's generally better to just add the new links in the existing thread, because this is functionally a double. -- restless_nomad

Took our cars and melted down the metal to make rings for gay weddings

Post 123982 by kmz deleted for the following reason: Eh. -- cortex

“I can’t cry. I’ve got makeup on.”

Post 123971 by unSane deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2013-01-16

Make It So

Post 123922 by webmutant deleted for the following reason: This is adorable but sort of single link lolcraigslist. -- jessamyn

Starfleet

Post 123913 by Charlemagne In Sweatpants deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

It's New Year's Resolution Time Again.

Post 123904 by sweetkid deleted for the following reason: Cute but pretty darned thin for a post. -- cortex

Outsource yourself and watch kitty videos

Post 123901 by aqsakal deleted for the following reason: Jinx! The other post has a little more meat to it, so we'll run with that one. -- cortex

2013-01-15

Littlbug Stove

Post 123886 by BillW deleted for the following reason: This is kind of thin and the post reads a little like something for your own blog. -- cortex

Virginia developers take on Philly unions (with the aid of YouTube)

Post 123884 by supercres deleted for the following reason: poster's request, do-over -- cortex

What "Gangnam Style" Really Means

Post 123880 by P.o.B. deleted for the following reason: No biggie, but we've done the Gangnam deconstruction thing a couple times already and this is sort of short and non-revelatory for yet another post. -- cortex

2013-01-14

Climate Data

Post 123837 by Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia deleted for the following reason: Heya, go ahead and just add this as a comment to yesterday's post. -- cortex

2013-01-13

Reddit co-founder commits suicide

Post 123825 by fieldcannotbeblank deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

The right carrier

Post 123823 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Repost on the green! -- restless_nomad

Teachers The Web Series

Post 123818 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Some Interesting Star Wars Mashups

Post 123811 by wolfdreams01 deleted for the following reason: Poster's request. -- restless_nomad

'....time-wasting by a bunch of dicks in chicks' clothing.'

Post 123809 by Mintyblonde deleted for the following reason: 'Professional troll says awful things, anger ensues' is not a great post for Mefi. -- LobsterMitten

When film is not a document, it is dream

Post 123807 by growabrain deleted for the following reason: This seems to be just "here's a link to a famous full length feature film", which is a bit odd as a Metafilter post. -- LobsterMitten

(Don't comment about) who attends gifted programs

Post 123806 by MattD deleted for the following reason: Framing this with the "they've closed the comments" thing is pre-dooming the discussion, it seems; if the report is interesting on its own maybe try again tomorrow without that framing? -- LobsterMitten

Glenn Beck Goes Galt

Post 123801 by jrochest deleted for the following reason: Yeah Beck is wack, but Metafilter isn't really a good spot for poster-opinion rants, sorry. You might consider a re-do without the "here's what I think" framing, if we even want to give him the airtime. Which, maybe not? -- taz

2013-01-12

Panic Attack Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Post 123797 by Therapist in NYC deleted for the following reason: Pointing out a single general resource on a condition that is not something unfamiliar to most here is not really a great post for Mefi. Please contact us if you have any questions. -- taz

Help me get cured of Prostatitis.

Post 123788 by kopchaidee deleted for the following reason: This is not at all what MetaFilter is for. Ever. -- mathowie

Norman Wisdom as a Dentist

Post 123779 by Ahmed_Nabil deleted for the following reason: This looks like a few spliced together scenes from a film, but it's not apparent why you are posting this without some explanation of this choice or perhaps something about the actor or the film that strikes you as particularly notable. -- taz

Aaron Swartz dead at 26

Post 123775 by pipian deleted for the following reason: Let's go ahead and go with the more detailed FPP posted a few minutes later. -- taz

2013-01-11

How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 1 2 3 Easy Steps

Post 123763 by Scientist deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Secrets and Lies of the Bailout

Post 123755 by joedan deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

jolifanto bambla habla o falli bambla

Post 123749 by philip-random deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

How Doctors Die

Post 123745 by no regrets, coyote deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

2013-01-10

"There were only so many battles you could fight."

Post 123718 by zarq deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

"Can you play like this woman?"

Post 123703 by ageispolis deleted for the following reason: Thanks to librarians, we know this is a double -- jessamyn

This is your brain. This is your brain on consumer electronics.

Post 123700 by schmod deleted for the following reason: There's active discussion of this keynote in the CES thread from a few days ago -- jessamyn

Whats in your gut?

Post 123688 by TedW deleted for the following reason: This will be great after the fundraising period, but the rule is no open/ongoing fundraisers on Metafilter. -- taz

2013-01-09

Faster than you can denfrenstrate a DVD

Post 123659 by Mitheral deleted for the following reason: This seems like it's sort of out-of-date and was regurged onto youtube by some content scraper? -- cortex

Feminism is for everybody - bell hooks

Post 123651 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: I know it's a bummer if the problem here is just that the hosting site is failing to signpost this clearly, but I really think it'd be a good idea to clearly establish that this scanned book is being legitimately sourced before building a post around it. -- cortex

Train graffiti photo train

Post 123644 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: Did you post the wrong URL? This is just a single photo of polaroids advertising a new zine. -- mathowie

Lian Qianping: the intentional Chinese hipster?

Post 123638 by mark7570 deleted for the following reason: Kinda great, yeah, but we've heard about Liu before. -- cortex

Shouting it from the rooftops

Post 123635 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: I get that the money launderer owned a launderette, but this is pretty thin for a post -- taz

2013-01-08

Don't even try to prepare yourself.

Post 123619 by DoctorFedora deleted for the following reason: No biggie, but I feel like it's fine to just talk about this in todays CES post that you mentioned. -- cortex

British Problems.

Post 123602 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: I'm not sure what's going on here, but we have typos and no select posts. Try again tomorrow? -- jessamyn

2013-01-07

"The evil corporation. With the lead pipe. In the atmosphere."

Post 123584 by wilful deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

"Live your life, live your life, live your life."

Post 123558 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: This is great, but unfortunately, the original interview was posted before, and the NYT version was posted just last month. -- taz

2013-01-06

Kevin O'Leary interview

Post 123530 by esprit de l'escalier deleted for the following reason: Hey, maybe go ahead and repost this tomorrow with a little extra info on what's happening here, or contact us to make changes and undelete. -- taz

2013-01-05

Daaaaaamn!

Post 123521 by Evernix deleted for the following reason: It's not really clear why this isn't just kind of racist. -- restless_nomad

Robotic rendition of Ace of Spades

Post 123516 by zerobyproxy deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Almost Perfect: How a Bunch of Regular Guys Built WordPerfect Corporation

Post 123515 by JeffL deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

History is a weapon

Post 123495 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: The linked site is terrific, but reproducing the entire table of contents plus abstracts at unreadable length here is not a good way to make a Metafilter post. It would be great to post this again, just linking to the main site (which has all this ToC info and the abstracts) or picking a few select highlights. -- LobsterMitten

Armstrong to, uh, come clean?

Post 123493 by entropone deleted for the following reason: Right now this is speculative "some say he may confess" with all sources officially giving no comment; let''s wait until there is actual news. -- LobsterMitten

7.7 Quake

Post 123490 by maggieb deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but there''s no information here except that an earthquake occurred. Let''s wait until there is something more to link to. -- taz

2013-01-04

Think Like Sherlock Holmes

Post 123460 by sheala.draws deleted for the following reason: Heya, this is a pretty short excerpt to be the sole link in a post, and in any case posts to the front page of Metafilter need to be less personal and bloggy in tone -- more "here is a neat thing", less "here's how I feel about x, y, z". -- cortex

2013-01-02

The screwing you get for the screwing you didn't get

Post 123418 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

2013-01-01

Scott and Scurvy

Post 123375 by mhoye deleted for the following reason: I've rediscovered this post! -- jessamyn