Post 129566 by Charlemagne In Sweatpants deleted for the following reason: The MPGD trope is really well-covered on Metafilter and this isn't enough to resurrect it. -- restless_nomad
2013-06-30
Richard Dawkins complains about an Amazon DVD writer
Post 129559 by rolo deleted for the following reason: This is super thin even if the reviewer is that Richard Dawkins, and there's no particular evidence other than commenter snark to suggest it is. -- restless_nomad
"I am sorry that it has come to this."
Post 129549 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: This is tragic, but a single-link to a suicide letter (and sort of weirdly lifted from Gawker?) is sort of outragefilter, and not a great way to approach a discussion of the overall situation. Maybe try this again with more context that people can discuss? Contact us if you have questions. -- taz
2013-06-29
The Physics Behind Traffic Jams
Post 129537 by reenum deleted for the following reason: We've discussed (MeFi's own billb)'s traffic theories before. -- LobsterMitten
Four paws off the ground
Post 129530 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: I could watch this all day, but it's also a double. -- LobsterMitten
2013-06-28
An Open Letter to Paula Deen
Post 129513 by SkylitDrawl deleted for the following reason: There is an open and active Paula Deen thread where this might fit better. If someone wants to do a full-on Twitty post, that might be a good alternative. -- restless_nomad
Why does every body Photoshop my face on everything?
Post 129499 by jbickers deleted for the following reason: Two facebook pages met in a deletion reason. The first one says, "you look great! Have you been dieting?" The second one says, "well, I suppose a little bit, why do you ask?" The first one says, "I dunno, I just, I feel like you're kinda thin." -- cortex
2013-06-27
2013-06-26
Guilty of defamation via Instagram
Post 129433 by disillusioned deleted for the following reason: Hey, this is really super-thin as just a short news blurb without hardly any info about what actually occurred, the background (riots?), context (Swedish laws?), etc. Maybe try reposting this with a bit more info tomorrow? -- taz
Everybody's dancing on the floor
Post 129399 by mysticreferee deleted for the following reason: This is glorious, but a double - see previous Daft Punk - Soul Train thread. -- LobsterMitten
2013-06-24
Using HIV to fight leukemia.
Post 129393 by PeterMcDermott deleted for the following reason: Very cool; we just had a thread on this development a couple of days ago, maybe put this in there? -- LobsterMitten
2013-06-23
but she still wants to work with children and bring about world peace
Post 129365 by anothermug deleted for the following reason: This is sort of low-hanging fruit and basically just laugh at the pretty girl. -- jessamyn
Unsurprising news on the academic front
Post 129355 by shivohum deleted for the following reason: The Tennis column is a couple of years old, as are a number of the news stories, and we've had this conversation many times over; feeling like there is not really sufficient new ground here. -- LobsterMitten
2013-06-22
Post Industrial Revolution Pace
Post 129344 by The Whelk deleted for the following reason: XKCD is awesome but a single link is awfully thin. -- restless_nomad
My Kind of Town, Stink Onions
Post 129333 by cthuljew deleted for the following reason: This is fun but it's pretty much a bare link from Slate to the Atlas of True Names, which we've seen before. -- LobsterMitten
2013-06-21
Welcome back Geocities
Post 129311 by COD deleted for the following reason: This is a little too fundraising-focused right now, sorry. -- restless_nomad
PRISM Wire
Post 129297 by artof.mulata deleted for the following reason: This is already being discussed in several of the still-open Snowden / NSA / surveillance threads (helpful tag for finding them). Maybe check in with those to talk about this more. -- taz
Funny stuff
Post 129293 by bookman117 deleted for the following reason: This is kind of "something to offend everyone" the-world-according-to-an-inexperienced-young-white-straight-dude (for other inexperienced young white straight dudes) blog post full of assumptions on a raft of issues people love to fight about, so maybe not that great for a single-link post with no context. -- taz
surprise surprise!
Post 129292 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: slightly amusing but hoax news blurb is hoaxy and probably not great for a post -- taz
2013-06-20
Kickstarter Project Raising Money For A Book Filled With Rape Tips
Post 129279 by kbennett289 deleted for the following reason: This is being discussed in the open thread noted in the comments and needs to be presented differently from this if it's going to work as s post on MeFi. -- jessamyn
2013-06-19
"The truth is this therapy is a jerk-off."
Post 129249 by mightygodking deleted for the following reason: This links to what is basically a one paragraph news blurb. Maybe wait until there is something substantial to link to? -- jessamyn
Envelope please...
Post 129244 by dabug deleted for the following reason: I'm agreeing with this fella; might be better to do a post that's thoroughly about the World Food Prize in general than to sort of poke the proverbial bear by just headlining a Monsanto nod with little context. -- cortex
2013-06-18
2013-06-17
GCHQ intercepted delegates' communications at G20 summit
Post 129151 by jeffburdges deleted for the following reason: There are four open threads on Snowden etc., and this latest news has already been brought up a here. Let's try to keep the conversation a little bit contained -- taz
2013-06-15
Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenix
Post 129125 by Jacqueline deleted for the following reason: Timely, but still a double. -- restless_nomad
2013-06-14
I'm not saying it IS magic, but I'm not saying it isn't either.
Post 129076 by quin deleted for the following reason: This is well-covered ground, sorry. -- restless_nomad
2013-06-13
Loose lips sink ships
Post 129052 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: This is a year and a half old and I think we discussed it when it was new? -- jessamyn
David Simon of "The Wire" fame in defense of NSA wiretapping
Post 128990 by ReWayne deleted for the following reason: You can go ahead and add this to the currently open discussion; thanks. -- taz
2013-06-11
The Trouble With Islam (According to Tony)
Post 128978 by oneswellfoop deleted for the following reason: Short provocative op-ed on contentious subject by contentious figure is really not great post material. -- cortex
"I'm not going to accept these plea negotiations. This isn't a joke."
Post 128953 by TrolleyOffTheTracks deleted for the following reason: I'm sorry but this doesn't seem to be going so well. Maybe a post about judges' attitudes to behaviour in courtrooms could benefit from a slightly broader approach? -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-06-10
Magic seeds
Post 128952 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: The accuracy of this particular story is apparently not uncontroversial. Aside from that the Mail is a sensationalist tabloid, not quite the most reliable newspaper in Britain and certainly not the most popular one on Metafilter. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-06-09
So you are thinking of doing a PhD
Post 128898 by amitai deleted for the following reason: This is not the way to make a Metafilter post. -- LobsterMitten
Scottish author Iain Banks has died
Post 128894 by brianlavelle deleted for the following reason: He is a big deal to people here, maybe we can put together a more fitting post for him? -- LobsterMitten
"We have a idiot on the programme"
Post 128891 by Megami deleted for the following reason: We have a currently open Bilderberg / Alex Jones thread; maybe add this there? -- taz
2013-06-08
2013-06-07
Citizens of the World, I am Deric Lostutter, and this is my story
Post 128863 by triggerfinger deleted for the following reason: Open fundraisers are a flat no-go here, sorry. -- restless_nomad
Assange On Manning's Trial
Post 128847 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: While the Manning trial is a big deal, a single link to one statement is not the best way to post about it. -- restless_nomad
Hate the name... love the flavor?
Post 128835 by St. Peepsburg deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a short news-of-the-weird blurb, maybe there's some more substantial content out there if this merits a post? -- cortex
2013-06-06
Sometimes it seems more like a law of physics
Post 128809 by Sebmojo deleted for the following reason: This seems like a short joke article; without some context it's not clear why it's FPP-worthy. -- LobsterMitten
Achievement unlocked- PTSD
Post 128784 by pjern deleted for the following reason: We've had Brandon Bryant interviewed here previously -- jessamyn
2013-06-05
2013-06-04
The Steroid Era Continues
Post 128734 by China Grover deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, this is kind of a "this big news might happen in a few weeks" story, and we generally advise waiting to post those until the big news actually happens. -- LobsterMitten
Fair Air Fare
Post 128733 by storybored deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a pretty thin blog post for an FPP. -- LobsterMitten
Baby, baby, baby oooh
Post 128727 by Charlemagne In Sweatpants deleted for the following reason: Sounds like kind of a fucked up situation but this is a couple of small pieces about a situation where a guy has not yet been charged yet, it sounds like, and there's not a lot of detail here either. Maybe a post when/if this develops into something more concrete or there's more substantial background to incorporate? -- cortex
2013-06-03
The truth about female desire
Post 128689 by Pyrogenesis deleted for the following reason: Hey, using a slight paraphrase of a sort of editorial pull quote as post text without clearly indicate that it is indeed a quote can really give folks the wrong impression of what's going on with a post; maybe do this over tomorrow and frame things a little bit more clearly? -- cortex
Man found dinosaurs tasty.... when they were around.
Post 128684 by Eekacat deleted for the following reason: The framing makes this far too point-and-laugh to be a good idea here. -- restless_nomad
The privileged and entitled
Post 128680 by R a c h e l deleted for the following reason: No biggie, but this is a pretty wee little opinion piece for a post. -- cortex
2013-06-02
Games Without Frontiers
Post 128650 by four panels deleted for the following reason: Deleted triple, at this point. -- restless_nomad
2013-06-01
Development of ShowStealer Pro has been arrested.
Post 128612 by Podkayne of Pasadena deleted for the following reason: This is cute, but the currently open AD thread is still going strong, and this is also being discussed there, so maybe go ahead and add any missing links to that conversation. -- taz