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
2013-01-25
2013-01-24
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
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
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
2013-01-19
???
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
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
2013-01-16
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
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
The right carrier
Post 123823 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: Repost on the green! -- 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
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
2013-01-10
"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
2013-01-09
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
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
2013-01-07
"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
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
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