2013-10-31

photo composites based on x-ray films

Post 133422 by the man of twists and turns deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

We were all out of zebra, so I went to go get some.

Post 133396 by corb deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Why vote only on Election Day?

Post 133389 by CBatBC deleted for the following reason: self-link, banned. -- jessamyn

2013-10-30

Intervention

Post 133360 by four panels deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and add this to the existing Arcade Fire thread from a few days ago. -- cortex

Maybe Gucci Should Design Them

Post 133357 by Xurando deleted for the following reason: It's a bit of the-future-is-now weirdness, I'll give you that, but as constructed this post is just someone's g+ account and a really short blurb about the ticketing. -- cortex

Sometimes I Forget You're A Robot

Post 133356 by cyclotronboy deleted for the following reason: Hey, glad your digging it but with this kind of personal "here are my thoughts" presentation this reads way more like a personal blog post than a post for the front page of Metafilter. -- cortex

A multi-level prefab house that’s built in just 24 hours

Post 133348 by bigvibes deleted for the following reason: Self-link, banned. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-29

Russell Brand on Revolution

Post 133343 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is already being discussed a bit in the Russell Brand post from last week. -- LobsterMitten

Wall Street Shrugged

Post 133339 by blankdawn deleted for the following reason: One link to a petition/campaign thing really isn't a workable mefi post generally speaking. -- cortex

Selfies at Funerals

Post 133331 by naju deleted for the following reason: No dig at your intentions, naju, but the tumblr does feel a little point-and-laugh in execution and I'm not sure leading with it is a great idea for a post even if the other links are potentially post-worthy as a discussion of a social phenomenon. -- cortex

Its like that feeling you're naked in front of the class.

Post 133317 by pjern deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

"I rescue animals and I'm an animal advocate"

Post 133315 by MisantropicPainforest deleted for the following reason: We've talked about Vick a lot in the past and it's hard to see how this amounts to a significant new development beyond the one bar's boycott. Just doesn't seem like a uniquely interesting thing on the web nor a discussion we're dying to have, to be honest. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-28

Bait

Post 133291 by Wordshore deleted for the following reason: Eh, it's cute but we've seen a lot of XKCD over the years and "here's a new strip" isn't really a good enough excuse for a new post. -- cortex

ESCAPED!!!

Post 133273 by PaddyJames deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and add this to the ongoing storm thread. -- taz

The Fear

Post 133272 by bigZLiLk deleted for the following reason: Good link, but yeah, sorry, presentation is misleading since the pull quote represents only a very small bit of a long article. Please contact us to edit soonish, or maybe repost tomorrow. -- taz

2013-10-27

I'm taking that right.

Post 133268 by 256 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Give me 6 lines in the hand of the most honest man...

Post 133255 by warreng deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete, but this is pretty editorial framing, and we have no shortage of open NSA posts; plus possibly more to come later this week. -- LobsterMitten

2013-10-26

Danielle

Post 133223 by timshel deleted for the following reason: Double. -- taz

2013-10-24

Arcade Fire - Reflektor (Full Album Teaser)

Post 133184 by deathpanels deleted for the following reason: Double. -- mathowie

What is Art? It's short for Arthur.

Post 133176 by wensink deleted for the following reason: Seems like a wacky "this may happen in a few months" stunt. Maybe post after it actually happens? -- mathowie

Rain, rain go away...

Post 133174 by silsurf deleted for the following reason: Hey you meant this for Ask MetaFilter. Feel free to repost there. -- mathowie

Some people own too much hardware

Post 133142 by Chocolate Pickle deleted for the following reason: Oops, yeah, it looks like we talked about this earlier. -- taz

2013-10-23

#OverlyHonestMethods (singlelinkBuzzfeed)

Post 133137 by warm_planet deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

Parasites of Democracy

Post 133120 by Homemade Interossiter deleted for the following reason: Heya, we talked about ways to reframe this to come off as less of an leading-question-editorial thing yesterday, this doesn't seem to have taken any of that into account. I guess drop us a line if you want some more feedback on this. -- cortex

End Of An Era?

Post 133117 by reenum deleted for the following reason: Interesting story but there's an open OS X Mavericks-related thread, maybe post it there? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-22

“My hands are the bra! It’s a hand bra!”

Post 133082 by quin deleted for the following reason: Fine as an awareness thing, but a bit thin and there's an existing breast cancer awareness-related thread. Maybe post it there? -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-21

Butter Believer

Post 133073 by brenton deleted for the following reason: I'm not clear why this is a good post for MetaFilter? -- LobsterMitten

10 simple ways to eat less without noticing

Post 133070 by paleyellowwithorange deleted for the following reason: Sorry for slow delete, but this is a fairly thin post, listicle about weight loss with well-known tips. -- LobsterMitten

I'm SOOOO broken hearted....

Post 133067 by ga4ry deleted for the following reason: I'm not really sure this is a great post for MetaFilter. It's a long news story and a guy who is maybe a jerk? -- jessamyn

The Avant-Gardes

Post 133054 by zarq deleted for the following reason: Ooh, burn. -- cortex

2013-10-20

Best coin ever spent

Post 133027 by esprit de l'escalier deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

A new dystopian novel: the DSM-V

Post 133017 by crayz deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

"A child's happiness is priceless"

Post 133016 by escabeche deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Football vs. Baseball vs. Pizza

Post 133015 by dutch deleted for the following reason: Sorry, you self-linked a couple days ago, and thus are banned. -- LobsterMitten

2013-10-19

These Are Not Real Cars...

Post 132994 by flapjax at midnite deleted for the following reason: aw, shucks. -- taz

2013-10-18

"An amazing, fun and completely addictive sex ed app"-Dan Savage

Post 132983 by dutch deleted for the following reason: This is a link to something you have worked on. You are now banned. -- jessamyn

There's more to life than books you know

Post 132969 by mippy deleted for the following reason: You have deployed my autobiography / Not once, twice / You have brought up my Morrissey mind / Not once, twice -- cortex

Finding the Best Drug Rehab Center

Post 132965 by FreedomSBS deleted for the following reason: Spammer; banned -- taz

2013-10-17

Marketed Morrisey

Post 132941 by juiceCake deleted for the following reason: There is an open existing thread about Morrissey. Maybe put this there? -- jessamyn

Strange Cookbooks! Jim Morrison Cookbook? Cat in the Wok?

Post 132927 by sandboxworld deleted for the following reason: This is your site and you are banned. -- taz

2013-10-16

Personal Content Isn't a Sin

Post 132923 by potatoemark deleted for the following reason: whoops, my bad. This is a self-link and you are banned. -- jessamyn

Small World

Post 132922 by double block and bleed deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

The Lost Vacaville Tapes

Post 132903 by macadamiaranch deleted for the following reason: Eh, exploitative release of older crappy recordings by famously insane guy turns out to make for a bad record? I can appreciate the cultural weirdness at the center of it but as actual post content this is kind of thin. -- cortex

2013-10-15

And you li-ike it / Cause it's beau-ti-ful...

Post 132883 by Rory Marinich deleted for the following reason: "Here's something that is of poor quality and somewhat racist" isn't really a great basis for a post. -- LobsterMitten

What's your excuse

Post 132876 by Maria Kang deleted for the following reason: Eh, "people are baited by bait, internet drama ensues" isn't really super interesting on its own. -- cortex

BEST VIEWED WITH INTERNET EXPLORER Ver 6+

Post 132871 by TedW deleted for the following reason: I dig outsider web culture as much as the next guy but it feels like without some more "here's why this is actually a really interesting garish website" framing this is a little too point-and-laugh to really be a good idea. -- cortex

Couples Switch Outfits

Post 132864 by bdz deleted for the following reason: Double. -- jessamyn

There's a KITKAT for that.

Post 132859 by cthuljew deleted for the following reason: A bit thin / Pepsi Blue (Red?), sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-14

"Our boys deserve an apology, and they haven’t gotten it yet"

Post 132857 by el io deleted for the following reason: This is an awful story, but that does not mean it's a good post for MetaFilter. -- LobsterMitten

Silence of the Fans

Post 132856 by beukeboom deleted for the following reason: Sorry, this is a bit thin for a post of its own, and it's already linked in the previous open Breaking Bad thread. -- LobsterMitten

2013-10-13

Wait for it....

Post 132827 by CheeseDigestsAll deleted for the following reason: Animorphic illusions are pretty fun but they're not hard enough to find video demonstrations of that it makes sense to link this cheeseball Rayban ad just to show 'em off. -- cortex

2013-10-11

Don’t Bang Denmark—note the dramatic title change

Post 132766 by Pope Guilty deleted for the following reason: Sorry, but this was deleted earlier; basically, gross person being gross, not really great here. -- taz

2013-10-10

This seems to be a regression. The same bug presented itself in 1995.

Post 132762 by whir deleted for the following reason: Go ahead and add this to one of the open shutdown threads. -- taz

"Hey, do you come here often?"

Post 132757 by paleyellowwithorange deleted for the following reason: Eh, the sentiment's not bad but this is kind of thin and on trod ground. -- cortex

To all unmarried ones

Post 132754 by dry white toast deleted for the following reason: Doubles are a dish best Serbed cold. -- cortex

2013-10-09

This sentence contains exactly threee erors.

Post 132722 by 4ster deleted for the following reason: The "B" in Benoit B. Mandelbrot stands for 'Benoit B. Mandelbrot'! -- jessamyn

Indiana Public Schools Join The State In Lawsuit Over ACA

Post 132719 by steinwald deleted for the following reason: This is a very short article on a very big issue that is currently being discussed in a few open threads. If this issue is a very big deal it probably deserves a more fleshed out post than this one. -- jessamyn

Canadian football?

Post 132717 by eggtooth deleted for the following reason: Not an okay way to frame a post. -- cortex

2013-10-08

Amazon login and pay

Post 132680 by wenestvedt deleted for the following reason: No real big deal, but this feels as framed like it's a little on the "this is my take on this" side of things and it might be better to give this another go including some sort of external commentary making it clear how this is new/different in a way that's interesting or significant compared to the current payment widget ecosystem. -- cortex

A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning

Post 132662 by 445supermag deleted for the following reason: Current shutdown thread is still very much not shut down. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-07

In Conversation: Antonin Scalia

Post 132633 by gkhan deleted for the following reason: I don't think this country could survive two Scalias. -- cortex

2013-10-06

The Tiger Cure

Post 132613 by porn in the woods deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

Doctor Who, complete at last

Post 132608 by pla deleted for the following reason: Seems like this is maybe not really well-confirmed yet? Maybe wait to post it until things are more certain, that way more people will see it when we know it's actually happening. -- LobsterMitten

The King of Limbs

Post 132606 by panaceanot deleted for the following reason: Seems a little thin. -- taz

2013-10-05

Parts Unknown

Post 132591 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: The main link here is a pretty short essay that mostly leaves folks debating the specific details of this one interaction and its description, rather than the core issues. Please consider reposting this in a way that won't invite fights about how representative this one short blog post might be for transgender people trying to navigate crucial health care issues, and feel free to contact us if you have questions. -- taz

Ever heard of Corna Shop Laptops?

Post 132589 by cornashop deleted for the following reason: HA HA HA no -- cortex

2013-10-04

Well of Death

Post 132580 by Blazecock Pileon deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

Our oceans are in deep deep, deep trouble

Post 132578 by TMezz deleted for the following reason: Heya, maybe try this again tomorrow with some sort of brief summary of what's in the report or some context about it rather than the sort of editorial "people should look at this" framing. -- cortex

2013-10-03

Upon its publication in 2009, Torat Ha’Melech sparked a national uproar.

Post 132550 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: This doesn't seem much more than "controversial book released among uproar". Not much to discuss either. -- mathowie

รข€œI am the only gay person on the cast."

Post 132540 by roomthreeseventeen deleted for the following reason: This is a "look at these assholes" post. Let's wait until there's a statement out or something and feel free to make a longer post about this topic. -- jessamyn

Too hot for tomato pollination and breakbone fever

Post 132538 by tilde deleted for the following reason: I know this isn't entirely what your post is about, but we have an open thread from today about mosquitos and DEET and another thread on climate change and insects. Maybe put some of these links there? -- jessamyn

2013-10-02

Shapira and Elitzur justified killing babies and small children

Post 132507 by andoatnp deleted for the following reason: If this is an interesting thing worth posting about for reasons other than "look at this shitty fight-starting thing someone wrote", there's gotta be a better way to present it than reiterating a provocative hed from the link. -- cortex

Environment Canada: Cats leading cause of bird deaths in Canada

Post 132503 by waterandrock deleted for the following reason: This is not a good approach to making a post to the front page. -- cortex

The GOP's Suicide Caucus

Post 132495 by getawaysticks deleted for the following reason: Mentioned in the existing shutdown thread. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2013-10-01

Hane blokeret af omfordeling

Post 132489 by slater deleted for the following reason: This is kind of a story about how an asshole is an asshole, with a side of here are some of the awful things he says? -- LobsterMitten

What's that on the bottom of my Emmy?

Post 132487 by yellowcandy deleted for the following reason: Yeah, this is pretty slight on its own, and would go a lot better as an answer to the recent AskMe. -- LobsterMitten

Obamacare Exchanges Riddled With Glitches

Post 132470 by Ardiril deleted for the following reason: Website Failing Under Load On Launch Day is basically the Dog Bites Man of 21st century journalism. -- cortex

Congresscritters gone bad, again.

Post 132468 by Brandon Blatcher deleted for the following reason: Heya, there's an active thread from a few days back, and as cute as the "if it wasn't the US" bit is, a roundup of short Slate tidbits doesn't seem like a good basis for a new post. -- cortex

Diversity training gone too far?

Post 132464 by ChuckRamone deleted for the following reason: Looks like the main link here is behind WSJ's paywall. -- cortex

Obama’s position can appear confusing, even contradictory

Post 132454 by Cannon Fodder deleted for the following reason: Please go ahead and add this to the ongoing thread so we don't split the conversation. -- taz