Post 131509 by nickyskye deleted for the following reason: Several open Syria threads including one from yesterday, please add additional stuff there. -- cortex
2013-08-31
2013-08-30
The Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory
Post 131471 by markkraft deleted for the following reason: So... this basically looks like your own research / article that you are publishing here? This really isn't what Metafilter is for. You can make another post about the fake leak and lawsuit in the normal way, or you can publish this elsewhere, and maybe someone will link to it, but Mefi isn't a venue for members to publish their own articles. -- taz
"Just as much in control of the situation"
Post 131468 by Gelatin deleted for the following reason: This is an awful story, but just pointing out something awful tends to be "outragefilter," and not really something that makes for a great discussion. Maybe there a wider or more in-depth approach that could include this, as opposed to "look at this one asshole/miscarriage of justice" sort of thing? -- taz
2013-08-29
Writer Said Aburish died this day last year
Post 131429 by Schroder deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but it's against guidelines to post your own projects, sites, content, etc. -- taz
2013-08-28
Angry Mob Attacks Frankenfoods
Post 131423 by Charlemagne In Sweatpants deleted for the following reason: We have a no petition policy. This is a petition. -- jessamyn
2013-08-27
Strikes on Syria as Early as Thursday
Post 131385 by whorl deleted for the following reason: Open Syria thread from two days ago (and that's ignoring the other one about twerking), maybe keep it to there for now and let the "may happen" turn into "did happen" before we start a new thread. -- cortex
2013-08-26
Humanity is getting verrrrrrrrrrry close to extinction?
Post 131328 by PantherModerns deleted for the following reason: Yeah, so, you wrote this? That means you can't post this and that you're banned now. -- cortex
2013-08-25
Sorted.
Post 131306 by unSane deleted for the following reason: A single joke isn't really going to carry a whole post. -- restless_nomad
2013-08-24
"In a democracy, you should never be a fixed voter."
Post 131275 by anemone of the state deleted for the following reason: Might be best to put this in the Australian elections post from a few days ago. -- LobsterMitten
2013-08-23
Things to do with cardboard. Make art!
Post 131260 by sheala.draws deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a sketchy site and a thin article - maybe try again tomorrow with some different sources? -- restless_nomad
Down the rabbit hole
Post 131232 by panaceanot deleted for the following reason: Bunch of open Snowden/NSA threads, please keep this there. -- cortex
2013-08-22
Donors Choose Project: Science is Seeing the Chicago Public Schools
Post 131213 by TardisCompanion deleted for the following reason: A fundraising campaign is a good post, nor what MetaFilter is for. -- mathowie
"A preferable approach to legal action"
Post 131210 by fifthrider deleted for the following reason: The previously link is to a still open thread from a few days ago. Post this in that thread and if you want to make a post about "updates til now" maybe make it a bit more than a single article? -- jessamyn
2013-08-21
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, B'rer Concom Might Want to Think Twice
Post 131184 by sourcequench deleted for the following reason: Heya, this could probably be reframed tomorrow with the same set of links in a way that'd be okay for a post on the front page, but as is you've written this in a very first-person, "here is how I feel about this" sort of bloggy/editorializing way that's not workable for a Mefi post. -- cortex
“I went all the way up the channels.”
Post 131168 by Rory Marinich deleted for the following reason: There are like eight open Snowden/NSA-related thread, for a short opinion piece I think just find a home for this in one of those. -- cortex
Free Bradley!
Post 131167 by homodigitalis deleted for the following reason: There's gotta be a better post that can be made about this, with more than a single short blurb for the link and without the bloggy personal editorializing tone. -- cortex
376. Tread-wheel horse-power
Post 131166 by griphus deleted for the following reason: #429 demonstrates a simple geared mechanism for apologetically deleting cleverly-framed doubles. -- cortex
2013-08-20
U.S. filmmaker repeatedly detained at border
Post 131131 by escape from the potato planet deleted for the following reason: There is an active and open thread about the border and the NSA and people being detained and this needs to go there instead. -- jessamyn
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan chats with The Guardian
Post 131125 by porn in the woods deleted for the following reason: Yeah, probably should go here. -- LobsterMitten
GCHQ steps on The Guardian, crushes hard drives
Post 131124 by CheeseDigestsAll deleted for the following reason: This should probably go in the current open thread about Greenwald from yesterday. -- LobsterMitten
2013-08-19
In philosophy and sociology, agency is the capacity to act in a world
Post 131121 by whorl deleted for the following reason: This is a bit weird as a Mefi post; the main link seems to be a petition (which is not an ok post) and then a bunch of other links to things we've talked about recently? -- LobsterMitten
Order now for more laughter!
Post 131116 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: We've done this before. -- restless_nomad
I left Medical School to be a Medical Engineer.
Post 131109 by tsuwal deleted for the following reason: Heya, I don't know if you meant for this to be on Ask Metafilter (if so, maybe reach us at the contact form to discuss it because this isn't really as stated a great question for over there) but this certainly isn't front page post material. -- cortex
Not like today's mugshots - vintage mugshots from the 1920s.
Post 131104 by caddis deleted for the following reason: Neat stuff but it looks like we saw the full collection a couple years ago. -- cortex
2013-08-17
Mother-Fouling Snakes on a CBC
Post 131059 by davidpriest.ca deleted for the following reason: The jokey framing for a series of incidents that significantly features the tragic death of two children isn't really going over well; maybe think about a rewrite and re-post? -- taz
I Could Have Danced All Night
Post 131039 by randomkeystrike deleted for the following reason: This is terrific but alas a double. -- LobsterMitten
Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior
Post 131031 by Blasdelb deleted for the following reason: Looks like we discussed this study last month. -- taz
2013-08-16
Martin Manley: My Life and Death
Post 131007 by NordyneDefenceDynamics deleted for the following reason: Not sure if the link collapsed under pressure or if Yahoo pulled it but it looks like this isn't actually there to be seen at this point. -- cortex
2013-08-15
2013-08-14
Think About Direction, Wonder Why You Haven't Before
Post 130964 by HonoriaGlossop deleted for the following reason: Probably needs to go in open thread -- jessamyn
2013-08-13
Apparently the kitties are very well fed in Indiana.
Post 130934 by fuse theorem deleted for the following reason: This is pretty thin for a post. Cat emoticon shown to scale: (=^ｼ^=) -- cortex
Lighting up dark places places with no electricity- an awesome idea.
Post 130933 by flyfsh_peter deleted for the following reason: Neat stuff but it looks like we basically saw this same thing a couple years back. -- cortex
Outrage fatigue?
Post 130921 by lonefrontranger deleted for the following reason: the judicial decision is actually only a month old and is a super hot button topic here so a SLBOA (single link blog op ed) might not be the best way to start a thread that may be doomed to become "people talking about the Trayvon Martin case again" -- jessamyn
2013-08-12
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Antiquities Chief, Fired
Post 130894 by New England Cultist deleted for the following reason: This is a news blurb from 2011. -- cortex
House of Vinyl
Post 130892 by mannequito deleted for the following reason: Site's kind of falling over under the strain of serving a bunch of gigantic images, and between it not working so well and there being zero context there's kind of not much post here. -- cortex
I got 99 problems, but dating ain't one...
Post 130872 by crossoverman deleted for the following reason: This seems to be pretty point-and-laugh, and published without the guy's permission. -- LobsterMitten
2013-08-11
2013-08-10
Oh God, Please Stop...
Post 130818 by Artw deleted for the following reason: Really, we need more reason for another "Why Dawkins is horrible" thread than people remarking on how horrible he is. -- restless_nomad
Gender and identity in the midwest
Post 130791 by Athanassiel deleted for the following reason: Hey, it looks like this is an announcement of the project rather than the actual project. Sounds interesting, but it's probably better to hold off on this until there is something there to see/discuss. (Please let me know if I'm missing something!) -- taz
2013-08-08
2013-08-07
aaaaaaa AAAAaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA aaaaaaaaaaaa AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Post 130750 by whyareyouatriangle deleted for the following reason: interesting but links to an active open kickstarter which is not okay. Post again once it's funded/not funded? -- jessamyn
DOTA2 - Origins, Launch, and the Road to TI3
Post 130722 by xdvesper deleted for the following reason: Oh man, this is a heartbreaker of a double but you really should (please do!) add this as a comment in yesterday's thread. -- cortex
Gay Bullying in Russia
Post 130707 by edbles deleted for the following reason: Horrible and important story, but the post as it stands it maybe tends a bit towards Outragefilter. Maybe flesh it out with some background and repost? In the meantime here's an open thread about LGBT rights in Russia as relating to the Olympics. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-08-06
Osborne says of stay-at-home mothers, "that's their lifestyle choice".
Post 130704 by marienbad deleted for the following reason: This is a single link op-ed and we've just had a couple of long fighty threads about parenting and class. If the new policy's worth posting about, maybe try again with a little more context or other sources? -- LobsterMitten
Bottom line: Don't ever let the politician know how pathetic...
Post 130681 by josher71 deleted for the following reason: There's an open Weiner thread. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
The similarity to Laura Prepon isn't exactly striking...
Post 130673 by Bravocharlie deleted for the following reason: Yup, I'm confused whether this is supposed to be a "life imitates art" sort of story or what. Either way, there's an open OITNB thread. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
Life Of A Strange Who Stole My Phone
Post 130672 by nickrussell deleted for the following reason: We've had a thread about stolen mobile devices recently. More importantly this is all a bit unpleasant towards someone we really know very little about; plus, it's not really a uniquely interesting example of the genre, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane
2013-08-05
2013-08-04
Nu Whu is Whu Revealed
Post 130633 by Hello, I'm David McGahan deleted for the following reason: Hey, please add this to the ongoing thread; thanks. -- taz
Get the fuck off my planet!
Post 130627 by Charlemagne In Sweatpants deleted for the following reason: We've got an active post going. -- restless_nomad
"Maiming's what I prefer. Psychologically."
Post 130621 by AlonzoMosleyFBI deleted for the following reason: We've got an early post from a couple of days ago still going strong - please take this there. -- restless_nomad
2013-08-03
2013-08-02
Not Nice
Post 130590 by Artw deleted for the following reason: This was deleted earlier today and that deletion reason still holds. -- restless_nomad
Jesus was watching over them, of course...
Post 130563 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: uhoh, yeah, looks like a double -- taz
Smile like you mean it
Post 130561 by Athanassiel deleted for the following reason: This is a pretty short op/ed that doesn't really seem to bring much new to a topic ("smile!") we've covered an awful lot here; maybe this could be part of a more in-depth post if there's more to say on this? -- taz
2013-08-01
"Let us... cut out their living guts... one inch at a time"
Post 130556 by AlonzoMosleyFBI deleted for the following reason: This is a good one, but it's a double. -- LobsterMitten